My AM Archive: December 2015

FIRST, may I apologise for not posting  for five weeks.

This post concludes, for the time being, logs of radio broadcasts heard on Medium Wave in the Eden Valley, Cumbria, England.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: October 2015, 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.

Receiver used: Roberts R881.

December 2015 : Medium Wave

[ [Thursday] 3 December [2015]: 1615 UTC: 630 kHz: Music: Anastasia 'I'm Outta Love', I can hear speech, but nothing in the clear. ]

• 3 December: 1630 UTC: 639 kHz: Czech Radio 2 - CRo2 [Czech Republic]  Speech, accompanied by noise. Two males in conversation.
  This transmission is from Prague - Liblice, Czech Republic, radiating 750 kW.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  Speech continues with telephone interview, slight fade on the signal.
  Logged to 1652 UTC.

[ 3 December: 1659 UTC: 648 kHz: Inaudible broadcasts. ]

[ 3 December: 1703 UTC: 657 kHz: Very faint, but audible, female speech in the Spanish language - Very recognisable. Fades into the noise. Most likely to have been RNE R 5, Madrid (Spain). Logged to 1717 UTC. ]

• 3 December: 1720 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York  Male speaking to representatives of a hospital support group - See more on the BBC York Facebook page.
  ID for BBC Radio York. Trailer for 'Northern Powerhouse' programme, Friday 11:30am.
  BBC York traffic and travel ID. Time check.
  Music: Roy Orbison 'Only The Lonely'.
  North Yorkshire Christmas Drink Driving campaign launched today; Interview with Deputy Chief Constable.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  1730 [UTC] News: Military action in Syria. Sport: York City Football Club, non-league football in the FA Vase competition. Gary Neville joins Valencia. FIFA Committee. Snooker in York: Robertson beats Higgins. Hockey.
  Transmission: 500 watts via Fulford, York.
  Weather update with Paul.
  Presenter: Jules Bellerby.
  Logged to 1736 UTC.
  

  

  BBC Radio York logo.

  
  [ 3 December: 1742 UTC: 675 kHz: Inaudible broadcast on this frequency. ]
  
  
• 3 December: 1748 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE 1 [Spain]  Male speech in Spanish, includes sound effects of emails being received, text messages and voicemails - Including speech from female.
  Broadcast: RNE Radio 1, Seville, E (España / Spain); Good to fair reception; 600 kW.
  Music. Time signal for 1800 UTC, IDs by female and male.
  Logged to 1800 UTC.
• 3 December: 1824 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  Male host speaking to correspondent with regards to British Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.
  'Drivetime with Tony Livesey'. Mass shooting in California.
  News headlines at 1830 UTC.
  Sport headlines: Gary Neville is the new Valencia Manager. FIFA vice President David Gill and committee meet in Zurich, Switzerland. Snooker: Robertson beat Maguire.
  GB men lose to India in Hockey.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Weather. Travel.
  Transmission site most likely to be Stagshaw, Northumberland (North East England) 50 kW.
  Football promo.
  UN Climate change conference continues in Paris. How can UK reduce food waste?
  Logged to 1840 UTC.
• 3 December: 1850 UTC: 711 kHz: France Info  Strong signal, female speaking in French, speech regarding US President Barack Obama. Speech from male, speech from female.
  Promo, IDs, top of the hour: 1900 UTC. IDs for France Info.
  Excellent to good reception via Rennes, France, 300 kW.
  News headlines at 1915 UTC: Californian shootings.
  Logged to 1911 UTC.
  [ "Thank you France Info" - This was the last time France Info would broadcast on this frequency. ]
• 3 December: 1923 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio Four  The current edition of 'Front Row', an arts programme focussed on theatre, cinema, on BBC Radio Four.
  Male host speaking to actress in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. Song from the soundtrack.
  Fair reception.
  Transmission site most likely to be Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland. 10 kW.
  Male vocalist, inspired by Marvin Gaye, Nat 'King' Cole.
  Logged to 1934 UTC.
• 3 December: 2058 UTC: 729 kHz: Radio Nacional de España  Music: Fleetwood Mac 'Little Lies'. 2100 UTC: ID, male and female speech, Spanish language.
  Fair reception.
  Logged to 2106 UTC.
  
• 3 December: 2110 UTC: 738 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional  Speech in Spanish - Strong signal - Male speech mentions Alexis Tsipras, the Greek Prime Minister. ID. Female speech referencing terrorism.
  This is RNE Radio Nacional via Barcelona, E (Spain) 500 kW.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  Music: Adele.
  Logged to 2121 UTC.
  [ Image below: The impressive Barcelona transmitter! ]

• 3 December: 2132 UTC: 756 kHz: Deutschlandfunk [Germany]  Classical concert, loud applause. German speech, female, 'Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra' also 'New York Philharmonic Orchestra'. Next piece plays.
  Excellent to good reception via Ravensburg / Braunschweig, 100-200 kW.
  Classical piece from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra continues.
  Logged to 2145 UTC.
• 3 December: 2152 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Georgie Spanswick playing 'Best of My Love'.
  ID for BBC Radio Cumbria.
  2200 UTC news: Reaction following the implementation of RAF military action in Syria. Aftermath of the shootings in California. David Cameron seeks reform of the EU. Breastfeeding mum has baby taken off her.
  Ian Timms with news headlines here in Cumbria - Roads and railways affected by rain and flooding.
  BBC Radio Cumbria IDs; "Take care if out and about" - Ian Timms.
  Music: UB40 'Red Red Wine'.
  Fair to poor reception. 1 kW via Carlisle.
  Music: Roy Orbison 'Dreams of You'; 'Lillibullero'; Elton John; Little Mix.
  Logged to 2210 UTC.

