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My AM Archive: February 2011

QSL Verification, Evangeliums-Rundfunk, November 2010.

TWENTY ELEVEN and the second month thereof, feature in this thread of My AM Archive, a continual thread of my Medium Wave logbooks, bringing them online for posterity, and for other like-minded radio listeners to enjoy.

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

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Autumn 2010, can be found here.

[The Evangeliums-Rundfunk broadcast, verified by the QSL card to the right, features in the Autumn 2010 post]

If you would like to learn more about Medium Wave listening, then Europe's Premier Medium Wave DX Club - The Medium Wave Circle - May be of interest.

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

February 2011 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 6 February [2011]: 1320 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Male speech, poor signal - Occasional fair to good reception.
  BBC Radio Scotland for South West Scotland via Dumfries, 2 kW.
  [Contact details: BBC Radio Scotland, Elmbank, Lover's Walk, Dumfries DG1 1NZ
  Telephone: 01387 268008
  BBC Scotland HQ: 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA]
  Logged to 1330 UTC.
• 6 February: 1428 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four  'Gardener's Question Time' Chaired by Peter Gibbs in Lavenham, Suffolk. Male speaks of soil types. Female with question, male responds.
  Good reception via Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Wrekenton, 2 kW.
  Speech regarding house and garden, by River Severn, Bristol.
  Logged to 1435 UTC.
• 6 February: 1454 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service  Music, male speech.
  Poor to unusable reception. BBC World Service English to Europe via Orford Ness, Suffolk, 500 kW.
  Logged to 1507 UTC.
• 6 February: 1525 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen  Music: Baritone male choir. Female speech, Dutch language.
  Poor reception via Lopik, HOL [Holland], 120 kW.
  Programme: 'Katholiek Weekjournaal'.
  Logged to 1545 UTC.
• 6 February: 1556 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  News headlines: Formula One driver [Robert Kubica] crashes in a rally, Egypt Muslim Brotherhood.
  Live football: Craig Burley, Alan Green, Mike Ingham and Colin Murray prepare for kick-off at Chelsea v Liverpool, Stamford Bridge. Yellow card for Chelsea in first minute or two. Fernando Torres makes his debut for Chelsea.
  Good reception, most likely to be Stagshaw, Northumberland to North East England, 50 kW.
  Logged to 1615 UTC.
• 6 February: 1644 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio Four  'Poetry Please': Music is the subject of the speech.
  Poor reception, most likely Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland, 10 kW.
  Logged to 1652 UTC.

Promotional card for Anne Hopper, BBC Radio Cumbria.

• 6 February: 1706 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Music: Duet by male and female vocalists, big band music. Anne Hopper's Music Box on BBC Radio Cumbria.
  Fair to poor reception via Carlisle, 1 kW.
  Logged to 1722 UTC.
• 6 February: 1805 UTC: 756 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  Female speech includes ID for Deutschlandfunk, female speech, ID by male, female speech, speech by males regarding President Mubarak of Egypt. All speech in German language. Egyptian elections.
  Good to fair reception, 100-200 kW via Ravensburg / Braunschweig, Germany.
  Speech regarding unrest in Egypt. Female with new items: Preparations for Tour de France, fireworks, short piece by male in English language.
  Logged to 1815 UTC.
• 6 February: 1839 UTC: 783 kHz: MittelDeutscher Rundfunk  Male speech, German language, MDR Info.
  Fair reception via Leipzig, Germany, 100 kW, on 783 kHz / 383m.
  Logged to 1850 UTC.
• 6 February: 1900 UTC: 792 kHz: France Info  ID, speech by female and male.
  Fair to poor reception via Limoges, 300 kW.
  Female on telephone, male in studio. Football: Lille, Bordeaux, PSG, Toulouse. Sports news: Motor racing, NFL Super Bowl.
  Logged to 1910 UTC.
• 6 February: 1918 UTC: 801 kHz: Bayern Plus  Back to back music, including 'A Little Bit of Soul'. ID for Bayern Plus.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Logged to 1927 UTC.

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My AM Archive: Autumn 2010

 TAKING you back to the period of September to November 2010, for broadcasts heard during that time on the Medium Wave band.

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

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

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: July 2010, 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 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Tuesday] 7 September [2010]: 1825 UTC: 1413 kHz: BBC Radio Gloucestershire  Music: Gary Newman 'Cars', speech by male and female, telephone caller, travel news. Music: John Lennon 'Woman'.
  Fair reception, 500 watts via Bourton-on-the-Water and Berkeley Heath.
  Male speech: 'Lionel Richie on the way - Lionel Richie as promised' Music: 'Running With The Night' and 'You Are My Destiny'.
  Logged to 1850 UTC.
• 7 September: 1857 UTC: 1413 kHz: Premier Christian Radio  'Insight for Living', Chuck Swindoll, talk of the Insight for Living website. Details of Chuck Swindoll's new book, how to make a donation, website address, postal address.
  Premier Christian Radio via East London (Dartford Marshes) or West London (Heathrow) both transmitters 500 watts.
  'Right to Reply' programme, website, telephone number. Jingle for Premier Info line. Male speech over music, jingle for telephone number to call.
  Fair reception. ID for Premier Christian Radio. Female speech. Choir music. Male speaker with American accent.
  Logged to 1913 UTC.

