Talk:Radio

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Some group from across the city is using our local frequency 26.07

Hello, I just noticed that the group Mad Craskers from Heytown were broadcasting on the frequency 26.07, which I understand is reserved for Raines Hills and some other suburbs. On their wiki page they have the template that says this is their own radio frequency, but it's obvious that they never checked with the radio page. How can we get this group to change its broadcasting frequency? --Idly Hummingbird 01:53, 5 September 2008 (BST)

You could ask them, and offer one of the empty freqs. Buut in general, anybody can broadcast anywhere at anytime. Asheets 22:55, 7 September 2008 (BST)

A Suggestion

Recently, I've noticed a serious flaw in the structure of Suburb Radio Frequencies. They use up too many frequencies and the current structure is hard to remember. I suggest changing it to the following:

26.01: Dakerstown, Jensentown, Quarlesbank, West Boundwood, East Boundwood, Lamport Hills, Chanceltown, Earletown, Rhodenbank, Dulston.

26.02: Roywood, Judgewood, Gatcombeton, Shuttlebank, Yagoton, Millen Hills, Raines Hills, Pashenton, Rolt Heights, Pescodside.

26.03: Peddlesden Village, Chudleyton, Darvall Heights, Eastonwood, Brooke Hills, Shearbank, Huntley Heights, Santlerville, Gibsonton, Dunningwood.

26.04: Dunell Hills, West Becktown, East Becktown, Richmond Hills, Ketchelbank, Roachtown, Randallbank, Heytown, Spracklingbank, Paynterton.

26.05: Owsleybank, Molebank, Lukinswood, Havercroft, Barrville, Ridleybank, Pimbank, Peppardville, Pitneybank, Starlingtown.

26.06: Grigg Heights, Reganbank, Lerwill Heights, Shore Hills, Galbraith Hills, Stanbury Village, Roftwood, Edgecombe, Pegton, Dentonside.

26.07: Crooketon, Mornington, North Blythville, Brooksville, Mockridge Heights, Shackleville, Tollyton, Crowbank, vinetown, Houldenbank.

26.08: Nixton, Wykewood, South Blythville, Greentown, Tapton, Kempsterbank, Wray Heights, Gulsonside, Osmondville, Penny Heights.

26.09: Foulkes Village, Ruddlebank, Lockettside, Dartside, Kinch Heights, West Grayside, East Grayside, Scarletwood, Penville, Fryerbank.

26.10: New Arkham, Old Arkham, Spicer Hills, Williamsville, Buttonville, Wyke Hills, Hollomstown, Danversbank, Whittenside, Miltown.

I will accept any constructive criticism and I would also like to thank you for your time reading this suggestion. Chill 17:45, 3 September 2008 (BST)

Aside from the oft-stated premise that the existing structure has been around forever and a lot of folks are going to have to be convinced for this to change... how is the proposed system better than than status quo? Asheets 22:37, 3 September 2008 (BST)

Well first off, it's easier to rember than the old system. Secondly, it prevents confusion. Finally, this new configuration opens up ten previously unavailable frequencies for use. Also please keep in mind that this was just a suggestion, and I don't expect everyone to agree or like it. Chill 21:07, 14 September 2008 (BST)

I'd have to check, but the original system was designed so that a few large facilities situated on borders wouldn't be broken into 2 regional frequency realms. I know of at least 1 mall and 1 fort that would be broken up under the proposal. Asheets 21:23, 18 September 2008 (BST)

Frequency 28.23

hi there, this is my old groups radio frequency, but reacently the group shut down, i was wonderin' if i could give it to my new group? the shades of malton? if that is ok.

thank you.

Matthew Giles

Go ahead and make the change, but please be sure to format the entry properly. Asheets 16:15, 22 August 2008 (BST)

Frequency 27.13

Originally I wasn't going to be so bold as to claim a whole station just for a tiny little death cult such as mine... However, other tiny little groups whom no one has heard of have a station -- even a single user, "an alcholic drink", possesses their own station! I therefore feel that it is perfectly appropriate to stake a claim to the beautiful frequency listed above for my tiny little, completely harmless and utterly ineffectual death cult, XIII. And it is such an elegant frequency, too: opening with a strong and bold odd number (27), and finally arriving, with a conclusive crescendo, at the Awful Number itself. We wants! --WanYao 16:21, 23 July 2008 (BST)

You can take it. BTW, the freq. that "An Alcoholic Drink" is using actually has traffic on it -- that's why it was never put back into the available pool. Asheets 19:59, 25 July 2008 (BST)

Frequency 28.23

Hello. i was wondering if i could use Frequency 28.23 as my group frequency seening as it's free? mr group is the E.L.I.T.E.S we are a new group that is rising, and im sorting out the details of the group. so as i asked, i was wondering if my group could have the frequency? thank you.

