PLAYBACK UK on 106.0FM and not 105.6FM last month??

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PLAYBACK UK on 106.0FM and not 105.6FM last month??

Post by teckniqs » Sun Dec 21, 2025 2:00 pm

Anyone got any idea what this was all about?

....Heard PLAYBACK weak on 106.0 end of last month, I noticed a few stations had gone off including 105.6 which had went off a couple of days before and then I found them much weaker signal on 106.0 which was weird. :whistle

Then a few days later back on 105.6 again good strong solid signal and just a weak blank silent carrier left on 106.0.
.....Any idea what was going on? I was using the South London SDR tuner and as you can see the website confirms the same audio...


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Re: PLAYBACK UK on 106.0FM and not 105.6FM last month??

Post by ChazAnthony1982 » Tue Dec 23, 2025 10:47 am

Maybe a dodgy box sprogging out 🤔
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Re: PLAYBACK UK on 106.0FM and not 105.6FM last month??

Post by famefm » Mon Dec 29, 2025 4:47 pm

It's definitely only on 105.6

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Post by teckniqs » Mon Dec 29, 2025 7:30 pm

famefm wrote: Mon Dec 29, 2025 4:47 pm It's definitely only on 105.6
Yes NOW it is, but when I did that video it was definitely only on 106.0 :tup

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Re: PLAYBACK UK on 106.0FM and not 105.6FM last month??

Post by famefm » Mon Dec 29, 2025 8:49 pm

I don't doubt that it was on 106 briefly but probably unintended and faulty equipment?

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Re: PLAYBACK UK on 106.0FM and not 105.6FM last month??

Post by radionortheast » Wed Dec 31, 2025 8:52 am

maybe a test before it gets moved back

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Re: PLAYBACK UK on 106.0FM and not 105.6FM last month??

Post by teckniqs » Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:26 pm

famefm wrote: Mon Dec 29, 2025 8:49 pm I don't doubt that it was on 106 briefly but probably unintended and faulty equipment?
I guess we'll just have to keep guessing. :whistle :D

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Re: PLAYBACK UK on 106.0FM and not 105.6FM last month??

Post by famefm » Wed Dec 31, 2025 3:54 pm

I am picking up some distance heart style radio station on 106 today as I am still in Windsor I didn't keep it on 106 to find out as so many heart clones on now

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Post by teckniqs » Wed Dec 31, 2025 6:29 pm

famefm wrote: Wed Dec 31, 2025 3:54 pm I am picking up some distance heart style radio station on 106 today as I am still in Windsor I didn't keep it on 106 to find out as so many heart clones on now
I think it's called Nation Radio coming from the IoW but it's changed names a good few times now (Original FM, Greatest Hits, Jack FM, Sam FM, Coast FM :shock: )

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Re: PLAYBACK UK on 106.0FM and not 105.6FM last month??

Post by ChazAnthony1982 » Thu Jan 01, 2026 4:38 am

Is that the same Nation now on 107.5fm

Formerly Time FM
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Post by radionortheast » Thu Jan 01, 2026 9:29 am

could be moving up north becoming the new jem fm :lol:

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Re: PLAYBACK UK on 106.0FM and not 105.6FM last month??

Post by teckniqs » Thu Jan 01, 2026 1:50 pm

In all fairness I do actually know someone who's good pals with the owner of Playback but I haven't spoken to that person in a few years now and don't wanna be weird phoning just to ask him to try and find out for me "why was it on 106.0" lol,
....so thought it was worth a try asking on here but I guess we will never know haha.

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Re: PLAYBACK UK on 106.0FM and not 105.6FM last month??

Post by famefm » Thu Jan 01, 2026 3:57 pm

ChazAnthony1982 wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 4:38 am Is that the same Nation now on 107.5fm

Formerly Time FM
Yes it is the same people who bought Time 107.5 and it's spreading all over the country hence me calling it yet another Heart radio clone

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