One thought comes to mind ...
Aren't they overdue for removing teleswitches with the BBC saying they won't repair the transmitter at Droitwich when it fails ?
It's not for the BBC to repair, I agree, but I think that they must have a lot of 'say' in relation to the decision making.The transmitter is not the BBCs to repair or even to decide that. All BBC transmitters were sold off around 20 years ago.
Well, as I said/implied, it depends entirely upon the contract. I somewhat doubt that the deal is such that the BBC would have to pay in full (maybe not even 'at all', or 'much') to keep the transmitters (most of which they very much need to stay running) working.More to the point, when Arquiva tell the BBC "It's bust, cost to fix is £x00k" the BBC are likely to say no. Arquiva won't repair it if no-one is going to pay. Guven what's been said, it sounds like there will be something along those lines in the contract.
I’m not sure it is even Arquiva now, the transmitters have been resold at least once. But surely the BBC is paying for a service. If it breaks it is up to the owner to fix or replace or default on the contract. Solid state LW transmitters are available now, Algeria recently fitted one. The RTE LW transmitter in Ireland has recently been off air for repairs so there is no reason Droitwich could not be repaired or replaced.More to the point, when Arquiva tell the BBC "It's bust, cost to fix is £x00k" the BBC are likely to say no. Arquiva won't repair it if no-one is going to pay.
Guven what's been said, it sounds like there will be something along those lines in the contract.
Maybe - but as I've been saying, it depends totally on the contract.But surely the BBC is paying for a service. If it breaks it is up to the owner to fix or replace or default on the contract....
The BBC have said that when it breaks, they'll just retire R4 LW. The lecky industry have made separate arrangements to extend support for teleswitch - but according to the Wikipedia page, IIRC that's been extended and expired.
Just having the teleswitch signal (on it's own rather than part of the R4 signal) would be a cost - and I doubt that anyone wants to pay for it.
They have, and I suspect that reflects their contract.The BBC have said that when it breaks, they'll just retire R4 LW.
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