WELCOME to the one hundredth post on Reporting From The Fox Tower, may I wish you and yours a Happy New Year for 2008.
Last year's logs - Medium Wave logs, December 2007:
Thursday 27 December 2007:
1650 GMT, 1557 kHz, France Info, Nice, France. Website. (This site is in the French language).
1718 GMT, 1575 kHz, Voice of Russia in German language via Berg transmiter, Germany. Website. (English language site).
1743 GMT, 1584 kHz, BBC Radio Nottingham, Clipstone transmitter. Drivetime, Alan Clifford. Website.
1800 GMT, 1584 kHz, Tay AM, Perth, Scotland. Friarton Road transmitter. Six o'clock news. Richard Allen. Website.
1812 GMT, 1602 kHz, Radio Vitoria, Vitoria, E (Spain). Website. (This site is in the Spanish language).
1834 GMT, 1611 kHz, Vatican Radio, Europe 2nd Programme: Lithuanian & Latvian language programmes. Website. (Vatican Radio website in English).
That's all for now, take care!
- Martin
- I was born in the beautiful city of Carlisle, resident of Cumbria. The view from my home includes the Fox Tower, after which I named this blog.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Oops, she did it again - Egremont Amy gets wed
TAKEN from The Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=499490&in_page_id=1770
I've married my Egyptian lover, says girl who ran away at 17
By HELEN WEATHERS and TOM KELLY - Last updated at 22:29pm on 3rd December 2007
A runaway schoolgirl has married an Egyptian internet cafe owner only hours after being reunited with him in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada.
Amy Robson, who has just turned 18, married 30-year-old Mohamed El Sayed - known by the nickname Noby - in an Islamic ceremony that seems to have passed in a rose-tinted blur.
"I don't need to cry another tear or feel depressed," Amy told the Daily Mail.
"I feel so happy now. I wish my parents could understand, they think he is not a good man but he is the best man I've ever met.
"He is the first man in my life. He is so special to me and I could never love another man like I love Noby.
"Do you think I have made the right decision? Because I know I have!"
Noby seemed pleased as well. "I am so happy to have found Amy," he said. "The thought of living without her was terrible. I had vowed I would never stop searching for her."
But for Amy's parents - James, 42, an electrician, and Janet, 33, a teacher - the wedding was anything but a fairytale.
"Jesus Christ. I've got to tell my wife," Mr Robson said on hearing the news. He refused to comment further.
For the Robsons, the marriage must be a bitter blow after nearly a year of turmoil.
It all began in a blaze of publicity last April when Amy first ran away from her home in the Cumbrian village of Beaumont.
She fled to Hurghada to be with married boathand Tamer Hossny, with whom she'd become infatuated on a family holiday the year before.
He left her high and dry when she arrived but within 12 hours Amy had fallen in love with Noby, a former policeman, who proposed the day they met.
A chaotic few days followed when Amy and Noby went to stay with his parents near Cairo as the international search for the sixth-former gathered pace.
The couple even started planning their children's names - Yusuf for a boy and Diana for a girl, after the late Princess of Wales - but a wedding was put on hold when Amy fell ill.
Amy's frantic parents, who also have two younger children aged 11 and ten, had flown to Hurghada and when the couple returned to the resort it gave them a chance.
They lured Amy to the airport by claiming she was going sightseeing and took her back to the UK. All contact with Noby was banned.
Noby decamped to his parents' home to set up a new cafe.
In October, Amy used money saved from her £30 a month education maintenance allowance to fund the £800 air fare to Egypt.
She spent more than two months taking part-time jobs in budget hotels as she searched for Noby in the sprawling resort.
Hours after they were reunited on Saturday they wed, although they will not become officially married until after a second ceremony later this week at a government building in Cairo.
The Robsons are understood to have contacted Amy by e-mail but have not spoken to her. They are not invited to the Cairo ceremony.
When speaking to the Mail, Amy was breathless with excitement, giggling so much she could barely get the words out as she clutched the hand of her new husband.
Talking about her parents, she said: "They will be shocked. They've never met Noby and I don't think they will ever want to, but I hope they are happy that I'm happy.
"I am sure this is something I won't regret. From the minute I met Noby all I ever wanted was to be his wife and to have his children.
"I feel safe with him. I really did try to forget him when I came home, but no one I met after returning to Britain could compare with him."
And so Amy married a man she has spent a grand total of 11 days with and who, she admits, speaks little English.
What next? It is clear that Amy hasn't really thought this bit through very seriously.
"We are going to stay in Egypt and live with his parents because there's no way we could go back to England and live with mine," she said.
