My AM Archive: Autumn 2008: September

 MY AM Archive is a continual thread of my Medium Wave logbooks, bringing them online for posterity, and for other like-minded radio listeners to enjoy.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: BBC Radio Cumbria, Summer 2008, can be found here.

Note: My listening logs for Autumn 2008 were quite extensive, so this post brings logs for September 2008; A future post will bring logs for November 2008.

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

September 2008 : Medium Wave

• [Friday] 5 September [2008]: 1850 UTC: 1170 kHz: Magic 1170  Excellent to good reception; 320 watts via Stockton-on-Tees.  'Magic Seventies at Seven'  Music: Andrew Gold 'Lonely Boy'. Music: 'Harvest For The World'. 'I Can See Clearly Now' Johnny Nash.  Logged to 1858 UTC.
• 5 September: 1900 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden  Excellent to good reception; English to Europe via Solvesborg. Dave Russell with news: Female with Multiple Sclerosis imprisoned in home in Sweden. Green Party want to toughen rape laws in Sweden.
  Paralympic Games start in Beijing on Sunday. Albania v Sweden World Cup Qualifier; Sven Goran Eriksson features in Jamie Carragher's new book.
  Weather report.
  'Inside Sweden' Immigrants in Sweden: Female interviews male regarding which immigrants are more likely to be accepted than not. Male with recorded interviews with immigrants: Canadians, Somalis.
  [Logged with online reception report at http://www.sr.se/rs]  Logged to 1922 UTC.
• 5 September: 1931 UTC: 1188 kHz: Overspill of Radio Sweden on 1179 kHz (now broadcasting in Russian).
• 5 September: 1936 UTC: 1197 kHz: Virgin Radio - Absolute Radio  Rolling Stones, ID for 'Party Classics'  James Brown 'Living In America'. Poor reception; Multiple transmission sites. U2 'Desire'. Presenter: Tony Hadley.
  [Online report at virginradio.co.uk]  Logged to 1945 UTC.
• 5 September: 1951 UTC: 1206 kHz: France Info  Bordeaux, F [France] 300 kW. Good reception. Interference from Virgin / Absolute on 1215 kHz.  Female interpreter with French speech; Male speech: Sport: Tennis. Signal improves. Male speech regarding ABBA 'Mamma Mia'; report by male regarding movies. Female speech.  Logged to 20 UTC.

France Info [1206 kHz] logo.

• 5 September: 2005 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin / Absolute Radio  Ad for Vodafone; ad for Act On CO2; ad for Counting Crowes live. 'Party Classics' with Tony Hadley; also online: absoluteradio.co.uk
  Excellent to good reception; multiple transmission sites, most likely Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire, 200 kW. Music: Dexys Midnight Runners 'C'mon Eileen' [sic], ID. Music.  Logged to 2015 UTC.
• 5 September: 2021 UTC: 1224 kHz: "Stations pile-up, lead by 1215 kHz overspill."
• 5 September: 2025 UTC: 1233 kHz: Low-power Virgin / Absolute stations, 0.5-0.1 kW / 500-100 watts, Midlands! Fair to poor reception, multiple transmissions. Music: Bon Jovi 'Living On A Prayer'.  Logged to 2031 UTC.
  "Is the dance music I can now hear Radio 21 Liege, Belgium? Faded out."
• 5 September: 2037 UTC: 1242 kHz: Iggy Pop 'Wild one / Wild Child' on Virgin / Absolute Radio  Poor reception; Interference from France Info, Marseille, F [France]  150 kW.
  Virgin / Absolute transmission: 1 kW via Stockton-on-Tees. Music: 'We Built This City' Starship. 'Party Classics'  Logged to 2042 UTC.
• 5 September: 2048 UTC: 1251 kHz: "Propagation is affecting at least two stations I can hear, one music, one speech. The speech I think is Radio 747 from the Netherlands.  Logged to 2053 UTC.

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My AM Archive: May Bank Holiday 2008

MY AM Archive is a continual thread of my Medium Wave logbooks, bringing them online for posterity, and for other like-minded radio listeners to enjoy.

Logs of Short Wave broadcasts are also on this blog, under the My DX Archive thread.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Winter 2007-2008, can be found here.

Logs in this post are dated Monday, May 5, 2008.

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

May 2008 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 5 May [2008]: 0705 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio 4  Fair reception; 10 kW via Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland. News: Childline director says more should be done to help children. Medieval artefact to go on display. Paul Gascoigne involved in incident in West London hotel. Interview with an advisor of Gordon Brown. To 0717 UTC.
• 5 May: 0739 UTC: 747 kHz: Radio 747 / Radio 5  Old-time dance hall music, with speech in Dutch, from Holland. Fair reception; 400 kW via Flevoland. Male host, music, female caller on telephone. Music. To 0747 UTC.
• 5 May: 0753 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Gordon Swindlehurst, interview with crew member of Barrow in Furness Lifeboat, music: Texas 'Say What You Want'. Excellent to good reception; 1 kW via Carlisle.
  Traffic & Travel news: Martin Plenderleith, "4 minutes to nine" weather, motorways, cattle on Temple Sowerby bypass A66. A595-A596 road works, Ambleside gas works, Hilltop. Buses & trains: Virgin Euston - Birmingham New Street (Rugby - Milton Keynes). 0845 305 3939 Travel line. 0845 305 1122 to call Gordon & Martin.
  0800 UTC (0900 BST) news: Will Tillotson. Cocaine seized. Employers prosecuted for hiring illegal immigrants. Prisoners in open prisons. Gordon Brown gets support. Josef Fritzl is mentally ill. Business is down in Lakes. To 0809 UTC.
• 5 May: 0821 UTC: 774 kHz: BBC Radio Leeds  ID, music: Isley Brothers 'This Old Heart of Mine', male host, details of forthcoming guests on BBC Radio Leeds. Music: Randy Crawford 'Rainy Night in Georgia'. Male speech, ID for BBC Radio Leeds, caller to the station, mention for John.
  0930 (BST) traffic & travel: M62 / A62, junction of M1 ? ID for BBC Radio Leeds.
  Music: The Police 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic'. Fair reception; 500 watts via Farnley, Leeds. Male speech, ID, time check "25 to ten", Kate has contact the show. Music: Robbie Williams 'Let Me Entertain You'. Speech by male, music: Elton John 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me'. To 0838 UTC.

