My AM Archive: Winter 2003-2004

 APPROACHING the Autumn of 2020, here are memories of Medium Wave radio broadcasts heard during the months of December 2003, January and February 2004.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Autumn 2003, 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 2003 : Medium Wave

• 28 December [2003]: 1550 UTC: 1053 kHz: TalkSport Excellent to good reception. Multi-transmitters. 'Football First' Latest score: Carlisle United 1 - Darlington 0 (First half). Preview of Middlesbrough v Manchester United, 1605 UTC kick off. Half time classified results: Carlisle 1 - Darlington 1 [Sky Sports Team Sheet]. Ads: Ladbrokes, 'Buffalo Soldiers' DVD.
• 28 December: 1630 UTC: 1062 kHz: D R Radio Excellent to good reception. 250-300 kW via Kalundborg. Danish Broadcasting Corporation Country music with female host, music by Willie Nelson and Norah Jones 'The Next Big Thing', 'I'll Never Get Over You'. Alan Jackson with Jimmy Ruffett, Lonestar.
• 28 December: 1725 UTC: 1071 kHz: TalkSport Good reception. 1 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle - Upon - Tyne '5-0-5' Gary Newbon. Full time classified results, sports news: Jonny Wilkinson shoulder injury returns. 'Phone-in: Tottenham Hotspur fan. Paul, Norwich City supporter.
• 28 December: 1803 UTC: 1080 kHz: Faint broadcast.
• 28 December: 1804 UTC: 1089 kHz: TalkSport Good reception. Multi-transmission. Gary Newbon '5-0-5' Middlesbrough 0 - Manchester United 1 [TransferMarkt Match Sheet]. 'Phone-in: Everton fan, Aston Villa fan, interview with David O'Leary, Aston Villa manager. Peter, Tottenham Hotspur fan.

• 28 December: 1833 UTC: 1107 kHz: AFN Europe Good to fair reception. 10 kW via Frankfurt, Germany. Sports broadcast, Noise QRN.
• 28 December: 1851 UTC: 1134 kHz: Voice of Croatia Fair to poor reception. 600-1200 kW via Zadar, Croatia HRV. Male speech, Al-Quaeda, female host, music: National Anthem.
  1900 UTC: English. Croatia sending aid to Iran. Political headlines in Croatia. Serbian elections today. Weather: Moderate, overcast.
• 28 December: 1925 UTC: 1161 kHz: Tay AM Fair reception. 1.4 kW via Greenside Scalp, Dundee. Ad for Homestyle Direct, Victoria Street, Perth. Ad break, ID.

January 2004 : Medium Wave

• 4 January [2004]: 1533 UTC: 1152 kHz: Magic 1152 Good-fair-good reception. 1.8 kW via Greenside, Newcastle - Upon - Tyne. Email address for Andy Bell at Magic, ad break, ID 'This is Magic 1152'. Music: INXS 'Need You Tonight'. ID 'Great hits, non stop, the 80's experience on Magic 1152'. Music: Big Country.
• 4 January: 1608 UTC: 1170 kHz: Magic 1170 Excellent to good reception. 320 watts via Stockton, Teesside. Music: Booker T & The MG's 'Green Onions'. Billy Joel 'Just The Way You Are'. ID 'Magic's retro chart years'. Music: Macy Gray 'I Try'. Email address for Sean Tilley at Magic Radio.
• 4 January: 1645 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Excellent to good reception. 600 kW via Solvesborg, 254 metres. Swedish language P1 broadcast. Female host, news programme.

Card verifying reception of Magic 1170, 4 January 2004, 1608 UTC, 1170 kHz.

• 4 January: 1720 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Excellent-good-fair reception. Multi-transmission. Ad: Travelodge. Dominic Mohan. Music by Longview, Travis, Paul Weller.
• 4 January: 1749 UTC: 1242 kHz: Virgin Radio Fair-good-fair reception. Multi-transmission. Dominic Mohan comments on Christmas singles 2003. To 1753 UTC.
• 4 January: 1756 UTC: 1251 kHz: Classic Gold Amber Good to fair reception. ID for the Classic Gold network, via Classic Gold Amber, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds 0.76 kW. Music: D:Ream 'Things Can Only Get Better'. Logged to 1808 UTC.

February 2004 : Medium Wave

• 29 February: 1550 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent reception. Carling Cup Final, Bolton v Middlesbrough, live from the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Commentary by Mike Ingham, summary by Mark Lawrenson. Middlesbrough win 2-1.

Television highlights of the Carling Cup Final, 29 February 2004.

• 29 February: 1612 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Excellent to good reception. 1 kW via Carlisle. PowerGen Challenge Cup Fourth Round, Workington Town v Leeds Rhinos, live from Derwent Park, Workington. 66 minutes: Town 12 - Rhinos 62. Commentary: John Walsh.

