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Ildhund

@WiserMiser asked:

What evidence is there that the RTS signal has ceased?

You'll have to ask someone with an RTS unit that was operating as usual on Friday. Was is still doing so on Saturday?

I rather though it was the 500W 198kHz transmitter itself that was switched off, before one of its two mammoth valves gave up the ghost. This is the frequency RTS systems listen on, so now they have nothing to act on. What the BBC may have done in anticipation of this is really beside the point. I expect the two repeaters in Scotland stopped transmitting as well.

Nowhere can I find an authoritative text that specifically says that 'the transmitter was switched off at 01:00 GMT on Saturday 27 June 2026' - just lots of hearsay.

Chrysalis

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82049093#Comment_82049093

I have a neighbour who this applies to, its a pre pay meter, so they just top it up and havent registered themselves as the bill payers. Wouldnt surprise me if they have previous energy debt which they didnt want to carry over. A lot of debtors deal with debt by pretending its not there, which pushes the burden on to someone else.