var messages = new Array();
messages[0] = "Now on air: <b>The Early Show</b> - Mellow music for the early hours";
messages[1] = "Serving the <b>Royal Hallamshire &middot; Northern General &middot; Weston Park &middot; Jessop</b>";
messages[2] = "Call the studio now on <b>*800</b>!";
messages[3] = "Tune in on <b>Patientline channel 1</b>";

var n=4;
var i=0;
var timer;
var col=180;

function startticker() {
	setcolor();
	document.getElementById('ticker').innerHTML=messages[i];
	fadein();
}
function setcolor() {
	document.getElementById('ticker').style.color="rgb("+col+","+col+","+col+")";
}
function fadein() {
	col-=2;
	setcolor();

	if (col==0)
		timer=setTimeout("fadeout()",4000);
	else
		timer=setTimeout("fadein()",1);
}
function fadeout() {
	col+=2;
	setcolor();
	if (col==180) {
		i++;
		if (i==n) i=0;
		document.getElementById('ticker').innerHTML=messages[i];
		timer=setTimeout("fadein()",500);
	}
	else
		timer=setTimeout("fadeout()",1);
}

function stopticker() {
	clearTimeout(timer)
}