[ "When Deutschlandfunk and BBC Cumbria fade, I hear English speech referring to current news stories - This could be BBC Radio 4, 2 kW via Redruth, West Cornwall... ]

• 3 December: 2231 UTC: 765 kHz: BBC Essex  Music: Paul McCartney and Wings 'Silly Love Songs'. Male speech: "Hello to Bob, he's a truck driver just starting the night shift, so this is Bob's morning show" Music: Little Mix 'Love Me Like You'.
  On Facebook: 'Four Seasons or Three Degrees'. Text message.
  Email "Could you please play my Fab Five?" Music: Frank Sinatra 'You Make Me Feel So Young'.
  BBC Essex via Chelmsford, 500 watts.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Glen Campbell 'Dreams of the Everyday Housewife'; Michael Buble 'Home'.
  Presenter: Nick Risby.
  Logged to 2244 UTC.
• 3 December: 2250 UTC: 774 kHz: RNE 1 (Spain)  Spanish speech, female and male, multiple transmitter arrangement on full power? Time pips for the top of the hour at 2300 UTC.
  Excellent to fair reception, 20-100 kW.
  Logged to 2303 UTC.

• [Monday] 14 December [2015]: 1425 UTC: 936 kHz: Dales Radio  Test transmissions! Music: Phyllis Nelson 'Move Closer'; Mark Morrison 'Return of The Mack'; 'Yackety Yack'; Prince 'Kiss'.
  ID for Dales Radio.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  150 watts? via Hawes, North Yorkshire.
  ID: "Test Transmission for Dales Radio in the Yorkshire Dales, coming soon on AM, FM and online".
  Music: ELO 'Mr Blue Sky'.
  ID: "Across the beautiful Yorkshire Dales - Dales Radio".
  Logged to 1455 UTC.
• [Saturday] 26 December [2015]: 1218 UTC: 936 kHz: Dales Radio  Male ID "This is a test transmission for Dales Radio, coming soon on AM, FM and online. Keep listening".
  Music: Duffy 'Mercy'; Beach Boys 'Surfin' USA'.
  ID: "Great songs - This is Dales Radio". Music: Gloria Estefan '1,2,3'.
  Excellent to good reception, 150 watts? via Hawes, North Yorkshire.
  Logged to 1237 UTC.

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My AM Archive: December 2013

 MONDAY, December 9, 2013 was the date of the evening I spent listening to the Medium Wave band at home.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: April 2013, 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.

December 2013 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 9 December [2013]: 2016 UTC: 630 kHz: [Tentative] BBC Three Counties or BBC Cornwall  English language, speech between male and female, lost to propagation.
• 9 December: 2022 UTC: 639 kHz: RNE 1  Speech from males and a female.
  Good to fair reception. Spanish language via multiple transmitters.
  Music: Coldplay 'Yellow'. Sports programme or a sports update. Time signal at 2030 UTC.
  Logged to 2030 UTC.
• 9 December: 2033 UTC: 639 kHz: CRo2  Praha (Prague) Czech Republic.  Females in discussion, including telephone caller.
  Good to fair reception, speech in Czech language.
  Speech regarding Nelson Mandela, who passed away Thursday 5 December 2013.
  Logged to 2042 UTC.

BBC Radio York postmark, May 1991.

• 9 December: 2106 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York  'The unmistakable sound of Queen - Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor' - 'A Kind Of Magic'.
  500 watts, via Fulford (York), carrying the Mark Forrest show - BBC Introducing, stargazing, giving and receiving aid gifts.
  Fair reception.
  Music: Human League 'Don't You Want Me'.
  Logged to 2117 UTC.
• 9 December: 2126 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio Maria  Male speaker in a clear channel.
  Radio Maria, broadcasting from Lopik, The Netherlands, Holland.
  Propagation present. Excellent to fair reception. Dutch language.
  Beautiful music, male and female speech, Church organ plays in background. Music from a Choir.
  Logged to 2140 UTC.
• 9 December: 2146 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE 1  Seville, 600 kW. Nice, steady level of reception.
• 9 December: 2153 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  Live football: Swansea City v Hull City 1-1 Full Time at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea. Steve Wilson was the commentator, Steve Claridge was the summeriser, Mark Chapman is the studio presenter.
  Dominant broadcast expected to be Droitwich, Worcestershire, 150 kW, with Stagshaw, Northumberland, 50 kW.
  Cricket: Paul Nixon is the studio guest; Geoffrey Boycott's reaction to England falling 2-0 behind in the Winter Ashes series in Australia, after the first two test matches at the Brisbane Gabba and the Adelaide Oval.
  Excellent - Good - Fair reception.
  Logged to 2209 UTC.
• 9 December: 2225 UTC: 702 kHz: NDR  Flensburg, Germany. Music and speech, overspill from BBC Radio Five Live on 693 kHz.
• 9 December: 2230 UTC: 711 kHz: France Info  French speaking males in interview.
  France Info via Rennes. 300 kW transmission. Excellent to good reception.
  Speech regarding the French President.
  Logged to 2245 UTC.

