My FM Archive : Spring - Summer 2020

 OVER five months have passed since my last post, for which I apologise. I hope you forgive me!

I am pleased to resume bringing my handwritten radio logs online, with logs of FM broadcasts heard April and August 2020.

A previous post of FM logs, dated December 2018, can be found here.

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

Receiver used: Sangean ATS-405.

April 2020 : FM

• [Sunday] 19 April [2020]: 1519 UTC: 101.8 MHz: Classic FM  Music, male ID for Classic FM, music, male speech, link into music by Schubert. Music.
  Good to fair reception, 6.4 kW via Morecambe Bay, Lancashire.
  Speech.
  Logged to 1527 UTC.

[Tea Break]

• 19 April: 1549 UTC: 102.2 MHz: CFM  Music: 'Flowers', ID: 'If it's trending, it's here, UK Chart Show, CFM', music: Rita Ora 'How To Be Lonely'.
  Good to fair reception, 815 watts via Broughton Moor, West Cumbria.
  Female host, UK Chart Show on CFM, trending song: Tiesto and Becky Hill, ID, ads: BBC iPlayer 'Killing Eve', People's Postcode Lottery, NHS recruiting now.
  Logged to 1602 UTC.

August 2020 : FM

• [Thursday] 13 August [2020]: 1758 UTC: 102.2 MHz: CFM  Ad break including Benson for Beds. ID: 'From Greatest Hits Network, CFM News'  A-Level results day, rail crash in Scotland. UK economy. Coronavirus outbreak in Northampton - 19 year old in recovery. Cricket latest. CFM weather. CFM ID, male speech. Music.
  Fair to poor reception. 815 watts via Broughton Moor, West Cumbria.
  Music: Harry Styles.
  Logged to 1807 UTC.

Yorkshire Coast Radio logo, from a 'With Compliments' note, July 1996.

• 13 August: 1829 UTC: 102.5 MHz: CFM  Music from Florence And The Machine, ID for CFM, music: Tom Walker.
  Fair - Poor - Inaudible reception. 100 watts via Penrith, Cumbria.
  Logged to 1833 UTC.
• 13 August: 1900 UTC [8pm BST]: 104.5 MHz: BBC Radio Lancashire  News: A-Level results day. Covid-19 outbreak at Northampton. Fall in numbers of hospital admittances. Royal news. ID for BBC Lancashire. Music: The O'Jays 'Love Train'.
  Fair to poor reception. 2kW via Lancaster.
  Male speech, ID for song, ID for BBC Radio Lancashire. Speech about content on the show. Music: Cher 'The Shoop Shoop Song'. Male ID for Cher song; Male host and male co-host with facts regarding 'Left-handers day'.
  [Uplift in signal]
  Music: Keith Urban 'Superman'. Male ID for Keith Urban song; Male host: "Keep nominations coming in for #LancashireLandmark". Promo for Sunday Service. Music: Fat Larry's Band 'Zoom'.
  Logged to 1919 UTC.
• 13 August: 1927 UTC: 105.4 MHz: Heart  Female promo for a competition, female ID for Heart. Music: Mr Probz 'Wave After Wave'. ID for Heart. Music: Katy Perry.
  Fair to good reception. 5 kW for North West England via Winter Hill, Lancashire.
  ID for Heart, music: Robbie Williams 'Feel'. ID. Music.
  Logged to 1936 UTC.

Letter from London-based FM station Xfm, March 1994.

• 13 August: 1948 UTC: 107.7 MHz: Smooth Radio  Female speech with ID for Smooth Radio. Music: Diana Ross 'When You Tell Me That You Love Me'. Smooth Radio ID. Music: Carpenters 'Yesterday Once More'.
  Fair - Poor - Inaudible reception. 5 kW for North East England via Eston Nab, Redcar and Cleveland.
  Male speech. Ad break.
  Logged to 1958 UTC.

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