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Old 26-06-2016, 07:40
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I wonder where the studios are?
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Old 26-06-2016, 07:42
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Retuned DAB now up and running.
Me too, will give it a try this morning to see how Pat sounds but all I'm expecting it VT links about 3 or 4 per hour.
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Old 26-06-2016, 08:07
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Tuned in and no Pat, but still live news. The music is such a big mixture.
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Old 26-06-2016, 08:43
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I wonder where the studios are?
Wales?
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Old 26-06-2016, 08:43
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There's a trailer with Pat and Neil starting next weekend. So not this week just a test run on DAB
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Old 26-06-2016, 08:44
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Funny Crystal Palace tower so the jingle says.
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Old 26-06-2016, 08:45
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Funny... The trailer says Crystal Palace
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Old 26-06-2016, 09:28
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That's just the transmitter. I doubt there is a dedicated studio as such, shows can be VT'd and uploaded to the server anywhere. Back in the day Capital said it came from the top of the Euston Tower. It never did.
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Old 26-06-2016, 09:33
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Still non stop music...no Pat Sharp or who else.
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Old 26-06-2016, 09:42
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That's just the transmitter. I doubt there is a dedicated studio as such, shows can be VT'd and uploaded to the server anywhere. Back in the day Capital said it came from the top of the Euston Tower. It never did.
They were in there somewhere...maybe not the top floor and Crystal Palace was also the 95.8FM transmitter at the time.
I remember calling in sometime in 82-84 for some car stickers from the "Capital FM foyer" on the ground floor of the tower next to Warren Strret tube.
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Old 26-06-2016, 09:53
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I wonder where the studios are?
If i see pictures on their social media from a DAB radio display, they are in London actually, but you never know....
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Old 26-06-2016, 10:23
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That's just the transmitter. I doubt there is a dedicated studio as such, shows can be VT'd and uploaded to the server anywhere. Back in the day Capital said it came from the top of the Euston Tower. It never did.
Yes it did the studios where there
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Old 26-06-2016, 10:27
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Saying Radio Jackie isn't at the tolworth tower Kingston?
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Old 26-06-2016, 11:25
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Saying Radio Jackie isn't at the tolworth tower Kingston?
But the transmitter is.
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Old 26-06-2016, 12:41
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They were in there somewhere...maybe not the top floor and Crystal Palace was also the 95.8FM transmitter at the time.
I remember calling in sometime in 82-84 for some car stickers from the "Capital FM foyer" on the ground floor of the tower next to Warren Strret tube.
Euston Tower was about 30 floors high, Capital's studios were in the first floor so certainly not at the top of the tower but it sounded much better than from the first floor.
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Old 26-06-2016, 21:09
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They were in there somewhere...maybe not the top floor and Crystal Palace was also the 95.8FM transmitter at the time.
I remember calling in sometime in 82-84 for some car stickers from the "Capital FM foyer" on the ground floor of the tower next to Warren Strret tube.

Actually Capital transmitted (and still does) from the Croydon tower as opposed to Crystal Palace...
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Old 26-06-2016, 23:43
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From their Twitter page: Big news being announced tomorrow!
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Old 27-06-2016, 07:12
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From their Twitter page: Big news being announced tomorrow!
Tony Blackburn at Breakfast from July 4th
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Old 27-06-2016, 07:52
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From their Twitter page: Big news being announced tomorrow!
Tony blackburns soul party Saturday night 6pm - 9pm
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Old 27-06-2016, 08:12
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Tony Blackburn at Breakfast from July 4th
I thought it said this would be a weekly #SoulParty show? Syndicated, no doubt.

Sadly unimpressed so far with the ongoing automated jukebox (from Wales?) and does the London-customised newsreader do his stuff at the Leeds-based Radio News Hub? It's certainly one of their guys doing it this morning.
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Old 27-06-2016, 09:27
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Tony Blackburn at Breakfast from July 4th
The Tweet this morning was a little misleading, they will have live Breakfast from next Monday and they also announced Tony was joining, sadly not at Breakfast it seems, I'd expect it will be Neil Fox
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Old 27-06-2016, 09:29
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Now from Tony's Twitter re. Thames Radio...

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‏@tonyblackburn
I will be doing a Soul Show every Saturday,starting on Saturday at 6pm.I can't wait to get back playing the music I love.
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So that's settled: NOT a breakfast show.

Also, Companies House shows that Thames Radio's registered office is:
St Hilary Transmitter St Hilary, Cowbridge, Vale Of Glamorgan, Wales
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https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10085879
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Old 27-06-2016, 09:37
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Actually Capital transmitted (and still does) from the Croydon tower as opposed to Crystal Palace...
Ok - stand corrected
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Old 27-06-2016, 09:44
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Neil only started out at weekends then moved to weekdays on capital
Maybe the long term plan?
Nation do not have any London studios but there are plenty to rent.

If Thames are 64k on London 2 with standard DAB rather than DAB+ to presumably get maximum listeners. Then there maybe 32k left on London 2 as advertised? If no one else gets it, then maybe Thames can eventually go with better audio at 80k or 96k?
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Old 27-06-2016, 10:09
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I expected Pat Sharp from this morning, but still non stop music....
Tony Blackburn only a syndicated show, what a bummer so far this station.
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