A nice note from France Info.

• 9 December: 2250 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio 4  News from an American correspondent.
  Not good reception.
• 9 December: 2258 UTC: 738 kHz: RNE 1  Cello music, followed by male speech to the top of the hour (2300 UTC), ID for RNE 1, Barcelona, 500 kW.
  News: Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Logged to 2310 UTC.

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My AM Archive: April 2005

APRIL 10, 2005 was the 100th day of the year 2005 in the Gregorian calendar.

I spent that day - A Sunday - Listening to Medium Wave and here are the results of what was heard that day.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Winter 2004-2005, 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.

April 2005 : Medium Wave

• 10 April [2005]: 0948 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four Good-fair-good reception. 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Omnibus edition of 'The Archers'. Emma gives birth.
• 10 April: 1010 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service Poor to barely audible reception. Transmission site: Orford Ness, Suffolk, 500 kW. Male and female voices.
• 10 April: 1027 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York Good to fair reception via Fulford, York, 0.5 kW. Man on telephone from Australia! Websites for Scarborough and Scarborough Beach, Perth, South West Australia. James Watt (host), Tel: 0845 300 3000, Text: 07786 203000, email address.
• 10 April: 1249 UTC: 675 kHz: Arrow Classic Rock Excellent-good-fair reception via Lopik, Holland, 120 kW. Music: Roxy Music 'Virginia Plain' ID, news: Monaco Royalty. Hilversum, Amsterdam Arena (sport). Music: Santana ft Rob Thomas 'Smooth', Lynard Skynard 'Sweet Home Alabama'.
• 10 April: 1321 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent reception 'Sport on Five' Masters Golf, Tiger Woods in the lead. Interview with Martin O'Neil, Manager of Celtic Football Club. Masters Golf update. Football: Tottenham Hotspur - Newcastle United.

BBC Radio 4 artwork for new schedule
announcement, April 1998.

• 10 April: 1356 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio Four Fair-good-fair reception. News at 1400 UTC (3pm BST): Michael Howard (Conservative), Tony Blair (Labour) and Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrat) on the General Election campaign trail. MG Rover closure.
• 10 April: 1428 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Excellent to good reception via Carlisle, 1 kW. Rugby League: Whitehaven 20 - Halifax 6.
• 10 April: 1623 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland Fair reception 'Cover Stories' programme. Trailer for 'Be Bop to Hip Hop'. Trailers for Wednesday. ID 'Values Added' programme: Pope John Paul funeral; Marriage of Charles Prince of Wales to Camilla Parker-Bowles.
• 10 April: 1644 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Good to fair reception via Barrow in Furness, 1 kW. Anne Hopper 'Music Box'.

Time has moved on in the fifteen and a half years between that day and this; Transmitter closures over a recent period means it is most likely you would now not hear BBC World Service and BBC Radio York on the above frequencies. If you now tune to 648 kHz, a former frequency of the BBC World Service, you will hear Radio Caroline, broadcasting its albums stream on a Community Radio license.

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Tuning the Roberts R881, Medium Wave, June 2018

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

June 2018: Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 16 June [2018]: 1713 UTC: 549 kHz: Spirit Radio Music, ID: 'Spirit Radio, Passion For Life', music. Good to moderate reception. Promotion for GymPlus.ie followed by ID and music. 11/25 kW via Carrickroe, Co Donegal. Male host, message to say hi to a listener, text on 087 888 9292. Music: Westlife 'What About Now' [Spirit Radio contacts: Telephone: 01 272 4760, spiritradio.ie] ID: 'The music we play might make your heart race! Spirit Radio, Passion For Life'. Music: The Script 'The Man Who Can't Be Moved'. [The male host earlier mentioned this is a jukebox format] Male host with FIFA World Cup latest: Peru 0 - Denmark 1. Music 'Feels Like Heaven'. Female speech regarding Co Wicklow centre for festival and commemorative events - Spirit Radio events guide? Music, male speaks of a female artist. To 1740 UTC.
• 16 June: 1755 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland Music: Neil Young 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart', conclusion of an interview with Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young). 7pm news: The Macintosh Centre, Glasgow Centre of Art, club and other buildings damaged by fire. Glasgow has a shortage of doctors. Twelve year old epileptic child can be treated with cannabis oil. Sinn Fein vote to support abortion. Seven people hurt when taxi runs into people in Russia. Sport: Andy Murray. World Cup: Peru 1 - Denmark 1; Argentina 1 - Iceland 1; France 2 - Australia 1. Weather: Uplands forecast, cloud base: 300 metres, inshore waters - 'Take The Floor' programme crashes the weather! Gary Innes with 'Take The Floor'. Strong to good reception, 2 kW via Dumfries. Music from David Kennedy Band. To 1810 UTC.
• 16 June: 1926 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio 4 The narration of a boxing match between Joe Lewis and Max Schmelling - Lewis hits the canvas from a Schmelling punch - The contest continued to the twelfth round, Schmelling win. Strong to good reception, 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Profile of Lewis. To 1936 UTC.

