My FM Archive: November 1997

A sunny Sunday afternoon and another visit to my radio archive - What more could you ask for? This post brings you logs of the FM band twenty years ago: November 1997.

Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in MegaHertz (MHz). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

November 1997: FM

• 8 November [1997]: 2126 UTC: 88.1 MHz: BBC Radio 2 David Jacobs, Michael Crawford 'When I Fall In Love'.
• 8 November: 2130 UTC: 90.3 MHz: BBC Radio 3 Susan Tomes ? Classical music.
• 8 November: 2134 UTC: 92.5 MHz: BBC Radio 4 Professor Steve Jones with reference to the arts and science. 'The Hydro' followed by 'Classics with Kay' Profile of Gracie Fields.

• 8 November: 2147 UTC: 94.7 MHz: BBC Radio Scotland Main transmitter site: Sandale, with Dumfries transmitter opt-outs. Music.
• 8 November: 2150 UTC: 95.2 MHz via Kendal, 95.6 MHz via Sandale: BBC Radio Cumbria Bob Preedy's 'Hot Country'. (Country music broadcast).
• 8 November: 2156 UTC: 96.4 MHz: CFM Carlisle. Music.
• 8 November: 2158 UTC: 96.9 MHz: The Bay Lancaster. Music: 'I'm Not In Love' 10cc, 'Return To Sender' Elvis Presley. [22 UTC] Bay News: Louise Woodward trial, tenth anniversary of Enniskillen bombing. Anti-American protests in Baghdad. Basingstoke Chlorine Gas alert. Sport: Great Britain win rugby league contest, football: Hibs, Blackburn, Leeds United. Lottery roll-over. Weather: showers, 5°C 41°F. Music: The Police 'Message In A Bottle', Hot Chocolate 'You Win Again', Simply Red 'Something Got Me Started'.
• 8 November: 2224 UTC: 97.7 MHz: BBC Radio 1 'Westwood' Radio 1 Rap Show with Tim Westwood.
• 8 November: 2230 UTC: 99.9 MHz: Classic FM 'The Classic Quiz'.

Letterhead of the Classic FM Engineering Information release from the Radio Authority, 1992.

• 8 November: 2230 UTC: 100.4 MHz: Jazz FM Music: Leon Parker 'All My Life '84'. Write to Jazz FM, The World Trade Centre, Exchange Quay, MANCHESTER M5 3EQ Music: Joyce 'Banana '80'. Ad for Sellafield Visitors Centre. Jez Nelson is the host.
• 8 November: 2257 UTC: 100.7 MHz: Century FM 'phone-in with Stu Macfarlane. [23 UTC] News: Louise Woodward trial, Gerry Adams apologises for Enniskillen bombing. Queen at Remembrance Service. Spice Girls manager sacked. Weather.

November 1998: FM

• 16 November: 2328 UTC: 92.5 MHz: BBC Radio 4 'Aerial Views' Jennifer Cox visits Vatican Radio and talks to Sean Lovett of the English Service.

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My DX Archive: Spring 1995

THE clock has just passed 8pm on the evening of Sunday 1 April 2018, Easter Sunday, so may I wish you a Happy Easter!
Welcome to another visit to my radio listening archives, this time taking a look to the Springtime of 1995, the months of March, April and May of that year.

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

March 1995: Medium Wave

• 2 March [1995]: 2130 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Netherlands Introduction: Publications 'On Target' and 'Receiver Shopping List' now available. World News with Jackie Spears: Barings Bank, Nick Leeson. UN forces leave Somalia. Weather, 'Newsline' Michelle Ernsting: Italian PM in court. 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks and Diana Jansen: Test transmissions from Radio Netherlands, Radio Denmark on air in English for one week in March. Christian Voice on air.

March 1995: Short Wave

• 5 March: 1130 UTC: 7295 kHz: Radio Denmark via Norway. News: UNICEF suspend staff, Chinese election. Argentina holds talks with the UK regarding The Falklands/Islas Malvinas. Shooting in Palestine. Shimon Peres hosts a discussion between Israel and Jordan. World Social Summit is held in Denmark. Strong to good reception.
• 6 March: 1130 UTC: 7295 kHz (41m): Radio Denmark Strong to good reception. World Social Summit broadcast in English. News: Elections in Hong Kong and Estonia. Satellite photography of Iraq, military exercises in the Gulf. 42 die as ferry sinks. 'World Wide Watch': USA: Police shoot a criminal, woman killed in zoo. Financial news: Japanese & US currency. Barings Bank bought by ING, Nick Leeson sends a fax to Singapore news agencies. Chinese currencies. The World Social Summit opens today in Copenhagen. Weather, traffic: roads in & around Copenhagen are currently very busy. English broadcast concluded at 1142 UTC, Danish broadcast begins.
• 7 March: 1130 UTC: 7295 kHz: Radio Denmark Strong to good reception. World Social Summit broadcast in English. News: US Ambassador talks of sanctions against Iraq. Muslims may plan attacks against the US. Rumoured assassination plot of the Egyptian President. Financial news: The US Dollar & the Yen. Boeing objects to the US funding of Aeroflot.

March 1995: Long Wave

• 12 March: 1750 UTC: 216 kHz: Radio Monte Carlo via Roumoules RMC transmitter, 1400 kW transmission. Music: Ini Kamoze 'Here Comes The Hotstepper', French speech, French language music. Music: Rednex: 'Cotton Eye Joe'.

March 1995: Short Wave

• 14 March: 2009 UTC: 5995 kHz: Radio Moscow - The Voice of Russia. News: Chechnya. Music. 'Mailbag'? Space programmes of Russia and the USA.
• 14 March: 2034 UTC: 6180 kHz: BBC World Service News: The Spanish-Canada 'fish war'.
• 14 March: 2040 UTC: 7260 kHz: Radio Australia Pakistan joins South East Asia trading policy charter. News headlines: American astronaut boards rocket launching from the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). 'International Report'. Music from a CD.
• 14 March: 2103 UTC: 9615 / 9670 / 9690 / 9765 kHz: Deutsche Welle 'European Journal' from Cologne: Clashes between police and crowd in Istanbul. Turkey to enter the European Union.
• 14 March: 2126 UTC: 11725 kHz: Radio Havana Cuba News headlines: Journalists & Writers Union Awards. Cuban & Iranian governments develop links.

Radio Havana Cuba QSL, March 1995

• 14 March: 2150 UTC: 11800 kHz: Radio Japan 'Enjoy Japanese' lessons. 'Tokyo Pop In': 'A Sky Full Of Happiness'.
• 14 March: 2210 UTC: 12080 kHz: Voice of America VOA English to Africa 'Now Music USA' 22-2230 UTC.
• 14 March: 2240 UTC: 6055 kHz: The Voice of Russia 'Culture of The Arts'.
• 14 March: 2245 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Trailers for 'Megamix' & 'Sports International' tomorrow at 2115 and 2215 UTC respectively. 'Sports Roundup': Five in custody over Premier League match fixing: Bruce Grobelaar, Hans Segers, John Fashanu, Fashanu's girlfriend and a Malaysian businessman. Chelsea beat Bruges 2-1 on aggregate in European competition.
• 16 March: 1150 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Schedules for summer season broadcasts from Radio Netherlands, BRT Brussels, DW, new satellite television broadcasts to Europe. News from America: United States Information Agency to close? VOA may join State Department. Broadcasting in Africa. Two new Grundig Yacht Boy sets - YB207 and YB217 - on the market. Norway to rent out shortwave broadcast transmitters. More summer schedules. Mike Bird propagation report.

