BBC World Service

BBC World Service Radio

World Service Radio

Migrated podcast image for: Over to You

Over to You

News

Hands on a computer keyboard

Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.

Over to You: What Causes Bad Reception and Signal Failure?

Discussion & Talk

Factual

09/12/2017 GMT

What Causes Bad Reception and Signal Failure?

BBC World Service - Over to You, What Causes Bad Reception and Signal Failure?

Radio signal failure is one of things listeners most complain about

Simon Gosby, the man in charge of FM Transmitters reveals the weird ways in which your signal can fail. Plus the producers of Ocean Stories tell us why it is so important.

Over To You receives more emails and calls about bad reception and signal failure than any other complaint. We find out why it happens and what the BBC World Service is doing about it. Rajan Datar speaks to Simon Gosby who is in charge of engineering for FM Transmitters around the world.

Also, a mini-series from the Compass – Ocean Stories – has you thinking about what the seas mean to you. Producers Maggie Ayre and Alastair Cross explain why they believe this series can make a difference.

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Over to You

What Causes Bad Reception and Signal Failure?

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service

About BBC World Service