• 16 June: 2003 UTC: 657 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Commentary of a rugby fixture, male commentator confirms I am listening to BBC Radio Wales. Speech referred to the TMO (Television Match Official) and referee, audio from the referee mic can be heard. This is commentary of the rugby union international between Argentina and Wales. Referee mic picks up his instructions at scrummage. Male host commentator states 78 minutes (of 80) have been played - Wales lead? Moderate to poor reception, 2 kW via Wrexham. To 2016 UTC.
• 16 June: 2033 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York Music: Male rendition of 'Son Of A Preacher Man' (Live, before an audience, with full band). Namecheck for Craig Pattinson. Now performing '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'. Female vocalist performs 'Blowin' In The Wind' and 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T' on BBC Radio York 'BBC Music Introducing in York'. Strong to good reception. The backing band is from the University of York, with Martin the sound engineer. The crowd are baying for more. Max Dalton was one of the musicians. Now performing 'Stand By Me'. Compere mentions everyone involved in this concert is a volunteer, donations to BBC Children In Need will be welcomed. 500 watts via Fulford, York. Now performing 'God Only Knows'. End of the 'BBC Introducing' broadcast; Phil Butler to Leeds, York, Sheffield and Humberside on air next. To 2059 UTC.
• 16 June: 2115 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional de Espana Female speech in the studio, with male on telephone. RNE via Seville, Spain, 600 kW. ID, male speech into sports report with female interviewing female. ID and speech continuing, regarding Spain. ID for RNE, female speech into male speech. Good reception. Spanish language. To 2130 UTC.
• 16 June: 2133 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live A mother in Northern Ireland speaks to Stephen Nolan on BBC Radio Five Live. Good to moderate reception. Echo on broadcast! Could reception be both Droitwich (150 kW) AND Stagshaw (50 kW)? [Logged as Stagshaw, Northumberland, 50 kW.] News bulletin included Scotland's reaction to the Macintosh Centre fire, the mother featured on the show is the mother of an epileptic boy being treated with cannabis oil. Sport update: Rugby union internationals, FIFA Football World Cup 2018: Argentina 1 - Iceland 1. Golf update. Brexit update. Tory MP Sir Christopher Chope blocks yet another bill; The Tory wanker blocked - Objected to - the 'Upskirting' bill. Interview with a Police Officer, whose Police Dog was stabbed on duty - Tory Chope blocked a bill to make this a crime. The Dog Survived! To 2158 UTC.

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All for now.

Medium Wave, March - May 1996

SPRINGTIME 1996 is the next stop on the visit to my listening archives, with extensive logs from March, April and May that year. A gentle reminder of the housekeeping notes regarding abbreviations in the logs: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 1996: Medium Wave

• March 1996: New Talk Radio UK address: Talk Radio UK, PO Box 1089, LONDON W1A 1PP (Moz Dee).

April 1996: Medium Wave

• 8 April: 1823 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 (Ireland) 500 kW transmission. Patti Page performs 'Tennessee Waltz' on 'O'Brien on Song', hosted by Jack O'Brien.
• 8 April: 1857 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland 2kW transmission from Dumfries. Music programme: 'Jump The Q'.
• 8 April: 1859 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio 4 2kW transmission. Monday Play: 'Uganda'
• 8 April: 19 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE 2FM (Ireland) News: Paul Reynolds reports from the Apprentice Boys stand-off in Belfast, Beef crisis, vandalism at Co Galway fish farm. Weather. Dave Fanning plays Radiohead: 'Street Spirit'. 2FM via Athlone transmitter. Music from Nirvana 'In Bloom', 'Heart Shaped Box'.
• 8 April: 1931 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service Interview with Ian Paisley regarding the Apprentice Boys march in Belfast.
• 8 April: 1934 UTC: 675 kHz: 675 Radio 10 Gold Amsterdam, Holland. Jos Van Heerden presents 'Super Gold' Beatles 'Strawberry Fields'. The Move 'Flowers In The Rain'.
• 8 April: 1955 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live Sport: Feathered Gale won the Irish Grand National, Workington Town got beat by Sheffield Eagles in Rugby Super League. Live football: Newcastle United 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.

