FM radio , traffic updates, UK covrage

drjohnsmith

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,

kieron

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.

YamFazMan

Hi
@drjohnsmith

Classic FM is the UK channel according to Wikipedia....
See... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_message_channel#United_Kingdom

ATB YFM

drjohnsmith

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 ?

dmclean2

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.