• 16 March: 1617 UTC: 6175 kHz (49m): Radio France Internationale Political news: French President. Azeri Civil War (Azerbaijan).

March 1995: Medium Wave

• 21 March: 1054(?) UTC: 1089 kHz: Talk Radio UK Caesar The Geezer taking calls from listeners.

March 1995: Short Wave

• 23 March: 12 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks discusses plans for D A B (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio.
• 23 March: 1845 UTC: 15265 kHz: RNB Brazil News on 'Brasilian Report': Changes in the foreign exchange rate. Central Bank to reduce interest rates. Government to evaluate constitutional reforms on a council. New medicines are manufactured in Cuba & Brazil. Trade deficit in Brazil? Mexico has trade problems. 'Brasilian Panorama'.
• First ever reception of Voice Of The Mediterranean, Malta: 27 March: 1410 UTC: 11925 kHz: Moderate to poor reception. Music, religious message. Interview with a political statesman, classical music programme.

Voice Of The Mediterranean QSL, March 1995

March 1995: Medium Wave

• 28 March: 1810 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio One Tullamore, 500 kW transmission. Painting entitled 'Stag Hunt' purchased by an Irish museum. The picture was painted in Geneva. Ad break: Choir at the National Concert Hall. Discussion of television 'soap operas': 'Prisoner Cell Block H', 'Fair City', 'Glenroe'. RTE is based in Dublin, Ireland.
• 28 March: 1845 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Scotland Dumfries, 2 kW transmission. Accordion / Violin music.
• 28 March: 2030 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Solvesborg, 600 kW transmission. News with Bill Schiller: Yugoslav refugees will not be accepted in Sweden if it is safe for them to stay in Bosnia or Croatia. New parliament speaker in Finland, Air cabin staff strike in Iceland. 'Sixty Degrees North': Swedish peacekeepers in Bosnia. Swedish Central Bank raises interest rates. New medical research. Arctic ice melting.
• 28 March: 2054 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Music: The Pretenders 'Don't Get Me Wrong'.

April 1995: Medium Wave

• 3 April: 1945 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Music: Elton John 'Believe'.
• 3 April: 20 UTC: 1278 kHz: RTE Radio 2 Transmission from Dublin or Cork, Ireland. Dave Fanning with music by Lee McCarthy, Leftfield, Toni Halliday and Hole.

RTE (Radio 2) QSL, April 1995

• 3 April: 2054 UTC: 1368 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Newsline' Russia has no thoughts of joining NATO. Turkish Foreign Minister makes speech condemning Iraq.
• 3 April: 21 UTC: 1458 kHz: Sunrise Radio Southern England: News headlines: African Hutu tribes, footballer Eric Cantona, Prime Minister sacks front Bench politicians [Reaction by] (Tony Blair).
• 3 April: 2108 UTC: 1512 kHz: BRT Brussels carrying Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, Wolvertem transmitter, Belgium, 600 kW transmission. 'Brussels Calling' with Colin Clapson: Newspapers covering The Pope, Romanian Airbus A310 crash.

April 1995: Short Wave

• 9 April: 1132 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Happy Station' via the transmitter at Flevo, Holland: Jonathan Groubert recovers from the 'flu. Music from Tom Leer. Letters regarding Eric Beauchemin's 'Children of the Genocide' report. 'Fly-on-the-wall' report of the making of the 'Happy Station' show by Howard Shannon. Tribute to Kenny Everett, died 4 April 1995, Aged 51.

April 1995: Medium Wave

• 9 April: 18 UTC: 1314 kHz: Radio Norway International, Kvitsoy transmitter, Norway. 'Norway Now': News headlines. Norway takes over a Swedish food group. 'Scandinavian Star' sunk 6th April 1990, new vessel named 'Royal Voyager'. Report from the Norwegian Mountains. NRK reporter arrested. Report regarding Polar Bears. Report of bad weather in the UK. Norwegian farmers want to maintain their income - with Ostriches!

April 1995: Short Wave

• 12 April: 1827 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International English: Report by D. Hurd in Bratislava. European Summit. Euro-US Defence agreement treaty. Change in Slovak finances. Slovak & German tourism chiefs meet. 'Front Page of the Dailies' newspaper review: 60% of Slovak Cabinet don't attend press meetings. ✉

Radio Slovakia International QSL, April 1995 (Also see footnote)

• 12 April: 19 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Romania International English: Romanian delegation cancelled visit to Bosnia. The PLO wants the UN to patrol more of the Middle East. 'Press Review': Trade Union protest. Economy news. New exhibition in Paris. New book regarding World War 2. Report regarding the study of space.
• 12 April: 1921 UTC: 6120 kHz: Radio Finland Music by Suzanne Vega.

May 1995: Short Wave

• 11 May: 1148 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network': Dutch Church Services broadcast on 1116 kHz, 07-15 UTC (Sunday?). BBC now has internet address. News from VOA, Capital Radio, BFBS, Voice of Vietnam. RTE Radio One has new broadcasts.
• 11 May: 1919 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America: 'Newsline' Does Israel have nuclear arms? Diseases spreading in Africa. Report by the World Health Organisation in Geneva regarding Zaire. Sports news: Hamburg tennis: Andre Agassi, Michael Stich. Football: Jurgen Klinsmann is leaving Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich. 'Now Music USA': Bono, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Tony Bennett. Tracks: Boyz II Men 'Dear Mama', Bryan Adams 'Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman'.
• 11 May: 1947 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International 'Report From Austria' Austrian Arch Bishop travels to Rome, to meet the Pope. 14% of babies born in 1993 were to foreign non-Austrian parents. Austria supplies new medicines.
• 11 May: 2002 UTC: 6950 kHz: China Radio International Korea holds talks with USA regarding a nuclear treaty. British Government meets Sinn Fein tomorrow (Wednesday) in London to discuss disarming the IRA. Table tennis report. Report from Japanese climbers. World news headlines: New clashes in Kashmir. Mine collapse in South Africa traps miners. New Chinese policy regarding Hong Kong.

