Technical Problems

Since the big shakeup infrequencies of November last year. Active has been transmitting on a frequency too high for its equipment to handle properly. Many people can pick it up on more than one place on the dial white the really lucky ones even have it interfering with their toasters. You may be able to pick up Radio Active wherever you turn, but the signal is blurred. Without new equipment, which at this stage is prohibitively costly, Campbell says there is nothing that can be done.

The Active people think they broadcast with 100 watts, "although no-one knows for sure". An application has been made to have this increased to 300 watts (compare that to 2ZM's 2,000, or Windy's 5,000 watts). Campbell's answer to nearly every question drifts back to the technical side. He mentions the problems of keeping staff aligned and above all, of "getting the sound of the station right."