• 8 April: 2032 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live Sport: Alan Green commentates on the football match Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers, the score is 0-0. Faustino Asprilla has been substituted.
• 8 April: 2038 UTC: 963 kHz: YLE Radio Finland News from Sweden, report from Helsinki. Easter comment. Heavy interference.
• 8 April: 2043 UTC: 1053 kHz: Talk Radio UK Ronnie Barbour discusses family values. Tony from Luton discusses accents. Ad break: Ford Transit vans. News: Belfast, NYSE, slimming pills, skier killed in France. Football result: Newcastle United 1 - Blackburn Rovers 2. James Whale on the air. Callers: David in Glasgow, Deirdre in Belfast.

May 1996: Medium Wave

• 14 May: 1720 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 500 kW transmission from Tullamore, Ireland. 'Farm News' programme, weather forecast now on air.
• 14 May: 1730 UTC: 585 kHz (513 metres?) BBC Radio Scotland : 2kW transmission from Dumfries. 'Coastlines': Ecology report.
• 14 May: 1755 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York 'North Yorkshire Sport' with racing results. 500 watt transmission from Fulford. Traffic reports: Whitby A174, A684 via Leyburn. 'North Yorkshire Tonight': Report from a hospital union in Sheffield.

• 14 May: 1818 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio 10 Gold 120 kW transmission from Lopic, Holland. Music: Sandie Shaw, 'Puppet On A String'.
• 14 May: 1833 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria 1kW transmission from Carlisle. Music with Mark Paxton.
• 14 May: 1837 UTC: 774 kHz: BBC Radio Leeds 500 watt transmission via Farnley. 'Yorkshire Sport': Top table of Neil Back (rugby), Geoffrey Richmond (football) and Mike Edge (swimming coach) discuss tolerance of behaviour by sportsmen towards officials. Cricket report by Jonathan Agnew. 'Night Sport' looks towards Euro 96. Call 0113 244 3222 (Leeds).
• 14 May: 1911 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales. 100 kW transmission via Washford. Sport: Cardiff Arms Park hosts Neath v Pontypridd (Live Rugby). Sending off: Steve Lewis, red card, headbutt. Neath are Champions!
• 14 May: 1924 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five 909 kHz = 330 metres. Live Rugby League: Wigan 20 - Halifax 0. Transmitter: Moorside Edge, 200 kW transmission. Rugby League result. Topical sport broadcast: 'Inside Edge' with Rob Bonner.
• 14 May: 1958 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Solvesborg transmitter, 600 kW transmission. English programme: 'Sixty Degrees North' with Sara Larsch, Swedish Youth Culture, Techno art.

• 14 May: 2011 UTC: 1197 - 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Music : The Police - 'Every Breath You Take'. Ad break. Highlights of this morning's 'Russ And Jono's Breakfast Experience'.
• 14 May: 2017 UTC: 1386 kHz: Voice of Russia Transmitter site: Bolshakovo or Kaliningrad, 2500 kW transmission. Classical music.
• 14 May: 2023 UTC: 1440 kHz: Radio Netherlands Dutch language broadcast via RTL Marnach, LUX (Luxembourg). 1200 kW transmission.

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My Medium Wave Archive, Autumn 1995

1995 is where this visit to my radio listening archives takes us, to October and November of that year. These logs focus only on the Medium Wave band.
Before the logs, housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

October 1995: Medium Wave

• 24 October [1995]: 1905 UTC: 531 kHz: Leipzig, Germany, 100 kW transmission, music, male and female voices.
• 24 October: 1908 UTC: 549 kHz: DLF (Deutschlandfunk) News broadcast in German via Thurnau transmitter, Germany, 200 kW. Listening on a Hitachi TRK 5854 E receiver.
• 24 October: 1912 UTC: 558 kHz: RNE 5 (Radio Nacional Espana 5) Sports broadcast.
• 24 October: 1915 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 500 kW transmission from Tullamore, Republic of Ireland. Interference from Berlin (100 kW) and RNE 5 (Spain). RTE programming: Music 'Fairground' Simply Red. 'The Arts Show' with Mike Murphy.
• 24 October: 1950 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 Music from U2 'Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me'.

• 24 October: 1951 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Scotland [BBC Radio Solway] Football: Rangers - Aberdeen.
• 24 October: 2020 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio 4 via Tyneside (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) transmitter. 'Science Now' Interference. Peter Evans the host. Telephone 0800 044 044. Announcement regarding Long Wave Transmitter problems.
• 24 October: 2050 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE 2FM Music from Oasis: 'Wonderwall' taken from the album '(What's The Story) Morning Glory ?' Dave Fanning. Sleeper 'What Do I Do Now' Boo Radleys, Smashing Pumpkins. Ads: HMV, Top 30 Request Show. 21 UTC News: Gerry Adams, John Huhme, site for sale in Cork, 26000 in employment, heavy rain. Rugby: Ireland 6, Cook Islands 12. Coca-Cola Cup, Scottish football: Rangers 0 - Aberdeen 0.
• 24 October: 2120 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC For Europe (BBC World Service) via Orfordness, 500 kw transmission. 'Britain Today' followed by 'Meridian'.
• 24 October: 2145 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York Music: Fleetwood Mac.
• 24 October: 2150 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio 10 Gold Lopik, Holland. Music: Toni Braxton 'Breathe Again'. Bryan Adams '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You'. KC & The Sunshine Band 'Please Don't Go'. Smokie 'Living Next Door To Alice'.

