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Old 23rd Dec 2001, 12:22
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BEagle
 
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No, actually my fine Spam spook friend, that wasn't the question! The site might be easy to find, but the UK link gives no details of coverage or radio frequencies - which one needs to receive these BFBS broadcasts!

But, given the choice, unless the alternative is local radio and 'music' in another language, who on earth would want to listen to 'Bumbling, Fumbling Broadcasting System'? In the Gulf War in 1990/1, it took them months to get anything going in theatre and even that only had a range of 3-4 miles from KKIA! They used the pitiful excuse that 'if we were to broadcast in the Gulf, it would give away where our troops were' to explain their ineptitude. Their VHF-FM transmitter was set up in a corner of the terminal at King Khalid International Airport, on the Tx was a warning plaque saying "Switch equipment off if light illuminates" next to a bright red warning light (presumably some VSWR warning) which shone undisturbed for weeks........

But I suppose that BFBS is better than BennyFM in the Islas Malvinas............?? Not much though - at least you can have a good giggle at the latter's news stories!
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