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What the River Told Me. Thames Water Radio.

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A super radio documentary by the Cathy Fitzgerald. I think her productions are brilliant and she is ultra-gifted in her field. LINK.


Radio waves are usually picked up using a metal aerial and then converted to an electric signal which is played through speakers.
Thames Water Radio uses a jet of Thames water to carry the signal instead. It plays a twenty-minute piece called ‘What the River Told Me’, which is broadcast over a traditional FM signal and then received by the saltwater radio.

The antenna is installed on the deck of LV21, a bright red lightship moored at Gravesend.
Visitors are invited to take a seat on the artwork and listen to the piece as they watch the seagulls and tankers pass by.
 

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