Deutschlandfunk QSL Verification card, September 2010.

• 7 September: 1921 UTC: 1422 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  Beautiful piano and violin, followed by fast piano and violin.
  Excellent to good reception via Heusweiler, D (Germany), 1200 kW / 600 kW.
  Concerto or unbroken recital / broadcast of recordings. No speech.
  Female host with speech, in German, including an ID for Deutschlandfunk. Speech includes the name of the composer Rebecca Clarke. Male speech, female speech. Classical piano and violin.
  Logged to 1935 - 1945 UTC.
• 7 September: 1957 UTC: 1440 kHz: Announcements from the German service of China Radio International via Radio Luxembourg (RTL). Music.
  Broadcast: RTL via Marnach, Luxembourg. 1200 kW / 300 kW.
  Launch of the French service of China Radio International (2003 UTC) via RTL.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Logged to 2014 UTC. [See image of QSL verification, posted below]
• 7 September: 2022 UTC: 1458 kHz: Various broadcasts audible, including Sunrise Radio (Brookmans Park London, 125 kW); BBC Asian Network (Birmingham, 5 kW); Capital Gold Manchester (Ashton Moss, Manchester, 5 kW; Good to fair reception).
  Logged to 2050 UTC.

October 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 30 October [2010]: 2129 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden  Currently broadcasting in the Swedish language, 300 - 600 kW via Solvesborg. Radio Sweden's last night on Medium Wave [and Short Wave].

November 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 18 November [2010]: 1405 UTC: 1458 kHz: BBC Newcastle  Good-fair-poor reception, 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
  Music: Womack & Womack 'Footsteps'.
  Male host, interview with male guest: "I've done all I want to do, I'm happy being back in Newcastle". Music: Natalie Imbruglia 'Torn'.
  ID for BBC Newcastle. Male host: "...weekend of sport...versus Bolton Wanderers". Music: Dusty Springfield 'Son of a Preacher Man'. Speech: Text / telephone number. Music: Olly Murs 'Please Don't Let Me Go'. Male host, ID, speech. Music: Fergal Sharkey 'A Good Heart'.
  Logged to 1425 UTC.
• 18 November: 1440 UTC: 1485 kHz: BBC Radio Merseyside  Music: Sarah Phillips. ID "...on the Billy Butler show". Music.
  Good to fair reception. ID for BBC Radio Merseyside, telephone number, speech promoting "our carol service in December"; "Coming up after 3pm". Music: Andrew Gold 'Never Let Her Slip Away'.
  2 kW via Wallasey, Merseyside. Speech by Billy Butler regarding BBC TV show 'The Apprentice' featuring Lord Sugar. Music: Billy Joel 'Tell Her About It'; Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
  [1500 UTC] News headlines with Graham White.
  Logged to 1500 UTC. [See letter of verification at foot of this post]

BCE [RTL Luxembourg] QSL Verification, September 2010.

• 18 November: 1518 UTC: 1494 kHz: France Info / France Bleu  French language female and male speech.
  France Info via Clermont-Ferrand; France Bleu via Bastia, both 20 kW via France.
  Good to fair reception.
  Logged to 1540 UTC.
  
• 18 November: 1550 UTC: 1503 kHz: BBC Radio Stoke  Music: Dusty Springfield 'In The Middle of Nowhere'. Female speech for Children In Need event. Music: Pet Shop Boys 'West End Girls'.
  ID for BBC Radio Stoke, female host "Preparations are going well for Christmas lights switch-on in Hanley".
  1600 UTC news: Bentley workers in Crewe go to protest. Man to serve twenty-one years for murder of girlfriend's daughter - Mother serves five years. Irish economy in peril. Police and fire services in Staffordshire may cut back on share of council tax. Weather for Staffordshire and Cheshire; A500 traffic report.
  ID for BBC Radio Stoke, website. Music: Eric Carmen 'Hungry Eyes'.
  ID for BBC Radio Stoke, 'Tim is in Hanley for Christmas lights switch-on, at 1845 UTC tonight' Female host.
  Good to fair reception, 1 kW via Sideway, Staffordshire.
  Logged to 1610 UTC.
  
• 18 November: 1837 UTC: 1521 kHz: Classic Gold 1521  Music: Everly Brothers 'Walk Right Back', ID 'This is Gold', CCS 'Whole Lotta Love', male host, The Beatles 'All My Loving'.
  Good to fair reception, 640 watts via Reigate / Crawley (Duxhurst). 
  Music: 'Blinded By The Light' (Manfred Mann's Earth Band). Public hearing in Florida to review Jim Morrison's case of exposure, 1961. Gold Travel Desk, Reigate, Leatherhead, Crawley, Gatwick Airport. Music: Stevie Wonder.
  Logged to 1851 UTC.
• 18 November: 1858 UTC: 1530 kHz: Pulse 2  Music: The Commodores 'Three Times A Lady'. Female host.
  1900 UTC news: Reports from Northamptonshire, Kettering, Luton. Retailers report sales increase prior to Christmas. Weather report. Music: Michael Buble 'Hollywood'. Female host.
  Pulse 2, Huddersfield, formerly Classic Gold West Yorkshire.
  Music: Hot Chocolate, ID, Manfred Mann's Earth Band 'Blinded By The Light' (Written by Springsteen).
  Fair reception, 740 watts via Vicars Lot, Huddersfield.
  Now playing: The Carpenters.
  Logged to 1920 UTC.
• 18 November: 1935 UTC: 1539 kHz: Evangeliums-Rundfunk  Speech from two males in the German language.
  Good to fair reception, 120 kW up to 700 kW via Mainflingen, Germany.
  Music: Male vocalist with acoustic flute. Continuation of speech between two males.
  Logged to 1945 UTC.
• 18 November: 2032 UTC: 1557 kHz: France Info  Females speaking French language.
  Fair reception, 300 kW via Nice.
  Male speech.
  Logged to 2043 UTC.