I hope you like the bonuses which were added to this post as composed: The Carlisle United - Darlington team sheet courtesy of Sky Sports; The Middlesbrough - Manchester United match sheet courtesy of Transfer Markt; The Magic 1170 verification card courtesy of Alan Ross at Magic 1170; The Carling Cup Final highlights courtesy of the Middlesbrough FC Video Vault YouTube channel.

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Season 2020/21: Fixtures for September 2020

SEASON 2020/21 is almost here!

Welcome to the first post of Carlisle United's fixtures and results for the football season 2020/21.

Let's begin - At the beginning...

Fixtures: September 2020

Tuesday 1st [September]: Football League Trophy: United v Fleetwood Town (7pm)

Saturday 5th: League Cup: Oldham Athletic v United (3pm)

Saturday 12th: League Two: Cambridge United v United (3pm)

Saturday 19th: League Two: United v Southend United (1pm)

Saturday 26th: League Two: Scunthorpe United v United (3pm)

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My AM Archive: Autumn 2003

 SPORT leads the way with these memories of radio broadcasts, from September and October, the Autumn of 2003.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Summer 2003, 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.

September 2003 : Medium Wave

• 21 September [2003]: 0920 UTC: 1458 kHz: BBC Radio Newcastle Good reception. 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Programme: 'The Great North Run - Live'.
• 21 September: 1335 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Excellent to good reception. 1 kW via Carlisle 'Sport on Sunday' (MW only) Barrow Border Raiders are away at Keighley Cougars, West Yorkshire (RL) [Rugby League].

BBC Radio Cumbria promotional flyer.

• 23 September: 1950 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Excellent to good reception. 1 kW via Carlisle 'Match Night Football': Penrith v Billingham, Workington v Bishop Auckland, Barrow v Runcorn.
• 30 September: 1840 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Fair reception. 1 kW via Carlisle. Football: Carlisle United v Leyton Orient at Brunton Park, Carlisle. Commentary by Paul Newton and Mike Corrie.
• 30 September: 1850 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Fair to barely audible reception. 1 kW via Barrow. Football: Southport v Barrow (837 kHz only).

October 2003 : Medium Wave

• 17 October: 1930 UTC: 1017 kHz: SWF Rheinsender, Germany. Excellent to fair reception. 600 kW. Male and female hosts, German language.
• 17 October: 2029 UTC: 1044 kHz: SER - Spain. Excellent-Good-Fair reception. 10 kW via San Sebastian. Spanish language, male host, fast speech about life in Spain.
• 17 October: 2039 UTC: 1044 kHz: MDR - Germany. Good to fair reception. 20 kW via Dresden, Germany. MittelDeutscheRundfunk 'Bundesliga' Live Friday night football. Male hosts, German language.

MDR [MittelDeutscher Rundfunk] QSL Verification Card.

• 17 October: 2052 UTC: 1053 kHz: TalkSport Excellent to good reception. News: Leicester shootings. Gordon Brown becomes Father to Son.

That concludes the logs for Autumn 2003.

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My AM Archive: Summer 2003

WELCOME to memories of Summer 2003, taking you back to June and August of that year, for memories of Medium Wave broadcasts of the time.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: April 2003 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.

June 2003 : Medium Wave

• 9 June [2003]: 1845 UTC: 657 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Fair to poor reception. Wrexham transmitter, 2 kW. Music: Lonestar 'Amazed' Female host. Contact: Cardiff 029 2032 2000.
• 9 June: 1923 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York Good-Poor-Fair reception. Fulford transmitter 0.5 kW. Frank Wappatt 'Stars on 78' Music: Matt Monroe. Neil Okley. Dinah Shaw. 'The Old Rugged Cross'. Mario Lanza. Telephone: York 01904 641351.
• 9 June: 2012 UTC: 675 kHz: Arrow Classic Rock Excellent to good reception. Holland, Lopik? Music: Human League.
• 9 June: 2042 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent reception. Multiple transmitters. Profile of female cyclist.
• 23 June: 1830 UTC: 675 kHz: Arrow Classic Rock Fair to poor reception. Holland, Lopik? Music: Bon Jovi 'You Give Love A Bad Name'.
• 23 June: 1845 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent to good reception. Multiple transmitter. Football news: Beckham going to Real Madrid, Jonathan Pearce reports from the Confederations Cup re: William Gallas & Ronaldinho. 1st day of Wimbledon 2003. Cricket 20-20 Cup at Edgebaston. England Rugby Union team beat Australia in Australia for the first time ever.

Sticker from Arrow Classic Rock Radio, Holland

• 23 June: 1914 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Fair reception. Carlisle [Brisco] transmitter, 1 kW. Frank Wappatt 'Stars on 78' show from BBC Newcastle.
• 23 June: 2036 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Excellent to good reception. Multiple transmitter. 'The Welsh Top 40': Manic Street Preachers 'Judge Yourself'. Email address for Kevin Hughes. Delta Goodrem. Text: 07786 201040. Evanescence 'Bring Me To Life'. Kylie competition. R Kelly. Fast Food Rockers.