Its all yours. Good luck with it. Asheets 16:31, 4 June 2008 (BST)

Thank You Very Much,

Frequency 26.06 and 26.07

Hello,my name is yell101. I the interm leader of BOW. A group that once had 80 members and protected Pashenton,Earltown and Chancelwood. Now Pashenton is on the 26.06 along with Santerville which is good as Santerville has a mall. But Earltown and Chancelwood are on a different frequency altogether. This has always been a problem for BOW. And with the other surburbs like Lamport Hills, Millen Hills,Raines Hills and Gibsonton, Heytown,and Huntley Heights never boradcasting any information or having a large surivor presensce. Or even being allys with Santerville,Earltown,Pashenton or Chancelwood surivors groups. While Earltown,Chancelwood and pashenton groups have a long history with each other and are always working together to fight the zombies that our on the Chancelwood/earltown borader(their hitting Chancelwood Neotech and raiding the freerunning route into Earltown. By putting Earltown,Chancelwood,Pashenton and Santerville into one radio freqency. It will allow these active surivors groups to work together. By providing communcation about the closest mall(Santerville) and allowing Earltown and Chancelwood groups to work together with Pashenton much more closely. As they have to. With Pashenton having the police stations(Earltown has none) to stock up ammo on. You follow me at all here? Yell101 21:44, 21 June 2008 (BST)

I follow you, but changes in the main freq. distribution will probably never happen, due to lack of consensus. Does BOW have its own radio freq? Maybe your area of operations could benefit from that... Asheets 22:49, 8 July 2008 (BST)

Frequency 26.15

I tuned to this district frequency only to find static. Is this district freq still in use or should it be edited?

• No real call here to change any district freqs. Sometimes they are used and sometimes they aren't. I'll bet that there is a mall or a large group in this area. Asheets 18:38, 18 April 2008 (BST)
• Ok. I just started the game so I'm still a bit ignorant about some things. I suppose there just isn't much of an organized resistance in the burbs I've been running around in. Jtnewhou 20:31, 19 April 2008
  • Let me know exactly where you are hanging out at, and I can try to point you to a couple of freqs that are common there. Asheets 18:51, 22 April 2008 (BST)

Frequency 27.86

Hi, Killdare here with the Garniss Border Patrol. I was wondering why the Scarletwood frequency, 27.86, is considered an available channel now and request that it be assigned back to us, please. We've had this frequency since radios first became available and it's still listed as the frequency for Scarletwood. Thanks! Dr Killdare 02:44, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

This has been fixed. Asheets 21:16, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Frequency 26.98

Greetings, I am the Minister for Communications for the Communist Party of Malton. We would like to request that frequency 26.98 be assigned to our group as it is listed available. It would be used for group purposes in the area of Williamsville for the groups newly established radio station Radio Lenin, Thanks. Yak-38M 06:20, 25 May 2008 (GMT)

Greetings, comrades. Make good use of the freq. for the glory of the party. Asheets 18:31, 16 June 2008 (BST)

Recommendations for new radio list entries?

I had an idea of having a short list of recommendations for new radio list entries. I tried to keep any pov to a minimum but I think such can't be avoided entirely. Any input and edits on it would be very welcome. --Tumu 05:05, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Do's and Dont's for new radio list entries

Because the radio is free and limited resource for everyone, here are few recommendations before claiming a frequency and using it in-game:

• Going to report zombie/building status? Use the suburb/district frequencies. That way you target the survivors who are interested on hearing such status. Only very few survivors/groups can do anything about status of a far away suburb. There are already plenty of localized frequencies present, don't expect survivors to carry another radio for a new one.

• A group frequency is not a status symbol, anyone can reserve one. Consider reserving one when you have more than few groupies and can keep a transmitter running for longer than one week.
  • More than 10 group members makes your group visible on the group list. Makes verifying your reservation easy.

• Don't reserve more than one frequency. Each listened frequency needs a radio, most survivors can't afford having idle radios in their inventories.

• Don't reserve a frequency for a building (or a group of buildings) unless it habits more than 50 survivors. 50 survivors is the limit when normal speaking doesn't reach every survivor in a building.
  • Buildings are always targets for zombie attacks, especially listed safehouses. Ruined and zombie inhabited buildings can't have a transmitter, making the frequency useless until the buildings are restored. If the building is not a high profile location, having it restored might take a while.
  • Survivors may retune lone transmitter for their use. And even few are interested on keeping a transmitter up in a building with no other survivors.

• Do understand that the frequencies are available for anyone to transmit and listen in. If you can't stand your frequency being spammed by rogue transmits or listened in by others, seriously consider having one in first place.
  • Radio list maintainers may occasionally transmit on your frequency to verify that it is running.

• Do clean up your reservation if your group dissolves. It was easy to reserve, it is as easy to remove. Otherwise it will be left around for some time.
  • Radio list maintainers may mark unresponsive frequencies as available in a occasional list cleanup.