My AM Archive : April 2021

 HALLO, hello, hi 😊

This post brings memories of broadcasts heard April 2021 on Medium Wave.  A previous post of Medium Wave logs, heard March 2021, can be found here.

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

Receiver used: Sangean ATS-405.

April 2021 : Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 29 April [2021]: 1424 UTC: 999 kHz: Greatest Hits Radio  Recurring message: 'Greatest Hits Radio no longer available on this frequency'. Retune to FM: 96.5 in Blackpool, 105.9 in Southport, 102.4 in Wigan.
  DAB: Greatest Hits Lancs. Freeview channel 716. Available via Smartphone or tablet from App store / Play store. Also via Smart speaker.
  800 watts via Longton (mb21 / Google maps).

(WebSDR recording: 27 April 2021, c.1730, 999 kHz via Longton)

• [Friday] 30 April [2021]: 1749 UTC: 1215 kHz: Absolute Radio  Music: The Police 'Message In A Bottle' Messy audio, due to propagation. ID: 'Home Time with Bush and Richie' Music: Razorlight.
  Good to fair reception, high power transmission: Brookmans Park (62.5 kW) or Droitwich (52.5 kW), other transmission sites at 50 kW, 16 kW, 2-1 kW.
  Echo on speech by presenters and during ad break.
  Presume Brookmans Park or Droitwich sites, possibly Moorside Edge.
  Logged to 1759 UTC.
• 30 April: 1810 UTC: 1242 kHz: Absolute Radio  Music: INXS 'New Sensation'.
  Strong to fair reception, 1 kW via Hardwick, Stockton-on-Tees.
  ID 'Absolute 80s on Absolute Radio' Music: Duran Duran 'Hungry Like The Wolf' Female host: Isle of Wight Festival coming up later this year. ID. Ad break. Music: Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
  Logged to 1820 UTC.
• 30 April: 1823 UTC: 1251 kHz: Male speech, music, very low [reception] quality at this time.
  Unidentified broadcast; Possibilities of Dankó Rádió (Hungary) (25 kW); Portugal (1 kW); Smooth (Suffolk) (760 watts).
  Music: Olivia Newton-John 'Hopelessly Devoted To You', ID lost to noise. Music: Toni Braxton 'Breathe' - Possibility of Smooth (Great Barton, Suffolk).
  Logged to 1837 UTC.
• 30 April: 1840 UTC: 1260 kHz: Absolute Radio  Female and male speech, music: Madness 'Our House'.
  Fair to poor reception, 1 kW via Lydd, Kent.
  ID, music: Martha & The Muffins 'Echo Beach'. ID, music: Soft Cell.
  Logged to 1851 UTC.

Radio Everton, on air in 1995, broadcast on 1602 kHz, 1 watt transmission.

• 30 April: 1900 UTC: 1278 kHz: Greatest Hits Radio  ID, brief speech, brief music, male speech regarding the year 1995, 'Number six in the UK'.
  Fair to poor reception, 430 watts via Tyersal Lane, Bradford.
  Music: Shed Seven 'Going For Gold' (1996). Speech by presenter regarding Shed Seven. Playing music from mid 1990's - Now playing Prodigy 'Firestarter' !
  Logged to 1909 UTC.
• 30 April: 1918 UTC: 1296 kHz: Female speech on one broadcast; Male speech on another broadcast - Audio slightly less than audible. Female host taking phone calls, mix of languages with English pleasantries - Broadcasts on 1296 kHz: XL (Langley Mill - B) Birmingham (10 kW); COPE (València / Castellar) Spain (50 kW).
  Logged to 1925 UTC.

Returning to previous frequencies:

