Originally Posted by
TheOddOne
Not on SRG 1417 that I've been using for the past few years, there isn't. The 17-odd requests I make every year are for 'silent' frequencies, to be used only for essential safety comms. You have to prove a need for the frequency, so make out a safety case with your submission.
I've heard regular ATC re-broadcast over P.A. at a few events and I don't think it adds anything to the occasion. Enthusiasts will have scanners to enhance their particular interests. As with new flying students, more casual airshow attendees won't be able to make out what's going on. Better to employ an informed commentator (into wistful nostalgia mode with memories of John Blake, the very best of the best, with Raymond Baxter a close second).
TOO
If you go to the public viewing area at Holbeach Range (on The Wash), they sometimes play the RTF over a loudspeaker.