My AM Archive: December 2014

 THE previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: April 2014, can be found here.

Like the previous post, which was reflecting on broadcasts heard Easter 2014, this post covers broadcasts heard in the period between Christmas 2014 and New Year 2015.

This post covers broadcasts heard Saturday, December 27, 2014.

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

December 2014 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 27 December [2014]: 2028 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Fair reception via Carlisle (Brisco) 1 kW.
  'BBC Introducing' with Nell Gordon [Became Nell Dunn after marriage]. Speaking to and playing music from new bands in and around Cumbria.
  Logged to 2036 UTC.
• 27 December: 2114 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  "The unmistakable sound of" Pipe bands.
  Good to fair reception. Most likely via Westerglen, Stirlingshire. 100 kW.
  Pipe bands.
  Logged to 2123 UTC.
• 27 December: 2140 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  'BBC Introducing' on BBC Radio Cumbria, "with an awesome signal!"
  Excellent to fair reception via Barrow in Furness, 1 kW.
  Nell Dunn with 'BBC Introducing', in conversation with a band. The band chooses to hear 'Tiny Dancer' by Elton John.
  ("Elton John will be performing at the Westmorland Showground, Kendal, in the summer of 2015")
  Co-channel interference.
  Logged to 2150 UTC.
• 27 December: 2206 UTC: 855 kHz: RNE 1  Fair reception of speech by two males in Spanish - RNE 1, possibly Murcia, Spain (RNE is Radio Nacionale de España). Music.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  Musical break is followed by speech by two males. Music.
  Previous logs include 300 kW via Murcia.
  Postal verification (re: 14 May 2010) indicates address as La Olma 27-29  30005  Murcia (Spain).
  Music.
  Logged to 2227 UTC.
  
• 27 December: 2230 UTC: 864 kHz: La City / France Bleu  Music: 'Venus' by Shocking Blue. Song by male vocalist. Speech by female presenter in French language. Music: 'That's The Way I Like It' K C And The Sunshine Band. ID in French. Music in French language: Male lead vocal, female backing vocal. Female with a link, followed by The Temptations 'Papa Was A Rolling Stone'.
  Excellent to good reception, 300 kW ? via Paris (presumed).
  Logged to 2254 UTC.

From the archives: Envelope from Radio Yugoslavia (Belgrade),
postmarked 2011.

• 27 December: 2317 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  "Massive party" Male presenter, ID, music: 'Stoned In Love' (Dance version) by Chicane featuring Tom Jones. Music: Rolling Stones 'Get Offa My Cloud'.
  Excellent to good reception, could be 100 kW via Washford (Somerset), 10 kW via Penmon, 5 kW via Tywyn. I'd say 100 kW.
  'One hit wonder: Junior Senior'. Final track: 'Tomorrow Never Knows' from 'Revolver' The Beatles.
  'Christmas Mixtape' now at an end. New presenter. Music: Kate Bush.
  Logged to 2337 UTC.
• 27 December: 2349 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI Uno  Music, followed by speech by a male presenter, in the Italian language.
  RAI Uno, 600 kW via Milan, Italy.
  Good to fair reception.
  Co-channel broadcasts.
  Logged to 2359 UTC.

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Medium Wave Logs, December 2014

THIS FINAL post of 2014 brings details of the evening of Saturday 27 December, which I spent tuning the medium wave band of my radio and here is what I heard (All times are UTC / GMT, frequencies in kHz [kiloHertz], power in kiloWatt [kW] ):

• 2028 UTC, 756 kHz, BBC Radio Cumbria, 1 kW via Brisco, Carlisle. Moderate reception. 'BBC Introducing' with Nell Dunn. To 2036 UTC.
• 2114 UTC, 810 kHz, BBC Scotland, 100 kW via Westerglen, Stirlingshire. Good to moderate reception. The best pipe bands of 2014. To 2123 UTC.
• 2140 UTC, 837 kHz, BBC Radio Cumbria, 1 kW via Barrow in Furness. Strong to moderate reception. 'BBC Introducing' with Nell Dunn - Music from Elton John. To 2150.
• 2206 UTC, 855 kHz, Radio Nacional de Espana, 300 kW via Murcia, Spain. Strong to moderate reception. RNE-1 with male host, speech and music. To 2227 UTC.
• 2230 UTC, 864 kHz, 'La City / France Bleu' (Presumed), 300 kW via Paris, France. Strong to good reception. Female host with Station ID and music. To 2254 UTC.
• 2317 UTC, 882 kHz, BBC Radio Wales, 100 kW via Washford or other sites. Strong to good reception. Christmas mixtape music. To 2337 UTC.
• 2349 UTC, 900 kHz, RAI Uno (presumed), 600 kW via Milan, Italy. Good to moderate reception. Male host, Italian language, music, possible co-channel interference.

I hope to browse the short wave band in the new year of 2015, bringing the results here, on Reporting From The Fox Tower. I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year!