• 24 October: 2215 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live via Droitwich, 150 kW. Saatchi & Saatchi.
• 24 October: 2225 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio 4 'The World Tonight' via Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland, 10 kW.
• 24 October: 2245 UTC: 963 kHz: Radio Finland Music from Dallas Wayne & The Dimlights. Finnish environment. UN is needed more now. Finnish President. Israel.
• 24 October: 2306 UTC: 1053 kHz // 1089 kHz: Talk Radio UK James Whale, Ann on the phone, Alan from London. Ads: TeamTalk, 'Breakfast With Bates' Simon Bates.
• 24 October: 2325 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden via Solvesborg, Sweden. 600 kW.
• 24 October: 2330 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Annie Lennox 'No More "I Love You's"', Ad break, The Rembrandts 'I'll Be There For You', Kate Bush 'Babooshka'.

November 1995: Medium Wave

• 28 November [1995]: 2135 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Excellent Reception. 'Sixty Degrees North': Swedish Ministry allegedly took political donations in connection with Thai Shipyard; Young people committing suicide in Sweden increases; Music: Sandra Anderson investigates changes in music including work by a producer with ABBA. Sound manipulation; North Sweden descends into 24 hour darkness.
• 29 November: 1720 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. 'Sixty Degrees North': Swedish Government arranges a congress designed at stamping out child porn; Swedish Defence minister writes that Swedish troops do not need to join the Bosnian NATO force; 'Money Matters' with Al Simon: Swedish Krona. Welfare state: Interview with an economist.

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Medium Wave: March 2017

ANOTHER Sunday afternoon, another selection of radio broadcasts I have heard. From the logbook, an evening of broadcasts heard on Friday 3 March 2017. Housekeeping notes for those new to these posts: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz) and transmission powers in watts or kiloWatts (kW).

March 2017 : Medium Wave.

• 3 March: 1813 UTC: 639 kHz: CRo2 Dvojka, Czech Republic. Strong to good reception, 1500 kW via Prague. 'Radio Club Junior' with Klara Novakova and guest David Svoboda, a London 2012 Olympian. Music, speech including the phone-in segment of the show, various greetings in the Czech language, including the informal 'Ahoj'. Music, speech.
• 3 March: 1835 UTC: 639 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain. Good reception, up to 600 kW via various transmission sites. Speech from a female, brief speech from a male, female speaking at length. Male speech with ID: 'Radio Nacional Espana'. Music: Leonard Cohen?.
• 3 March: 1856 UTC: 657 kHz : Rai RadioUno, Italy. Good reception, 100 kW via Pisa. 'Zapping' - A programme dedicated to looking at the week's news in small segments: Male in studio, male on phone. Male and female voices.

• 3 March: 1924 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York, UK. Strong to moderate reception, 500 watts via Fulford, York. Music from George Harrison 'My Sweet Lord', female host - Georgie Spanswick, talking about what is coming up on the show and the topic of a 'free lunch' - Listener reaction with food and drink related stories, reaction from Simon with a red wine story. Text: 81333, Idents for Georgie Spanswick and BBC Radio York. Music: Jackson Five 'I Want You Back'. Traffic + Travel report - Call in on 0330... Music: Eric Carmen 'Hungry Eyes'. Call the show on 0345... [Notes: BBC Radio York was the dominant broadcast on the channel. The above QSL card, verifying reception in 1996, is from my collection.]
•  3 March: 1954 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain. Strong to moderate reception, 600 kW via Seville. Strong, clear, male speech, music (a Zither!). Time signal for 20 UTC. Female speech - News headlines? Speech is TOO QUICK for me to understand the words! Brief speech from male, female continues speaking. News from France: Marine Le Pen. Feeds from the Friday night football fixtures. Female completes the bulletin, handover to new programme with males. Music: Fatboy Slim 'Praise You'.
• 3 March: 2016 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live, UK. Strong to good reception, up to  150 kW via Droitwich, Worcestershire / 50 kW via Stagshaw, Northumberland. The 'Friday Football Social' - Studio guest is Michail Antonio. Live updates from current sporting fixtures: Leeds United v Birmingham City; Cricket: West Indies 147-4 against England in Antuiga; Rugby League updates. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) talking about being called up for England and life as a Premier League player. 2030 UTC news update: Northern Ireland politician Mike Nesbitt has resigned.

• 3 March: 2048 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio Four, UK. Good to moderate reception, 10 kW via Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland. 'Test Match Special' - West Indies v England LIVE from Antigua. A West Indian wicket had fallen just as I tuned in, the next Windies batsman is now at the crease and the over has begun. Male commentator with female summariser.
• 3 March: 2116 UTC: 738 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain. Good to moderate reception, 500 kW via Barcelona. Male and female Spanish voices, female speaks of Casablanca.
• 3 March: 2137 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria, UK. Moderate to poor reception, 1 kW via Brisco, Carlisle. Music from Rod Stewart 'Maggie May', speech from Georgie Spanswick, speaking to a female on the phone about her plans for the weekend.