"I don't think they'd be happy with that."
Amy admitted that when they brought her home the first time her parents were upset but had forgiven her.
When she fled for a second time, she refused to leave Egypt despite the absence of Noby and the desperate e-mails from her parents who were powerless to do anything to make her return because she was 18.
"It was horrible being here without Noby," she said.
"Every time I went out, Egyptian men kept bothering me, asking me to marry them.
"I just ignored them or told them to 'go away' in Arabic.
"I wasn't interested in anyone else but Noby. I just hoped that one day he'd come back for me."
The Robsons must have hoped that before long Amy - an unworldly, shy girl whose pretty head is filled with romantic ideas of true love - would tire of her adventure. But then Noby made contact.
"I was so happy," said Amy. "It was fantastic to see him again.
"He hugged me and told me he'd missed me so much. The minute I saw him I knew I was still in love with him and he told me he still loves me.
"He says he hasn't had any girlfriends since he met me."
So whose idea was it to get married that very evening?
"I don't know, I think it was both of us," said Amy,
"I didn't want to wait, so that evening we went off to an office, I think. We had to sign a lot of papers."
What a way to repay her parents. The Robsons have left the door open for her to return, without recrimination, but Amy is still living out her dream.
Of her wedding ceremony, she said she didn't know where exactly they went, who officiated, or whether it was a civil ceremony or a religious one.
All she can tell you is that she wore a pair of jeans and two of Noby's friends were witnesses.
No-one took pictures. They spent their first night as man and wife in a room adjoining an internet cafe. It must have been everything Amy dreamed of, because it is the cue for another bout of giggling.
So what next? Is she going to start a family? Is she going to convert to Islam? Will she have to abandon her Western clothes?
How will she talk to her in-laws who speak no English? "Erm, I don't really know," is Amy's standard response.
What will she do if, heaven forbid, it all goes wrong and she wants out of the marriage?
Amy's bewildered silence says it all. Isn't this supposed to be a fairytale?
Perhaps, if worst comes to worst, she could simply run away again.
[ Background reading: http://foxtower-reporter.blogspot.com/2007/05/egypt-or-egremont-choice-is-yours.html ]
I've married my Egyptian lover, says girl who ran away at 17
By HELEN WEATHERS and TOM KELLY - Last updated at 22:29pm on 3rd December 2007
A runaway schoolgirl has married an Egyptian internet cafe owner only hours after being reunited with him in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada.
Amy Robson, who has just turned 18, married 30-year-old Mohamed El Sayed - known by the nickname Noby - in an Islamic ceremony that seems to have passed in a rose-tinted blur.
"I don't need to cry another tear or feel depressed," Amy told the Daily Mail.
"I feel so happy now. I wish my parents could understand, they think he is not a good man but he is the best man I've ever met.
"He is the first man in my life. He is so special to me and I could never love another man like I love Noby.
"Do you think I have made the right decision? Because I know I have!"
Noby seemed pleased as well. "I am so happy to have found Amy," he said. "The thought of living without her was terrible. I had vowed I would never stop searching for her."
But for Amy's parents - James, 42, an electrician, and Janet, 33, a teacher - the wedding was anything but a fairytale.
"Jesus Christ. I've got to tell my wife," Mr Robson said on hearing the news. He refused to comment further.
For the Robsons, the marriage must be a bitter blow after nearly a year of turmoil.
It all began in a blaze of publicity last April when Amy first ran away from her home in the Cumbrian village of Beaumont.
She fled to Hurghada to be with married boathand Tamer Hossny, with whom she'd become infatuated on a family holiday the year before.
He left her high and dry when she arrived but within 12 hours Amy had fallen in love with Noby, a former policeman, who proposed the day they met.
A chaotic few days followed when Amy and Noby went to stay with his parents near Cairo as the international search for the sixth-former gathered pace.
The couple even started planning their children's names - Yusuf for a boy and Diana for a girl, after the late Princess of Wales - but a wedding was put on hold when Amy fell ill.
Amy's frantic parents, who also have two younger children aged 11 and ten, had flown to Hurghada and when the couple returned to the resort it gave them a chance.
They lured Amy to the airport by claiming she was going sightseeing and took her back to the UK. All contact with Noby was banned.
Noby decamped to his parents' home to set up a new cafe.
In October, Amy used money saved from her £30 a month education maintenance allowance to fund the £800 air fare to Egypt.
She spent more than two months taking part-time jobs in budget hotels as she searched for Noby in the sprawling resort.
Hours after they were reunited on Saturday they wed, although they will not become officially married until after a second ceremony later this week at a government building in Cairo.