August 2003 : Medium Wave

• 6 August: 1916 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Excellent to good reception. Multiple transmitter. Kevin Hughes. Music programme. 'Pop Idol' competition, text: 07786 201040. Music: Mark Owen 'Four Minute Warning'. Music: Elbow. Music: S Club: 'S Club Party'.
• 6 August: 1953 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI-Radio 1 Fair reception. Milan transmitter, Italy. Music: Dido.
• 6 August: 2010 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent reception. Multiple transmitter. Report regarding the All Nations Football Festival.
• 6 August: 2025 UTC: 927 kHz: RTBF Belgium. Excellent to good reception. 300 kW via Wolvertem, Belgium. Music: Señor Coconut and his band 'Smoke On The Water'. Female host, speech from two men. Music: Blue 'All Rise'.

Letter of verification from Fresh Radio, 2003.

• 6 August: 2038 UTC: 936 kHz: Fresh Radio Excellent to good reception. 1 kW via Hawes, North Yorkshire (Fresh AM / Yorkshire Dales Radio) Music: Bay City Rollers 'Bye Bye Baby', ID, Gabrielle 'Ain't Going Nowhere', Crowded House 'Don't Dream It's Over', ID, Kym Marsh 'Come On Over'. Gabrielle; Cher 'If I Could Turn Back Time'.
• 6 August: 2118 UTC: 945 kHz: France Info ? Toulouse. Fair-Poor-Unusable reception. 300 kW via Toulouse, France. Huge overspill from Fresh Radio on 936 kHz. Two female hosts have conversation, French language.
• 6 August: 2132 UTC: 963 kHz: Club Asia Essex. Excellent to good reception. Music: Craig David 'Rise And Fall', "Call 0901...537...", "Hot twenty songs..." ID at 2137 UTC "The Essential Twenty".
• 6 August: 2157 UTC: 1017 kHz: SudWestRundfunk Good to fair reception. 600 kW via SWF Rheinsender, Germany. Male host speaks of US cities, German language broadcast.

That concludes this selection of logs.

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My AM Archive: April 2003

Letter acknowledging reception of BBC Scotland, April - May 2003.

SPRINGTIME 2003 is the source of the following Medium Wave logs, heard 12 April 2003.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Winter 2002-2003 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 2003 : Medium Wave

• 12 April [2003]: 1903 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland Excellent to good reception. Dumfries transmitter. 'Take The Floor' Programme dedicated to Scottish dancing. 'Diary' feature, send contributions to 'Beechgrove Terrace, Aberdeen' or by email. Music, conversation with guest bands.
• 12 April: 1955 UTC: 585 kHz: RNE 1 Madrid. Good reception. 200 kW transmitter. Football: Barcelona v Deportivo La Coruna.
• 12 April: 2056 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four Excellent to good reception. Wrekenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2 kW. 'The Classic Serial'.
• 12 April: 2111 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE Radio 2FM Excellent to good reception. Athlone transmitter, Ireland, 100 kW. '626 Live' John Power. 'Late Night Session' Music: Lisa Lashes. Music: Afterburn 'Summer Sun'. Ad break. Tel: 1850 715 922. Chuck D / Public Enemy. Giles Paterson. Website.
• 12 April: 2200 UTC: 630 kHz: BBC Three Counties Radio Fair to poor reception. Lewsey Farm transmitter, Luton, 0.2 kW. Male host speaking to female listener. Letters. Reviewing 'Clockwork Orange'. Contact: PO Box 3CR, Hastings Street, LUTON LU1 5XL Telephone: 01582 637400 / 01582 441000 "Check our website".
• 12 April: 2243 UTC: 630 kHz: NRK Vigra, Norway. Excellent to good reception. Music: Shania Twain "That Don't Impress Me Much".

That concludes the logs for April 2003.

Letter verifying reception, BBC Three Counties Radio, 12 April 2003, 2200 UTC, 630 kHz.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2002-2003

MORE Medium Wave memories, this time from the winter of 02-03, specifically the months December 2002 and February 2003.

The previous post in this thread was logs from the previous year - Winter 2001-2002. Visit that post 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 2002 : Medium Wave

• 23 December [2002]: 1905 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Strong to fair reception. Carlisle [Brisco] transmitter, 1kW 'Match Night Special' Jonathan Parr.  Derek Lacey interviews Tony Cunningham.  Jim White interviews Mick McCarthy.  Matt Williams reviews World Cup 2002. Jonathan Agnew interviews Nasser Hussain, Captain of the England Cricket team, on tour in Australia. Live commentary of Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United, FA Cup Round 2, by Derek Lacey. Brunton Park attendance: 6809. Result: Blues 0 - Iron 1.

Promotional photocard of Derek Lacey.

• 31 December: 2300 UTC: 1062 kHz: Danmarks Radio Strong to good reception. P4 Network via Kalundborg, 250 kW. Danish New Year celebrations, ABBA 'Happy New Year'. Chimes, Hymns.
  [Radio] Luxembourg tribute with Allan Krautwald, music: Little Eva 'The Locomotion'; Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. 'The Great 208'.