BBC Radio Leeds information pack, c.1997.

• 5 May: 0858 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  'Good Morning Extra' Male host, caller regarding overcrowding in prisons. Fair reception; 100 kW via North and / or Central Scotland.
  0900 (10 BST) news: Man in hospital believed to be father of dead children. Referendum in Scotland? Parents of young children passed out in Portuguese hotel room after heavy drinking, children in care. Typhoon overseas. Employers prosecuted for illegal immigrant workers. Aberdonians have bad lifestyle. Sport: Football: SPL, Euro, Prem. Snooker, cricket, tennis.
  Travel. Weather. To 0910 UTC.

• 5 May: 1125 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Val Armstrong live from the Isle of Man, interview with the former Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, Sir Miles Walker.
  Excellent to good reception; 1 kW via Barrow in Furness. ID from Val, traffic & travel news: M6 ok, A596, A595 road works. Birmingham New Street - London Euston rail works. 0845 305 3939. Trailer for TV Licensing. 'The Guide' Car boot sale at Lanercost Priory - Cartmel. May Day Carnival in Penrith. To 1141 UTC.
• 5 May: 1143 UTC: 855 kHz: BBC Radio Lancashire  Two men speaking on the subject of Cricket; Live coverage of Lancashire CCC! Fair reception; 1 kW via Preston. Lancashire v Scotland? Two man commentary team of cricket. To 1155 UTC.
• 5 May: 1204 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  Sport: Ronnie O'Sullivan leads snooker final, travel news from Wales, weather, ID for BBC Radio Wales, trailer for Wales national football team. Neil Kinnock presents part 7 of 'Alive & Kicking' history of Wales National football team: Failing to qualify for Euro 2004.
  Excellent to good reception; Up to 100 kW (1 kW Forden, Powys; 5 kW Tywyn, Gwynedd; 10 kW Penman, Gwynedd; 100 kW Washford, Somerset). To 1219 UTC.
• 5 May: 1228 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  Live football from the City Ground, Nottingham: Women's FA Cup Final: Arsenal Ladies v Leeds Ladies, 0-0 at 30 minutes.
  Excellent to good reception; Up to 200 kW (Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire).
  Leeds have a goal ruled offside. Mark Clemmitt at pitchside. To 1238 UTC.

• 5 May: 1357 UTC: 936 kHz: Fresh Radio  Music: Shaun Mullins 'Lullaby'. ID for website, ads: Skipton Self Store, Freshfields community care, Roger & Jim Car Radio Skipton.
  1400 (1500 BST) news: Trailer but no newscast! News ticker but no news, re-run of news ticker... News is on now. Cyclone in Burma.
  Excellent reception; 1 kW via Hawes, N Yorks. To 1405 UTC.

Google Street View of the 936 kHz transmission site.

• 5 May: 1423 UTC: 999 kHz: Magic 999  Ad for Sainsbury's, ad for Legal Discount, ad for Lufthansa, ID for Magic 999, music: Ben E King 'Stand By Me'.
  Fair reception; 800 watts via Longton, Preston - Blackpool. Music: Jackie Wilson. ID. Stevie Wonder 'Superstition'. To 1435 UTC.
• 5 May: 1447 UTC: 1053 kHz: TalkSport  traffic & travel update: Surrey, Bristol (M4), Oxfordshire (M40), Blackpool (M55).
  St James' Park: Newcastle v Chelsea, ko 4pm.
  Good to fair reception; Up to 500 kW (Droitwich).
  Text messages. Snooker Championship at the Crucible. Movies: 'Rocky' is voted best movie in sport circles. To 1456 UTC.
• 5 May: 1506 UTC: 1071 kHz: TalkSport  Speech regarding the relegation from The Championship to League One of Leicester City. Update from snooker: O'Sullivan v Carter.
  Fair to poor reception; 1 kW via Wrekenton (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne). To 1518 UTC.
• 5 May: 1525 UTC: 1089 kHz: TalkSport  Poor reception; Up to 400 kW [Presumed Brookmans Park]. Male speech. To 1530 UTC.
• 5 May: 1553 UTC: 1170 kHz: Magic 1170  Music: 'Mustang Sally'. ID for Magic, music: 'Listen To The Music' by The Doobie Brothers, male reading schedule for rest of today.
  Traffic & travel: Trailer 01642 607111. Ads: Sainsbury's home insurance. Magic Breakfast. Solicitor. British Gas. Barrett Homes. Island Cruises with Nick Wright.
  News (16 UTC / 17 BST): Mother pays tribute to her dead sons. Murders in Scotland, Leeds, Rugby, Warwickshire. Burma cyclone. Prince Harry receives medal. Russia to waive visa for Champions League final. Newcastle 0 - Chelsea 0 at start of second half.
  'Motown Magic' Good to fair reception; 320 watts via Stockton on Tees, Teesside. To 1615 UTC.

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