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kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 03:36:54 JST kaia

what's the beep in FM radio called that announces traffic information news?

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  kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 03:38:18 JST kaia
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  @johnelalamo maybe that's a German/Euro thing, but there's a beep that tells old radios that there's an announcement and a mode that makes it louder if switched on
  
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  John Robinson (johnelalamo@mcr.wtf)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 03:38:25 JST John Robinson
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  @kaia Beep?
  
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  N33R (n33r@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 03:40:40 JST N33R
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  @kaia Radio Data System, it also tells your radio the name of the station and lots of other information
  
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  kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 03:40:48 JST kaia
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  @N33R checking, thank you!!
  
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  fops (plushie arc) (Chaotic Stupid) (chfour@wetdry.world)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 03:47:55 JST fops (plushie arc) (Chaotic Stupid)
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  @kaia oh wasnt it the bbc or something that began doing that
  that's for time sync i think like usually stations do news at :00 and :30 and the last long beep is or should be precisely when the clock hits that time
  i think thats what that is at least
  
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  Michcia (michcia@ak.kawen.space)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Mar-2024 04:00:02 JST Michcia
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  @kaia i'm unfamiliar with a beep but i do remember that RDS which carries the metadata for the radio stream has this feature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_announcement_(radio_data_systems) and if you set your radio to a channel that does traffic news and switch to cd it will switch to radio for the duration of traffic news and then switch back
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    Traffic announcement (radio data systems)
    
    Traffic announcement (TA) refers to the broadcasting of a specific type of traffic report on the Radio Data System. It is generally used by motorists, to assist with route planning, and for the avoidance of traffic congestion. The RDS-enabled receiver can be set to pay special attention to this TA flag and e.g. stop the tape/pause the CD or retune to receive a Traffic bulletin. The related TP (Traffic Programme) flag is used to allow the user to find only those stations that regularly broadcast traffic bulletins, whereas the TA flag is used to stop the tape or raise the volume during a traffic bulletin. On some modern units, traffic reports can also be recorded and stored within the unit, both while the unit is switched on, but also for a pre-set period after the unit is turned off. It may also have in-built timers to seek and record the same for two separate daily occasions, e.g., one setting for before the morning commute, and the second for the evening return journey. These messages may then subsequently be recalled on demand by the driver. This specific function is known as TIM, or traffic information message. ...
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