February 2003 : Medium Wave

• 6 February [2003]: 1946 UTC: 531 kHz: Swiss B C Good reception. Music: Instrumental version of 'Just When I Needed You Most'. Beromunster, Switzerland, 500 kW.
• 6 February: 2012 UTC: 549 kHz: United Christian Broadcasters Good to fair reception. County Monaghan, Ireland 'Godly Pursuit' with Roy Clarke & Wendy Crocker. Stoke-On-Trent ST4 8YY.
• 6 February: 2105 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 Ireland. Strong to good reception. Tullamore transmitter, 500 kW 'Sea Scape' male host, shipping in the waters surrounding Ireland, reflecting on the loss of the Prestige in the Atlantic off the coast of Spain. Chuck Cruegar reads from his logbook. Telephone contact details. New Zealand sailing Americas Cup.
• 6 February: 2140 UTC: 576 kHz: Mega Radio Germany. Fair reception. Dance music, female vocals, male vocals.
• 6 February: 2157 UTC: 585 kHz: RNE Madrid Spain. Good to fair reception. Two males, conversation of news events in Spain.

QSL verification card from RTE, verifying reception 6 February 2003, 2105 UTC, 567 kHz Medium Wave.

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Premier League and EFL Championship Trophy Lifts, 22 July 2020.

SEASON 2019/20 has, finally, been resolved, with the domestic League trophies presented to the Premier League and EFL Championship Champions.

Above, from the Liverpool FC YouTube account, the presentation of the Premier League trophy to Liverpool Football Club at Anfield [Duration: two minutes].

Below, from the Leeds United Official YouTube account, LUTV's coverage from Elland Road as Leeds United are presented the Championship trophy [Duration: twenty eight minutes].

Congratulations to both Liverpool FC and Leeds United.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2001-2002

BRINGING more Medium Wave memories on Reporting From The Fox Tower - This time from Winter 2001-2002.

The previous post, with broadcasts from April 2001, 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 2001 : Medium Wave

• 25 December [2001]: 1850 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong reception. English to Europe. Christmas Day Special. Male host with guests in Stockholm and America, discussion topics include sexual liberation and politics. Music: Bing Crosby.

January 2002 : Medium Wave

• 6 January [2002]: 1500 UTC: 549 kHz: United Christian Broadcasters Good-Poor-Fair reception. English. Music. Male host reads religious texts. Female and male hosts with chat and music: 'Lift Me Up'.
• 6 January: 1520 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio One Excellent to good reception. Radio Telefis Eireann, Ireland. Music: Sandy Shaw 'Always Something There To Remind Me'. Male host. Classical / Operatic music from Victoria Delasangeres. Time check: 3:23pm. Male host with sport: Irish football, English football.
• 6 January: 1532 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland Excellent to good reception. Dumfries transmitter. Football: Dundee 0 - Falkirk 0.
• 6 January: 1556 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four Excellent to good reception. Newcastle-upon-Tyne transmitter. Story: 'The Grapes of Wrath'.
• 6 January: 1600 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE Radio 2FM Fair reception. Female host with world news round up, male host with sport: English football, FA Cup: Macclesfield 0 - West Ham 3. Scottish Cup: Dundee v Falkirk. Music.

• 6 January: 1654 UTC: 630 kHz: NRK Vigra, Norway. Good reception. Music. [Above: Norgeskart imagery of Vigra, Norway]
• 6 January: 1709 UTC: 657 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Fair to poor reception. Wrexham (Clwyd) transmitter. FA Cup: Live coverage of Cardiff City v Leeds United (3rd Round).
• 6 January: 1730 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio 10 FM Excellent reception. Holland. Music: Cyndi Lauper; Springsteen.
• 6 January: 1744 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent to good reception. FA Cup 3rd Round: Cardiff City 2 - Leeds United 1 is the full time result.

February 2002 : Medium Wave

• 24 February: 1650 UTC: 1197 kHz: Voice of America Strong-Fair-Good reception. English to Europe via Munich, Germany. VOA 60th Anniversary. 'Encounter' discusses US Presidents and Vice Presidents. 'Editorial' Male and female hosts, focus on President George W Bush and the ongoing 'War on terror'.

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Memories of Medium Wave: My AM Archive, April 2001

AFTER two years of posting My DX Archive, Reporting From The Fox Tower re-tunes to the Medium Wave band for My AM Archive, bringing you memories of Medium Wave broadcasts, this time from April 2001.

