triple j dropped off air for over an hour this morning

Just before 8am this morning, Triple J suddenly dropped off the air, flooding the nation with over an hour of uncomfortable silence, over which we were forced to talk to each other.

The outage was different depending on where you happened to be tuned in – some frequencies were simply broadcasting dead air, while some had a recording message about the difficulties.

Sorry! We’re experiencing tech problems with the transmitter around parts of the country but we promise Like A Version will be online soon ? pic.twitter.com/arzXKGzWGW

— triple j (@triplej) October 26, 2017

Here’s some behind-the-scenes footage, posted by Ollie Wards, that shows the ship going down.

#KeepCalmAndCarryOn when transmitters fail during @triplej #LikeAVersion #whatdoesthisbuttondo pic.twitter.com/v2NhWugoDD

— Ollie Wards (@OllieWards) October 26, 2017

Well named computer in @triplej control room showing faults starting during #LikeAVersion #Apollo13 pic.twitter.com/pSRdsbvmza

— Ollie Wards (@OllieWards) October 26, 2017

And here’s a recording of this morning’s broadcast.

This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.