Traffic Announcement on Radio

fletch · 01-03-2005 10:28am #1

Does the TA & TP function work on radios down South? My Dad was up the North at the weekend listening to a CD when all of a sudden, the CD stopped and a traffic announcement on the radio interrupted it, it has never happened in the Republic.....I like listening to CDs but still would like to hear to traffic announcements.
Anyone any comments?

Dades · 01-03-2005 10:35am

All I ever get is beeps when it's switched on.

I know there are plenty of people driving around too, wondering where those fcuking beeps keep coming from...

gibo_ie · 01-03-2005 10:42am

i remember not too long ago when it used to work and jump to 2fm for the traffic update.I think it is a broadcaster specific signal that needs to be sent and they probably dont do it anymore..

Seanie M · 01-03-2005 10:58am

gibo_ie wrote:

I think it is a broadcaster specific signal that needs to be sent and they probably dont do it anymore..

It is broadcaster specific. It was first introduced in Germany in the 80's, and at the time, Blaupunkt radios were the only units with the feature. Now, all good head units have it. Its the same principal that enables you to 'see' the station you are listening to with its signature on the display.
For a time, Newstalk 106 had it going for the on-the-hour news, but it soon stopped. I think the problem is that in Ireland, in any one area, you can pick up about 20 stations, national, local, and regional. So if only a handful of them had the Traffic Report and News alerts on them, your unit will go crazy looking for the strongest signal while you are driving - it will soon get head wrecking!

So it was stopped. In certain countries, there is a regulatory body which only allows a certain number of stations a certain distance apart to have these features.

Seanie.

Seanie

mike65 · 01-03-2005 5:57pm

RTE ran it for about 3 years, they did a survey of potential users and found no-one was was aware it existed - the service or what the button was for!

So they closed it.

Mike.

unkel · 02-03-2005 1:07am

mike65 wrote:

RTE ran it for about 3 years, they did a survey of potential users and found no-one was was aware it existed - the service or what the button was for!

So they closed it.

Mike.

Only in .......

Mind even the traffic updates on the main news are useless apart from the reporting of accidents

They just seem to read out the usual suspects although they might not be troublesome at all :rolleyes:

BlueDrax · 02-03-2005 2:24am

Does "Limerick's Live95fm" still have TA?
I know they did have it - They kept forgetting to press the 'end TA' button and I had to manually change back to MP3.

Guy:Incognito · 02-03-2005 9:53am

mike65 wrote:

RTE ran it for about 3 years, they did a survey of potential users and found no-one was was aware it existed - the service or what the button was for!

So they closed it.

Mike.

They should try that with some sections of the government.

mike65 · 02-03-2005 11:55am

unkel wrote:

Only in .......

Wassthatmean?

unkel wrote:

Mind even the traffic updates on the main news are useless apart from the reporting of accidents

They just seem to read out the usual suspects although they might not be troublesome at all :rolleyes:

Very true the number of times I've got home to hear that "in Waterford the Cork road is moving very slowly..." having just been down it in 2-3 mins is becoming a standing joke. They know it'll be lousy at 4.30-5.30 pm but they keep reading out the same bulletin unitl nearly 7. RTE are as bad with thier weather forcasts, the one they have at 7 am they read out until midday.

Mike.

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