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Our Show - Announcements at our Show on 87.7FM
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Its 87.7FM..................
This year Lune Valley & Barrow will be using an FM radio public address system at their shows so bring your radio along. What does this mean?
There will still be the normal commentary box (glass hearse!) sited near the marquee, complete with loudspeakers on top, to cover the ring areas & presentations etc. - this will also be readily available for ‘out of hours’ use, should any sort of emergency arise. (hopefully not!)The rest of the area will be covered by an FM radio signal, which will simultaneously broadcast the same announcements, presentations etc. already going out over the central p.a. system.
What will you need?The FM Signal can be received on any FM Radio - the ones on which you will normally use for Radio1, Radio2, & local radio stations etc. i.e. Car radio, caravan radio or portable. However, a personal radio (walkman type) or mobile phone with a radio can be really useful, as this (should you wish) enable you to keep up to date as to what is happening ‘Ringside’ - even though you may be exercising your dogs or taking a stroll down the canal..The radio signal should be receivable over several miles. Furthest reported distance at ‘Dashin Dogs’ was Whitchurch, 11 miles away. You may even be tempted to rush back and buy some Raffle tickets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Radios with a digital display (Not DAB - digital audio broadcast) tend to be better, As they do not drift off frequency, as do some of the ‘Analogue’ (‘twiddely knob’) sets. Therefore, if you intend to use an ‘analogue’ tuner type radio, you will probably find that your tuner is only marked down to 88MHz. - fear not! - your tuner will almost certainly go down lower - Ofcom are hardly likely to issue a frequency that is not receivable. If you have any problems have a word with Dave.
Dave is going to try out playing some background music when there are no announcements so that you know the radio is still tuned properly. Let us know what you think about this idea and if you would rather have it quiet between announcements.
Why are we bothering to change?
Over the years we have had complaints from a small number of neighbours who do not like the noise and want us to turn off the loundspeakers completely. Hopefull the new system will stop this. We will also get better sound and no longer will the p.a. be too loud or too quiet, because of changes in the wind direction/strength or your proximity to a loudspeaker group. The way in which you hear the p.a. system will be in your control.
This is very much a trial so PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOU THINK.
See you at the show. |
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