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5 unusual facts about Black Saturday


DWAL

Exception to the regular broadcast time is every Maundy Thursday to Good Friday when the station operates from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm and Black Saturday when it airs from 6:00 am to 8:00 am and 5:30 pm to 12:00 midnight, after the Easter Vigil.

DXME

It is a 24 hour operating station (except on Mondays where it signs off at midnight to 4:00 AM), except Holy Week each year where it signs off at midnight of Good Friday, and lasts until 4:00 AM of Black Saturday.

DXQR

During Holy Week of each year from Maundy Thursday to Black Saturday, replacing its regular format to some words from the Bible and Reflections every hour in between songs playing.

DXYR

It is a 24 hour operating station, except on Sundays where it signs off at midnight to 5:00 AM, except Holy Week each year where it signs off at midnight of Maundy Thursday, and lasts until 5:00 AM of Black Saturday.

Rye, Victoria

Rye Brigade played important roles during Black Saturday sending trucks to Narre Warren, Kinglake, Longwarry and sending crews to Wilson Promontory.


DYIN

Bombo Radyo Kalibo airs everyday from 4:50 in the morning to 09:00 in the evening, except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off from Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday, and resumes broadcasting on Easter Sunday.

DZVV

Bombo Radyo Vigan airs everyday from 5:00 am to 9:00 pm, except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off from Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday, and resumes broadcasting on Easter Sunday.

DZWN

Bombo Radyo Dagupan airs everyday from 5:00 in the morning to 10:00 in the evening, except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off from Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday, and resumes broadcasting on Easter Sunday.

DZWX

Bombo Radyo Baguio airs everyday from 4:30 in the morning to 10:00 in the evening, except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off from Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday, and resumes broadcasting on Easter Sunday.

Strike Team

Strike Team, a special unit of firefighters in South Australia's Country Fire Service, and Victoria's Country Fire Authority, in Victoria a Strike Team usually refers to a unit of five appliances used to fight large, campaign-sized wildfires such as those on Black Saturday.


see also

Billy Frith

On what was known as 'Black Saturday', 25 November 1961, Coventry were dumped out of the FA Cup by non-league King's Lynn, and Frith was sacked by chairman Derrick Robins.