• 30 April: 1930 UTC: 1197 kHz: Absolute Radio  Music: Voice of the Beehive 'Don't Call Me Baby', ID: 'Absolute 80s on Absolute Radio' Music.
  Fair to poor reception, most likely 500 watts via Nottingham (Trowell).
  Female speech, regarding the Breakfast Show. Speech regarding Absolute 80s. Ad: Plusnet (broadband).
  Logged to 1940 UTC.
• 30 April: 2004 UTC: 1296 kHz: Radio XL 1296 AM  Male speech, in Asian language, speaking of Coronavirus. ID for Radio XL, ad break, male presents weather forecast: "Temperature drop of one degree" Bollywood music.
  Good reception, 10 kW via Langley Mill - B, Birmingham.
  Male speech, Asian language, ID for XL, 1296 kHz, also via other outlets. Music from films. Promo: '7 to 9 o'clock, special this weekend, 0121 753... 1296 AM'. Ad break: Kitchens and bedrooms, Highgate, Birmingham. Fundraiser for Indian Covid appeal. ID 'Radio XL' male speech, male on telephone. Music - Male singing on telephone ! 😊 "Thank you and have a lovely weekend" Music. Promo for Butter Ghee suitable for Ramadan. 'Radio XL timecheck'.
  Logged to 2023 UTC.

"At this point, I shall have to say goodnight".

My AM Archive : March 2021

 GOOD morning, good afternoon, good evening, goodnight, wherever you are reading this blog post at this moment. It is good evening as I compose this post, at it is a few minutes after 1900 UTC / GMT. The clock on the left column of this blog is set to UTC, which I hope helps your understanding to times recorded in the posts on this blog - I really should find a link which explains the term UTC for times. That sounds like a plan for another post.

This post brings memories of broadcasts heard March 2021 on Medium Wave.  A previous post of Medium Wave logs, heard February 2021, can be found here.

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

Receiver used: Sangean ATS-405.

March 2021 : Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 18 March [2021]: 1815 UTC: 1098 kHz: SRo3 Rádio Devin  Music in English, male singer, UK artist James Yorkston, singing of London at New Year, references to drinking. Segue into next song: Bjork 'Vulnicara'.
  This programme is 'Folkfórum' ('Folklore'), female host: Sone Horňákovej
  (Listen to the programme from the STVR archive here)
  Good to fair reception, 25 kW via Nitra - Jarok, Slovakia.
  1829 UTC: Quick-paced ID, male speech. Change of tempo to male vocal music, English language song. Speech from the host, music was from Teho Teardo & Blixha Bargeld.
  Logged to 1834 UTC.
• 18 March: 1837 UTC: 1107 kHz: MFR 2 [Greatest Hits Radio]  Music: 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' (Baccara), ID: 'Good times sound like this' Music: Del Amitri 'Nothing Ever Happens'. Strong co-channel via Rome.
  1.5 kW via Tarbat Ness for Inverness. Fair to poor reception.
  Ads: Currys - PC World. Covid-19. Gold. Music: Earth Wind & Fire 'September'.
  Lost to Rome.
  Logged to 1846 UTC.
• 18 March: 1905 UTC: 1125 kHz: RNE Radio 5  Female and male in conversation, Spanish language. Possibly the show 'Por Tres Razones' ('For Three Reasons'), female host: Mamen Asencio.
  Good to fair reception, transmission power logged as 12 / 10 kW, but transmission site not noted 🤦
  ID for Radio Nacional de España at 1915 UTC.
  Logged to 1920 UTC.
  

  

  Issue one of 'The Voice for the Dales'
  The Official Fresh Radio Magazine
  Fresh Radio (1997 - 2012)