BBC Merseyside letter, verifying reception dated 18 November 2010.

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My AM Archive: July 2010

MEMORIES OF Summer 2010, as part of the My AM Archive thread.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Spring 2010, 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 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 25 July [2010]: 1018 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  Traffic and travel for the UK, trailer for Cricket on BBC Five Live Sports Extra.
  Number eight of the week's ten most talked about news stories: Vuvuzelas may or may not be allowed at English football stadia. Number seven: Death of Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins.
  Fair reception, most likely to be Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire, 200 kW.
  Number six: Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan [pictured below] sent to prison for a week or two.
  Logged to 1031 UTC.
• 25 July: 1042 UTC: 936 kHz: Fresh Radio  Music from a-ha, speech from male host, reference to the Fresh Radio website and links to charities. Fresh Radio ID for the 'Text Maniacs' competition. Music: Dido 'The Hunter'.
  Good reception, 1 kW via Hawes.  'Superquiz' on air after 12 noon, reference to telephone number. Ad break - break in transmission - back on air. Advertise with Fresh Radio. Car wash ad. Music: Ellie Goulding 'Guns and Horses', Gwen Stefani 'Cool'.
  Logged to 1055 UTC.

Lindsay Lohan featured on 5 Live, July 2010.

• 25 July: 1335 UTC: 1170 kHz: Magic 1170  Music: Beach Boys 'I Get Around', male ID "This is the Magic Gold Weekend". Music: Simon & Garfunkel 'The Boxer'.
  Good to poor reception, 320 watts via Stockton-on-Tees.
  Male speech, ad break: Matalan, Arriva Buses. Redcar website. Insurance. Hartlepool residences for sale: Retirement village. Children's Hospice. Female ID for Magic 1170. Music: 'Baby I Love You'.
  Logged to 1347 UTC.
• 25 July: 1359 UTC: 1215 kHz: Absolute Radio  Music: Lenny Kravitz 'Fly Away', ID for Absolute Radio. Ad break: Citroen cars, Compare The Market. Services supplier.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Music: The Cardigans 'My Favourite Game'. ID. Music: Florence and The Machine.
  Multiple transmissions, most likely Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire, 200 kW.
  Male voice, music: Genesis 'That's All'.
  Logged to 1412 UTC.
• 25 July: 1444 UTC: 1242 kHz: Absolute Radio  Music: The Clash 'London Calling', trailer including Kings of Leon. Music: Sheryl Crow.
  Good reception, 1 kW via Stockton-on-Tees.
  Logged to 1452 UTC.
• 25 July: 1557 UTC: 1413 kHz: Fresh Radio  Music: The Eagles 'Hotel California'. ID at 1600 UTC for Fresh Radio, male speech, news.
  Poor reception, up to 100 watts via Skipton or Richmond, North Yorkshire.
  Music: Cher 'Believe'.
  Logged to 1607 UTC.

A number of logs were omitted from this post, due to lack of detail. The broadcasts, at time of reception, were believed to be as follows:

• 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales
• 1053 kHz: talkSPORT
• 1071 kHz: talkSPORT
• 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster
• 1368 kHz: Manx Radio

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My AM Archive: Spring 2010

 WELCOME to memories of Medium Wave broadcasts dated March and May 2010, as part of the My AM Archive thread.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: January 2010, 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.

March 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Wednesday] 3 March [2010]: 1850 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  1 kW via Carlisle, Good to fair reception.  Music from Paolo Nutini 'Ten Out Of Ten', Belinda Artingstoll, music: Simply Red 'Stars', traffic news, 1900 UTC news: Martin Lewes: Michael Foot dies, Lake District National Park Authority rejects application for business park, Carlisle Renaissance review, John Venebles sent back to prison.
  Logged to 1910 UTC.

Belinda Artingstoll promotional photocard, BBC Radio Cumbria.