• 14 May: 1445 UTC: c.15 MHz: First-ever reception of Radio Jordan, Amman: Strong to good reception. Music from M C Hammer 'Pray', Take That 'Another Crack In My Heart'. News at 15 UTC: National debt to be written off, Jewish housing in Jerusalem, UN investigation in Iraq, Ibola virus in Zaire. 'Listeners' Choice': Music from Debbie Gibson, Duran Duran, 2Unlimited. Birthdays.
• 28 May: 1155 UTC: 9650 kHz (31m): Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. Wet weather in the UK. 'Happy Station' Report from the Cannes Film Festival, details of a new song recorded by Bryan Adams, music from the Rolling Stones' album 'Some Girls'. Steven Speilberg donates two hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars to the Anne Frank Foundation. Ajax Amsterdam FC are European football champions.
• 28 May: 22 UTC: 9675 kHz (31m): Radio Exterior de Espana English Service, Madrid, Spain. Strong to good reception. News headlines: Spanish General Election, Bosnia. 'Visitors Book' Interview with American writer and poet Mr Lavine.

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THE entry for 12 April 1995, the log for Radio Slovakia International, is followed by the QSL card verifying that reception and I included the blue envelope and noted "(Also see footnote)" to the caption for the QSL card, leading to this point, as I now share a letter from Bratislava in reply to my reception report, where the station kindly sent me a T-shirt, which included the emblem of the station's logo, which you can see on the QSL card and the letterhead below.

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Season 2017/18: The Season So Far - Part 8

WELCOME to the Easter weekend, with this post being composed on the evening of the final day of March 2018. Carlisle United Football Club's fixtures for March have been completed; The final fixture of the month played twenty four hours ago on the afternoon of Good Friday - Yep, we've made it to that bonkers Bank Holiday fixtures time of the season. This post will bring you the fixtures through to the end of the season in a moment, but first...

March 2018: Results

Saturday  3rd: League Two: United 2 - Grimsby Town 0
Saturday 10th: League Two: Exeter City 1 - United 1
Saturday 17th: League Two: United 2 - Crawley Town 2
Saturday 24th: League Two: United 1 - Cambridge United 1
    Friday 30th: League Two: Cheltenham Town 0 - United 1

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Important away win today. Eight unbeaten now going into a big game against Lincoln at Brunton Park on Monday - see you all there! 💙 #cufc

A post shared by Carlisle United (@officialcufc) on Mar 30, 2018 at 9:50am PDT

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April 2018: Fixtures

Monday   2nd: League Two: United v Lincoln City (3pm)

Saturday  7th:  League Two: Swindon Town v United (3pm)

Saturday 14th: League Two: Morecambe v United (3pm)

Saturday 21st: League Two: United v Luton Town (3pm)

Saturday 28th: League Two: Port Vale v United (3pm)

May 2018: Fixture

Saturday 5th: League Two: United v Newport County (3pm)

It is most likely the next post (Part 9) will follow the fixture on May 5th. Who knows what the above fixtures will bring...!

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C'mon Ye BLUES!!

My DX Archive: Winter 1994-95

WELCOME to the first day of British Summer Time, a week prior to Easter 2018 and Reporting From The Fox Tower is delighted to take you back to winter - To the winter of 1994-95, with the latest visit to my radio listening archives, on this occasion, December 1994 through to February 1995.
Click here for the link to the preceding post, Autumn 1994.

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

December 1994: Short Wave

• 15 December [1994]: 1155 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands. Strong to good reception; Very slight interference from German language broadcasters both -10 kHz and +10 kHz of the frequency. 'Media Network': Broadcasting in Rwanda. Radio Moscow 65th anniversary, visit to Radio Moscow, history of the station, now known as The Voice of Russia. Some languages to be cut. Interview with head of the Broadcast Centre, Moscow.
• 17 December: 1930 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International. 'Best of Radio Slovakia International': The new Slovakian coalition government. Violin music. Letter: A bad weekend in the Bratislavan Mountains. To 20 UTC.
• 17 December: 20 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague (Spanish).
• 17 December: c.20 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle News: Seventeen dead on German roads today. 'Sports Report' Germany v Albania tomorrow. Football scandals: Milan boss banned from club. Malaysian football scandal. Other sport: Ski, athletics. 'A Week in Germany' Government gives support to NATO in Bosnia. UNESCO presents report in Bonn.
• 17 December: 2025 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Music USA' Jazz. 'Rubber legs' Williams. Duke Ellington.
• 17 December: 2043 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'Meridian' Music festival in Ghana. Edward Butler. Sarajevo cinema reopens. New stage show in Berlin features music from the 1950's. Simon Fanshawe. 21 UTC: 'Newshour': Chechnya.

• 17 December: 2140 UTC: 7150 kHz: Radio Moscow - The Voice of Russia 'Kaleidoscope' Music by Mozart. Letters: Unfavourable comments regarding frequencies, change of name of the station, closure of broadcasts during daytime hours. Testing of the first Soviet atom bomb. 22 UTC: News headlines.
• 17 December: 2215 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Broadcast to North Africa (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) 'Jazz For The Asking'.
• 17 December: 2323 UTC: 11955 kHz: BBC World Service News headlines: The Conservative Party (Government) revives gambling: Premium Bonds, football pools, The National Lottery. QE2 refurbishment. Cattle on ferries. Sunday Press Review. Sport. 'Newsdesk' at 2330 UTC. Broadcast to the Far East.

December 1994: Medium Wave

• 21 December: 1842 UTC: 1179 kHz MW: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. 'Sixty Degrees North' Bill Schiller visits the Stockholm Christmas Market. 'Money Matters' Al Simon reviews the Swedish economy. Increase in Phonecards in Sweden. 150th anniversary of the Co-operative movement in the UK.
• 21 December: 1902 UTC: 1512 kHz MW: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Strong to moderate reception. News: Reduction in crime in Belgium. Students protest. Belgian paratroopers acquitted in court. Belgian sports people of the year: Male table tennis player, female swimmer. Weather: Fair. 'Press Review': Government in crisis? 'Belgium Today': Cattle receive hormones. 'The Arts': Liz Sanderson visits a doll museum in Antwerp. 'Green Society': Belgium is a leading grower and exporter of Christmas trees, including the 'Blue Spruce'. Broadcast to 1930 UTC.

December 1994: Short Wave

• 25 December: 1150 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. Christmas Day edition of 'Happy Station' presented by Jonathan Groubert, including a musical Christmas card from Poland, a recording from 1958 - The commercialism of Christmas and news stories regarding Santa Claus and the Christmas post.

Radio Netherlands QSL, Christmas Day 1994

• 29 December: 12 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Media Network' with Jonathan Marks, Feature programme regarding jingles. Jingles played from BBC Radio One and BBC Radio Two. Interviews with Top Format in Holland and Jam in Dallas. 'Jingle collectors' in Europe and the US, piracy of jingles. Broadcast news: ORF Austria to close medium wave broadcasts. KOL Israel to close? Propagation report from Mike Bird in Australia.

