So Mr.Nice. was, like

> Just checking... a car radio with RDS is the thing that switches to
> local radio for traffic reports right?
>

Yep, it can do. There will be a button marked TA (traffic announcement) to
enable this feature - you may have to enable RDS with another button first.

The most important thing to know is how to kill the TA once you have heard
it - usually by pressing the preset button you were listing to before.
Those buggers at local radio love the idea of a huge mobile audience, and
are less keen to switch you off than they were to grab your attention in the
first place. The range of stations you can receive can be huge - driving in
the Midlands (UK) you can get four or five stations all giving their version
of the situation. Returning home on Thursday, I was still receiving Radio
Berkshire when I was on the Welsh side of the Severn Bridge.

The TA will come on at a preset volume level, so you can turn the volume
right down to zero if you want P&Q, and the TA will cut in at an audible
level anyway.

HTH

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Rich

Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous

Richard Brookman wrote:
> Yep, it can do. There will be a button marked TA (traffic
> announcement) to enable this feature - you may have to enable RDS
> with another button first.
> The most important thing to know is how to kill the TA once you have
> heard it - usually by pressing the preset button you were listing to
> before. Those buggers at local radio love the idea of a huge mobile
> audience, and are less keen to switch you off than they were to grab
> your attention in the first place. The range of stations you can
> receive can be huge - driving in the Midlands (UK) you can get four
> or five stations all giving their version of the situation. Returning home
> on Thursday, I was still receiving Radio Berkshire
> when I was on the Welsh side of the Severn Bridge.
> The TA will come on at a preset volume level, so you can turn the
> volume right down to zero if you want P&Q, and the TA will cut in at
> an audible level anyway.
>
> HTH

Actually stations get fined every time they fail to press the switch that
returns you to the channel you were listening to before the TA.

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