My AM Archive: Autumn 2008: November

 THE previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Autumn 2008: September, can be found here.

Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

November 2008 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 16 November [2008]: 1218 UTC: 1269 kHz: Deutschlandfunk (DLF)  Speech in the German language spoken by a male. 'Monitoring Monthly' (February 2006) shows DLF, Neumunster, D (Germany), 300 kW. Speech by male from sporting event: football?  Fair reception. To 1228 UTC.

The Roberts R881 radio receiver, as used to hear the broadcasts in this log.

• 16 November: 1254 UTC: 1323 kHz: Voice of Russia  Speech in the German language spoken by a female, with popular music - Elaine Page 'Another Suitcase, Another Hall'. Speech in German by male.  Good to fair reception.
  ID signal, new broadcast at 13 UTC, sounds like Russian... Voice of Russia, Wachenbrunn, Germany, 150 up to 800 kW. Speech by female - Sports headlines as part of the news? Music. To 1307 UTC.
• 16 November: 1316 UTC: 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  Female host with male guest talking of financial matters on BBC Radio Ulster, Lisnagarvey, Co Down, Northern Ireland, 100 kW.  Good reception. Timecheck, weather report. Social housing and associated matters. To 1332 UTC.
• 16 November: 1650 UTC: 1368 kHz: Manx Radio  Ad for Douglas Carpet Superstore, Xerox photocopiers, Aladdin at the Gaiety Theatre, Manx Petroleum.  Manx Radio, Douglas, Isle of Man, 20 kW. Excellent to fair reception. Music: Lou Rawls 'Lady Love'. Male speech: "TT races were nearly lost to Belgium - The History Man" To 1700 UTC.
• 16 November: 1716 UTC: 1404 kHz: France Info  Speech in the French language, male host with female reporter - French football league and other sport.  France Info, Brest, F, 20 kW. Good to fair reception. To 1722 UTC.
• 16 November: 1728 UTC: 1413 kHz: BBC Radio Gloucestershire  Music, speech by male and female, ID on air for BBC Radio Gloucestershire. Travel: A4301 Parliament Street, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Vicky (Travel). Programme 'Face To Face' with Paul and Millie. Phone number: 0845 307 .... Speech regarding President Elect Barack Obama. Army base at Fairford, recording of memories of man who grew up in Alabama.
  Good to fair reception via Bourton-on-the-Water, East Gloucestershire or Berkeley Heath, South West Gloucestershire, both 0.5 kW.  National Adoption Week. To 1750 UTC.

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