Recent content by dxhound2003

Hozier is currently top of the UK Singles Chart. Obviously not with this song. The "original".

Carillon somehow lends itself to being misspelt, with people expecting to see a second "i" and it becomes Carillion. It would make a big difference to the pronunciation as well. Another one where that happens is Edision, the satellite brand, where people drop the second "i" to turn it into...

Downtown is still Downtown, not part of Greatest Hits. But same owners.

Just a note on Shannon Volmet on 8957 kHz. That is an aviation weather broadcast, not Air Traffic Control talking to planes. Volmet stations use automated voices to read out weather conditions at various airports. Best reception of Shannon Volmet in the UK and Ireland will probably be on 5450...

Europa League Play-off: Aberdeen v Hacken Sportscene 2023/24 19:30 31 August. BBC Scotland. Coverage of the second leg of the Europa League play-off between Aberdeen and Hacken. Kick-off at 1945.

Thursday 24 August. Europa Conference League. 19:45 Hearts v PAOK FC. BBC Scotland and BBC Scotland HD. Sportscene programme starts at 19:30.

Wednesday 23 August. Europa Conference League. 17:45 Hibernian v Aston Villa. BBC Scotland and BBC Scotland HD. Sportscene programme starts at 17:25.

Whoever reported that split programmes are finished is not correct.

Not music, but about musicians. I like the Otis Gibbs channel, especially the videos he did with Kenny Vaughan.

BBC is suing Arqiva. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/bbc-sues-over-fire-that-left-one-million-licence-fee-payers-without-tv/ar-AA1aNdjh#:~:text=The%20BBC%20is%20suing,sparking%20chaos%20across%20the%20region.

Which transponder are you getting those readings on? They are not all the same. I have a 1.1 m dish on the east coast of Ireland, not perfectly aligned. Blaze is only 6.2 dB, just about enough for a SD channel. Channel 5 HD is 9.4 dB, anything under 8 for HD is liable to break up. By contrast...

Pink screen returns lots of results on Google, so it may be a common problem with TV's. The first result I got was the one below, but there are other suggestions which could be explored. "What should I do if my LG TV displays a pink screen? Hold down the power button on your remote for at least...