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For many years we have used a Pure Bug-2 radio which has a timer and can record onto an SD card, so we can record radio programmmes, typically on
BBC Radio 4, and play them back at a time when we want to listen.-a (This
is just the same sort of thing that a digital video recorder does for TV programmes).
But two days ago the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) stopped working -
it could be that the radio itself is starting to fail, and since it
doesn't cope with DAB+ it's clearly on borrowed time, but I wondered if
the BBC in their wisdom thinks that nobody needs the EPG any more so has simply discontinued sending it out?-a-a Does anyone else have a DAB radio that uses the EPG and could confirm whether this still works for them?
I'd be happy to replace it with a newer model that works with DAB+ but
as far as I can see nobody sells a radio with a timer and record
facility any more.
On 10/08/2025 21:48, Clive Page wrote:
For many years we have used a Pure Bug-2 radio which has a timer andTo my surprise, after 2 days it's back.-a Perhaps the EPG broadcast
can record onto an SD card, so we can record radio programmmes,
typically on BBC Radio 4, and play them back at a time when we want to
listen.-a (This is just the same sort of thing that a digital video
recorder does for TV programmes).
But two days ago the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) stopped working
- it could be that the radio itself is starting to fail, and since it
doesn't cope with DAB+ it's clearly on borrowed time, but I wondered
if the BBC in their wisdom thinks that nobody needs the EPG any more
so has simply discontinued sending it out?-a-a Does anyone else have a
DAB radio that uses the EPG and could confirm whether this still works
for them?
I'd be happy to replace it with a newer model that works with DAB+ but
as far as I can see nobody sells a radio with a timer and record
facility any more.
failed over the weekend and the person who knows how to fix it is back
at work again?
On 11/08/2025 12:47, Clive Page wrote:
On 10/08/2025 21:48, Clive Page wrote:Further reading
For many years we have used a Pure Bug-2 radio which has a timer andTo my surprise, after 2 days it's back.-a Perhaps the EPG broadcast
can record onto an SD card, so we can record radio programmmes,
typically on BBC Radio 4, and play them back at a time when we want
to listen.-a (This is just the same sort of thing that a digital video
recorder does for TV programmes).
But two days ago the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) stopped working
- it could be that the radio itself is starting to fail, and since it
doesn't cope with DAB+ it's clearly on borrowed time, but I wondered
if the BBC in their wisdom thinks that nobody needs the EPG any more
so has simply discontinued sending it out?-a-a Does anyone else have a
DAB radio that uses the EPG and could confirm whether this still
works for them?
I'd be happy to replace it with a newer model that works with DAB+
but as far as I can see nobody sells a radio with a timer and record
facility any more.
failed over the weekend and the person who knows how to fix it is back
at work again?
https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/comment/106735517#Comment_106735517
An update: I sent in a complaint to the BBC - it took ages to work out
how to do that but I thought it might be worthwhile.
To my surprise today I got an email from their technical department
saying that they are aware of an issue and are trying to fix it - but
they don't really know what has gone wrong. And today I'm getting a
2-day EPG, so that's some progress. My guess is that whoever designed
the system many years ago is long retired...