• 3 March: 1920 UTC: 756 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  Excellent to good reception, 100 - 200 kW, multiple transmitter sites via Germany.
  Male and female voices, German speakers, discuss Israel, Gaza, Middle East, India, including contributions from an English speaking male with an American accent. Deutschlandfunk ID at 1928 UTC. Male speech, female speech.
  Logged to 1935 UTC.
• 3 March: 1956 UTC: 765 kHz: BBC Essex  Female host speaking to male who talks of how he proposed to his wife, they now have a child; Also speaks of how he saw the Queen and Lord Mayor of London, when working as a delivery driver. Traffic & travel news, signal fade.
  Contact details [at the time]: BBC Essex Reception: 01245 616000; News desk: 616047; BBC general enquiries line: 03700 100222.  BBC Essex text: 07786 201035.  BBC Essex on air line: 01245 495050.
  Excellent to good reception [at best].  500 watts via Chelmsford, Essex.
  Logged to 20 UTC.
• 3 March: 2112 UTC: 765 kHz: Option Musique  Sottens, Switzerland. Good [to fair] reception. 600 kW via Sottens, Switzerland [SUI].  Music: 'The Year of the Cat'. French music, male vocalist, guitar, piano, orchestration. Female host, speech. Music: French, male vocals, guitar, piano. ID for Option Musique, female speech, French & English vocals in song, band. Female host. Contribution by male, French language.
  Logged to 2120 UTC.
• 3 March: 2133 UTC: 774 kHz: RNE 1  Good to fair reception, multiple transmitter sites, Spain, 20 - 100 kW.  Spanish males, football commentary.
  Logged to 2145 UTC.
• 3 March: 2158 UTC: 783 kHz: MDR-Info  Leipzig, Germany. Good reception, 100 kW via Leipzig, Germany. Male with ID for 'Nachtrichten' (News at 22 UTC), male with news broadcast: Finance Minister, President... Male with reports after news broadcast. Female reporter.
  Logged to 2210 UTC.
• 3 March: 2216 UTC: 792 kHz: France Info  Limoges, France, 300 kW. Excellent to good reception.  Male, French language, football report. ID, male host with business news: Pfizer, Dow Jones, Paris 'Le Monde'. Music, ID, ad break.
  Logged to 2230 UTC.

Option Musique (Switzerland) QSL Verification Card, 3 March 2010.

May 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Friday] 14 May [2010]: 1912 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Rugby commentary from the home of the Ospreys on BBC Radio Scotland. Poor reception, 100 kW (presumably) Westerglen, Scotland. Male commentator with summariser. Ospreys (Wales) v Glasgow.
  Logged to 1921 UTC.
• 14 May: 1959 UTC: 837 kHz: France Info  Nancy, France, 200 kW. Poor reception. Male host speaking French, with contribution from female and male on telephone.
  Logged to 2010 UTC.
• 14 May: 2018 UTC: 846 kHz: [Presumed] Radio North / Gospel 846  Republic of Ireland, 100 kW. Poor reception. Music, speech from male, music: Buddy Holly 'Heartbeat'.
  Logged to 2033 UTC.
• 14 May: 2100 UTC: 855 kHz: RNE 1  Murcia  E  (Spain)  300 kW. Fair to poor reception. Fast-moving speech in Spanish with male host, female host and reports. La Liga sport report.
  Logged to 2111 UTC.

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My AM Archive: January 2010

 CHANGES are continuing on the Medium Wave band at time of writing, with the majority of BBC broadcasts scheduled for closure now running their recurring retune announcements.

Whilst some have been heard by myself on the Medium Wave band of my current receiver, a Sangean ATS-405, I have heard many of the announcements by using UK-based Web SDRs.

Away from current matters, this post brings memories of Medium Wave broadcasts dated January 2010, as part of the My AM Archive thread.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: November 2009, 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 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 25 January [2010]: 2047 UTC: 675 kHz: NRK 1  Speech from Røst, Norway. Male speech, pop music, speech in Norwegian. Co-channel interference from Radio Maria, Netherlands.
  Female speech. Fair to poor reception. Female and male chat. Music: 'Rainy Night in Georgia'.
  Logged to 2100 UTC.
• 25 January: 2115 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen  Excellent to good reception via Lopik, Holland. Piano & strings music. Male ID at 2120 UTC. Female speech. Dutch language.
  Logged to 2125 UTC.
• 25 January: 2132 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE 1  Succession of male voices, Spanish language, one speaks of Dubrovnik. Female speech. [Political] Discussion programme?
  Excellent to good reception via Seville, Spain. 600 kW.
  Logged to 2141 UTC.

Radio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen QSL Verification, January 2010.

• 25 January: 2210 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live  Excellent to fair reception, presumed Stagshaw, Northumberland. 50 kW. Discussion regarding the Vancouver Canada Winter Olympics 2010.
  Logged to 2220 UTC.
• 25 January: 2230 UTC: 711 kHz: France Inter  Female interviews male on telephone. Male host speaks of 'La Figaro'. Signature tune. 'La Journal...' Comments regarding [President] Sarkozy.
  Excellent to fair reception via Rennes, France. 300 kW.
  Logged to 2241 UTC.
• 25 January: 2252 UTC: 738 kHz: RNE 1  Barcelona, Spain. 500 kW. Excellent to good reception.
  Several Spanish voices, male, speak of FIFA, Fernando Verbasco, Spain, Germany, Washington, Casablanca. Music. Female voices.
  Logged to 2300 UTC.
• 25 January: 2305 UTC: 747 kHz: NOS Radio 5  Flevoland, Netherlands. 400 kW. Male host, Dutch language, Calypso music / Caribbean music. Excellent to good reception.
  Logged to 2310 UTC.
• 25 January: 2315 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  [Co-channel interference from Germany] Music from The Proclaimers. The Richard Nankivell Late Show. "Burns Night" Music from Deacon Blue 'Dignity'. "All Scottish, this half hour" Music. Fair to poor reception via Carlisle, 1 kW. Donovan. "Glamorous assistant, Wispy Witherslack" Music.
  Logged to 2330 UTC.