The Robsons are understood to have contacted Amy by e-mail but have not spoken to her. They are not invited to the Cairo ceremony.
When speaking to the Mail, Amy was breathless with excitement, giggling so much she could barely get the words out as she clutched the hand of her new husband.
Talking about her parents, she said: "They will be shocked. They've never met Noby and I don't think they will ever want to, but I hope they are happy that I'm happy.
"I am sure this is something I won't regret. From the minute I met Noby all I ever wanted was to be his wife and to have his children.
"I feel safe with him. I really did try to forget him when I came home, but no one I met after returning to Britain could compare with him."
And so Amy married a man she has spent a grand total of 11 days with and who, she admits, speaks little English.
What next? It is clear that Amy hasn't really thought this bit through very seriously.
"We are going to stay in Egypt and live with his parents because there's no way we could go back to England and live with mine," she said.
"I don't think they'd be happy with that."
Amy admitted that when they brought her home the first time her parents were upset but had forgiven her.
When she fled for a second time, she refused to leave Egypt despite the absence of Noby and the desperate e-mails from her parents who were powerless to do anything to make her return because she was 18.
"It was horrible being here without Noby," she said.
"Every time I went out, Egyptian men kept bothering me, asking me to marry them.
"I just ignored them or told them to 'go away' in Arabic.
"I wasn't interested in anyone else but Noby. I just hoped that one day he'd come back for me."
The Robsons must have hoped that before long Amy - an unworldly, shy girl whose pretty head is filled with romantic ideas of true love - would tire of her adventure. But then Noby made contact.
"I was so happy," said Amy. "It was fantastic to see him again.
"He hugged me and told me he'd missed me so much. The minute I saw him I knew I was still in love with him and he told me he still loves me.
"He says he hasn't had any girlfriends since he met me."
So whose idea was it to get married that very evening?
"I don't know, I think it was both of us," said Amy,
"I didn't want to wait, so that evening we went off to an office, I think. We had to sign a lot of papers."
What a way to repay her parents. The Robsons have left the door open for her to return, without recrimination, but Amy is still living out her dream.
Of her wedding ceremony, she said she didn't know where exactly they went, who officiated, or whether it was a civil ceremony or a religious one.
All she can tell you is that she wore a pair of jeans and two of Noby's friends were witnesses.
No-one took pictures. They spent their first night as man and wife in a room adjoining an internet cafe. It must have been everything Amy dreamed of, because it is the cue for another bout of giggling.
So what next? Is she going to start a family? Is she going to convert to Islam? Will she have to abandon her Western clothes?
How will she talk to her in-laws who speak no English? "Erm, I don't really know," is Amy's standard response.
What will she do if, heaven forbid, it all goes wrong and she wants out of the marriage?
Amy's bewildered silence says it all. Isn't this supposed to be a fairytale?
Perhaps, if worst comes to worst, she could simply run away again.
[ Background reading: http://foxtower-reporter.blogspot.com/2007/05/egypt-or-egremont-choice-is-yours.html ]
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Winter wireless update
A FEW radio stations I heard on the Short Wave band recently:
WWV, Boulder, Colorado, USA - 5000 kHz - Time Signal Station (similar to 'speaking clock' with 'pips') transmitted from Colorado, USA.
Radio Sweden - 6065 kHz - Swedish language programme to Europe / Africa / Middle East via Horby transmitter, Sweden.
Radio PMR - 7370 kHz - English language programme to Europe broadcast from Pridnestrovye Moldova Republic.
Radio Sweden - 7420 kHz - Arabic language programme to Middle East broadcast from Sweden.
Radio Tirana - 7465 kHz - English language programme to Europe...
BBC World Service - 9410 kHz - English language programme to Europe & North Africa broadcast from Cyprus.
All India Radio - 9445 kHz - General Overseas Service (English).
That's all for now, take care folks!
WWV, Boulder, Colorado, USA - 5000 kHz - Time Signal Station (similar to 'speaking clock' with 'pips') transmitted from Colorado, USA.
Radio Sweden - 6065 kHz - Swedish language programme to Europe / Africa / Middle East via Horby transmitter, Sweden.
Radio PMR - 7370 kHz - English language programme to Europe broadcast from Pridnestrovye Moldova Republic.
Radio Sweden - 7420 kHz - Arabic language programme to Middle East broadcast from Sweden.
Radio Tirana - 7465 kHz - English language programme to Europe...
BBC World Service - 9410 kHz - English language programme to Europe & North Africa broadcast from Cyprus.
All India Radio - 9445 kHz - General Overseas Service (English).
