RobbH wrote: > I thought I should follow up and report my experience, before it recedes > so far in the past that I can't! > > I settled on Radio 6, even though I am a bit old for most of the music > there. But it was lively, and I didn't feel like the offering (chamber > music, I think) on 3. It cut away to Big Ben striking midnight without > any introduction that I noticed, but then I might not have been at my > most attentive. I did notice though, that there were no Westminster > chimes preceding it, which made sense. > > I often forget that "Big Ben" is not the name of the clock or the tower. > It is the name of the 13-ton bell that strikes the hour. And that's > exactly what was promised: despite ongoing restoration, Big Ben would > toll midnight. The other bells were supposed to remain silent, and they > did. > > After that, I found the CBC's live feed on YouTube provided the perfect > way to welcome the new year to North America, with countdowns for > Newfoundland and Atlantic time. By the time midnight arrived at my > location in Eastern time, I had already toasted the new year several > times.
Point of order. It isnt Radio 6! It is branded 6 Music by the BBC presumably because it isnt broadcast via radio only via DAB and via Internet but I quite appreciate that you mist probably couldnt give two hoots about that particularly after a couple of your New Year drams! :) VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - Pi2+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - SB Touch ->Sherwood AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s Everything controlled by iPeng ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109963
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