  18 March: 1927 UTC: 1134 kHz: COPE Navarra (Spain)  Male and female speech, Spanish language. Music: The Beatles 'Here Comes The Sun'. ID for COPE Navarra. Fast-paced speech, music, ID jingle, music, time signal ('pips') for 1930 UTC, ID for COPE. Programme: 'La Linterna' ('The Lantern').
  Good to poor reception, most likely 10 kW via Salamanca. Possibility of an echo broadcast via Pamplona.
  Logged to 1936 UTC.
• 18 March: 1952 UTC: 1143 kHz: COPE Jaén (Spain)  Speech in Spanish, from male and female, lost to heavy noise. Male speech regarding football.
  Fair to poor reception, 5 kW via Jaén.
  Logged to 2001 UTC.
• 18 March: 2005 UTC: 1152 kHz: RNE Radio 5  Female speech in Spanish, 'Radio Cinco', male speech via telephone. Programme: 'Reserva Natural' ('Nature Reserve'), female host: Josefina Maestre.
  Fair to poor reception, up to 25 kW via Malaga.
  (Co-channel music: Ed Sheeran 'Perfect', Cutting Crew '(I Just) Died in Your Arms'.
  Logged to 2015 UTC.
• 18 March: 2017 UTC: 1161 kHz: Tay 2  Music: Chaka Khan 'I'm Every Woman', female ID 'This is the music marathon', music: Marvin Gaye 'Sexual Healing'. The presenter is Gavin Pearson.
  (Co-channel broadcast from Smooth Radio via Blunsdon, Swindon, Wiltshire, 160 watts)
  Music: The Jam 'That's Entertainment', ID 'The Greatest Hits' music: Stevie Wonder 'Sir Duke'. Ad break. Music: Rod Stewart 'You Wear It Well', Lenny Kravitz 'It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over', Crowded House.
  Good to poor reception, 1.4 kW via Greenside Scalp, Dundee.
  Logged to 2028 UTC.
• 18 March: 2038 UTC: 1170 kHz: Greatest Hits Radio  Music: Crowded House 'Don't Dream It's Over' Greatest Hits Radio for South Wales - 'Get involved in Cash for kids South Wales, kids in South Wales affected by Covid-19 and poverty'. Greatest Hits Radio website. Ad break: Ladbrokes.
  580 watts via Winsh-wen, Swansea (ex-Swansea Sound). Good to poor reception.
  Ad: 2021 elections. NHS health Swansea. ID: 'Greatest Hits Radio - South Wales' Music: Men At Work 'Down Under'.
  Logged to 2050 UTC.
• 18 March: 2054 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Valencia  Spanish speech in the 'Hora 25' programme, leading up to 2100 UTC time 'pips' signal. Female speech, interval signal, music, female speech 'España', music, applause. 'Pepa Bueno' ?
  Co-channel broadcast of male speech, possibly Romania.
  Good to poor reception, up to 50 kW via Valencia (Radio Valencia via CadenaSER).
  Logged to 2105 UTC.
  

  

  Envelope head and postmarks from YLE Radio Finland, which broadcast on 558 kHz and 963 kHz.

  18 March: 2108 UTC: 1197 kHz: Absolute Radio  Female speech, music: Travis 'Turn'.
  Fair to poor reception, possibly / most likely 400 watts via Nottingham.
  Male speech, ID, music.
  Contact address for Absolute Radio: One Golden Square, London W1F 9DJ
  Logged to 2115 UTC.

My AM Archive : February 2021

 FIFA's festival of football, also known as the World Cup, is taking place at the time this post is being composed, but this post is another visit to the archive of my loggings of radio broadcasts heard in recent years.

This post brings memories of broadcasts heard February 2021 on Medium Wave.  A previous post of Medium Wave logs, heard January 2021, can be found here.

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

Receiver used: Sangean ATS-405.

February 2021 : Medium Wave

• [Wednesday] 17 February [2021]: 1536 UTC: 999 kHz: Greatest Hits Radio  Music: Sylvester 'You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)' Female host, ad break: McDonald's, websites, apps, MCN Bikes, Butlin's, Radioplayer and Renault. ID.
  Good to fair reception, 800 watts via Longton (Lancashire).
  Music: Queen 'A Kind Of Magic' ID, Gabrielle 'Dreams' ID, Gabrielle was on [TV show] 'The Masked Singer', the winner of the show was Joss Stone. Music: Elvis Costello & The Attractions 'Oliver's Army'. 'Hometime Anthems' on next: Preview of music after 4pm. Ads.
  Logged to 1556 UTC.

• Meal break •

• 17 February: 1709 UTC: 1026 kHz: BBC Radio Jersey  Female speech in English - Travel update - Technical issue causes silence! Travel reports from Guernsey, Jersey, airport good, temporary traffic lights - Closure to open in fifty minutes. Guernsey open for traffic. Call 0808 100 9888 with traffic and travel information. Eliza Philippidis is the host. ID.
  Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Trinity (Jersey).
  Conversation regarding funding availability.
  Logged to 1726 UTC.
• 17 February: 1746 UTC: 1044 kHz: Radio San Sebastian  Spanish speech in male and female voices, encouraging vocalisations, including the 'Tarzan' call and Freddie Mercury's vocals at Wembley Stadium. This is Radio San Sebastian via Cadena SER network, strong to fair reception, 50 kW via San Sebastian, Spain.
  Logged to 1756 UTC.
• 17 February: 1758 UTC: 1053 kHz: TalkSport  Ads: Barclays app, BT Sport monthly pass, Motopoint (car retail), website builder, army jobs, Tradepoint. Barclays FA Women's Super League preview, Sundays. ID.
  1800 UTC TalkSport news: Prince Philip in hospital, [Covid] lockdown roadmap, ninety volunteers take part in Covid study. Weather. Sport update: Fulham FC, José Mourinho.
  Good to fair reception, up to 500 kW via Droitwich; Locally: 10 kW via Dumfries; 1 kW via Stockton-on-Tees ('Local' transmitters included, due to echo and delays on reception)
  [Transmission to East Anglia via the Postwick Transmitting Station].
  Logged to 1812 UTC.