That's all for now, take care folks!
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Leeds United "fans" are ANIMALS
AS a lifelong fan of Carlisle United, I can confirm the 'behaviour' of Leeds United "fans" before, during and after the game at Brunton Park was the worst I have ever seen at or outside of a football match.
Bearing in mind Leeds fans kicked off amongst themselves outside Elland Road on the day of the Millwall game, is it any wonder this is how those animals behave when they are away from home?
Bearing in mind Leeds fans kicked off amongst themselves outside Elland Road on the day of the Millwall game, is it any wonder this is how those animals behave when they are away from home?
I was there! Carlisle 3 - Leeds 1
FROM BBC Sport:
Carlisle 3-1 Leeds
Carlisle staged a stirring second-half revival to put an end to Leeds's 13-game unbeaten league run.
Leeds dominated before the break and took the lead when Jermaine Beckford coolly slotted in from 10 yards.
But Carlisle got their act together in the second-half and Simon Hackney's superb 25-yard strike drew them level.
Joe Garner's close-range header from a well-worked corner made it 2-1 and Mark Bridge-Wilkinson secured a third win on the trot with a precise late finish.
Carlisle: Westwood, Raven, Livesey, Murphy, Aranalde, Anyinsah (Gall 72), Bridge-Wilkinson, Lumsdon, Hackney, Graham, Garner (Carlton 90).
Subs Not Used: Howarth, Arnison, Smith.
Booked: Bridge-Wilkinson.
Goals: Hackney 61, Garner 70, Bridge-Wilkinson 90.
Leeds: Ankergren, Richardson, Marques, Heath, Clapham (Huntington 90), Prutton (Constantine 76), Douglas, Hughes, Carole (Da Costa 76), Beckford, Kandol.
Subs Not Used: Lucas, Weston.
Booked: Clapham, Prutton, Heath, Hughes, Kandol.
Goals: Beckford 28.
Att: 16,668.
Ref: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).
From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7065174.stm
Carlisle 3-1 Leeds
Carlisle staged a stirring second-half revival to put an end to Leeds's 13-game unbeaten league run.
Leeds dominated before the break and took the lead when Jermaine Beckford coolly slotted in from 10 yards.
But Carlisle got their act together in the second-half and Simon Hackney's superb 25-yard strike drew them level.
Joe Garner's close-range header from a well-worked corner made it 2-1 and Mark Bridge-Wilkinson secured a third win on the trot with a precise late finish.
Carlisle: Westwood, Raven, Livesey, Murphy, Aranalde, Anyinsah (Gall 72), Bridge-Wilkinson, Lumsdon, Hackney, Graham, Garner (Carlton 90).
Subs Not Used: Howarth, Arnison, Smith.
Booked: Bridge-Wilkinson.
Goals: Hackney 61, Garner 70, Bridge-Wilkinson 90.
Leeds: Ankergren, Richardson, Marques, Heath, Clapham (Huntington 90), Prutton (Constantine 76), Douglas, Hughes, Carole (Da Costa 76), Beckford, Kandol.
Subs Not Used: Lucas, Weston.
Booked: Clapham, Prutton, Heath, Hughes, Kandol.
Goals: Beckford 28.
Att: 16,668.
Ref: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).
From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7065174.stm
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Listening list, October 2007
I FINALLY did get around to spending an hour and a half with my radio on the medium wave band and heard the following:
Tuesday 30 October 2007:
2120 GMT, 1530 kHz, Vatican Radio, Santa Maria di Galeria transmitters, Vatican City. Europe 1st Programme, English at tune-in (2120 GMT), launch of Spanish broadcast for twenty minutes followed by Arabic service programme.
2205 GMT, 1539 kHz, Evangeliums Rundfunk, Mainflingen transmitter, Germany. German language religion based programme, young voices singing 'Joy - all over the world'? Report from a lady of memories of the Thailand Tsunami.
2224 GMT, 1548 kHz, Magic, unconfirmed as Magic 1548 Liverpool or Magic AM Sheffield.
That's it for October, November will see a visit to the short waves, I hope!
Tuesday 30 October 2007:
2120 GMT, 1530 kHz, Vatican Radio, Santa Maria di Galeria transmitters, Vatican City. Europe 1st Programme, English at tune-in (2120 GMT), launch of Spanish broadcast for twenty minutes followed by Arabic service programme.
2205 GMT, 1539 kHz, Evangeliums Rundfunk, Mainflingen transmitter, Germany. German language religion based programme, young voices singing 'Joy - all over the world'? Report from a lady of memories of the Thailand Tsunami.