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Season 2020/21: The Trophy Lifts, Promotions and Relegations

 

HERE are the placings that matter throughout the divisions, as well as the teams that lifted the trophies in Season 2020/21:

Premier League:

Champions: Manchester City (Trophy Lift above)

Relegated: Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion and Fulham.

EFL Championship:

Champions: Norwich City

Promoted: Watford

Play-Off Winners: Brentford

Relegated: Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday and Wycombe Wanderers.

EFL League One:

Champions: Hull City (Trophy Lift above)

Promoted: Peterborough United

Play-Off Winners: Blackpool

Relegated: Swindon Town, Bristol Rovers, Northampton Town and Rochdale.

EFL League Two:

Champions: Cheltenham Town

Promoted: Cambridge United (pictured below) and Bolton Wanderers

Play-Off Winners: Morecambe

(Carlisle United finished 10th; Barrow finished 21st)

Relegated: Southend United and Grimsby Town.

Cambridge United celebrate promotion (Picture: Cambridge News)

National League:

Champions: Sutton United

Promoted via Play-Offs: Hartlepool United

There are no relegations from the National League, as Macclesfield Town were expelled and Dover Athletic had their results expunged.

Trophies (in chronological order, throughout the season):

EFL Cup: Manchester City

EFL Trophy: Sunderland

UEFA Europa League: Villarreal

FA Cup: Leicester City (pictured below)

UEFA Champions League: Chelsea.

Leicester City celebrate winning the FA Cup, 15 May 2021.

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My AM Archive: November 2009

 YOU are most welcome to My AM Archive, a continual thread of posts of my Medium Wave logbooks, bringing them online for posterity, and for other like-minded radio listeners to enjoy.

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

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: August 2009, 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.

November 2009 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 14 November [2009]: 1700 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four  '1989: Day by Day' hosted by John Tusa, closes. BBC News at 5pm: Heavy storms in the South of England, the Port of Dover was closed at lunchtime. Good to fair reception, 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle upon Tyne. Logged to 1710 UTC.
• 14 November: 1717 UTC: 603 kHz: France Info  French language speaking male, three-tone tune, speech. Good to fair reception, 300 kW via Lyon, F (France). Speech by male includes interviews with male on telephone regarding restaurants and food. Short music break, speech. ID at 1724 UTC, female reporting live from OB, including speech by male. Reporting live from sporting event. Logged to 1727 UTC.
• 14 November: 1750 UTC: 612 kHz: RNE 1  Vitoria, E (Spain) 10 kW. Fair to poor reception. Male and female, both in Spanish language, report from sporting event. Music. Logged to 1758 UTC.

RTBF (Belgium) QSL card, November 2009.

• 14 November: 1915 UTC: 621 kHz: RTBF 1  Music: Robbie Williams 'Bodies', female host, sport update, male at sports event on telephone. Wavre, Belgium (BEL) 300 kW. Female reads football scores, reports from males in football grounds. Excellent to good reception. Logged to 1926 UTC.
• 14 November: 1940 UTC: 630 kHz: NRK Euuropakanalen  Vigra, NOR (Norway) 100 kW. Male speech followed by music. Male host with music programme. Excellent to good reception. Logged to 1946 UTC.
• 14 November: 1950 UTC: 630 kHz: Voice of Russia  Male speech in the German language, music. Fair to poor reception. Logged to 20 UTC.
• 14 November: 20:08 UTC: 639 kHz: RNE 1  E (Spain) up to 300 kW. Excellent to fair reception. Male commentary of Spanish football. Logged to 20:16 UTC.
• 14 November: 2024 UTC: 639 kHz: Czech Radio 2  Prague, TCH (Czech Republic) 1500 kW. Male speech: good, clear speech. Music. Male speech continues after music: Interview. Excellent to good reception. Music: Instrumental version of Lionel Richie 'Say You, Say Me'. Logged to 2030 UTC.
• 14 November: 2048 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service  Good to fair reception, 500 kW via Orford Ness, Suffolk. Drama or a play with discussion by the author. Logged to 2058 UTC.

RNE 1 verification letter, November 2009.

• 14 November: 2103 UTC: 657 kHz: "I believe I may hear RNE 5 via Madrid, but propagation makes channel use impossible."
• 14 November: 2109 UTC: 666 kHz: Sudwestrundfunk (SWR)  Rohrdorf, D (Germany) 150 kW. German language speech lead by male, with comments from male and female. Male making speech to audience with applause and laughter. Good reception. Logged to 2115 UTC.
• 14 November: 2122 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio Maria  Male speaking in the Dutch language. Excellent to good reception, Lopik, HOL [Holland] 120 kW. Male speaking continues. Logged to 2130 UTC.

Contact details [correct at the time] for the above broadcasters:

France Info:
Jean-Gerard Robichez, Directeur-adjoint de France Info, 116 Avenue du Président Kennedy, 75220 Paris cedex 16

RNE Radio Nacional

Plaza de Simón Bolivar 13, 01003 Vitoria - Gasteiz

RTBFi

Reyerslaan 52, bus BRR016, 1044 Brussels

NRK

N-0340 Oslo, Bj. Bjørnsons Plass 1

Český rozhlas 2

Vinohradská 12, 120 99 Prague 2, Czech Republic

Sudwestrundfunk

Hans-Bredowstrabe, D-76530 Baden-Baden

Radio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen

Postbus 5045, 5201 GA 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH Nederland

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My AM Archive: August 2009

BBC Sport Journalist Ivan Gaskell, 1991.