• Tea (Drink) break •  Crescent Moon.

• 17 February: 1831 UTC: 1071 kHz: TalkSport  AO electricals ad, Covid-19 awareness ad. ID. Everton v Manchester City this evening. News headline: Prince Philip in hospital. Announcement by the Prime Minister. Sport headlines.
  Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Wrekenton (Gateshead, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne).
  Logged to 1838 UTC.

Frequencies and coverage area of Great Yorkshire Gold.

• 17 February: 1845 UTC: 1080 kHz: SER Radio Granada  Male speech in the Spanish language, sports commentary.
  Poor reception, 10 kW via Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
  Logged to 1852 UTC.
• 17 February: 1854 UTC: 1089 kHz: TalkSport  Preview of Everton v Manchester City, kick off 8:15pm 'Drive on TalkSport, with Toolstation' Ads: Tesco, BT Sport, Covid awareness, Coral, Samsung Vodafone. ID.
  Strong to fair reception, up to 400 kW via Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire - Plus other transmitters causing echo and delay.
  Logged to 1906 UTC.
• 17 February: 1908 UTC: 1098 kHz: SRo3 Rádio Devin  Male speech, music with female vocals.
  [Shared service with SRo5 Radio Patria] Male speech, central European [Slovak], female and male speech.
  Strong to fair reception, 25 kW via Nitra - Jarok, Slovakia.
  Male and female conversations. Presenter: Radoslav Passia.
  Logged to 1925 UTC.

My AM Archive : January 2021

 EASTER 2026 has been and gone, Early May Bank Holiday has been and gone - Apologies for the lack of a post since March!  We are, once again, visiting the archive of my loggings of radio broadcasts heard years gone by - Some broadcasters still on air, some aren't - This blog hopes to reflect the changes, especially on the Medium Wave band, that have taken place in recent years.

This post brings memories of broadcasts heard January 2021 on Medium Wave.  A previous post of Medium Wave logs, heard December 2020, can be found here.

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

Receiver used: Sangean ATS-405.

January 2021 : Medium Wave

• [Tuesday] 12 January [2021]: 1330 UTC: 774 kHz: BBC Radio Bradford  Strong to good reception, 500 watts via Farnley, Yorkshire.  Programming: Music: Kellie Marie 'Feels Like I'm In Love' Traffic and travel update with details relating to the [Covid] lockdown. Weather with Lisa Gallagher. Music: One Direction 'Story of My Life' Female host Charlie Smith says it is Zayn Malik's birthday (28). Music: Doobie Brothers 'Listen To The Music' ID, trailer for Planet North.
  Razwan Ul-Haq is an artist from Bradford, who is exhibiting his art, Industrialised Heart, Solo Exhibition, at Bradford Industrial Museum. Music: Kygo + Tina Turner 'What's Love Got To Do With It' Sanchez Payne and Beth Parsons had their own bake off - Bread making. Host Charlie Smith, along with [colleagues] Richard and Neil, judged the BBC Bradford bake off.
  Logged to 1352 UTC.

                 Break

• 12 January: 1543 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI Radio 1  'Viva Voce' Female host with male speaking on the phone, male often uses 'politica' during the speech, female host speaks of a 'recovery plan'
  Strong to fair reception, 50 kW via Milan, Italy.
  Logged to 1555 UTC.
  [ Listen via RaiPlaySound ]
• 12 January: 1559 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live  Drivetime News: Irish homes for Children and Mothers, Covid - Largest number of deaths in 2020, highest since 1940. Police fines rise. Supermarkets will decline customers without face masks. Supply chains must not promote slave labour. Space junk. ID. Travel update.
  Strong to good reception, up to 200 kW via Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire.
  Main interference / noise is like a stop-start buzzer. Multiple transmission audio, too.
  Logged to 1611 UTC.

