{"id":8955,"date":"2014-03-15T17:26:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T21:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=8955"},"modified":"2014-03-15T17:26:02","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T21:26:02","slug":"bbc-countdown-via-the-infinite-jukebox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/bbc-countdown-via-the-infinite-jukebox\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Countdown via the Infinite Jukebox"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DavidLowe\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Referring to my\u00a0obsession with the BBC Countdown<\/a>, Jonathan writes:<\/p>\n

“You may like to play with the Infinite Juke box at the bottom of this post<\/a>. You can make the countdown theme go on for hours!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What an amazing web application!\u00a0Here’s Jonathan’s version of the BBC News 24 theme on the Infinite Jukebox<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many thanks, Jonathan!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Referring to my\u00a0obsession with the BBC Countdown, Jonathan writes: “You may like to play with the Infinite Juke box at the bottom of this post. You can make the countdown theme go on for hours!” What an amazing web application!\u00a0Here’s Jonathan’s version of the BBC News 24 theme on the Infinite Jukebox. Many thanks, Jonathan!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[508,442,554],"tags":[2648,2646,2647],"class_list":["post-8955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-2","category-music","category-slightly-off-topic","tag-bbc-countdown","tag-bbc-news-24-theme","tag-infinite-jukebox"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-2kr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8770,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/confession-time-i-love-the-bbc-countdown\/","url_meta":{"origin":8955,"position":0},"title":"Confession time: I love the BBC countdown","author":"Thomas","date":"March 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Most shortwave radio listeners are familiar with interval signals--those ditties that precede a shortwave radio broadcast--indicating a specific broadcast frequency and that a broadcast is about to begin. On television, there's really no need for an interval signal: channel selection is accurate and schedules are ubiquitous. Indeed, there's no guess\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Slightly Off Topic"","block_context":{"text":"Slightly Off Topic","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/slightly-off-topic\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"BBC-Countdown","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/BBC-Countdown-1024x578.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/BBC-Countdown-1024x578.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/BBC-Countdown-1024x578.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54942,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/online-only-bbc-prepares-to-shut-down-radio-and-tv-broadcast-over-next-decade\/","url_meta":{"origin":8955,"position":1},"title":"Online-Only: BBC prepares to shut down radio and TV broadcast over next decade","author":"Thomas","date":"December 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: The Guardian via Mark Fahey) BBC preparing to go online-only over next decade, says director general Tim Davie outlines vision for a world of \u2018infinite choice\u2019 where broadcast TV and radio are being switched off The BBC is preparing to shut down its traditional television and radio broadcasts as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CC-Skywave-Midwinter-Antarctica.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7978,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/jonathan-marks-remembers-the-opening-of-the-bbc-seychelles-relay-site\/","url_meta":{"origin":8955,"position":2},"title":"Jonathan Marks remembers the opening of the BBC Seychelles relay site","author":"Thomas","date":"November 23, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"In response to the announcement of the closure of the BBC Seychelles relay, Jonathan Marks writes: \"You might like to revisit this old Media Network when we spoke about the opening of the Seychelles site. http:\/\/jonathanmarks.libsyn.com\/mn-29-09-1988-blackpool-offshore-radio-\" Jonathan, I'm glad you shared this recording as it's also chock-full of radio nostalgia:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jonathan Marks","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/JonathanMarks1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":34090,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/the-bbc-world-service-has-a-new-theme\/","url_meta":{"origin":8955,"position":3},"title":"The BBC World Service has a new theme","author":"Thomas","date":"September 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: The Guardian) https:\/\/youtu.be\/dO2IeiP2T2A For 70 years, far-flung listeners knew they had found the BBC on their radio dial when they heard the jaunty notes of the Irish jig Lillibulero. Its brassy, old-fashioned sound spoke of men in dinner jackets and vintage radio microphones, and there was a minor public\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"(Image source: BBC)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBC-Headquarters.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBC-Headquarters.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBC-Headquarters.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9748,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/remembering-bbc-ottringham-on-memorial-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":8955,"position":4},"title":"Remembering BBC Ottringham on Memorial Day","author":"Thomas","date":"May 26, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Jonathan Marks, who shares this amazing story of the BBC Ottringham (a.k.a. OSE5)\u00a0broadcast site. Since Ottringham was an active transmitting site during in World War II, it makes for a fitting tribute here on Memorial Day. On his blog, Critical Distance, Jonathan writes: \"Few\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The BBC Ottringham complex (Source: BBC Humberside History)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bbc_ottringham1_470x352_352x470.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10530,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/this-is-the-bbc-in-1960\/","url_meta":{"origin":8955,"position":5},"title":"“This is the BBC” in 1960","author":"Thomas","date":"August 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Jonathan Marks who apprised me of this excellent 1960\u00a0film from\u00a0the BBC. As Jonathan notes, it's heavily scripted, but fascinating nonetheless. Click here to view the full video on YouTube or watch via the embedded player below:","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"BBC-Film-1960","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BBC-Film-1960-1024x638.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BBC-Film-1960-1024x638.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/BBC-Film-1960-1024x638.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8955\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}