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

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

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: March 2009, featured a log of BBC Radio Stoke, with a transmission map of their coverage area, dating from around 1991.

Also included in my archive of items collected from broadcasters over the last thirty-plus years, was a publicity photograph of broadcaster Ivan Gaskell during his time at BBC Radio Stoke (pictured left). Attached was a programme schedule for Saturday 11th May, 1991, with Ivan Gaskell's Sportsbeat on air at 1:30pm, covering Port Vale v Swindon Town, Reading v Stoke City and Crewe [Alexandra] v Mansfield Town.

Ivan's current profile can be seen on his IGTV website.

This post brings Medium Wave memories of August 2009.

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

August 2009 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 16 August [2009]: 1908 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Music: 'Oh What A Beautiful Morning!' Show tunes. Good reception. Music from 'Oklahoma!'. Music from Flanaghan & Allen. Transmission: 2 kW via Dumfries. Bud Flanaghan sang theme music for 'Dad's Army'. Music: 'I'm Getting Married In The Morning' / 'Get Me To The Church On Time'.
  Female vocalist on 'I Get A Kick Out Of You' - Elaine Page. Cole Porter.
  Guest: Andrew Bounder - 'Jerry Springer The Opera'.  Logged to 1937 UTC.
• 16 August: 1940 UTC: 594 kHz: HR - Info [Germany]  Live event - German language speech.
  Berlin athletics event - Usain Bolt - 100 metres Champion - Gold medal - New world record - 9.58 seconds.
  Broadcast is Germany: Hessischer RF / HR Skyline Frankfurt, D (Germany). 100 - 400 kW / 250 kW.
  Commentary / speech / reaction to 20 UTC; News. Programme: Debate before live audience (applause). Excellent to good reception.  Logged to 2012 UTC.
  [Contact details: hr - info, Hessischer Rundfunk, Bertramstraße 8, D-60320 Frankfurt. Website: hr-online.de]
• 16 August: 2023 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four  Fair reception; 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle upon Tyne. Male discusses job seekers, close of discussion. Continuity announcer introduces actor John Hurt, with Appeal for the International Rescue Committee. Website: bbc.co.uk/radio4/appeal
  Continuity announcer: Laura Kuensberg previews 'Westminster Hour' prior to 'In Business' on air now (2030 UTC).  Logged to 2035 UTC.

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Calling Antigua: Roxanne Leah Townsend.

Roxanne Leah Townsend, Antigua, March 2021.

REPORTING From The Fox Tower has always been a proud supporter of Roxanne Leah Townsend through the years, with a chapter of posts celebrating her time in Mexico in 2014, posts celebrating her Birthday (2016) and posts just celebrating how magnificent Miss Townsend is; how magnificent Roxanne Leah is.

Enjoy the links to the previous posts in the wording above.

Rox is now based in Antigua and the images in this post are from a recent shoot featured on her social media.

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Roxanne Leah Townsend, Antigua, March 2021.

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Season 2020/21 : Season's End

 

AFTER Season 2019/20 was curtailed due to the pandemic, it was pleasing to see a full season.

Season 2020/21 has come to a close for Carlisle United Football Club and here are the final set of results for April and May 2021.

Results: April 2021

Saturday 3rd [April]: League Two: Southend United 0 - United 2

Tuesday 6th: League Two: United 2 - Scunthorpe United 0

Saturday 10th: League Two: Barrow 2 - United 2

Tuesday 13th: League Two: Newport County 0 - United 0

Saturday 17th: League Two: United 0 - Port Vale 0

Tuesday 20th: League Two: Bolton Wanderers 1 - United 0

Saturday 24th: League Two: United 1 - Harrogate Town 1

Tuesday 27th: League Two: Cheltenham Town 1 - United 1

Results: May 2021

Saturday 1st [May]: League Two: Leyton Orient 2 - United 3

Saturday 8th: League Two: United 0 - Walsall 0

Here's to season 2021/22!

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Introducing Lotte (Courtesy of TikTok)

 ENJOY some of Taylor Swift's greatest music, courtesy of Lotte!

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Music Playlist (Album in brackets):

'Our Song'  ( Taylor Swift )

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'Sparks Fly' ( Speak Now )

'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' ( RED )

'Welcome To New York' ( 1989 )

'...Ready For It?' ( reputation )

'ME!' ( Lover )

'cardigan' ( folklore )

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My AM Archive: March 2009

 THE audio landscape of the Medium Wave band is undergoing sweeping changes here in the UK, as April 30, 2021, saw the closure of four transmitters on 828 kHz (Leeds), 999 kHz (Preston), 1152 kHz (Manchester) and 1161 kHz (Hull). Latterly broadcasting Greatest Hits and Magic, though formerly broadcasting some of the great nostalgic names of British radio: Radio Aire on 828 kHz; Red Rose Gold on 999 kHz and Piccadilly Radio on 1152 kHz.