Images: Demolition of Trasmettitore Milano Rai 900kHz, c. October 2023, images from Google Maps - Original Google Street View imagery featured in this blog post.

Listen to the last closedown announcement of RAI Radio Uno on 900 kHz, courtesy of Josh's Radio Paradise YouTube post.

• 12 January: 1624 UTC: 936 kHz: Dales Radio  Music: Snow Patrol 'Take Back The City' Keith Fletcher is the host. Update from the County Council, regarding recycling centres. Music: Pointer Sisters 'I'm So Excited'.
  Strong to good reception, 150 watts via Brunt Acres Road, Hawes, North Yorkshire.
  Ingleton Post Office open one day a week. Rob Stevens will be on air later. Music: Bill Withers 'Lovely Day' ID, music: Bob Marley 'Buffalo Soldier'.
  Logged to 1636 UTC.
• 12 January: 1646 UTC: 954 kHz: Český rozhlas Dvojka  Music: Boney M 'Holiday' ID, programme: Kolotoč, presented by Terezou Stýblovou. Music.
  Dvojka, Strong to good reception, up to 200 kW via Dobrochov, Czechia.
  Music: Milli Vanilli 'Girl I'm Gonna Miss You' 1700 UTC news: Oxford Astra-Zeneca [Covid] vaccine; Czech President; Israel; Marks And Spencer in Prague; Brexit. Music at 1704 UTC.
  Logged to 1705 UTC.
• 12 January: 1708 UTC: 963 kHz: Sunrise Radio  'What's on TV tonight - Watch comedy on Sky channel - ' 'This is the biggest Asian station' Music. Paul Shah on air 'Back to back songs, by the Sunrise app' Bollywood anagram: B A H A M A H A R T. Programme: 'Drive on Sunrise' Ad break: Cooking sauces, Covid ad, Southall Travel, Police recruitment, ceramic tiles importer. Boilers, Covid ad (2), Bollywood on Sony Max 2.
  Strong to poor reception, 950 watts via Hackney.
  Sunrise time check (5:18pm), travel. Bollywood music.
  Logged to 1723 UTC.
  [Sunrise Radio, Unit 2, 694-712 London Road, HOUNSLOW TW3 1PG]
• 12 January: 1731 UTC: 972 kHz: Sunrise Radio  Ads: McDonalds, Covid-19, contact the ads team at Sunrise Radio. Programme: 'Drive on Sunrise' Traffic and travel update. Sunrise Radio available via Amazon Smart Speaker and YouTube channel. Music.
  Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Southall.
  Male host Paul Shah speaks about song just played; Bollywood anagram competition.
  Logged to 1741 UTC.
  [Main switchboard: 0208 574 6666]
• 12 January: 1744 UTC: 981 kHz: Radio Algerienne - Chaine 2  Male speech, Arabic language programming, music.
  Strong to poor reception, up to 300 kW via Ouled Fayet, Algeria (ALG).
  Music. Male speech at 1752 UTC. Music.
  Logged to 1754 UTC.
• 12 January: 1758 UTC: 990 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live  Conor McNamara with live football commentary of Sheffield United v Newcastle United.
  Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Tywyn, Wales.
  Logged to 1822 UTC.
  

  

  Frequencies, contacts for Great Yorkshire Gold

• 12 January: 1758 UTC: 990 kHz: BBC Radio Devon  Music: Lenny Kravitz 'It Ain't Over, 'Til It's Over' Traffic and travel at 1804 UTC: Exeter, Ilfracombe, Newton Abbot - Call BBC Radio Devon travel line on 0808 100 2829. Music: Keane 'Somewhere Only We Know'.
  Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Exeter, Devon.
  Music: Dua Lipa and Miley Cyrus 'Prisoner' BBC Make A Difference update: Donate a laptop. Music: Erasure 'Love To Hate You'.
  Logged to 1824 UTC.
  [BBC Radio Devon, PO Box 1034, Plymouth PL3 5BD - Main switchboard 01752 260323]

My AM Archive : December 2020

 DECEMBER 2020, a Covid-19 lockdown month, is where the following selection of Medium Wave radio broadcast logs originate from.  A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated November 2020, can be found here.

