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.

My AM Archive : September 2020

 AM radio broadcasts have been on the air for well over a century, this blog celebrates the broadcasts I have heard over the course of almost thirty five years. This post brings logs of broadcasts heard more recently: September 2020.

A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated April 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.

September 2020 : Medium Wave

• [Friday] 18 September [2020]: 1823 UTC: 531 kHz: Jil FM (Algeria)  Music: Culture Beat 'Mr Vain' (c. 1993). ID, rock music, ID, ads, speech, music.
  Fair to poor reception. Jil FM broadcast confirmed by parallel transmission on 549 kHz.
  Female with ID, music.
  Logged to 1847 UTC.

From the archive: Piccadilly Radio's Project Planner,
detailing the arrangement of Medium Wave broadcasts for Manchester (1991).

• 18 September: 1854 UTC: 540 kHz: MR Kossuth Rádió (Hungary)  Male speech, brief musical interlude, continued speech. This programme, listed on the Kossuth Rádió website, has 'Novel History' as its title translated into English.
  Strong reception.
  Musical interlude, male speech.
  Top of the hour (1900 UTC / 2100 local time) male ID for Kossuth Rádió, female speech, news. Trailers with jingles.
  Male and female speech; This programme has 'The Evening host' as its title translated into English.
  Magyar Kossuth Rádió via Solt, Hungary, 2 MW [MegaWatt] transmission.
• 18 September: 1914 UTC: 549 kHz: Spirit Radio  Music, female speech "Welcome to the show, it's Friday night", music, male vocals with choir. Male ID "Breath of fresh air, Spirit Radio" New music jingle, music, ID, music.
  Spirit Radio, 25 kW via Carrickroe, Co Donegal. Strong to good reception.
  ID, music with male vocals. Female host is Olga Kaye, with link detailing songs including 'Unconditional' and now playing 'Put Your Hands Up'.
  Feature: 'Life Connections' from East Africa (Uganda). Trevor Stevenson. ID "Spirit Radio, Passion for life" Music from Marshmello.
  Logged to 1934 UTC.
• 18 September: 1945 UTC: 558 kHz: Radio Nacional de España  Spanish speech, male speakers, jazz music programme, female speech, ID. Male speech, music, male speech.
  This is RNE Radio 5 (Broadcast parallel to 567 kHz).
  Music from 'Dick Tracey' film, featuring Madonna. Music: Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter'.
  Strong to fair reception via San Sebastian, Spain, 50 kW.
  Music: Tanita Tikaram 'Good Tradition'.
  Logged to 1959 UTC.
  
  Cup of tea.
• 18 September: 2012 UTC: 567 kHz: RNE Radio 5  Spanish speech, parallel to 558 kHz, female speech, ID for Radio Nacional de España. Male speech. Signal improves.
  Good to poor reception. 50 kW via Murcia, Spain.
  Speech lead by a female, with contributions from other voices in a gathering of people.
  Male speech in studio; Speech from Madrid, male telephone caller.
  Logged to 2024 UTC.
• 18 September: 2029 UTC: 576 kHz: RNE Radio 5  Male speech in the Spanish language, pips for 2030 UTC, speech from female in Spanish language.
  100 kW via Barcelona, Spain. Strong to good reception.
  Male and female speech continues. Male speaks in a roundtable discussion.
  Logged to 2043 UTC.
• 18 September: 2045 UTC: 585 kHz: RNE Radio 5  Continuation of a roundtable discussion, broadcast from Madrid. Male speech, with contribution by male at a remote location.
  Strong to good reception, 600 kW via Madrid, Spain.
  Female and male speech, including snippets of comments in other languages overdubbed into Spanish: Female speaking in English "No disrespect to King Juan Carlos..." Male speaks of "Politico España". Female and male speech continues in the roundtable discussion. ID.
  Logged to 2055 UTC.

From the archive: Chiltern Radio Network programme schedule for Supergold
Broadcast across the heart of England on 792, 828 and 1557 kHz Medium Wave (1991).

• 18 September: 2058 UTC: 596 kHz: SNRT [Morocco]  Devotional singing by male, speech by male and female.
  This broadcast is SNRT Radio National, Arabic service.
  50 kW via Oujda, Morocco. Poor reception.
  Logged to 2105 UTC.