To rekindle the Medium Wave thread on this blog, a previous post, My AM Archive: The Year 2000, 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 2001 : Medium Wave

• 1 April [2001]: 1936 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Poor-Good-Poor reception. English to Europe, Africa, Middle East via Sölvesborg, Sweden, 600 kW.
  'In Touch With Stockholm' Email system. Music. Letter from Ukrainian listener. Phonecall: Michaela of London.
• 2 April: 2005 UTC: 1107 kHz: Radio Free Europe Fair-Good-Fair reception. English "This is Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, Praha". Testing of synchronous transmitter network in Lithuania.
• 8 April: 1946 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Excellent to good reception. English to Europe via Sölvesborg, [Sweden] 600 kW (254 m).
  'Sounds Nordic' Interview with female vocalist of 'Sheband'. Email: sono @ radiosweden . org , Post: SE 105 10 Stockholm. The host was Gaby Katz. Music: Roxette 'Milk, Toast & Honey'.
• 15 April: 1932 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Fair reception. English to Europe via Sölvesborg, [Sweden] 600 kW.
  'Sounds Nordic' Gaby Katz interviews guitarist of April Tears; New single: 'Model, Actress, Whatever'. Swedish Top 5 singles.

If you would like to learn more about Medium Wave radio, visit the mediumwave.de website.

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My DX Archive: Short Wave Radio, September 2007

A SHORT post again, I'm afraid, though this post - with logs from September 2007 - heralds a break for Short Wave logs. The next radio related posting will bring logs of Medium Wave broadcasts, as I transcribe my logbooks in the order they were written up, originally taken from the folders of notes made at times of original reception.

To continue the thread of Short Wave posts, the previous post, Summertime on Short Wave, 2007 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.

September 2007 : Short Wave

• 17 September [2007]: 1900 UTC: 15580 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. English to Africa via Botswana. News: Whitewater USA prohibited to work anywhere in Iraq following shooting of security contractors. Sierra Leone has a new president. voanews.com 'VOA World News Now' President Bush.
• 17 September: 1952 UTC: 17680 kHz: CVC La Voz Santiago Chile Fair-Good-Fair reception. Spanish. Male speech, female vocals music.

Radio Netherlands QSLCard 3: A Dutch Morning - Lights Dances in the Meadows (Photography: Martien Sleutjes)

• 17 September: 2009 UTC: 17810 kHz: Radio Netherlands Poor-Fair-Poor reception. English to Africa via Bonaire. 'Flatlanders' or 'EuroHit40' Music, long tracks, some faint speech.
• 17 September: 2025 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service Poor reception. English to West Africa via Ascension Island. News.

To see an original post, dated October 2007, which features the above logs, click here.

If you would like to learn more about Short Wave broadcasts, visit the British DX Club links page.

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Summertime on Short Wave, 2007.

This post is a continuation of the My DX Archive thread. The previous post, with broadcasts from Spring 2007, 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.

July 2007 : Short Wave

• 14 July [2007]: 1347 UTC: 13610 kHz: China Radio International Excellent to good reception. English 'Listeners' Garden' with Matthew Steadman. Music: Macy Gray 'Related to a psychopath', music from a Chinese artist. Close of programme. Contacts: Zip Code 100040, email address.
• 14 July: 1412 UTC: 13610 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. Dari [language] via Cyprus [transmitter]. ID by BBC News signature music. Male speech, interviews. To 1425 UTC.
• 14 July: 1429 UTC: 13635 kHz: CVC International Poor to fair reception. English via Darwin, Australia. Male host.
• 14 July: 1450 UTC: 13710 kHz: China Radio International Excellent - Good - Fair reception. English Worldwide 'Listeners Garden' with Matthew Steadman. 'Voices From Other Lands'. Email address.
• 14 July: 1615 UTC: 15000 kHz: WWV Colorado USA. Good reception. Time Signal broadcast, 1 second 'ticks'.
• 14 July: 1702 UTC: 15120 kHz: Voice of Nigeria Excellent to good reception. English. Female host, news: Air conditioned trains now running in South Nigeria. Compensation paid to victims of violence following 2007 elections. Disease endemics in Nigeria. Eritrean authorities accuse British diplomat of spying.

Stamps from Radio Pilipinas

• 14 July: 1733 UTC: 15190 kHz: Radio Pilipinas Excellent to good reception. English ID 'The Voice of the Philippines', Tagalog language programme.
• 14 July: 1751 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to good reception. English to West Africa via Ascension Island. Sports programme.
• 14 July: 1812 UTC: 15410 kHz: Voice of America Excellent to good reception. English to Africa via Briech, Morocco. 'Nightline Africa' Ted Roberts. Democracy and media in Somalia. Chad receives refugees from Darfur. Drug trafficking between Ghana and the United Kingdom. Treatments for HIV - Aids patients in Africa.
• 14 July: 1842 UTC: 15495 kHz: Radio Kuwait Excellent to good reception. Arabic. Female host, flamenco style guitar music.

That completes the logs of broadcasts heard by me, July 2007.

To see an original post, created 14 July 2007, featuring the above logs in a more basic list, click here.

Finally, if you would like to expand your knowledge of Short Wave radio, visit Short Wave Heaven.

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Premier League Champions 2019/20.

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Congratulations Liverpool Football Club

Premier League Champions 2019/20.

Season resolved.