January 1995: Short Wave

• 15 January: 1927 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International 'Slovakia Today' highlights Slovakia's neighbouring countries, 'Listeners' Tribune' Letters from Mark Pitchman, Australia; Mr Snider, USA; Mr R C Taylor, Scotland; Ms Savage, USA; Laurence Ward, USA; Mr Tilley, USA; Donna Ellis, UK; India; Peggy Meddows, UK; Ukraine; Mr Rabu in the UK; Arthur Blossoms, UK. 1995 calendars and T-shirts are available to listeners.
• 15 January: 1958 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle News: Politician seeks appraisal of East Germany. The Bonn Government should not support Yeltzin. 1996 may see trading changed in Germany. Remembrance service in the former East Germany. Space capsule launched in Japan.
• 15 January: 2021 UTC: 6055 kHz: Adventist World Radio - AWR-Europe. 'Lifestyle' magazine on AWR. AWR in London: 'Wavescan' (DX programme) features the first AWR broadcasts seventy years ago.
• 15 January: 2034 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Broadcast to Europe 'Europe Today' New Austrian Government.
• 15 January: 21 UTC: 9615/9670/9690/9765 kHz: Deutsche Welle News including war in Europe, fighting in Somalia, UN soldiers held hostage in Mogadishu. Pope John Paul II visiting the Far East. Attacks in Israel.

Deutsche Welle QSL, 1995.

• 15 January: 2112 UTC: 9860/9895 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Euroquest' with Rina Miller.
• 15 January: 2118 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' with Hugh Prysor-Jones.
• 15 January: 2159 UTC: 11750 kHz - 11955 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' close of programme. 11750 kHz to South America, 11955 kHz to Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea.
• 15 January: 2230 UTC: 7220 kHz: Radio Budapest 'DX Programme'.

January 1995: Medium Wave

• 19 January: 2130-2155 UTC: 1386 kHz MW: Radio Netherlands (Interference from Trans World Radio on 1395 kHz) 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks with information of jamming in Iraq, letter from North Carolina regarding numbers stations. AWR to expand into Latin America, Paraguay. News of developments on the World Radio Network. News from Kigali and India. Competition. European DX Council conference in Denmark. Sri Lanka to send new programmes to the Middle East in Filipino.

January 1995: Short Wave

• 22 January: 1535-1550 UTC: 7260 kHz: Radio Australia Moderate reception. 'Fine Music Australia' with Ivan Lloyd: The Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra.

ABC Radio Australia QSL, January 1995

• 31 January: 2130 UTC: 6040-6070 kHz: Voice of America 'World Report' featuring Jim Herriot's 'On This Day In History'. Lisa Macadams & Susan Clarke present 'World Report'. President Clinton. Chechnya. Sonia Pace reports from Paris.

February 1995: Short Wave

• 2 February: 1200-1213 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Media Network' with Jonathan Marks and guest, Jim Cutler.
• 9 February: 1152 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Increase in programme reaction. During floods in the Netherlands, Radio Netherlands provided news details to twenty-two stations around the world including ABC New York and BBC World Service. Veronica Wilson reports on the radio scene in Africa: BBC, Voice of America, Radio France Internationale work on relays and community projects in the continent. News: Talk Radio UK launches Tuesday 14 February 1995.

February 1995: Medium Wave

• 12 February: 1830 UTC: 1179 kHz MW: Radio Sweden 'Sounds Nordic' with Keith Foster. Music news: 'ABBA Gold' is the highest selling CD in Russia. Music festival in Cannes, France.
• 12 February: 1909-1918 UTC [7:09pm-7:18pm UK time]: 1053 kHz MW: Test transmissions from Talk Radio UK.
• 13 February: 1822 UTC [6:22pm UK time]: 1053 kHz: Test transmission from Talk Radio UK.

Talk Radio UK QSL, 1995 

February 1995: Short Wave

• 13 February: 1830 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague Czech language to Europe.
• 13 February: 1837 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Special English' with Tony Riggs: News from Mexico and Brasilia. 'Development: This Is America' Stan Busby reports. World population increase.
• 13 February: 1854 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Sport with Keith Foster: NHL hockey in Canada, golf in the Canary Islands. Nick George closes the broadcast.
• 13 February: 19 UTC: 6105 kHz: Radio Romania International Romanian president meets his Lebanese counterpart. Belarus ratify treaty. Israel & PLO hold talks. Attacks in Algeria, International Security conference in Bucharest. Earthquake in Alaska.
• 13 February: 1925 UTC: 6110 kHz: Radio Moscow - The Voice of Russia. 'Commonwealth Update', News at 1930 UTC: Chechnya. Yugoslavia: 21 Serbs in court. Agreement between Russia and Slovakia is signed. 'News in Brief'.
• 13 February: 1945 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Business News with David Ward.

Radio Austria International QSL, February 1995

• 13 February: 20 UTC: 6180/6195 kHz: BBC World Service News headlines from London, followed by 'Health Matters'.
• 13 February: 2012 UTC: 7260 kHz: Radio Australia Allan Border approached with a bribe before a Cricket match. Low count of Iron in Australia.
• 13 February: 2037 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service English to Europe & The Commonwealth of Independent States. 'The Vintage Chart Show': Stevie Wonder - 'For Once In My Life', Fleetwood Mac - 'Albatross', The Move 'Blackberry Way', The Chart: 1974.

February 1995: Medium Wave

• 13 February: 22 UTC [10pm UK Time]: 1053-1089 kHz: Test transmissions from Talk Radio UK: Caesar The Geezer 'phone-in 0345 10 53 89 First call from Kevin of Ilkeston, Derbyshire. First ad: Coca-Cola, 2230 UTC.
• 20 February: 1515 UTC: 774 kHz MW: BBC Radio Leeds Good to moderate reception. 'Real Lives' with Mo James, featuring a husband & wife who run a theatre company. Music: 'She's Not There', 'Robin of Sherwood' by Clannad. 'Time saving travel': AA Roadwatch: M62, A6120.
• 20 February: c.22 UTC: 1053-1089 kHz: Talk Radio UK [first week of full transmission] Caesar The Geezer and Dixie. Postal address: Talk Radio UK, 76 Oxford Street, LONDON W1N 0TR.

February 1995: Short Wave

Radio Canada International 50th anniversary QSL, February 1995

• 25 February: 1430 UTC: 11915 kHz: Radio Canada International Good to moderate reception via Sines, Portugal. News: President Clinton visits Canada, Radio Canada International is 50 years old today. 'Innovation Canada': Worldwide tourism, Bob Johnston reports. 150th anniversary of the 'Ottawa Citizen', now on the internet.

Radio Canada International 50th anniversary QSL, February 1995

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My DX Archive: Autumn 1994

Radio France Internationale QSL, September 1994

SPRINGTIME has finally arrived in the parishes surrounding the Fox Tower, the snowdrops are in bloom and here on Reporting From The Fox Tower, I am taking this opportunity to celebrate the season of autumn, with memories of radio broadcasts from September, October and November 1994.
Catch up with memories of Summer 1994 here.