My AM Archive : April 2020

 WARM welcome to a continuing thread of Medium Wave radio broadcasts heard by me. This post brings a single log of a broadcast heard on a Sunday afternoon in April 2020, during the UK-wide Covid-19 lockdown.

A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated February 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.

April 2020 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 19 April [2020]: 1254 UTC: 1485 kHz: BBC Radio 4  Collection of voices: Female on a telephone, male and female voices. This programme is 'The Listening Project', with 'The Power of Conversation' as the subject, presented by Fi Glover.
  Top of the hour time 'pips' followed by female voice "BBC News..."
  BBC Radio 4 via [Brisco] Carlisle, fair to poor reception. 1 kW via [Brisco] Carlisle.
  Male and female speech [parallel to BBC Radio 4 on 92.5 MHz FM] - Programme on air is 'Gardeners' Question Time', styled as 'GQT At Home', due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Peter Gibbs hosts the show from home.
  Logged to 1312 UTC.

My AM Archive : February 2020

 VERY warm welcome to a continuing thread of Medium Wave radio broadcasts heard by me. This post brings logs of broadcasts heard February 2020.

A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated November 2019, 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 2020 : Medium Wave

• [Friday] 7 February [2020]: 1500 UTC: 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  News: Change in employment laws in the UK and Northern Ireland. Philip Schofield announces he is gay.
  Sport: Women's Six Nations [Rugby] Championships; South Africa v England Cricket delayed by rain.
  Weather: Storm Ciara due this weekend.
  ID. Travel news: Belfast, Londonderry, sailings. Easyjet flight disruption. ID.
  Male host, looking to Valentine's Day next week. Contacts: 03030 (telephone), 81771 (text).
  "Officially starting your weekend", telephone messages. Music: George Michael medley.
  Good to fair reception. 100 kW via Lisnagarvey, Co Down.
  Music: Gregory Porter 'Revival'.
  Logged to 1514 UTC.
• 7 February: 1526 UTC: 1368 kHz: Manx Radio  Music: Dermot Kennedy 'Power Over Me'.
  Interview with cast members and director of 'Sound Of Music' production. Female host.
  Strong to good reception. 20 kW via Foxdale.
  Pre-recorded interview with Tony, Liz and Beth - Call the Villa box office for tickets for 'Sound Of Music'. Music: Ingrid Michaelson 'Young And In Love'.
  Female ID, 'Today's Dominoes Pizza Challenge': "How many grapes go into a bottle of wine?"
  Ads: Corkhill Removals, Hydro Hotel, Queen's Promenade, B and B, furniture. ID.
  'Gogglebox Guru': Theme music for 'Antiques Roadshow'. Manx Radio Record of the Week: Gregory Porter 'Revival'.
  Logged to 1543 UTC.

From the Archive: Radio Prague Medium Wave schedule, Summer 2003.

