My AM Archive : March 2019

 SIX years since originally heard, I present logs of Medium Wave (AM) broadcasts, heard March 2019.

A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated early 2019, can be found here.

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

Receiver used: Sangean ATS-405

March 2019 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 18 March [2019]: 2002 UTC: 1134 kHz: COPE (Spain)  Male speech in Spanish language, with clips of vox pops recordings.
  Echoes and propagation; Fair reception (COPE broadcasts from multiple sites across Spain).
  Female speech in English language, dubbed into Spanish language. Music.
  Logged to 2011 UTC.
• 18 March: 2027 UTC: 1152 kHz: SRR Radio România Actualitați  Music: Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart'. Time marker for 2030 UTC (pips), female speech from Bucharest, Romania. Male speech.
  Fair reception (Co-channel music from UK broadcasts on low power).
  Logged to 2037 UTC.
• 18 March: 2041 UTC: 1161 kHz: Tay 2  Music: Boy Meets Girl 'Waiting For A Star To Fall' Male host, talks of songs coming up, including Culture Club. Segue into showbiz news - ID for Tay 2. Speech regarding BBC drama series. Ads.
  (Fade out into Smooth Radio [Details below])
  Tay 2 reception: Strong to fair. 1.4 kW to Dundee via Greenside Scalp.
  Music: Blondie 'Heart of Glass'. Tay 2 ID. Music: Annie Lennox 'Little Bird'.
  Logged to 2050 UTC.
  [Smooth Radio : Playing Enrique Inglesias 'Hero', male talks of Mother's Day coming up, music: Elton John 'Can You Feel The Love Tonight'. ID for Smooth Radio. Music: Lionel Richie.
  Fair reception. 160 watts to Wiltshire via Blunsdon, Swindon.]

From The Archive: 1494 kHz Asfaltstelegrafen - The Asphalt Telegraph QSL, 2019.

21 UTC: Tea ☺

• 18 March: 2113 UTC: 1170 kHz: Greatest Hits Radio  Music: Genesis 'I Can't Dance' ID for Greatest Hits Radio - Playing Genesis for dance school in Liverpool. Music: Mike Oldfield 'Moonlight Shadow', Wings 'Live and Let Die'.
  Strong to good reception. 320 watts via Hardwick transmitter, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside.
  Music: Culture Club 'Karma Chameleon'.
  Logged to 2122 UTC.

Listening to 10cc 'I'm Not In Love'.

• 18 March: 2132 UTC: 1179 kHz: SER (Spain)  Male and female speech, Spanish language.
  Strong to good reception.
  Round table discussion programme.
  Logged to 2141 UTC.
• 18 March: 2151 UTC: 1197 kHz: Absolute Radio  Female and male speech, this is a low(er) power broadcast from Absolute Radio. Female and male talking about a band and album. Female host was joined in the studio by George Ezra. Female host signing off, back on air tomorrow evening. Music: Paul Simon 'You Can Call Me Al'.
  Strong to fair reception. This signal is relatively clear, possibly 400 watts via Wallasey, Merseyside (Absolute Radio recently turned off / reduced power on AM).
  Ad break, ID, no news at 22 UTC, music: The La's 'There She Goes'.
  Logged to 2205 UTC.