Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service called out to Beckley,Oxfordshire transmitter mast

tony sayer wrote:

Should have .. but they've done this before on rare occasions. IIRC
there was one in Scotland that burnt out some Slot radiators on FM
services which , well blazed merrily away till there was nothing left to
burn!..

Wasn't that the main UHF TV stack at Durris in January 1984 ?


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On 13/05/2010 17:47, J G Miller wrote:
On Thursday, May 13th, 2010 at 17:34:52h +0100, Adrian C wrote:

Terrorists are not believed to have been involved there too.

Therefore one may conclude that the the terrorist attack
which your government describes as "highly likely" is yet
to manifest its-self, and therefore you should remain ever
vigilant.

Fine. But WTF has that got to do with the BBC report at the start of
this thread?

Do you see terrorism in everything?

Little things out of line causing paranoia?

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tony sayer wrote:

Should have .. but they've done this before on rare occasions. IIRC
there was one in Scotland that burnt out some Slot radiators on FM
services which , well blazed merrily away till there was nothing left to
burn!..

Wasn't that the main UHF TV stack at Durris in January 1984 ?


Seem to remember one with a fire in the FM aerial system..
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On Thursday, May 13th, 2010 at 17:38:05h +0100, Tony Sayer hypothesized:

I'm sure that terror wrists wouldn't go to all that trouble
to deprive people of Corrie somehow;!..

Cameron managed to deprive people of Eastenders and that caused
much anxiety, anger, and resentment amongst viewers.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.COM/question/index?qid=20100512031115AAJcTHt

with numerous complaints to the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/response/2010/05/100512_res_bbconeschedule110510.shtml

Meanwhile the fire at Beckley transmitter was the FOURTH item on
Meridian [South] Tonight, but no technical details as to what
caused the fire were mentioned.

Awaiting to see what South Today (Oxford) will have to say,
as it will only be available to viewers on cable, satellite,
and IPTV, and not by regular terrestrial transmission.

J G Miller wrote:

Awaiting to see what South Today (Oxford) will have to say,
as it will only be available to viewers on cable, satellite,
and IPTV, and not by regular terrestrial transmission.

Probably no more than Radio Oxford have said this evening, which is no more
than we already know. Though they did interview Arqiva's PR man, who said any
news or updates would be placed at www.arqiva.com (Which would be a first !)

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"J G Miller" wrote in message
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The BBC is reporting that TV and radio transmissions from the Beckley,
Oxforshire transmitter are currently off air due to "an incident".

http://news.bbc.co.UK/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/8680692.stm

Terrorists are not believed to have been involved, although the
current terrorism threat level is

* Severe *

This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely.

http://www.homeoffice.gov.UK/counter-terrorism/current-threat-level/

So stay alert, and watch out, there is a terrorist about.


Is FM affected? I was driving up through Oxfordshire at that time listening
to The Archers and then Steve Wright and it all sounded normal.
I may have been handed over into Sutton Coldfield's care by the time the
fire got serious.

Doctor D wrote:

Is FM affected? I was driving up through Oxfordshire at that time
listening to The Archers and then Steve Wright and it all sounded normal.
I may have been handed over into Sutton Coldfield's care by the time the
fire got serious.

I was tuned to Radio 4 Oxford (via the Basingstoke relay) 16:45 to 17:15, and
no apparent problems. When I arrived home at 17:15 I saw the news on another
forum. All national and local services FM are still running (I was tuned to
Radio Oxford 17:20 to 18:30) but they do seem to be on reduced power.

The pictures on the BBC Oxford TV news (3rd story) showed the feeders just
below the main UHF stack to be on fire, not the stack itself.


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On Thursday, May 13th, 2010, at 18:26:21h +0100, Mark Carver wrote:

Probably no more than Radio Oxford have said this evening, which is no
more than we already know. Though they did interview Arqiva's PR man,
who said any news or updates would be placed at www.arqiva.com (Which
would be a first !)

The report on BBC Oxford News was much better (as might be expected)
than the one on Meridian Tonight. [Let that be a warning to those who
wish further cuts on BBC Regional Television.]

Although there was no in depth technical information, they did interview
the senior Fire and Rescue fire fighter at the scene, and had shots of
the actual fire on the temporary mast its-self.

Concerns were expressed at the possible danger of the mast collapsing,
and some are speculating that TV service (analog or digital) will not
be restored for several days.

A more expanded report has now appeared at

http://news.bbc.co.UK/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/8680692.stm

Reactions from angry pensioners are now being reported in media outlets.

http://www.oxfordmail.co.UK/news/yourtown/oxford/8165212.UPDATE__Transmitter_blaze__could_take_days _to_repair_/

QUOTE

Don Morgan, and his wife Ann, both 73, of Jordan Hill, had been looking
forward to watching Changing Rooms, but their TV cut off in the middle
of Bargain Hunt.

Mr Morgan said:

“We have only got channel Five and we never watch that.
It’s very annoying.�

Anthony Dore, 65, and his wife Shirley, 60, of Southmoor, Abingdon,
discovered their signal had gone when they tried to watch the afternoon
news.

Mr Dore said:

“I usually watch the news in the afternoon, but when we
got back there was nothing there. My wife usually watches the soaps,
like Coronation Street and Emmerdale, in the evenings while I go out
and walk the dog. She will have to come with me now.�

UNQUOTE

Will the multiplex operators get a refund from Arqiva for loss of service?

On Thursday, May 13th, 2010 at 18:29:51h +0100, Doctor D asked:

Is FM affected?

From what I have seen, I understand that VHF radio transmissions
are still on the air but at reduced power.

This has not been confirmed by official sources though.

J G Miller wrote:

Although there was no in depth technical information, they did interview
the senior Fire and Rescue fire fighter at the scene, and had shots of
the actual fire on the temporary mast its-self.

That wasn't a temporary mast, that IS the mast. There is no temporary mast at
Oxford (currently !).


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