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The Sounds of Springtime on Short Wave, 2007.

MARCH and May represent the Springtime of the year 2007, from where the following Short Wave broadcasts were heard.

This post is a continuation of the My DX Archive thread. The previous post, with broadcasts from January 2007, can be found here. Alternately, the original January 2007 post, created on day of reception, can be found here [includes a Wallpaper of the Week image from Summer 2006...!].

On to the logs of Spring 2007, but first: Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 2007 : Short Wave

• 13 March [2007]: 2020 UTC: 9815 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. French to Africa. Music: 'Turn On The Bright Lights' Female speech in French. 'Voix du Rock - Rock Connection' Presenter: Nelly Daynac.
• 13 March: 2051 UTC: 9815 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. Hausa language service to Africa. Male host.
• 13 March: 2106 UTC: 9895 kHz: Radio Netherlands Worldwide Good reception. Dutch language. Male host, news bulletin.
• 13 March: 2124 UTC: 9910 kHz: All India Radio Strong to good reception. General Overseas Service to Europe and Australasia. English speaking lady describes a beautiful mausoleum (large, stately tomb). Male host with an ID followed by a programme of 'film songs'.

Decorated envelope and stamps from Radio Cairo.

• 13 March: 2148 UTC: 9990 kHz: Radio Cairo Fair to poor reception. English to Europe. Music programme: 'Arabic Song' Female and male speech. 'Sports Round-up'.

An original post, dated March 18, 2007, featuring the above logs can be found here.

May 2007 : Short Wave

• 31 May: 1930 UTC: 11955 kHz: Adventist World Radio Strong to good reception 'The Voice of Hope' Female with ID in English, "This broadcast is in Ibo [language]" to West Africa via Moosbrunn, Austria. Music, male host, vernacular, ID, speech, music, ID, web address.
• 31 May: 2017 UTC: 12025 kHz: Radio Algerienne Good reception. Arabic via Woofferton // 9765 kHz. Soft speech by male host, devotional singing. Speech, music.
• 31 May: 2043 UTC: 12070 kHz: Voice of Russia Strong reception. English to Europe via Moscow. 'Folk Box': "Multi-part series, 'Who' lives in Russia' in Folk Box". Indigenous people of Russia. Web address; Email address.
• 31 May: 2116 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Europe and North Africa via Rampisham, Dorset, UK. 'Newshour' Israel - Palestine.
• 31 May: 2129 UTC: 12160 kHz: WWCR-3 Nashville. Strong to good reception. English to Europe and America via Nashville TN USA. Male preacher: Matthew 7:21-23. 1 Peter 7-8. 'The Apocalypse Chronicles' James Lloyd. WWCR website. PO Box 766 80535 Colorado 'Scriptures For America' with website address.

The WWCR tower field, Nashville, TN USA.

An original post, featuring logs from May 2007, can be found here.

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My DX Archive: January 2007

EUROPE and the United States of America are where these memories of Short Wave broadcasts, heard January 2007, come from.

The previous post, My DX Archive: Autumn 2006, featuring logs from September and November 2006, 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.

January 2007 : Short Wave

• 7 January [2007]: 1223 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands Excellent reception. Music, female host with speech, male speech.
• 7 January: 1240 UTC: 6075 kHz: Deutsche Welle Excellent reception. German to Europe via Skelton, UK, 250 kW. Female and male hosts, political discussion show.
• 7 January: 1303 UTC: 6110 kHz: Overcomer Ministry Excellent to good reception. English to Europe via Juelich, DTK, Germany. Male speech. Music. Female speech. Brother Stair.

DW QSL, January 2007

• 7 January: 1335 UTC: 6140 kHz: Deutsche Welle Good - Moderate - Fair reception. English to Europe via Woofferton, UK, 250 kW. Interview with band ILoveMe, playing their tracks 'Run' and 'Nina'. Female host. 'Music Mailbag' : Request for Avril Lavigne 'I'm With You'. Vangelis 'Chariots of Fire'.
• 7 January: 1408 UTC: 6155 kHz: ROI 1 International Excellent - Good - Moderate - Good reception. German to Europe via Moosbrunn, Austria. Female speech, piano music by Bach. Female speech.
• 7 January: 1623 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Good - Moderate - Good - Fair reception. Persian language to Europe via Skelton, 300 kW. Male host. Tehran, Iran. Israel. Saddam Hussein.
• 7 January: 1715 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Fair - Good - Moderate - Fair reception. English to Europe and North Africa via Cyprus. Sport: Henrik Larsson; Martin O'Niel [sic]. FA Cup round-up, Scottish football round-up. La Liga.
• 7 January: 1738 UTC: 9510 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to good reception. Persian to Middle East via Skelton, 300 kW. Male and female hosts, sports news.
• 7 January: 1749 UTC: 9530 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Excellent reception. Arabic to North Africa and Middle East via Skelton, 300 kW. Male and female speech, music, 'Open Forum' Letter from Philadelphia. Write to Zip code 26007 USA.