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

Receiver used: Sangean ATS-405.

December 2020 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 7 December [2020]: 1232 UTC: 774 kHz: BBC Radio Bradford  [New broadcast] Good to fair reception (500 watts via Farnley).
  Music: Katy Perry 'Cozy Christmas'. ID with Sanchez. Guest: Ms Skelton of Mind The Gap Theatre group. Sanchez talks about his background. Music: Bee Gees 'Stayin' Alive', ID, Sanchez Payne is the host. Weather with Lisa Gallagher. IDs. Interview: Caroline Brown is an artist (painter) who also runs vintage fairs with her husband, around the Bingley area. As an artist, Caroline supports the Artist support pledge. Update of current [Covid-19] restrictions: Face coverings must be worn in the Bradford area. Music: Paul Young 'Love of the Common People'.
  Logged to 1250 UTC.
  
  Break
  
  
• 7 December: 1504 UTC: 792 kHz: BBC Radio Foyle  Music and speech, male speech from the host Sean Coyle.
  Poor reception. 1 kW via Londonderry.
  Music by Gary Barlow. Speech: requests and calls into the show. Music: The Seekers 'The Carnival Is Over'.
  Logged to 1518 UTC.
• 7 December: 1521 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Music: Christmas song, submitted to BBC Upload. The host is Janice Forsyth, the programme is The Afternoon Show. Music: Lady Gaga 'Bad Romance'.
  Strong to fair reception. 100 kW via Burghead / Westerglen.
  Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin to complete work by a fellow writer who passed away.
  Interview with Phil, from the band Lapwing, with the band's Christmas single.
  Logged to 1535 UTC.
  

  

  Radio Leeds United was on air on 1323 kHz Medium Wave
  (Information from October 1996)

  7 December: 1545 UTC: 828 kHz: Greatest Hits Radio  Music: Survivor 'Eye of the Tiger' Short speech or jingle, music 'Baby Please Come Home'. Male speech, music: Climie Fisher 'Love Changes Everything'. ID.
  Poor reception. Music: Pink Floyd 'Another Brick In The Wall'. Male speech, Christmas ad, McDonald's ad, Covid-19 ad. ID.
  120 watts via Morley, Leeds (formerly Radio Aire).
  1600 UTC news: Coronavirus vaccine.
  Logged to 1602 UTC.
• 7 December: 1604 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  'Time Tunnel' Vicky Warham playing Coolio.
  Strong to good reception. 1 kW via Barrow-in-Furness.
  Logged to 1611 UTC.
• 7 December: 1619 UTC: 846 kHz: Radio North / Gospel 846  Music: Ricky Nelson 'Never Be Anyone Else But You' Ad break: Household furnishing, Lisnagarvey. Music: Accordion.
  1 kW via Redcastle, Co Donegal. Strong to fair reception.
  Music: Three Degrees 'When Will I See You Again' Ad for furniture store. Music.
  Logged to 1632 UTC.
  
  Break: Evening meal of Spaghetti Carbonara enjoyed.
  
  
• 7 December: 1843 UTC: 864 kHz: ERTU Holy Quran  Clear reception of male Arabic Prayer.
  Transmission site: Santah, Egypt. Fair reception.
  Logged to 1853 UTC.
• 7 December: 1856 UTC: 873 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  Female speaking of training for Tokyo Olympics, male speech. ID for Sportsround.
  1900 UTC news bulletin: Lead story features Londonderry - Covid vaccine. 9 deaths today.
  1 kW via Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh. Fair to poor reception.
  BBC Radio Ulster is now broadcasting 'Blas' in the Irish language.
  Logged to 1910 UTC.
  [Contact details: BBC Radio Ulster, Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HQ / BT2 2HQ]
• 7 December: 1910 UTC: 873 kHz: BBC Radio Norfolk  Music from Anne-Marie, music from Des'ree 'You Gotta Be' ID for BBC Radio Norfolk. Female speech "Biggest and best artists" Female and male speech. Music: Robbie Williams 'Can't Stop Christmas'.
  Fair to poor reception. 300 watts via West Lynn, North Norfolk.
  ID, music: Lazy Boy 'Hope You Know'. Female host: Angie George. ID, music: Dua Lipa 'Hallucinate'.
  Logged to 1928 UTC.