• 3 March: 2155 UTC: 756 kHz: Radio Romania Actualitati, Romania. Moderate reception, 400 kW via Sibiu, Romania. Male speech, folk music, male voice with ID, off air at 2200 UTC.
• 3 March: 2205 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria, UK. Moderate reception, 1 kW via Brisco, Carlisle. [BBC Radio Cumbria 'in the clear'] Two Beatles songs back to back: 'Please Please Me' and 'Penny Lane' on the 'Decades Show' with Joe Costin. Music: The Strawbs 'Part of the Union'. Val Armstrong with the lyrics quiz 😊 Music: Bonnie Tyler 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'. ["Joe Costin: The World's Oldest Man" - R. Nankivell]
• 3 March: 2230 UTC: 774 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain. Good to moderate reception, 20 - 100 kW via various transmission sites. Male conversation at length, includes a clear mention of Brexit!

That concludes the logs for March 2017.

Until the next time, keep listening!

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Listening to the radio.

FIRST of all, welcome to December. Thoughts with those who have been involved in the Cumbrian floods, as a result of Storm Desmond.

This post leads with the logs of listening to the Tropical band late November, followed by logs of the Medium Wave band in early December. As always, times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz).

24 November 2015 (Tropical band):

• 2011 UTC, 3415 kHz : Shannon Volmet (Republic of Ireland). Fair to poor reception, Shannon Volmet, also known as Shannon Aeradio, North Atlantic Communications. Female voice reading data - 'Zero, Zero' - Service for weather reports and other information at Shannon Airport, Republic of Ireland. Continuous weather reports for the airport and times: 'Zero - Six - Zero - Zero'. To 2022 UTC.
• 2044 UTC, 3955 kHz : KBS World Radio (Seoul, South Korea). Fair to poor reception. German language service to Europe via Woofferton, UK. Speech from males (OM) and females (YL) in the German language. Music, speech: Sport - Boxing? Music, speech from male. To 2051 UTC.
• 2123 UTC, 5000 kHz : NIST Radio Station WWV (Boulder, Colorado, USA). Fair to poor reception. Time Signal broadcast, fluttery reception. To 2127 UTC.

3 December 2015 (Medium Wave):

• 1630 UTC, 639 kHz : CRo2 (Prague, Czech Republic). Good to fair reception. Two males in conversation. 750 - 1500 kW transmission via Prague, TCH (Czech Republic). Speech, audio stab, speech includes telephone interview. Czech language programme. To 1652 UTC.
• 1720 UTC, 666 kHz : BBC Radio York (UK). Good to fair reception. Male host speaking to representatives of a hospital support group - See more on the BBC York Facebook page. ID for BBC Radio York. Trailer for 'Northern Powerhouse' programme. BBC York traffic and travel. ID and time check. Music: Roy Orbison 'Only The Lonely'. North Yorkshire Christmas drink drive campaign launched, interview with the Deputy Chief Constable. 1730 UTC news: Military action in Syria. Sport: York City Football Club, non-league football in the FA Vase competition. Gary Neville joins Valencia. FIFA Committe. Snooker in York: Robertson v Higgins. Hockey. 500 watt transmission via Fulford, York. Weather update with Paul. To 1736 UTC.
• 1748 UTC, 684 kHz : RNE Radio Nacional (Seville, Spain). Fair reception. Male speech in Spanish, including sound effects of emails being received, text messages and voicemails - Including speech from a female. 600 kW transmission via Seville, Spain. Male and female speech, music. Time signal for 1800 UTC, IDs by female and male voices at the top of the hour. To 1800 UTC.
• 1824 UTC, 693 kHz : BBC Radio 5 Live (UK). Strong to good reception. Male host speaking to correspondent with regards to British Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU. 'Drivetime with Tony Livesey and Anna...'. Mass shootings in California. News headlines at 1730 UTC. Sport headlines: Gary Neville is the new Valencia manager. FIFA vice President David Gill and committee meet in Zurich, Switzerland. Snooker. Hockey. Weather and travel updates. 50 kW transmission via Stagshaw, Northumberland (North East England). Football promo. UN climate change conference continues in Paris. How can the UK reduce food waste? To 1840 UTC.