• 7 February: 1601 UTC: 1413 kHz: BBC Radio Gloucester  Female speech: Shamima Begum loses appeal to return to UK from ISIS camp, male speech on telephone, female speech. BBC News. ID for BBC Radio Gloucester, music: Edwyn Collins 'A Girl Like You'.
  Good to fair reception. 500 watts via Bourton-on-the-Water, East Gloucestershire or 200 watts via Berkeley Heath, South west Gloucestershire.
  Female speech, ID, speech, ID, "Send in your sound recordings of when you're running". Music: Gerry Rafferty 'Get It Right This Time'. Song ID, time check, new version of 'Wind In The Willows' being on stage in Gloucestershire, interview with the cast.
  Logged to 1618 UTC.
• 7 February: 1629 UTC: 1431 kHz: Smooth Radio  Music: The Police 'Every Breath You Take', ID "This is Smooth Radio" Music: Alicia Keys 'Empire State Of Mind'.
  Fair to barely audible - 350 watts via Southend-on-Sea (Rayleigh) or 140 watts via Reading (Manor Farm).
  Music: Elton John 'Sacrifice'.
  Logged to 1640 UTC.
• 7 February: 1648 UTC: 1440 kHz: Radio 208  Music: Split Enz 'I Got You', ID for Radio 208. Music: Rockwell 'Somebody's Watching Me'. Speech.
  Good to poor reception. Co-channel broadcast. 300 watts (possibly up to 500 watts) via Ishøj, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  Male speech (in Danish?) with ID. Music.
  Logged to 1705 UTC.
• 7 February: 1709 UTC: 1449 kHz: BBC Radio 4  News from Wuhan, China, the coronavirus epidemic. Scout association news story. Philip Schofield announces on television he is gay. Female host speaks to male whose parents were gay and lesbian.
  Good to fair reception. 2 kW via Redmoss, Aberdeen.
  Doctors asked to investigate why some medicine stocks are low.
  Logged to 1721 UTC.
• 7 February: 1729 UTC: 1458 kHz: Lyca Radio  Male speech "I have danced to this song..." Asian music. ID by presenter "Online, on DAB, on AM" music, male host.
  Strong to good reception. 125 kW via Brookmans Park, London.
  ID, music.
  Logged to 1739 UTC.
• 7 February: 1746 UTC: 1476 kHz: Carillon Wellbeing Radio  Music: Matt Monro 'A Portrait Of My Love' Female host. Music: Lionel Richie; Gloria Gaynor 'I Will Survive'.
  Strong to fair reception via Coalville, 250 watts.
  Music: Justin Hayward 'Forever Autumn'. ID at 1800 UTC.
  Sky News: Philip Schofield, Shamima Begum loses appeal. One hundred and two migrants cross the Channel today alone. Sport: Cricket. Weather.
  ID "Radio about health in Leicestershire, C W R, broadcasting on 1476 kHz" Music: 'I Want Candy', 'I Love My Radio' ! 😊
  Logged to 1806 UTC.

• Evening meal break •

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Audio: LBC News retune loop, broadcast on 1152 kHz Medium Wave, October 2024.

• 7 February: 2006 UTC: 1485 kHz: SER Spain  Male and female speech, with music.
  Good to fair reception. 5 kW transmission.
  Female speech in Spanish language, male speech in Spanish language.
  Logged to 2014 UTC.
• 7 February: 2019 UTC: 1494 kHz: Asphalt Telegraph  Music, on a channel of very heavy noise.
  Fair to poor reception. 300 watts via Boras, Sweden.
  Music: Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart'.
  Logged to 2032 UTC.
• 7 February: 2044 UTC: 1521 kHz: Radio Panj  Mixture of British and Asian voices and music on Radio Panj, Coventry.
  Fair reception. 100 watts via Coventry (Ryton on Dunsmore).
  Male host speaking in Asian language, music.
  Logged to 2051 UTC.
• 7 February: 2056 UTC: 1530 kHz: Pulse 2  Ad break: Bathrooms and kitchens, Bradford College and Training Services, "Book your services today" Residential services for the elderly.
  Fair to poor reception. 740 watts via Vicar's Lot, Huddersfield.
  Sky news at 9pm (2100 UTC) : Philip Schofield.
  Logged to 2104 UTC.

My AM Archive : November 2019

 UNDERSTANDING how Medium Wave (AM) radio works, how the broadcasts logged in this post arrive at my radio receiver, can be introduced in this short piece by the United States Federal Communications Commission, which you can read here.

A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated September 2019, 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 2019 : Medium Wave

• [Tuesday] 12 November [2019]: 1540 UTC: 1242 kHz: Starting with an ad break on Absolute Radio  Deliveroo, ID, travel update.
  Strong to fair reception; 1 kW via Stockton-on-Tees (Hardwick), Teesside.
  Music from Blur and Nickelback.
  Logged to 1549 UTC.
• 12 November: 1556 UTC: 1251 kHz: Smooth Radio  Ad for homebase, Postcode Lottery, Calgon.
  News bulletin: Floods in UK, fires in Australia, weather update. News from the Global Newsroom, ID 'This is Smooth Radio'. Music: Lady Antebellum 'Need You Now'.
  Good to poor reception.  I presume this to be Smooth Radio - Suffolk, 760 watts via Gt Barton, Bury St Edmunds.
  Logged to 1610 UTC.
• 12 November: 1621 UTC: 1260 kHz: BBC Radio York  Battling to hear the broadcast through a lot of noise. Male speech.
  500 watts via Scarborough.
  Logged to 1626 UTC.
• 12 November: 1629 UTC: 1269 kHz: COPE  Female speech in the Spanish language, Music: Culture Club 'Karma Chameleon'. Speaking to phonecallers. Male and female speech. Ads.
  10 kW via Badajoz or 5 kW via Zamora, Spain.
  Fair reception.
  Male speech.
  Logged to 1638 UTC.