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

September 1994: Short Wave

• [Sunday] 11 September [1994]: 1625-1645 UTC: 6175 kHz: Radio France Internationale. Strong to moderate reception. 'Focus on Asia': France, China, USA, Korea. 'Club 9516': 'Woodstock' competition. Record request: Yossou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry '7 Seconds'. Penpals: Todoca Gabriel of Romania, Bill Kazoupi of Chicago IL USA. News Quiz: 'Who Am I?' Spanish winner of the 1994 Tour De France. (Miguel Indurain). Radio France Internationale postal address. Record request, 'Radio Recipe'.
• 14 September: 1905-1920 UTC: c.6000 kHz: Radio Budapest, Hungary. 'Comment': Chinese-Hungarian relations. Hungarian buildings renovated with help from Japan. Hungarian television. Football.
• 14 September: 1923 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International. Discussion regarding CO2 emissions. James Mason interviews Sir Michael. 'NewsNet' programme, news headlines: Bosnian conflict. Crimea. Algerian president to release prisoners.
• 14 September: 1941 UTC: 6180-6195 kHz: BBC World Service. 'Europe Today' featuring news of Prime Minister John Major.
• 14 September: 1951 UTC: 7285 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw. NATO & Warsaw Pact soldiers meet, lady dumps her baby. 16 & 17 year old boys face courts. Memories of Poland under Nazi occupation.
• 14 September: 2003 UTC: 7345 kHz: Radio Prague. English to Europe. British guest visits Czech Republic. Czech National Bank funds IMF. 'Calling All Listeners' feature Messrs Casper, Bartle, Port, Wells.

Radio Prague QSL, September 1994

• 14 September: 2026 UTC: 9615 kHz: Deutsche Welle. Jewish High School opens in Central Berlin. DW postal address. 'Headcrash' feature: James Mason of Swiss Radio International and a professor elaborate on the 'Worldwideweb' and 'Internet'. Deutsche Welle will soon be on the 'world wide web'.
• 14 September: 2105 UTC: 9640 kHz: Radio Moscow. Georgian refugees return to Aphazia. United Nations Security Council maintains sanctions against Iraq. Cuban minister reforms financial planning. Cuban-US dialogue. US-led forces control Haiti. 'Focus on Asia & The Pacific': Korean peninsula mourns Kim Il Sung. India rejects Kashmiri help. UN view of Yugoslavia.
• 14 September: 2142 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service. English to France: 'Newshour': Korean (nuclear) reactors.
• 14 September: 2211 UTC: 15070 kHz: BBC World Service. English to Turkey: 'World Business Report'.

Letter from Paris, winning a T-shirt!

October 1994: Short Wave

• 16 October: 1150 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands. 'Happy Station' Strong to good reception. Rosemarie Ninaber leaving 'Happy Station' and Radio Netherlands. Classical music. Tribute to Rosemarie, followed by interview. Phone call from Pete Myers, recorded tribute by Tom Meyer. Jonathan Groubert & Rosemarie close the show.

October 1994: Medium Wave

• 16 October: 2130 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Netherlands. *New on this frequency* New publications from Radio Netherlands announced. News headlines: Chancellor Kohl wins German elections. Trouble in Israel. [Satellite link to transmitter fails. Following a period of silence, broadcast is back on air; telephone connection] Jacki Spears read news. 'Happy Station' with Jonathan Groubert: Dance music. Classical music, Rosemarie Ninaber.

October 1994: Short Wave

• 20 October: 1852 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Newsline' Palestine Liberation Organisation and Israel, elections take place in West Bank and Gaza Strip. 'Research File' World Health Conference, Paris, France. Results of a smoking survey in the British Medical Journal, interview.
• 20 October: c.19 UTC: 6055 kHz: Voice of America 'VOA News' Correspondent visits bomb site in Israel: Tel Aviv. News from Egypt. Worldwide weather report. United Nations envoy to Yugoslavia talks of plans for Croatia.
• 20 October: 1934 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria Market links between Austria and South America. Religious difficulties block Euro unity. Austrian girls lose self-esteem after adolescence, due to treatment in schools.
• 20 October: 1946 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'The Farming World' covers Albania, Slovakia.

KOL Israel QSL, October 1994

• 20 October: 2015 UTC: 9435 kHz: KOL Israel 'Studio 3' Books and music, 'Art Focus' Israeli artists.

October 1994: Medium Wave

• 25 October: 1715 UTC: 1197 kHz: Voice of America Interference from UK broadcaster Virgin 1215, which also operates on 1197 kHz. VOA to Europe on Medium Wave. 'VOA News' Economic institute report from Bonn, Germany. Wednesday's weather in selected cities. 'Newsline' Unrest after suicide bombing in Sri Lanka, report from South Asia Correspondent.
• 25 October: 1722 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. 'Sixty Degrees North' Swedish development corporation brings Danida and other international organisations together under one umbrella. Interview with a Social Democrat charged with heading the new organisation.

November 1994: Short Wave

• 16 November: 1440 UTC: 11950 kHz: Radio Canada International Strong to good reception. Canadian weather report. 'Spectrum' Jim Craig. North America National Hockey League strike, Canadian teams including Winnipeg join the strike. NHL team goes to Moscow to play the Spartak Moscow team.

November 1994: Medium Wave

• 17 November: 2135 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Netherlands (216 metres) Strong to good reception. News read by Carol van den Ring: Albert Reynolds (Irish President) resignation. Explosions in Israel. Weather. 'Newsline' with Robert Green: Mr Reynolds' resignation. European Union delegates visit Japan regarding trade. Protests in East Timor, Indonesia. Fifth anniversary of the 'Velvet Revolution' (Czechoslovakia becomes Czech Republic and Slovakia).

  

  NHK Radio Japan QSL, 1994

  'Media Network': Radio Free Kenya. VOA Bethany relay station closes. Focus on broadcasts to and from Indonesia. News from New Zealand. Mike Bird's solar report. Jonathan Marks closes the broadcast.

November 1994: Short Wave

• 25 November: 2152 UTC: 11925 kHz: Radio Japan (also 6055 kHz via Skelton) Japanese company imports American books including 'Debt Of Honour' by Tom Clancy. 'Book Beat' followed by 'Tokyo Pop-In' to 22 UTC.

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My DX Archive: Summer 1994

THE irony, after a week of some of the heaviest snowfall in the parishes surrounding the Fox Tower, that this blog should bring you a post referring to Summer. Welcome, one and all, to memories of the Summer of 1994, as heard via radio broadcasts from the World over.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 1994 : Medium Wave

• 1 June [1994]: 2145 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden. Strong reception. '60° North': Sweden's image abroad. 'Money Matters': Industries. Address: S-105 10, Stockholm, Sweden. Receiver: Zeon Tech AC-100.

