(Steamy) Wallpaper of the week, 25 March 2012

I HOPE you enjoy this image of a traditional steam train, situated just through the gates of the Appleby Heritage Training Centre, next to the Settle - Carlisle Railway Station, Appleby - in - Westmorland.

This photograph taken February 7, 2012.

Apologies for the lack of written articles over recent weeks, I do intend to catch up with a few things here on RFTFT in the near future - Please do bear with me! Until then, enjoy the sunshine.

Wallpaper of the week, 18 March 2012

ENJOY this springtime image of a horse having a snack in the Eden Valley.

Monday night is Skins night!

OKAY, so I couldn't think of a fitting title to this post, so I stated that if you're watching E4 now (10:20pm, Monday night) the popular television series 'Skins' is on the air. So that's the title over and done with, now here's what could have been the title:

Short Wave Logs, February 2012


Here are the radio stations I heard on Short Wave during an evening last week. Times in UTC / GMT, frequencies in kHz (kiloHertz):

• 1830 - 1850 UTC, 9420 kHz, Voice of Greece, Greek language to Europe and America. Male host, music.
• 1855 - 1910 UTC, 9430 kHz, BBC World Service, English to West and Central Africa via Woofferton [transmitting station], Shropshire, UK. News broadcast at 1900 UTC. BBC World Service on Twitter: @bbcworldservice
• 1910 - 1925 UTC, 9445 kHz, All India Radio, General Overseas Service, English to Europe, Africa. Male host, interview.
• 1930 - 2000 UTC, 9500 kHz, Radio Australia, English to Asia via Shepparton [transmitting station], Victoria, Australia. Breakfast with Radio National's Fran Kelly. Radio Australia News on Twitter: @RANews
• 2025 - 2035 UTC, 9600 kHz, China Radio International, English to Europe, Middle East, Africa via Kashi [transmitting station], China. 'China Drive' programme.
• 2045 - 2100 UTC, 9655 kHz, Deutsche Welle, English to Africa via Kigali [transmitting station], Rwanda. Female host, news. Deutsche Welle English service on Twitter: @dw_english
• 2120 - 2130 UTC, 9830 kHz, Adventist World Radio, English to Africa via Moosbrunn [transmitting station], Austria. Male preacher, sermon from Adventist World Radio Ghana. Adventist World Radio on Twitter: @awrweb
• 2145 - 2200 UTC, 9915 kHz, BBC World Service, English to West and Central Africa via Ascension Island [transmitting station]. 'Click' technology programme.

Wallpaper of the week, 20 February 2012

Just a little reminder that Eden FM, the community radio station for Penrith and the Eden Valley, is still broadcasting online at http://www.edenfm.co.uk

Please do take a moment to listen online!

Enjoy your week.

Wallpaper of the week, 12 February 2012

FOLLOWING the recent wintery weather here in Cumbria, I thought I would post a nice image of Brough Castle in the mist and snow, taken Christmas Day afternoon 2009. Enjoy.

Football and Radio updates

First up, the football results of Carlisle United matches played January 2012, followed by the radio stations I heard on Medium Wave during an evening of the same month.

The scores (all npower League One matches):

• Monday 2 January: United 3 - Sheffield United 2
• Saturday 7 January: United 4 - Leyton Orient 1
• Saturday 21 January: United 1 - Walsall 1
• Saturday 28 January: Hartlepool 4 - United 0

Fixtures for February 2012 are as follows:

• Saturday 4: United v Chesterfield (2-1)
• Saturday 11: Stevenage v United
• Tuesday 14: United v Tranmere Rovers
• Monday 20: Brentford v United
• Saturday 25: United v Yeovil Town

Good Luck to the Blues for the February fixtures.