From the Archive: Radio Rovers logo from a letterhead, dated 8 November 1996.

• 12 November: 1643 UTC: 1278 kHz: Pulse 2  Male speech, music, female speech, ads. Music: Steve Winwood 'Valerie'.
  Fair to poor reception via Tyersal Lane, Bradford. 430 watts.
  Logged to 1658 UTC.
• 12 November: 1701 UTC: 1287 kHz: Unidentified broadcast  Music at 1705 UTC, missed ID - "On Medium Wave" male voice.
  Music: Queen 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', crossfade into male speech. Music: Middle Of The Road 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep'.
  Logged to 1712 UTC.
• 12 November: 1715 UTC: 1296 kHz: Radio XL  Interview between male host and female guest, the guest speaks about opportunities open to her family in India.
  Fair reception; 10 kW via Langley Mill B, Birmingham. Co-channel interference from Spain.
  Ad break: Legal matters solved, call 0121; Dishwashers in Birmingham, call 0121; Event to mark a 550th Anniversary. ID for Radio XL with 'Radio XL' sung three times. Music.
  Logged to 1727 UTC.

Meal break at 1735 UTC.

• 12 November: 1826 UTC: 1305 kHz: Greatest Hits Radio  Ad for People's Postcode Lottery.
  Interference from a co-channel broadcast in the Spanish language. Music: Chicago 'If You Leave Me Now'.
  Greatest Hits Radio, South Yorkshire, 150 watts via Barnsley / Ardsley.
  Logged to 1841 UTC.
• 12 November: 1843 UTC: 1314 kHz: RNE Radio 5  Speech and music. Broadcast becomes inaudible due to rising noise.
  25 kW via Tarragona, Spain.
• 12 November: 1854 UTC: 1332 kHz: Unidentified broadcast  Music: John Lennon 'Just Like Starting Over'.

From the Archive: Red Dragon Radio With Compliments note, 1991.
Red Dragon Radio operated two services: Touch 1359 & 1305 AM and Red Dragon FM.

• 12 November: 1900 UTC: 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  'BBC Northern Ireland - BBC Radio Ulster News': Syrian refugees are settling in Northern Ireland. Weather: Wind and wet weather increasing. Music at 1903 UTC. Programme in local language dialect.
  Fair to poor reception; 100 kW via Lisnagarvey, County Down, Northern Ireland. Noise on the broadcast.
  BBC Children In Need promo.
  Logged to 1909 UTC.
• 12 November: 1916 UTC: 1359 kHz: BBC Radio Solent  Male speech: Male in studio with male guest on the telephone. Music. Losing to noise.
  BBC Radio Solent via Fern Barrow, Bournemouth, 850 watts.
• 12 November: 1922 UTC: 1368 kHz: Manx Radio  Music: Bananarama 'Cruel Summer', Seal 'Crazy'. Male host with speech, music: Savage Garden 'To The Moon And Back'.
  Excellent to fair reception; 20 kW via Foxdale, Isle of Man.
  Ads: Manx Cover; Just Care Mobility products; Just Bathrooms showroom in Ramsey. Harmony Homes. Music ID: Manx Radio 'Greatest Hits' programme. Music: Shakira 'SheWolf'. Breakfast show promo. Music: INXS.
  Logged to 1935 UTC.
• 12 November: 1958 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Svoboda  Male and female speech, IDs, male speech at 20 UTC: news bulletin. Male speech with music sweeper.
  Strong to fair reception. Radio Svoboda, a broadcast of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, via Radio Baltic Waves International, Viešintos, Lithuania. 75 kW.
  Logged to 2009 UTC.