A Google Maps link to Skelton Transmitting Station.

• 7 January: 1805 UTC: 9660 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Excellent to good reception. Arabic to North Africa via Skelton, 300 kW. Male broadcaster with speech dedicated to Allah.
• 7 January: 1817 UTC: 9800 kHz: BBC World Service Fair reception. Azeri to Central Asia via Skelton, 300 kW. Language classes, male speaks in English, female speaks in Azeri.

January 7, 2007, a Sunday, was a very productive day for broadcasts from Skelton Transmitting station.

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My DX Archive: Autumn 2006

ANOTHER short post I'm afraid, possibly from the times when we had loads to do.

My DX Archive is a continual post, bringing you my logbook of radio broadcasts heard over previous decades.

The previous post, My DX Archive: Summer 2006, featuring logs from June and July 2006, can be found here.

Prior to posting broadcasts heard, some housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 2006 : Shortwave

• 6 September [2006]: 2017 UTC: 4820 kHz: Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet. Fair to poor reception. Beautiful music, Chinese speech.
• 6 September: 2044 UTC: 5000 kHz: WWV Fort Collins CO USA - Time Signal station, Colorado. Excellent to good reception.

November 2006 : Shortwave

• 17 November: 2145 UTC: 5875 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception 'Newshour' Owen Bennett-Jones. Favourite buildings. Tom Cruise married Miss Katie Holmes today.

Apologies for the short post, but I do hope you have found of interest.

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Season 2019/20 : Season's End ... ?

AS we have reached the final day of May in the year of uncertainty, I shall make this the final post for what was Carlisle United Football Club's season for 2019-2020.

The previous post, dated March 30, 2020, can be read here.

This narrative is brought to you by posts from United's news archive.

This timeline of posts follows from the post The Season So Far - Part Eight which, as stated above, was dated March 30.

First: EFL Coronavirus update, 3 April 2020.

EFL: Latest Coronavirus update: As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the EFL, Premier League, FA and Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship has today collectively agreed to postpone its football competitions until it is safe to resume.

With a particular focus on Clubs in League One and League Two, a joint statement was issued by the EFL and the PFA, dated 14 April 2020:

EFL: Joint statement from EFL and PFA: The EFL has continued to hold constructive discussions over the Easter weekend with representatives of the PFA in respect of the issues created by the COVID-19 crisis, with a particular focus on Clubs in League One and League Two.

Rick Parry, EFL Chairman, published an open letter to supporters, dated 17 April 2020:

EFL: Open letter to supporters: Dear supporter, the COVID-19 pandemic has, quite clearly, brought about challenges which extend beyond the game we all love, and led to an unprecedented and testing situation for everyone.

A further statement was issued by the EFL, dated 25 April 2020:

EFL: Coronavirus update 25 April 2020: The EFL notes this morning’s newspaper reports in respect of the potential resumption of professional football matches in England and Wales and welcomes the current steps being taken by the UK Government to establish a group of governing bodies to look at the complex set of challenges ahead.

The above update was issued on the day United's regular season would have come to a close.

The fixtures United would have played in April, to complete the season, can be found in my blog here.

With a further update to state Academy seasons would be terminated (1 May 2020), it was beginning to come clearer for the world of football in the UK. The EFL Board convened for a meeting (13 May 2020) for the framework of ending the season for the clubs in the EFL, for those who preferred the season to close.

Representatives of League One and League Two met Friday 15 May 2020 to discuss the conclusion of Season 2019/20.

A statement was released by the EFL following the meeting:

EFL: Update on today's League Two meeting: Representatives of League One and League Two clubs have met today by division where they have shared a wide range of comprehensive views in respect of how the 2019/20 season is concluded.

The above meeting brought United's season to a close and reaction from United's chief executive Nigel Clibbens can be found in the above statement.

As Carlisle United's season had ended, the in-house business of which players to retain and which to release could take place.

United released a statement on this business dated 15 May 2020:

CLUB: End-of-season retained and released list confirmed: First team head coach Chris Beech has started the process of reshaping the squad for 20/21 season this afternoon.

At this point, I shall bring this post to a close.

Football will go on; Premier League football is to resume in June; Championship football could possibly resume; League One's season could depend on an EFL Board meeting scheduled for early June. The fate of Barrow AFC, currently top of the Non-League pyramid and looking to be promoted to the EFL, is yet to be decided.

Thank you to the NHS at this time, as always.

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My DX Archive: Summer 2006

RECOLLECTIONS of radio broadcasts from the Summer of 2006.
Logs of broadcasts heard Spring 2006 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.

June 2006 : Shortwave

• 25 June [2006]: 1941 UTC: 6035 kHz: Radio Netherlands Excellent to good reception. Dutch to West Europe via Flevo, 500 kW transmission. World Cup football: Netherlands 0 - Portugal 1. Half time discussion between commentators and summarisers.

