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Keshire t1_itqt3hk wrote

>The station said Mr Gough died at 07:50 BST. Music suddenly stopped before starting again several minutes later.

Does this imply that he was able to start the music back up as he was dying? If so, that's a hardcore love of music.

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Redtwooo t1_itra14e wrote

The station staff probably put music on once someone noticed it was playing dead air.

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TheHolyHerb t1_itrha9x wrote

It may have also been automatic. Many stations have dead air sensors that pick up and start playing something else because stations can be fined by the FCC for broadcasting dead air if it last awhile.

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zjm555 t1_itrrlsg wrote

This was in the UK, so not governed by the FCC, but they may have similar rules.

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TheHolyHerb t1_its3ran wrote

Oh, my bad. Like a true redditor I didn’t actually read the article to see where the station was located at.

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