Comments on: Learning about 2012 from 1971 http://james.cridland.net/blog/learning-about-2012-from-1971/ Radio futurologist and beer drinker Mon, 21 May 2012 11:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: gavin http://james.cridland.net/blog/learning-about-2012-from-1971/#comment-4439 gavin Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:19:22 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3866#comment-4439 James & Gerry that was the case somewhat later in the 70's, but maybe not in 1971. The wonderfully arcane Broadcasts For Schools website lists only VHF frequencies in 1974 http://www.broadcastforschools.co.uk/site/Schedule:Spring_1974 but 'Radio 4' in 1972 http://www.broadcastforschools.co.uk/site/Schedule:Autumn_1972. Sadly they don't go into any greater detail than that. However as a primary school child in Scotland around that time I remember the distributed audio from AM system we had in our school was replaced by VHF radios in the classroom around that time. (At that age I didn't know about distributed systems, or VHF, btw). James & Gerry that was the case somewhat later in the 70′s, but maybe not in 1971. The wonderfully arcane Broadcasts For Schools website lists only VHF frequencies in 1974 http://www.broadcastforschools.co.uk/site/Schedule:Spring_1974 but ‘Radio 4′ in 1972 http://www.broadcastforschools.co.uk/site/Schedule:Autumn_1972. Sadly they don’t go into any greater detail than that.

However as a primary school child in Scotland around that time I remember the distributed audio from AM system we had in our school was replaced by VHF radios in the classroom around that time. (At that age I didn’t know about distributed systems, or VHF, btw).

]]> By: James Cridland http://james.cridland.net/blog/learning-about-2012-from-1971/#comment-4438 James Cridland Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:54:11 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3866#comment-4438 Hi, Gerry - not sure I can see that in the schedules, to be honest... Hi, Gerry – not sure I can see that in the schedules, to be honest…

]]> By: Gerry http://james.cridland.net/blog/learning-about-2012-from-1971/#comment-4437 Gerry Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:28:07 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3866#comment-4437 "Radio 4′s schedule, too, is full of schools programmes. How the network retained any listeners is beyond comprehension." You've overlooked the fact that on schooldays the main domestic programming was restricted to MW for most of the morning and again in the afternoon. Schools programmes occupied the FM slot (or VHF as it was then known, despite the fact that few radios were labelled with the term). One of the reasons was that most state schools had been provided with custom built VHF-only radios, so this network split was the only way that schools and domestic programmes could be broadcast at the same time. “Radio 4′s schedule, too, is full of schools programmes. How the network retained any listeners is beyond comprehension.”

You’ve overlooked the fact that on schooldays the main domestic programming was restricted to MW for most of the morning and again in the afternoon. Schools programmes occupied the FM slot (or VHF as it was then known, despite the fact that few radios were labelled with the term).

One of the reasons was that most state schools had been provided with custom built VHF-only radios, so this network split was the only way that schools and domestic programmes could be broadcast at the same time.

]]> By: Dilys Morgan http://james.cridland.net/blog/learning-about-2012-from-1971/#comment-4436 Dilys Morgan Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:44:39 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3866#comment-4436 This is weired. I worked for Woman's Hour in the 70's as areporter and producer and have no recollection of it being on Radio 2! Did things change after 1971 - were programmes switched around? This is weired. I worked for Woman’s Hour in the 70′s as areporter and producer and have no recollection of it being on Radio 2! Did things change after 1971 – were programmes switched around?

]]> By: romney http://james.cridland.net/blog/learning-about-2012-from-1971/#comment-4435 romney Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:36:16 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3866#comment-4435 You've missed out my personal favourite, Radio 3 and their amusingly literal programme titles. A programme featuring Beethoven? Lets call it "Beethoven". A programme featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra? How about "BBC Concert Orchestra"? Lovely. You’ve missed out my personal favourite, Radio 3 and their amusingly literal programme titles. A programme featuring Beethoven? Lets call it “Beethoven”. A programme featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra? How about “BBC Concert Orchestra”? Lovely.

]]> By: Richard Hunt http://james.cridland.net/blog/learning-about-2012-from-1971/#comment-4434 Richard Hunt Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:24:50 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3866#comment-4434 Radio 4 in 1971 was still more or less the old Home Service renamed and the regional news opt-outs were a leftover from regional programming with opt-ins to national programming. Radio 4 in those days did not have the single national 1500 metres longwave channe but several different mediumwave frquencies. Longwave 'belonged' to Radio 2 until the WARC-76 frequency reallocations took effect in 1978. Even then, the regional news lingered on FM for years. Remember the BBC's national FM network was far from complete too. Radios 1 and 2 shared one set of frequencies. Radio 4 in 1971 was still more or less the old Home Service renamed and the regional news opt-outs were a leftover from regional programming with opt-ins to national programming. Radio 4 in those days did not have the single national 1500 metres longwave channe but several different mediumwave frquencies. Longwave ‘belonged’ to Radio 2 until the WARC-76 frequency reallocations took effect in 1978. Even then, the regional news lingered on FM for years. Remember the BBC’s national FM network was far from complete too. Radios 1 and 2 shared one set of frequencies.

]]> By: Clive Dickens http://james.cridland.net/blog/learning-about-2012-from-1971/#comment-4433 Clive Dickens Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:12:12 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3866#comment-4433 Very Interesting... Also what may be interesting is too see what the licence income was that the BBC produced all of its TV & Radio for in 1971. As my instinct tells me that BBC income grew massively over the next 30 years due better higher number of licence payers and better settlements from successive goverments, but I could be wrong. HNY! Clive Very Interesting…

Also what may be interesting is too see what the licence income was that the BBC produced all of its TV & Radio for in 1971. As my instinct tells me that BBC income grew massively over the next 30 years due better higher number of licence payers and better settlements from successive goverments, but I could be wrong.

HNY!

Clive

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