July 2006 : Shortwave

• 31 July: 1832 UTC: 3955 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Excellent reception. English to Europe and Middle East via Skelton. 'The Sound of the New Life' : 'Open Forum' with Harold Camping.
• 31 July: 1850 UTC: 3965 kHz: Radio Taiwan International Excellent to fair reception. English to Europe via Issoudun, France (TDF). "Today's English language programme has been cancelled due to technical difficulties. We hope to bring our normal programme tomorrow". Music; Off suddenly at 1855 UTC.
• 31 July: 1908 UTC: 3975 kHz: Radio Budapest Excellent to fair reception. English to Europe. 'Hungary Today' female host. 'Press Review'. Sport programme: Swimming, Tennis.

QSL verification card from Radio Budapest, verifying reception 31 July 2006, 1908 UTC, 3975 kHz.

Apologies for a short post, but I hope quality is preferable to quantity. Thank you for visiting my blog.

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#TBT : Renee Somerfield Photoshoots

March 2016 : "Tropical storms shooting under shelter of palm trees" by Bonnie Cee.

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March 2016 : "Life's a beach & I'm just playing in the sand." Somerfield Swim.

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April 2016 : "Shadows of the Maldives." Somerfield Swim.

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April 2016 : "Never stop wondering.... Never stop wandering ♡" Somerfield Swim.

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April 2016 : "An incurable case of wanderlust 🌏" Somerfield Swim.

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Renee Somerfield Photoshoots

Twitter, March - April 2016

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My DX Archive: Spring 2006

CONTINUING to bring you memories of radio broadcasts from years gone by, this post goes back to March and May 2006.
For the previous post, My DX Archive: Winter 2005-06, click here.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 2006 : Shortwave

• 9 March [2006]: 2003 UTC: 15115 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Poor-moderate-unusable reception. English to Europe, Africa, Asia and America via Okeechobee, Florida, USA. Male voice with religious programming. Website: www. familyradio . com
• 9 March: 2023 UTC: 15120 kHz: Voice of Nigeria Excellent to good reception. English to Africa. Male host with Bird Flu news story. Female host with news story of trade links between Nigeria and Niger. Music. News headlines: Khartoum, Congo, Condoleeza Rice, Danish cartoons of Prophet Mohammad. Education.
• 9 March: 2052 UTC: 15195 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Africa, Asia and America via Ascension Island. Jesus on the Cross. Email: international @ familyradio . com  Zip code: 94621. Male host with ID and contact details, Hymns.

Letter from Radio Havana Cuba, following reception 9 March 2006.

• 9 March: 2113 UTC: 15230 kHz: Radio Havana Cuba Good-poor-good reception. Spanish. Female and male hosts. DX Programme.
• 9 March: 2142 UTC: 15315 kHz: Radio Netherlands Excellent to good reception. Dutch. Male host with speech, music and reports.
• 9 March: 2155 UTC: 15345 kHz: RAE Argentina Good to fair reception. Spanish to Europe and North Africa. Interval signal, male and female voices announcing "R-A-E Argentina" Time signal: 22 UTC "Hello Friends, this is RAE Argentina".

[Broadcasts from January - March 2006 can be seen in their original post here!]

May 2006 : Shortwave

• 27 May: 0800 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to good reception. English to West Africa, via Ascension Island. News: Java earthquake, East Timor unrest. Burmese government extends house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi. Iranian nuclear programme. US troops, taliban in Afghanistan.
• 27 May: 0847 UTC: 15485 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to Europe and North Africa via Skelton, Cumbria, UK (VT Communications). 250-300 kW transmission. 'World Business Review' Rodney Smith. bbcnews . com / bbc . com  Text: +44 7786 202006. 0900 UTC news with Fiona Macdonald.
• 27 May: 1008 UTC: 17490 kHz: China Radio International Excellent to good reception. David Joseph closes news broadcast. Paul Kendall hosts 'China Roots': Mongolian culture. Music.

BBC World Service English to Europe and North Africa.

• 27 May: 1243 UTC: 17640 kHz: BBC World Service Good-fair-poor reception. English to Europe and North Africa via Skelton, Cumbria, UK (VT Communications). 250-300 kW transmission. Football friendly: Ukraine 5 - Germany 1. 'Newshour'.
• 27 May: 1307 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service Fair to poor reception. English to West Africa via Ascension Island. News stories from the United States of America.

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#TBT : Megan Golden - #GoldenGlowUp

Megan Golden, January 2016.

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Megan Golden, June 2016.

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Megan Golden, 2017.

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Megan Golden, November 2019.

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#ThrowbackThursday

Megan Golden - #GoldenGlowUp

Twitter, November 29, 2019

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Promotional tweet by Megan Golden for 'Shallow End', November 2019:

“Shallow End” is OUT NOW on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, etc! Hope you all enjoy my new music! 🖤🖤🖤https://t.co/pQpf73UZAz pic.twitter.com/9hZG1A7iGw

— 🖤✨Megan Golden✨🖤 (@MeganAGolden) November 29, 2019

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