22-09-2022, 05:25 PM
(22-09-2022, 02:16 PM)Si-Co Wrote: Central’s newsreader was caught off her guard this morning during a GMB opt.
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I know the regions are switched to air by the GMB gallery or control room, presumably manually because the opt times are evidently flexible due to the nature of the programme. But how do the regions know they are about to be switched? Is there talkback or a verbal cue or countdown from London, or do they have to keep eyes (and ears) on the monitors? I assume they have a monitor showing a clean feed of GMB and another showing an off-air signal or the feed to the TX chain (so they know they are opted-in correctly). Errors like the one seen today make you wonder how clearly the opt outs are communicated to the regions.
There's certainly talkback - this thread is about the piece of kit that used to provide an emergency feed of talkback by phone in case the usual circuit failed
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I guess there might well be an invisidot too?