On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:38:39 +0100, Jim Lesurf
wrote:

Have just heard on today's R4's Feedback that, following complaints
during the Proms, R3 is being put back to 192 kb/s; unless broadcasting
R5 forces it & R4 down to 160 kb/s. (Hope I've got that correct!)

Well, the R3 bitrate on DAB went back up to 192kb/s some days ago.

...and R4 is normally 128kb/s, not 160.

Yes, R4 will also drop, but from a lower base.

What was NOT specified was the transmission schedule of R5. If it's
always going to be live, we've gained nothing.