MikeBr wrote: »
Webpage up this afternoon saying that Digital One have invited them to re-apply for the slot and seeking listener support:
http://www.saveamazingdab.com/

What has changed since they disappeared from D1?

Are they now saying that they accept the new Arqiva terms and conditions or are they just hoping that no other applicant will accept them either?
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MikeBr
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01/06/12 - 11:01
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SouthCity wrote: »
What has changed since they disappeared from D1?

Are they now saying that they accept the new Arqiva terms and conditions or are they just hoping that no other applicant will accept them either?

There may have been movement on both sides, there’s been no statement about what has changed.

Paul Campbell confirmed in a long blog post yesterday, giving the story of Amazing Radio and audio of the first two hours, that they have submitted an application to get back on the multiplex:
http://blog.amazingtunes.com/news/amazing-radio-three-years-of-shivers

Paul Eaton of Arqiva has confirmed to the SaveAmazingDAB campaign that the application will be given serious consideration. The campaign has presented them with a petition with 3500 signatures in support of the station.

Facebook link (not sure whether it’s public for non Facebook account holders):
http://www.facebook.com/SaveAmazingDab/posts/329302247140118
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01/06/12 - 12:35
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SouthCity wrote: »
What has changed since they disappeared from D1?

Are they now saying that they accept the new Arqiva terms and conditions or are they just hoping that no other applicant will accept them either?

It’s not clear. I’m not sure how the Save Amazing Radio website can say that no other applicants will be as distinctive as Amazing when they’ve no idea (presumably) who those applicants are.

3,500 signatures certainly doesn’t suggest a 6Music like groundswell of popular opinion.
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01/06/12 - 13:08
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I’m not sure how the Save Amazing Radio website can say that no other applicants will be as distinctive as Amazing when they’ve no idea (presumably) who those applicants are.



I’m not aware of another UK station that plays purely new music that is uploaded by the artist to the stations website. www.amazingtunes.com. Distinctive it that respect.
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13/07/12 - 13:47
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A simulcast of the Absolute Radio Extra closedown message is now being broadcast on the former Amazing Radio DAB frequency :confused:
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Richardcoulter wrote: »
A simulcast of the Absolute Radio Extra closedown message is now being broadcast on the former Amazing Radio DAB frequency :confused:

Do you mean that one 64kbps stream is broadcasting an Absolute Radio Extra closedown loop but with access from two different SIDs (AbsRExtr & Test A)? (Test A having been Amazing Radio). If so it’s been like that for a while and it’s not really a simulcast.

AbsR90s has its own stream now (used to share with Extra). The D1 mux is completely full and the former Amazing Radio capacity is the only available source for a closedown message. Mono rules OK (only 4 joint stereo services on D1)
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Thanks for explaining it to me. Will Absolute Extra have to pay to use the old Amazing capacity to broadcast the closedown message? 
Write a continuation forum convo where the first user types out the closedown message and then says “One more thing, HOW THE HELL CAN THEY STEAL FREQUENCIES LIKE THIS, Surely Digital1 are getting at them for this, Amirite”, and another user says "I don't think they stole the space"