The BBC are to close a number of Local / Regional radio transmitters over the course of May and June 2021, as detailed in this Facebook post from the British DX Club:

The BBC has now announced the dates in May and June that seventeen more of its medium wave transmitters will close....

Posted by BDXC - British DX Club on Friday, 23 April 2021

As these closures take place, at least enjoy the nostalgia brought by My AM Archive, a continual thread of posts of my Medium Wave logbooks, bringing them online for posterity, and for other like-minded radio listeners to enjoy.

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

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: January 2009, 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.

March 2009 : Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 12 March [2009]: 2050 UTC: 1458 kHz: Sunrise Radio  Excellent to good reception via Brookmans Park, London, 125 kW. Male broadcaster with Asian music, "Eight minutes to nine o'clock, thank you for all your messages". Logged to 2058 UTC.
• 12 March: 2122 UTC: 1485 kHz: SER  Spain. Excellent to good reception. 2 - 5 kW, transmission site not identified. Speech in Spanish language by male and female. Logged to 2128 UTC.
• 12 March: 2133 UTC: 1494 kHz: France Info  Excellent to good reception. Speech by female with jingles, music background. Transmission site: Clermont-Ferrand, France, 20 kW. Logged to 2140 UTC.
• 12 March: 2144 UTC: 1503 kHz: BBC Radio Stoke  Music: Marvin Gaye 'Sexual Healing', male host, six eggs in a basket puzzle, email from listener. Music, really strong signal, telephone number: 0845 303... Interference from a Spanish broadcast. 0845 303 9303 was the contact number. Male host talks of baby crying in restaurant. Music: Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield 'What Have I Done To Deserve This'. Female caller (Sheila) from Nottinghamshire / Lincolnshire talking about school days. Good reception. BBC ID. Music: The Korgis.
  22 UTC: ID 'This is BBC Radio Stoke'. News headlines: M5 motorway closed until 1am following road traffic accident. Man poisoned himself. Business loses trade; closes? Olympic Champion. Royal Hospital in Chelsea now accepts Ladies. Weather: Dry, cloudy, 12°C highest temperature. BBC Stoke text: 07786 201038.
  1 kW, Sideway, Staffordshire. Logged to 2210 UTC.

BBC Radio Stoke transmission map, c.1991.

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Camera Roll: Lourdes 'Lulu' Flores

"When you see a bad bitch, but it’s just the mirror #21"

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My AM Archive: January 2009

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

January 2009 : Medium Wave

• [Tuesday] 6 January [2009]: 2051 UTC: 1413 kHz: BBC Radio Gloucestershire  Music: Leona Lewis 'Run'. Male host introduces Lucy who has details of forthcoming events in Bristol and Swindon, including The Old Vic Studio in Bristol, the Traffic Light Theatre Company / Travelling Light Theatre Company. Music: Erasure 'Sometimes'.  Excellent to fair reception, 500 watts via Bourton-on-the-Water, East Gloucestershire or Berkeley Heath, South West Gloucestershire.
  Music: Chris Isaak 'Wicked Game'. ID: "BBC Across The West" 'The Keith Walrington Show'.
  News at 9 o'clock (21 UTC): Enquiries regarding a male; take care on roads in wintery conditions; Gaza conflict; Woolworths; Nativity is replaced by Noah & The Ark for school play. Weather report: Severe frost, cloudy, cold, rain, sleet, snow. 3°C top temperature.
  Music: Marvin Gaye 'Sexual Healing'. Diana Ross 'Chain Reaction'. To 2110 UTC.

BBC Radio Gloucestershire Postmark, 2004.

• 6 January: 2113 UTC: 1422 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  Jazz / Swing style music on what can only be DLF.
  Excellent to good reception via Heusweilwer, D [Germany], 1200 / 600 kW. Big Band music. To 2123 UTC.
• 6 January: 2147 UTC: 1458 kHz: Sunrise Radio  Brookman's Park, London, 125 kW.
  Excellent to fair reception. Asian flavoured music, male and female vocalists. Female broadcaster, reading messages from listeners. Music: female vocals. To 2157 UTC.

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The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Autumn 2008: November, can be found here.

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My AM Archive: Autumn 2008: November

 THE previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Autumn 2008: September, 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.

November 2008 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 16 November [2008]: 1218 UTC: 1269 kHz: Deutschlandfunk (DLF)  Speech in the German language spoken by a male. 'Monitoring Monthly' (February 2006) shows DLF, Neumunster, D (Germany), 300 kW. Speech by male from sporting event: football?  Fair reception. To 1228 UTC.

The Roberts R881 radio receiver, as used to hear the broadcasts in this log.