The stations (all stations heard 2 January 2012, times in UTC/GMT, frequencies in kiloHertz):

• 1955 - 2010 UTC, 1377 kHz: France Info, French language via Lille, France, 300 kiloWatt transmission.
• 2025 - 2045 UTC, 1386 kHz: Euskadi Irratia, Basque language via Bilbao, Spain.
• 2120 - 2130 UTC, 1404 kHz: France Info, French language via Brest, France, 20 kW transmission.
• 2140 - 2155 UTC, 1413 kHz: Co-channel broadcasts: Premier Christian Radio, female preacher in English language via Heathrow or Dartford Marshes, 0.5 kW transmission / BBC Radio Gloucestershire, evening programme in English language via Bourton-on-the-water or Berkeley Heath, Gloucestershire, 0.5 kW transmission.

That's it, you're up to date.

Wallpaper of the week, 5 February 2012

THE first Wallpaper of February 2012 brings you an image of Brough Castle, which I hope you like.

Wallpaper of the Week, 23 January 2012

SEPTEMBER 30 2011 : These steps are from the Pumping House of Grassholme Reservoir at the bottom of the hill, to the road which crosses the wall of Selset Reservoir at the top of the hill.

Wallpaper of the week 15 January 2012

WALLPAPER of the week is an image of a sheep spotted on the land between Grassholme and Selset Reservoirs, 30 September 2011.

Wallpaper of the weekend

THE image this Friday evening is of Grassholme Reservoir, taken from the road crossing the dam at Selset Reservoir to the west of Grassholme. The reservoirs are off the B6276 Brough - Middleton-in-Teesdale road. This image was taken on the afternoon of September 30 2011. Enjoy.

Welcome to 2012!

MAY I begin this first post of 2012 by wishing you a Happy New Year and hope you enjoyed the festive period. I also now bring you the first 'Wallpaper of the week' for 2012 - This image was taken by me on 29th September 2011 on a bridleway which leaves the village of Dufton, Cumbria, to the east and joins the Pennine Way, leading to Peeping Hill and High Cup Nick. I liked the look of the old gate and the colours of the fields bring the picture to life. I hope you like it as much as I do. Happy New Year.

Results Round-up on New Year's Eve 2011 - 2012

WELCOME to the final post of 2011, which begins with Carlisle United's results for December:

Saturday 3rd : FA Cup Round 2 : Charlton 2 - United 0
Saturday 10th : npower League One : Scunthorpe 1 - United 2
Saturday 17th : npower League One : United 2 - Wycombe 2
Monday 26th : npower League One : Preston 3 - United 3
Friday 30th : npower League One : Huddersfield Town 1 - United 1.

May I take this opportunity to wish Rory Loy a speedy recovery after sustaining a broken leg during the Preston v United match, which took place at Deepdale on Boxing Day.

Staying on a sporting theme, memories go back to the summer and at Wimbledon, in the Ladies game, former champions were toppled and new stars shone. One of which is Miss Sabine Lisicki, pictured below, who is currently competing in a tournament in Auckland, New Zealand. Here she is pictured during some downtime:

Finally, may I take this opportunity to wish you a Happy New Year for 2012 and to thank you for reading RFTFT during 2011!

You are listening to Eden FM!

I have embedded the Eden FM Player here on RFTFT, the player is located in the left hand column. Enjoy the music and programmes and learn more by visiting the Eden FM website. Happy listening!

Merry Christmas 2011

I'D JUST LIKE to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and hope that you have enjoyed your day. Congratulations go to the Military Wives Choir who are the 2011 Christmas Number One with their recording of 'Wherever You Are'. The Doctor Who special will no doubt be pulling in a few million television viewers as I write, so it must be Christmas Day... Enjoy.

Wallpaper of the week: 18 December 2011

The ducks at Grassholme Reservoir, 9 September 2011.

Wallpaper of the week, 12 December 2011

This is Grassholme Reservoir, south of Middleton - in - Teesdale.

This picture was taken 9th September 2011. Enjoy.

December 2011 update!

