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[palacese25]

> >Iain means, of course, all Thurs in Sept, but i feel the same, 
it's a
> >blummen disgrace, so it is.
> 
> He means, of course, Friday - in as much as the Thursday 2200 shows 
are
> being moved back by two hours to Friday 0000.

Indeed, me being smart-arse, apologies....


> I understand the BBC's need to promote their new digital-only 
service,
> though as much of the target audience ("urban" kids) presumably 
don't
> have brand-new digital radios, Sky boxes or broadband in their 
rooms, I'm
> not sure how much good a brief airing on analogue FM will do them.

For sure, but how else are they gonna get this stuff to market? 
However crap it is, they have to play it somewhere. And the cheaper 
the kit becomes, the more people will get it, esp the new BBC-led 
digital terriestrial service.

I don't agree with them moving Peel, but it's only for Sept.

Neil