• 16 November: 1254 UTC: 1323 kHz: Voice of Russia  Speech in the German language spoken by a female, with popular music - Elaine Page 'Another Suitcase, Another Hall'. Speech in German by male.  Good to fair reception.
  ID signal, new broadcast at 13 UTC, sounds like Russian... Voice of Russia, Wachenbrunn, Germany, 150 up to 800 kW. Speech by female - Sports headlines as part of the news? Music. To 1307 UTC.
• 16 November: 1316 UTC: 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  Female host with male guest talking of financial matters on BBC Radio Ulster, Lisnagarvey, Co Down, Northern Ireland, 100 kW.  Good reception. Timecheck, weather report. Social housing and associated matters. To 1332 UTC.
• 16 November: 1650 UTC: 1368 kHz: Manx Radio  Ad for Douglas Carpet Superstore, Xerox photocopiers, Aladdin at the Gaiety Theatre, Manx Petroleum.  Manx Radio, Douglas, Isle of Man, 20 kW. Excellent to fair reception. Music: Lou Rawls 'Lady Love'. Male speech: "TT races were nearly lost to Belgium - The History Man" To 1700 UTC.
• 16 November: 1716 UTC: 1404 kHz: France Info  Speech in the French language, male host with female reporter - French football league and other sport.  France Info, Brest, F, 20 kW. Good to fair reception. To 1722 UTC.
• 16 November: 1728 UTC: 1413 kHz: BBC Radio Gloucestershire  Music, speech by male and female, ID on air for BBC Radio Gloucestershire. Travel: A4301 Parliament Street, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Vicky (Travel). Programme 'Face To Face' with Paul and Millie. Phone number: 0845 307 .... Speech regarding President Elect Barack Obama. Army base at Fairford, recording of memories of man who grew up in Alabama.
  Good to fair reception via Bourton-on-the-Water, East Gloucestershire or Berkeley Heath, South West Gloucestershire, both 0.5 kW.  National Adoption Week. To 1750 UTC.

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My AM Archive: Autumn 2008: September

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

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

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

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

September 2008 : Medium Wave

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

France Info [1206 kHz] logo.

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

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Season 2020/21 : Results and Fixtures - Part 6

 MARCH 2021 comes to a close this week, so here are Carlisle United Football Club's Results and Fixtures relating to March and April.

Results: March 2021

Tuesday 2nd [March]: League Two: Colchester United 2 - United 1

Saturday 6th: League Two: Morecambe 3 - United 1

Tuesday 9th: League Two: United 1 - Grimsby Town 1

Saturday 13th: League Two: United 3 - Bradford City 1

Tuesday 16th: League Two: Mansfield Town 1 - United 1

Saturday 20th: League Two: Stevenage 3 - United 1

Tuesday 23rd: League Two: United 0 - Leyton Orient 1

Saturday 27th: League Two: United 1 - Cambridge United 2

Tuesday 30th: League Two: United 2 - Crawley Town 0

Fixtures: April 2021

Saturday 3rd [April]: League Two: Southend United v United (1pm)

Tuesday 6th: League Two: United v Scunthorpe United (6:30pm)

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

Tuesday 13th: League Two: Newport County v United (7pm)

Saturday 17th: League Two: United v Port Vale (3pm)

Tuesday 20th: League Two: Bolton Wanderers v United (7pm)

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

Tuesday 27th: League Two: Cheltenham Town v United (7:45pm)

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My AM Archive: BBC Radio Cumbria, Summer 2008

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

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

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: May Bank Holiday 2008, can be found here.

Logs in this post date from Summer 2008, specifically June 8 and August 25.

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

June 2008 : Medium Wave

Sunday 8 June 2008: 1924 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Carlisle transmitter, live relay of Rokker Radio, programme for Gypsies and Travelling People, live from Appleby Horse Fair, presented by Jake Bowers. Interview with musician Catherine Ashcroft, regarding her live performance of her album 'Take Flight & Follow' on Fair Hill, Appleby. Interview with lady regarding the attitude of local authorities to gypsies and travelling people. Project called 'Education On The Hoof'. Appleby Horse Fair is the largest gathering of gypsy and travelling people in the world.
Rokker Radio is usually based in Luton and broadcast to the east & south of England.
Excellent to good reception.
Interview with a gentleman regarding the history of the fair. Interview with Landlord of the White Hart Hotel, Boroughgate, Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Chris (lady) from Colchester, regular listener to Rokker Radio, in Appleby, would like to see more bins, more toilets.
Travel news: J17 M25 Essex. M25 Wycombe Bishops. Cumbria: A6 Penrith, Tynedale Drive. Railway: Carlisle - Glasgow, Carlisle - Edinburgh on Virgin Cross Country. Trailer for BBC HD.
ID: Rokker Radio with Jake Bowers. Story: Vale of Whitworth. Collecting the rubbish. Billy Welsh: Attitude of authority. Inheritance issues. Final song: Live rendition of Johnny Cash song 'Folsom Prison Blues' at Appleby Horse Fair. Miss Price closes this edition of Rokker Radio. Email address for Jake Bowers.
Next in the east of England: Keith Skues. Close of programme at 9pm (20 UTC), BBC Radio Cumbria news.

BBC Radio Cumbria postmark, May 2007.

August 2008 : Medium Wave

Monday 25 August 2008 (August Bank Holiday Monday): 1520 UTC (1620 BST): 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Excellent to good reception, 1 kW via Carlisle.

'Bank Holiday Sport' Live commentary with James Phillips: York City v Barrow, 1-1 at 62 minutes, attendance: 2664. Live from KitKat Crescent / Bootham Crescent, York. 409 Barrow fans in the crowd.

Full Time at Borough Park, Workington: Workington 4 - Burscough 1.

York v Barrow in the 90th minute, 3 minutes stoppage time at KitKat Crescent / Bootham Crescent. Nicholas Rogan wins a corner for Barrow, shot on goal - past the post. 93rd minute.

Full Time: York City 1 - Barrow 1. To 1555 UTC.

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