Transmitted BBC Radio Wales on 882 kHz until 9-Jun-2021. Mast demolished 22-Aug-2025.

• 7 December: 1930 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  Music: Boy George 'Rainbow In The Dark (Remix)' Janice Long (presenter) on BBC Radio Wales.
  Strong to good reception. Up to 100 kW (Washford).
  Music: The Damned 'Eloise'. Promo: Inspired by Victor Harra, James Dean Bradfield's new album will feature on the show, Friday, 6:30pm.
  Logged to 1940 UTC.
  [Contact details: BBC Radio Wales, Broadcasting House, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2YQ]
• 7 December: 1950 UTC: 891 kHz: Radio Algerienne Chaine 1  Music, female speech.
  Transmission site: Ouled Fayet, Algeria. Fair to poor reception.
  Female conversation, music. Male speech, music, time signal 'pips' for 20 UTC. Top of the hour intro, music, male speech.
  Logged to 2000 UTC.
• 7 December: 2002 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI Radio 1  Male speech at football: Fiorentina v Genoa, current score 0-0.
  Strong to good reception via Milan, Italy.
  Logged to 2015 UTC.

Notes: Contact info:

    BBC Radio Bradford  [email address]

    BBC Radio Norfolk  The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1BH

My AM Archive : November 2020

 CURIOSITY is a personality trait I have, which is probably why I have spent around 35 years exploring the radio bands and jotting down what I hear, then contacting the broadcasters I heard, who in turn have kindly replied with letters, stickers, flyers, leaflets, which I use to illustrate these posts.

This post covers Medium Wave broadcasts I heard November 2020.  A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated October 2020, can be found here.

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

Receiver used: Sangean ATS-405.

November 2020 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 29 November [2020]: 1503 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live  FA Cup football updates, snooker update from Milton Keynes: Ronnie O'Sullivan leads. Premier League football: Alistair Bruce-Ball and Karen Carney commentating on Southampton v Manchester United: Southampton lead 2-0. Dean Henderson replaces David De Gea in the Manchester United goal.
  Strong reception. 150 kW via Droitwich / 50 kW via Stagshaw.
  GOAL in FA Cup: Carlisle United 1 (Mellish) - Doncaster Rovers 2.
  Logged to 1512 UTC.
• 29 November: 1522 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio 4  Drama: 'The Continuing Adventures of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (Deceased)'.
  Good reception. 10 kW via Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland.
  Logged to 1527 UTC.

  

  Flyer from Manchester United Radio
  Broadcast from Old Trafford, first on air March 5, 1994
  Manchester United Radio broadcast on 1413 kHz.

• 29 November: 1532 UTC: 729 kHz: BBC Essex  Norman's birthday next week (next Sunday), Val and Norman will be travelling next week. Music: 'People Get Ready' Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions. "Number 3 on Ian's Top 5 chart" Luther Vandross 'Since I Lost My Baby'.
  Good to poor reception; 200 watts via Manningtree (North Essex).
  Logged to 1544 UTC.
• 29 November: 1558 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Chris Beech, Carlisle United Football Club manager, speaking to BBC's James Phillips. FA Cup: United 1 - Doncaster Rovers 2, full time. Paul Newton and Chris Lumsdon reply to fans reaction following today's match. Summary of the fans reaction by James Phillips. Next match: Carlisle United v Salford City this coming week.
  Strong to good reception. 1 kW via Carlisle.
  1604 UTC: Now on air: Joe Costin with the Seventies (music) show. Music: 'Ruby Tuesday'.
  Logged to 1607 UTC.
• 29 November: 1616 UTC: 774 kHz: BBC Radio Leeds  Olly Woodcock hosting the afternoon show, female guest is a theatre director and head of Utopia Theatre Company.
  500 watts via Farnley, Leeds.
  Music from Harry Styles 'Adore You'. Co-channel interference from RNE Valencia. Utopia Theatre company developing a play to help African actors. Performances were held between lockdowns. Conversation continues, not at a comfortable audible level.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Logged to 1628 UTC.

