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Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB)

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On Sun, 04 Oct 26 07:45:04 UTC, Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk>
wrote:

>On 03/10/2026 09:29, Scott wrote:
>> On Sat, 3 Oct 2026 06:29:34 -0000 (UTC), Old John
>> <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2 Oct 2026 at 14:39:00 BST, "John Williamson"
>>> <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 02/10/2026 10:20, Scott wrote:
>>>>> The BBC seems to have stopped adjusting the DAB bitrate dynamically
>>>>> depending on programming. It used to be that R3 (or) R4, and R5 (main
>>>>> service) had bitrates adjusted when R5L was on air.  Now it looks as
>>>>> though they remain static as R3 160 kbps, R4 112 kbps and R5 64 kbps.
>>>>> R5L seems to be wasting 64 kbps playing a silly loop while it is
>>>>> off-air. Why has the BBC done this?
>>>>>
>>>>> I see the new DG is talking about reducing the number of services.
>>>>> Will this improve DAB quality or will the BBC vacate the 'spare'
>>>>> capacity as a cost-cutting measure?
>>>>>
>>>> If he wants to cut costs, then a lot of the on-line only stuff can go.
>>>> It is, after all the British *Broadcasting* corporation, not the British
>>>> Web Content Maker. Leave iPlayer running, though, as that is handy for
>>>> catching up on the stuff they have broadcast. It saves buying a video
>>>> recorder.
>>>
>>> I would be deeply distressed if iPlayer went. I tend to use it more than live
>>> TV.
>> 
>> Could they not compromise and make it free in real time and charge for
>> back catalogue? This would closely resemble the original concept of
>> the radio/TV licence. I have always thought R4 Extra could be
>> chargeable as there is no entitlement to watch 1960s comedy.
>
>you "watch" Radio 4 ?

Of course, we all sit around the fireplace to watch the radio play
'Round the Horne' :-) 

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Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-02 10:20 +0100
  Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-10-02 12:38 +0100
  Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-10-02 14:39 +0100
    Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-02 16:03 +0100
      Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-10-02 16:41 +0100
        Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-02 17:16 +0100
    Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Old John <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-10-03 06:29 +0000
      Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-03 09:29 +0100
        Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-04 08:37 +0100
          Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-06 18:06 +0100
            Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-07 10:47 +0100
              Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-10-07 11:03 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-07 16:06 +0100
                BBC (was: Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB)) "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-07 17:45 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-10-07 21:31 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-10-07 23:36 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-08 09:42 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-10-08 15:41 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-10-08 16:58 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-10-09 08:29 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2026-10-09 13:05 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-09 10:14 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-09 15:31 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-09 15:40 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-09 15:46 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-10 09:08 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-10 04:14 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-10-10 10:05 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-11 06:19 +0100
                Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-10-08 09:55 +0100
              Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-10-07 19:55 +0100
        Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk> - 2026-10-04 07:45 +0000
          Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-10-06 18:03 +0100
            Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-10-06 21:33 +0100
              Re: Dynamic bitrate (DAB) snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-10-06 22:51 +0100

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