June 1994: Short Wave

• 5 June: 1812 UTC: c.5 MHz: Radio Norway International. Strong to moderate reception. Bosnian refugees in Norway. Norwegian football. 50th Anniversary of D-Day.
• 26 June: 1916 UTC: 6120 kHz: Radio Finland. Finnish Conservative Party is looking for a new leader.
• 26 June: 20 UTC: 9760 - 9770 kHz: Voice of America. News: French paratroopers in Rwanda. Presidential election in the Ukraine. News from Sarajevo & Hungary. Belgian Prime Minister is denied Presidency of the EU by the UK. David Chadwick read the news. 'Concert Hall': 'West Side Story'.
• 26 June: 2035 UTC: 15070 kHz: BBC World Service. English Service directed to Turkey. 'Brain of Britain' with host Robert Robinson and contestants Mr Thompson, Mr Evans and Mr Havercroft.
• 26 June: 21 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait. English to Europe on shortwave, 1341 kHz to the Gulf. News roundup: The Emir, Grand Prince & Prime Minister mourn Hebron Mosque massacre. Financial update. Radio Kuwait signing off - Midnight in Kuwait, 10pm in the UK, 21 UTC.

Radio Kuwait QSL

• 26 June: 2103 UTC: 9690 kHz: Radio Romania International. English news: Ukraine elections. Belgian PM denied Presidency of the EU. Fighting in Somalia, Rwanda. Afghan troops take land. Bosnian troops will not take part in a meeting. Football World Cup: Romania will face USA. Colombia v Switzerland. 'Frankly Speaking' feature: FIFA football World Cup. 'Radio Pictures': Male talks of trees.
• 26 June: 2126 UTC: 41m: Radio Moscow. Joe Adamov concludes 'Adamov's Mailbag'. 'Music From Moscow'. News: Ukraine elections. Russian PM plans external investment. 'Culture & The Arts'.
• 26 June: 2149 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International. David Ward interviews a Jazz musician. Music by Strauss.
• 26 June: 2258 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden. Alan Pryke closes the 'In Touch With Stockholm' programme with classical music.  Vatican Radio also audible on a nearby frequency.
• Thursday 30 June: 1133 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands. News: Fighting in Kabul, Afghanistan. Fighting between police & demonstrators in Bangladesh. Britain & China agree on transfer of military sites. China will scrap democratic changes in Hong Kong in 1997. Government changes in Japan. Six UN observers abducted in Liberia. Sport: Football world cup: Holland progress to second round: Holland 2 - Morocco 1, Saudi Arabia 1 - Belgium 0. 'Newsline' with Ginger Da Silva: European court case over trade embargo with Greece. British Monarchy. 'Media Network': Radio Free Asia to China, Radio Free Europe, VOA. Germany sends transmitters to Mozambique. UNESCO launches Rwandan station. Caller from UK on answerline. Offshore radio feature: Veronica, Atlantis, Nordzee, Monique, Antwerp. UK stations: Capital, Radio London, Caroline, Mi Amigo. Radio Paradise. Propagation Report from Mike Bird in Australia.

July 1994 : Short Wave

• Monday 25 July: 1948 UTC: 9700 - 9760 kHz: Voice of America. The Magazine Show. Listeners Letters. Walk for Justice. Oppressed races in the USA.

Voice of America QSL, July 1994

• 25 July: 20 UTC: 9795 kHz: Radio Moscow: English News. Bill Clinton to meet Estonian President in Moscow. Georgian leader V S Aphazia comments on UN sanction. Russia sends aid to Zaire. Leaders of Israel & Jordan meet in Washington. 'Moscow Mailbag' with Joe Adamov.

August 1994 : Medium Wave

• Sunday 14 August: 2030 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden. 'Sounds Nordic' presented by Keith Foster: Letter from London, 'Acid Jazz' music. Report from the Stockholm Water Festival. Music by The Cardigans, interview with Nina. Competition: "Which Beatles album first featured 'Don't Let Me Down'?"

August 1994 : Short Wave

• Tuesday 16 August: 19 UTC: 6040 kHz: V O A News: Plutonium found in Germany. 'Carlos The Jackal' appears in court in Paris. Two Rwandan refugees killed by Zaire troops. Israeli troops asked to leave Lebanon. State of Emergency announced in Sri Lanka.
• 16 August: 1958 UTC: 9770 kHz: Swiss Radio International. 'Carlos the Jackal' in Court. US National bank reports 4% change in interest rates. Colombia's Prime Minister cleared of criminal charges.
• 16 August: 2020 UTC: 9920 kHz: China Radio International. Industrial & financial news. Central, German, Swiss & Hong Kong banks to invest in China.
• Tue 16 August: 2038 UTC: 11630 - 11870 kHz: Radio Moscow. 'Yours for the asking' music request show: Ian Blair of England. Elvis Presley 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Love Me Tender'. Seventeenth anniversary of Elvis' death. Music from Acker Bilk.

Radio Moscow QSL, August 1994

• 16 August: 21 UTC: 11940 kHz: BBC World Service. English to Mid & South Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia & Zimbabwe. 'Newshour' on the air.
• Sunday 28 August: 1140 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands. Strong reception. 'Happy Station' broadcast. Music from Sister Sledge 'We Are Family'. Jonathan Groubert introduces Howard Shannon who reads letters. Phone call from Jonathan's Mum. Music: 'Sunrise, Sunset'.
• 29 August: 08-0815 UTC: c.17900 kHz (18 MHz / 16m): Radio Pakistan. Strong to good reception. News headlines: China - US agreement, war in Bosnia. River levels. Readings from the Koran in Arabic, followed by English translation.
• 29 August: 0830-0840 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands. Strong to good reception. 'Network Europa' Howard Shannon: Bosnians reject peace plan. Germany: Kohl attacks SDLP. Ireland: Sinn Fein statement. Africa: Hutu people murdered in Rwanda. Asiawatch organisation claims China transplants prisoner's organs.

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I hope you have enjoyed these memories of the Summer of 1994. Feedback would be gratefully received! Please use the comment feature below. Thank you.

Season 2017/18: The Season So Far - Part 7

FEBRUARY has been quite a busy month for Carlisle United Football Club, the fixtures for the month have been concluded and the look ahead to the springtime fixtures of March and April are what the Club are concentrating on now, with the possibility of reaching the League Two play-offs in May, for the second consecutive year.
In a moment, the fixtures for March, but first, the results for February.

February 2018: Results

Saturday 3rd: League Two: Wycombe Wanderers 4 - United 3
Saturday 10th: League Two: United 1 - Colchester United 1
Tuesday 13th: League Two: Notts County 2 - United 1
Saturday 17th: League Two: United 2 - Chesterfield 0
Tuesday 20th: League Two: Barnet 1 - United 3 [Rearranged fixture from January 6th]
Saturday 24th: League Two: Yeovil Town 0 - United 1

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March 2018: Fixtures

Saturday 3rd: League Two: United v Grimsby Town (3pm)

Saturday 10th: League Two: Exeter City v United (3pm)

Saturday 17th: League Two: United v Crawley Town (3pm)

Saturday 24th: League Two: United v Cambridge United (3pm)

Friday 30th: League Two: Cheltenham Town v United (3pm)

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Please note the final fixture of March takes place on the afternoon of Good Friday, at the beginning of the Easter weekend.

As always,

C'mon Ye BLUES!!

2018 on the air.

BRINGING you more recent radio logs here on Reporting From The Fox Tower, with broadcasts received over these first seven weeks of 2018.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW).

