FM radio , traffic updates, UK covrage

drjohnsmith
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My start 60 , with the radio traffic unit , has nether worked,
but now I'm popping down to see friends in london,
and suddenly, traffic and road works all appear.
but as I drive back up to Cambridge, traffic / road works disappears !
so Im now assuming that its the FM radio station / transmitter in the Cambridge area does not reach Cambridge,,,
Where would one find a list of UK stations that the unit is tunning into , so I can check with them,
but now I'm popping down to see friends in london,
and suddenly, traffic and road works all appear.
but as I drive back up to Cambridge, traffic / road works disappears !
so Im now assuming that its the FM radio station / transmitter in the Cambridge area does not reach Cambridge,,,
Where would one find a list of UK stations that the unit is tunning into , so I can check with them,
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Hi there drjohnsmith -
Here is a very interesting read from the UK government website that should give you a clearer idea as to why the RDS-TMC traffic signal can be so sketchy.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/190078/Traffic_and_Travel_Report_1_.pdf
All the best.0 -
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@drjohnsmith
Classic FM is the UK channel according to Wikipedia....
See... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_message_channel#United_Kingdom
ATB YFM0 -
I receive classic fm very well here in cambridge,
but the tmc seems not to work here, but does when I go down to london,
wonder if classic FM in the cambridge area has broken TMC ?
is it worth reporting it to some one ? who ?0 -
I live just south of Cambridge and the Sat Nave in my car picks up traffic notifications that are piggy backed on Classic FM. I also see no Traffic updates for the first 20 mins till I leave the Cambridge area. So Its not just a TomTom issue.0