APOLOGIES for not keeping RFTFT up to date during November, so I'm using today's entry to catch up with everything that has been going on. As with the previous post below, I'm beginning with Carlisle United's results for November:

Sat 5th: npower League One: Exeter City 0 - United 0
Sat 12th: FA Cup Round One: Alfreton Town 0 - United 4
Sat 19th: npower League One: Sheffield United 1 - United 0
Sat 26th: npower League One: United 1 - Colchester United 0

And those are the results for November 2011.

Introducing Eden FM...

EDEN FM is the new community radio station for Penrith and the Eden Valley, broadcasting on a Restricted Service Licence (RSL) from 25 November to 23 December 2011 on 87.7 MHz FM and continuously online at edenfmradio.co.uk . I am pleased and honoured to be part of Eden FM, I do hope you will take some time to listen to our programmes.

From FM to Short Wave...


I spent the evening of Monday 28 November 2011 listening to the Short Wave band of my Roberts R881 and heard a variety of broadcasts, listed here. Times in UTC (=GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz):

1950 UTC, 7485 kHz : Voice of America, English Service 'Special English' programme regarding 'rhetoric' speech, references to the Presidential television debate between Nixon and Kennedy; Martin Luther King.

2040 UTC, 7550 kHz : All India Radio, General Overseas Service, including the English Service programme.

2115 UTC, 7560 kHz : Voice of America, English service to Afghanistan. Music programme taking a look at the life and work of Johnny Cash.

2210 UTC, 7580 kHz : Radio Farda, music, female host with 'Radio Farda' ID, music, speech from female and male hosts.

2250 UTC, 9420 kHz : Voice of Greece, Greek language service to Europe, Atlantic Ocean territories, North America. Music, female host.

New music from Lindi Ortega...


I am currently listening to the album 'Little Red Boots' by Canadian musician Lindi Ortega. Ortega, 32, released the album in the summer of 2011 and plans an extensive UK tour in the new year of 2012. Here is the album sleeve, so keep a look out for it. I highly recommend this great album.

And finally...


This edition of RFTFT closes with a 'Wallpaper of the week', which is where I post an image which I allow you to steal and post as your wallpaper on the desktop of your PC or laptop. This image is of Wain Wath Falls, to the west of Keld, North Yorkshire, on the B6270 road. Enjoy.

Thanks for visiting!

Carlisle United results: October 2011

ONE month at a time is how I like to record Carlisle United's results here on RFTFT, so here are the results for October 2011. If you wish to share your views regarding the results, please use the methods of communication listed at the bottom of this post.

October 2011:
Saturday  1st: Walsall 1 - United 1
Saturday  8th: United 2 - Brentford 2
Saturday 15th: Yeovil Town 0 - United 3
Saturday 22nd: Charlton Athletic 4 - United 0
Tuesday 25th: United 3 - Sheffield Wednesday 2
Saturday 29th: United 3 - Oldham Athletic 3

United's fixtures for November 2011:
Saturday  5th: Away at Exeter City (0-0)
Saturday 12th: FA Cup Round 1 Away at Alfreton Town
Saturday 19th: Away at Sheffield United
Saturday 26th: Home v Colchester United

GOOD LUCK to the Blues for the November fixtures!

And finally...
...for this week at least: I spent an evening recently tuning the Medium Wave band of my Roberts R881 radio and to be honest, I didn't hear much as darkness had fallen and several stations of similar transmission power cancelled each other out, but I did hear France Info on 1377kHz with a strong signal. Usually, I post a link to the station website, but if you put France Info Radio into a search engine, you probably won't go far wrong. To compensate, here is the France Info logo. That's all for now, see you again soon.

A (final) July Day in Whitby: #5

FOR the final image in the series of photographs of Whitby, please enjoy this image of Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire.

A July Day in Whitby #4

A BEAUTIFUL view of the West and East Piers of Whitby, North Yorkshire, July 2011.

A July Day in Whitby #3

THIS is St Mary's Church, at the top of the 199 steps, Whitby, North Yorkshire, July 2011.