• 1850 UTC, 711 kHz : France Info (Rennes, France). Strong to good reception. French speaking female mentions 'Supermarché', also a mention of US President Barack Obama. Male speech, female speech - Travel update? Male voice: Sport with Bernard. ID at the top of the hour (1900 UTC). Continuous speech in a roundtable discussion. 300 kW transmission via Rennes, France. News headlines at 1915 UTC: Californian shootings, terrorism. To 1911 UTC.
• 1923 UTC, 720 kHz : BBC Radio 4 (UK). Fair reception. 'Front Row' (Arts programme). Male host speaks to female guest - An actress. The host brings in another male who introduces a song from a soundtrack. 10 kW transmission via Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland. Male vocalist talks about being inspired by Marvin Gaye and Nat 'King' Cole. To 1934 UTC.
• 2110 UTC, 738 kHz : RNE Radio Nacional (Barcelona, Spain). Good reception. Male speaks of Alexis Tsipras, the Greek Prime Minister. ID. Female speaks of terrorism. 500 kW transmission via Barcelona, Spain. Female speaks of Barack Obama. Music: Adele. Male speaks of Adele, her current album is '25'. To 2121 UTC.
• 2132 UTC, 756 kHz : Deutschlandfunk (Germany). Good reception. Classical concert, loud applause. German speech, female 'Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra', also 'New York Philharmonic Orchestra'. Next piece plays. Transmission via Ravensburg (100 kW) or Braunschweig [Brunswick] (200 kW). Classical piece from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra continues. Female host: 'Royal Philharmonic Orchestra'. Tone. Two 'Deutschlandfunk' ID's. Female speech: Corruption of FIFA, new arrests, links to the USA. To 2145 UTC.

• 2152 UTC, 756 kHz : BBC Radio Cumbria (UK). Fair reception. Male host promoting Georgie Spanswick (presenter). Music: 'Best of My Love'. ID for BBC Radio Cumbria, 2200 UTC news: Reaction following the implementation of RAF military action in Syria. Aftermath of the shootings in California. David Cameron seeks reform of the EU. Breastfeeding mum has baby taken off her. Ian Timms with news headlines here in Cumbria - Roads and railways affected by rain and flooding. BBC Radio Cumbria IDs - "Take care if out and about" - Ian Timms. Music: UB40 'Red Red Wine'. 1 kW transmission via Carlisle. Music: Roy Orbison 'Dreams of You'. 'Lilliburlero'. Text the studio. New music from Elton John, new music from Little Mix.. To 2210 UTC.
• 2231 UTC, 765 kHz : BBC Essex (UK). Poor reception. Music: Paul McCartney and Wings 'Silly Love Songs'. Male speech: "Hello to Bob, he's a truck driver just starting the night shift, so this is Bob's morning show". Music: Little Mix 'Love Me Like You'. Facebook task: 'Four Seasons or Three Degrees'. Text message; Email: "Could you please play my fab five?" Music: Frank Sinatra 'You Make Me Feel So Young'. 500 watt transmission via Chelmsford, Essex. Music: Glen Campbell 'Dreams of the Everyday Housewife', Michael Buble: 'Home'. To 2244 UTC.

I do hope that is comprehensive enough. Take care, catch up soon.

February 2008: Medium Wave Logs.

THE following broadcasts were heard by me on the Medium Wave band, Saturday 23 February 2008:

0842 - 0928 GMT, 567 kHz, RTE Radio One, Tullamore transmitter, Ireland. 'Farm Week' programme. Website here. (Farm Week webpage)

0950 - 1030 GMT, 585 kHz, BBC Radio Scotland, Dumfries transmitter, Scotland. 'Sports Weekly' programme. Website here. (Sports Weekly webpage)

1151 - 1203 GMT, 603 kHz, BBC Radio Four, Wrekenton (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) transmitter, England. 'From Our Own Correspondent' programme. Website here. (From Our Own Correspondent webpage)

1216 - 1230 GMT, 657 kHz, BBC Radio Wales, Wrexham transmitter, Wales. Rhod Gilbert programme. Website here. (BBC Wales Rhod Gilbert webpage)

1254 - 1320 GMT, 666 kHz, BBC Radio York, Fulford (York) transmitter, England. Richard Allinson albums programme. Website here. (BBC York Richard Allinson webpage)

2045 - 2101 GMT, 675 kHz, Radio Maria Nederland, Lopik transmitter, Holland. Continual music programme. Website here. (Radio Maria Nederland homepage, Dutch language)

2126 - 2136 GMT, 684 kHz, RNE 1, Seville transmitter, Spain. Live La Liga football: Sevilla v Real Zaragoza. Website here. (RNE homepage, Spanish language)

2140 - 2151 GMT, 693 kHz, BBC Radio Five Live. Live Six Nations Commentary with Ian Robertson, France 13 - England 24. Website here. (podcast link: Matt Dawson’s 6 Nations Rugby)

2208 - 2214 GMT, 711 kHz, France Info, Rennes transmitter, France. Report from Stade de France, Paris, of the Six Nations Rugby Union result: France 13 - England 24. Website here. (France Info report of France - England, French language)

2223 - 2235 GMT, 720 kHz, WDR, Langenberg transmitter, Germany. Music and speech. Website here. (WDR Radio homepage, German language)

2241 - 2248 GMT, 720 kHz, BBC Radio Four, Lisnagarvey transmitter, Northern Ireland. Round table discussion programme. Website here. (BBC Radio Four homepage).

Those are the logs for February 2008, I hope you find the weblinks interesting too!