Short Wave: January 2018

• [Monday] 29 January [2018]: 1519 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR, USA. Good to fair reception, English to Europe, Middle East, Americas via WWCR-2, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Music with vocals, a lot of noise on the channel. Male speaks of 'God, the most merciful', 'Our God' - "Have you been careless about Christ? Have you forgotten about God?" WWCR programming shows Ray McMahon 'Jesus Is Our Shepherd' / Michael Guido 'The Sower'. Female speech, new programme at 1530 UTC: Male with prayer at the start of the programme, "The almighty God of Heaven". Speech continues, regarding armageddon. Reading verses from the Bible, speaking of 'wickedness' and 'refusing to repent'. Reading of chapters of Revelation from the Bible. WWCR programming shows Larry Gilmore 'Christlife Servant Leadership Ministry'. Logged to 1539 UTC.
• 29 January: 1602 UTC: 17730 kHz: Eye Radio, South Sudan. Faint reception of female speech, muffled against noise. Poor reception. Female speech continues, male speech. [Sources show Arabic / English via Issoudun, France] Logged to 1608 UTC.
• 29 January: 1615 UTC: 17640 kHz: BBC World Service, UK. Female and male speech, broadcast lost to noise. [Sources show English via Ascension, 250 kW] Logged to 1620 UTC.

Medium Wave: February 2018

• [Tuesday] 13 February [2018]: 1938 UTC: 1566 kHz: BBC Somerset, UK. Good to fair reception, 1 kW via Taunton, Somerset. Music from Albert Hammond 'The Free Electric Band', female host with time check "It's twenty to eight", interview with female guest, lots of laughter. Georgey Spanswick with an interview broadcast on BBC Radio Derby. Music: Robbie Williams 'Millennium' Time check "Ten to eight on the BBC" Contact details, speech regarding the preceding interview with Samantha, who was a lead in the Rio Carnival. Logged to 1951 UTC.
• 13 February: 1952 UTC: 1566 kHz: Vahon Hindustani Radio, Holland. Good to fair reception, via Den Haag, Netherlands (Holland). Asian music, male speech, Asian music with female vocal. Male speech at 20 UTC (news?) speech included India and Goa. Jingles, male speech, web details. Speech in Dutch at 2005 UTC. Music with male vocal at 2006 UTC. Logged to 2010 UTC.
• 13 February: 2014 UTC: 1575 kHz: RAI Radio 1, Italy. Strong to good reception, 30 kW via Genova Portofino, Italy. Male speech at a sporting event - Football? FAST speech in commentary! Dominant broadcast on this channel. Logged to 2027 UTC.

[Football update: The football covered by RAI Radio 1 could have been that evening's Champions League match: Juventus v Tottenham Hotspur. Elsewhere that evening: Notts County v Carlisle United.]

• 13 February: 2049 UTC: 1584 kHz: Panjab Radio, UK. Strong to good reception, 200 watts via Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, North London. Music with a very strong subcontinent feel - Male speech with reference to locations in London, contact details? Continued male speech. ID for Panjab Radio news at 21 UTC: Sexual offences, Oxfam aid workers, six week old baby dies. Sport update. "This is Panjab Radio on 1584 AM" ID, top of the hour ads: Tourism, driving lessons, Punjabi restaurant, The Black Prince Maharaja Tour. ID, music, male speech, with broadcast details: Medium wave, satellite, contact post code? Music under speech. Logged to 2113 UTC.
• 13 February: 2117 UTC: 1593 kHz: Bretagne 5, France. Strong to fair reception, 10 kW via Saint-Goueno / Collinée, France. Acoustic singing from a male, followed by another male, singing lead with a band. French language. Brief female speech in French. Music, female vocals with some lyrics in English: "There is nothing I can do / To save you from yourself". Female speech, music: Ed Sheeran 'Shape Of You'. Music from a band which also includes bagpipes! Male vocals. Logged to 2131 UTC.
• 13 February: 2137 UTC: 1602 kHz: KBC Radio, Holland. Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Pietersbierum / Harlingen, Netherlands (Holland). Music: Bruce Springsteen 'I'm On Fire', Eric Carmen 'All By Myself'. Co-channel interference from SER Cartagena, Spain. Logged to 2153 UTC.
• 13 February: 2237 UTC: 1692 kHz: Norwegian Coastal Radio, South, Norway. LGQ Rogaland, Norway. Navigational warnings and weather, ice. Broadcast at 2233 UTC. Muffled speech. To 2244 UTC.

DX Extra

• 13 February: 2250 UTC: 648 kHz: Radio Caroline, UK. Good to fair reception, 1 kW via Orfordness, Suffolk [Community Radio]. Music: Status Quo 'Something Bout You Baby I Like', Small Faces 'My Mind's Eye', ID 'Online, on your mobile, Radio Caroline'. Music: Billy Idol 'Hot In The City', Roger Daltrey 'Walking In My Sleep'. Promo for the Radio Caroline website - Use online stores to donate to Caroline, promo by Roger 'Twiggy' Day for his show. ID 'This is Europe's first album station, Radio Caroline'. Music: Stereophonics 'Maybe Tomorrow'. Logged to 2318 UTC.

Thanks for listening!

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My DX Archive: Spring 1994

WELCOME to the second Sunday of February, a busy sporting Sunday with the Winter Olympics underway, the Six Nations Rugby tournament continuing and football fixtures being played. We are also days away from Valentine's Day, which will also mark the midpoint of the month.

Reporting From The Fox Tower takes you back to March 1994, as the starting point of memories of the Springtime of that year, for the logs of radio broadcasts heard at the time.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 1994 : Medium Wave

• 15 March [1994]: 1945 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four, UK. Feature regarding abortions in the USA.
• 15 March: 2004 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE 2FM, Republic of Ireland. Sports Update, 'That Petrol Emotion' in concert tonight.
• 15 March: 2006 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service, UK. News: UK tried to stop Sweden, Finland, Austria and Norway entering the EU. Troubles in Estonia.
• 15 March: 2012 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five, UK. Live football: Arsenal 0 - Torino 0 (Half Time).
• 15 March: 2035 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five, UK. Live football: Arsenal 0 - Torino 0 (Second Half).

• 15 March: 2038 UTC: 1053 kHz: BBC Radio One, UK. Dance music. Also broadcasting on 1089 kHz.
• 15 March: 2055 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden. Music programme.
• 15 March: 21 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio 1215, UK. News: UK to get another national commercial radio station - Speech / talk / phone-in based programming. Music: James 'Sit Down', Pearl Jam 'Jeremy'.
• 15 March: 2115 UTC: 1386 - 1494 kHz: Radio Moscow, Russia. Listeners Letters: Letter from Northern Ireland.

