The Response:
Thank you for your email about Remembrance Day.

triple j is a national network and broadcasts across five different time zones. Due to this it is technically impossible for a national network like triple j to hold one minute’s silence across Australia. In addition to this if triple j did have a minute silence the emergency tape would cut in automatically and the silence would end.

triple j has in the past asked presenters to acknowledge Remembrance Day by verbally asking listeners to turn down their radio’s as a mark of respect. This year presenter Zan Rowe did so by reminding people it was a day that we pause to remember those who have fallen in war. She advised listeners that we are a national network, working in a lot of different time zones and that we could not have a minute’s silence. Zan then went on to say for those that wished to respect the minute’s silence to turn down their radio now at the top of the hour.

I hope this allays your concerns.

Sincerely,
triple j

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