Notes: Contact addresses:

    BBC Essex  198 New London Road, Chelmsford  CM2 9XB

    BBC Radio Cumbria  Annetwell Street, Carlisle  CA3 8BB

    BBC Radio Leeds  Broadcasting Centre, 2 St Peter's Square, Leeds  LS9 8AH

My AM Archive : October 2020

 BROADCASTS heard on the Medium Wave band feature in this post, covering broadcasts heard October 2020.

A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated September 2020, can be found here.

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

Receiver used: Sangean ATS-405.

October 2020 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 24 October [2020]: 1746 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio 4  Folk music, male vocal, acoustic guitar, harmonica. Very much in the style of Bob Dylan.  Tré Burt was the artist.
  Interview with Mark Radcliffe regarding a new Folk music chart. ID for BBC Radio 4. Mark Radcliffe has also published a new book.
  Strong to good reception, 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
  Mark Radcliffe talks about Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath).
  'Loose Ends' was the show, Clive Anderson was the host.
  [Listen via BBC Sounds]
  Logged to 1757 UTC.
• 24 October: 1804 UTC: 612 kHz: RNE Radio 1  Two male commentators at a football fixture - GOAL! Spanish broadcast, stadium music. Goal for Pamplona v Beti Onak - Music, sound effects, the works.
  RNE Radio 1 via Vitoria, Spain. Good to fair reception. 10 kW transmission.
  Logged to 1816 UTC.
• 24 October: 1823 UTC: 621 kHz: RNE Radio 1  continuing the football commentary.
  Fair to poor reception via Canaries (300 kW) or Spanish Isles (10 kW).
  Logged to 1830 UTC.
• 24 October: 1840 UTC: 639 kHz: CRo2 Dvojka  Music: Phil Collins 'In The Air Tonight'. Speech by females. Music: Female vocal, piano, guitar, drums, bass.
  This broadcast is CRo2 Dvojka, Prague, CZE. Strong to good reception. Liblice transmission site, 750 kW. Co-channel interference from RNE Bilbao (Spain).
  Female speech, music: Christina Perry 'Jar of Hearts'.
  Logged to 1855 UTC.
• 24 October: 1858 UTC: 639 kHz: RNE Radio 1  Bilbao, Spain. Strong to good reception.
  Male commentators at football (Stadium noise evident). La Coruna transmission site, 300 kW.
  Co-channel interference from CRo2 Dvojka.
  Logged to 1906 UTC.

  

  From the archive:
   Radio Netherlands
  Long Distance Medium Wave Listening guide
  by Steve Whitt, April 1994.

  
  
• 24 October: 1916 UTC: 648 kHz: Radio Caroline  Steve Miller Band 'Climb Aboard A Jet Plane', Status Quo 'Paper Plane' from the album 'Piledriver'.
  Male host, ID for Caroline.
  Strong to fair reception. 1 kW transmission via Orfordness.
  Music: Mike & The Mechanics, ABC 'The Love Inside The Love'. Vocals from Olivia Sparnenn on 'Breathing Space', a song by the band Mostly Autumn. ID jingle. The host of the show is named Lee. Ad break: Meditech, Suffolk Car Company, ACS car sales, Inflight goods website. ID, music.
  Logged to 1936 UTC.
• 24 October: 1939 UTC: 657 kHz: RNE Radio 5  Spanish speech, males and females. Male on telephone speaking of music.
  RNE Radio 5 via Madrid transmission site, 100 kW.
  Strong to good reception, co-channel interferences and fading (propagation).
  Logged to 1945 UTC.
• 24 October: 1953 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE Radio 1  Football, male and female speech, ID.
  Strong to good reception, Sevilla, Spain, 200 kW transmission.
  Logged to 2000 UTC.
• 24 October: 2005 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live  Stephen Nolan is on air on BBC Radio 5 Live; Wales has entered into a Covid-19 lockdown, originally due to last two weeks, but now extended to seventeen days.
  Strong to good reception - Most likely 50 kW via Stagshaw, Northumberland (up to 150 kW via Droitwich, Worcester). Co-channel interference by RNE Radio 1.
  Logged to 2015 UTC.