March 1994 : Short Wave

• 17 March: 20 UTC: 5920 kHz: BBC World Service, UK. News headlines in 'News English' followed by Ukrainian service.
• 17 March: 2010 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle, Germany. English for Europe 20 - 2050 UTC. Meeting of the Anglo-German Association. Today's German papers: EU to find fishing rights for Germany. Mark Rossman: 'Hits in Germany': Bruce Springsteen, Tori Amos, D:Ream. DW investigates St Patrick's Day celebrations in Cork. Also available on 7170 kHz, 9615 kHz & Astra 1A satellite. Address: 50588 Cologne, Germany. 'Germany Today' ends, 'Tourism' programme.
• 17 March: 2145 UTC: 9750 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour'.

Radio Moscow QSL, 17 March 1994

• 17 March: 2205 UTC: 9890 kHz: Radio Moscow News: Russian MIG 29s to fly in South America. Demonstrations in French cities over social policies. Pakistan may join the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Fire extinguished at Ukrainian nuclear plant.
• 17 March: 2225 UTC: 9915 kHz: BBC World Service English to the Caribbean 'Network UK' Rugby sport.

March 1994 : FM

• 20 March: 1650 UTC: 89 MHz FM: Manx Radio (Isle of Man) Good reception. 'Solid 60s Show' Helen Shapiro. News: Helicopter crash in Northern Ireland. Colin Parry (Father of IRA victim Tim Parry) places a white carnation in Warrington. The family of Jonathan Ball also attend.

April 1994 : Short Wave

• 4 April: 1615 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Feature regarding Swedish Children's television: Barney Bear, Alfie Atkins, Pippy Longstocking.
• 14 April: 1134 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands (Holland) Strong to good reception. News: Rwanda. Weather: Sunny. Newsline: Greece in the European High Court. Media Network: Jonathan Marks saw Phil Collins in concert on Saturday. Deutsche Welle relay in Kigali. BBC, Adventist World Radio, WCSN and TV Radio Marti, on UHF, in Florida & Cuba.
• 15 April: 1847 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Special English', 'Mosaic'. Wartime memories from a man who was in his '20s at the time. Letter from a listener in Malawi, 'how do you choose names for kids?'.

Voice of America QSL, 15 April 1994

• 15 April: 1855 UTC: 6100 kHz: Radio Yugoslavia Female host talks of writers and the Baltics, Greece. Next broadcast: 2030 UTC, 9620 kHz.
• 15 April: 1910 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'Outlook': Man tries to buy an aircraft.
• 15 April: 1916 UTC: c.7195 kHz: Radio Romania International Press Review. Electoral campaigns, several European countries to take part in 'World Trade 94'.
• 15 April: 1942 UTC: 9760 kHz: Voice of America English to Europe via Gloria (Portugal) 'The Magazine Show' Monday hosts the Boston Marathon. Pat Bodner previews the race, including a runner from 1928, Johnny Kelly. 100th anniversary of a recording by Betty Smith.
• 15 April: 1958 UTC: 9765 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Listeners Special, music. Letters from Wisconsin, Puerto Rico, Holland. L Groubert from Cincinatti, USA. Letter from Japan, in Japanese. D J Powell from Switzerland. American listener asks how he could work on shortwave radio. Iranian geography: 62000 miles. Male & female host. Letter from India. Postal address: PO Box 33 34 Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran. Programme close at 2025 UTC.
• 15 April: 11 UTC: 9535 kHz: Swiss Radio International, Switzerland. Strong to good reception. News: US helicopters, Rwanda. 'Dateline': Italian politics, UN in Yugoslavia, Japanese politics, World Health Organisation leads fight against polio.

Swiss Radio International QSL, 15 April 1994

• 15 April: 2030 UTC: c.9410 kHz: BBC World Service 'Science in Action' to Africa.
• 15 April: 2035 UTC: 9615 kHz: Deutsche Welle 'German by radio' female host, verbs.
• 15 April: 21 UTC: 9700 kHz: Radio Bulgaria News: Military arms to pass through Bulgaria. No change in former Yugoslavia. UN to send equipment to blue helmets. German politician visits Bulgaria.
• 23 April: 0844 UTC: c.6295 kHz: Adventist World Radio Strong to moderate reception. Joanna Lim presents nutritional information, food magazine show. 'Lifestyle Magazine'. Address: AWR, 39 Brendan Street, London W1.
• 24 April: 1136 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Happy Station' with Pete Myers. Strong to good reception. Telephone call. An Indian man gets married today. Music from Madonna. Gerry MacDuff writes from Canada. Letter from Martin Cowin, Cumbria, England - Me! - "Who puts the 'Happy Station' programme together?" Music from Ella Fitzgerald. Also heard at 1530 UTC.

May 1994 : Short Wave

• 14 May: 1913 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Newsline': Chancellor Kohl of Germany. Conference featuring Czech Prime Minister and the Danish foreign minister. President Clinton nominated Judge Brier for Supreme Court, Clinton hails change in South Africa. Transfer of power from Israel to Palestine. Report regarding the forthcoming soccer world cup, world cup postage stamps, US postage stamps of Elvis Presley. Music: 'Hound Dog'. 'Press Conference USA' reviewing Apple Macintosh computers.

• 14 May: 1956 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'From The Weeklies'. World news at 20 UTC: BBC Worldwide.
• 14 May: 22 UTC: 9445 kHz: Voice of Turkey News: Heavy fighting in Bosnia. Turkish-Cypriot community asks to be recognised. Heavy fighting in Azerbaijan. Refugees caught between Somalia and Yemen caught in rebel crossfire. 'Press Review': Neo-nazis fight in Germany. 'Outlook': EU meeting in Luxembourg. 'DX Corner': Lagos 1 on 4990 kHz, Chad on 4910 kHz. 4890 kHz - RFI. 05 UTC 4770 kHz Africa.

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Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower - And keep listenin'!

Season 2017/18: The Season So Far - Part 6

MANY may forget, as an FA Cup weekend continues, that league football does continue, this post is testament to that. Carlisle United Football Club have completed their January fixtures, so here are the results from the opening month of 2018:

January 2018: Results

Monday 1st: Sky Bet League Two: Mansfield Town 3 - United 1
Saturday 6th: FA Cup: United 0 - Sheffield Wednesday 0
Saturday 13th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Crewe Alexandra 0
Tuesday 16th: FA Cup (Replay): Sheffield Wednesday 2 - United 0
Saturday 20th: Sky Bet League Two: Stevenage 0 - United 0
Saturday 27th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Forest Green Rovers 0

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First visit to this beauty of a place in 2018 - And a win! @officialcufc 1 - Crewe 0.

A post shared by Martin COWIN (@martincowin) on Jan 13, 2018 at 3:40pm PST

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February 2018: Fixtures

Saturday 3rd: Sky Bet League Two: Wycombe Wanderers v United (3pm)
Saturday 10th: Sky Bet League Two: United v Colchester United (3pm)
Tuesday 13th: Sky Bet League Two: Notts County v United (7:45pm)
Saturday 17th: Sky Bet League Two: United v Chesterfield (3pm)
Tuesday 20th: Sky Bet League Two: Barnet v United (8pm) [Rearranged fixture from January 6th]
Saturday 24th: Sky Bet League Two: Yeovil Town v United (3pm)

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