2224 GMT, 1548 kHz, Magic, unconfirmed as Magic 1548 Liverpool or Magic AM Sheffield.
That's it for October, November will see a visit to the short waves, I hope!
Dontcha wish all football fans looked like this...?
BRISTOL CITY FC are currently in second place in the Chamionship and hope to make it in to the Premiership next May. Last season City were runners up in League One, gaining automatic promotion. City visited Carlisle United in League One on Saturday 21 April 2007 at Brunton Park and one of the City fans who contributed to the Carlisle United Message Board in April was Mia Olsen-Berg, pictured above. Mia and her friends watched the match at Brunton Park as part of a hen party weekend which started in Bristol, visiting Carlisle and ending in Newcastle upon Tyne, which is where the picture of Mia enjoying the party was taken, at 6am on a Sunday morning I believe! Mia was part of the Bristol City rumour mill earlier this year, with news that she may have been dating the City player Jamie McAllister. Mia has a basic MySpace web page, which Ihave linked to here.
Don't ya wish all football fans looked like Mia?
Monday, October 29, 2007
Whistle for the hottie - ITV2's Secret Diary...
FANS of itv2 show 'Secret Diary (of a call girl)', starring Billie Piper, can read the original blogs of Belle de Jour, which are still available and active online. As a public service, I'm pleased to include a link to Belle de Jour's blog, which you can access here.
Have fun!
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| Billie Piper in a promotional shot as Belle de Jour, for itv2. |
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Listening logs, August - September 2007
BELATEDLY, here are my listening lists for August & September 2007:
19 Aug 07, 1400 - 1411 GMT, 1341 kHz, BBC Radio Ulster, 100 kW transmission via Lisnagarvey, Co Down, Northern Ireland. News.
19 Aug 07, 1559 - 1615 GMT, 1413 kHz, Fresh Radio, 100 watt transmission via Skipton, North Yorkshire. Music: Queen. News.
September 2007 - Short Wave:
17 Sep 07, 1900 - 1925 GMT, 15580 kHz, Voice of America, English to Africa via IBB Botswana transmitting station. News: Iraq security.
17 Sep 07, 1952 - 2000 GMT, 17680 kHz, CVC La Voz, Santiago, Chile.
17 Sep o7, 2009 - 2021 GMT, 17810 kHz, Radio Netherlands, English to Africa via Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.
More logs pretty soon...
August 2007 - Medium Wave:
19 Aug 07, 1120 - 1200 GMT, 1215 kHz, Virgin Radio, 200 kW transmission, The Geoff Show live at V Festival 2007.
19 Aug 07, 1250 - 1320 GMT, 1242 kHz, Virgin Radio, 1 kW transmission (Stockton on Tees transmitter), Leona Graham (pictured below) live at V Festival 2007.
19 Aug 07, 1400 - 1411 GMT, 1341 kHz, BBC Radio Ulster, 100 kW transmission via Lisnagarvey, Co Down, Northern Ireland. News.19 Aug 07, 1559 - 1615 GMT, 1413 kHz, Fresh Radio, 100 watt transmission via Skipton, North Yorkshire. Music: Queen. News.
September 2007 - Short Wave:
17 Sep 07, 1900 - 1925 GMT, 15580 kHz, Voice of America, English to Africa via IBB Botswana transmitting station. News: Iraq security.
17 Sep 07, 1952 - 2000 GMT, 17680 kHz, CVC La Voz, Santiago, Chile.
17 Sep o7, 2009 - 2021 GMT, 17810 kHz, Radio Netherlands, English to Africa via Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.
More logs pretty soon...
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry me home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
Coming for to carry me home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
(Chorus)
If you get there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my friends I'm coming too
Coming for to carry me home
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my friends I'm coming too
Coming for to carry me home
(Chorus)
If I get there before you do
Coming for to carry me home
I'll cut a hole and pull you through
Coming for to carry me home
Coming for to carry me home
I'll cut a hole and pull you through
Coming for to carry me home
(Chorus)
Sometimes I'm up and sometimes I'm down
Coming for to carry me home
But still my soul feels heavenly bound
Coming for to carry me home
Coming for to carry me home
But still my soul feels heavenly bound
Coming for to carry me home
(Chorus)
The brightest day that I can say,
Coming for to carry me home,
When Jesus washed my sins away,
Coming for to carry me home.
Coming for to carry me home,
When Jesus washed my sins away,
Coming for to carry me home.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Autumn update
TWO months have passed since I last posted, so thought I would drop by to say "Hi!" and leave a few notes.
The main headline for the upcoming weekend is the sport on offer, top draw is the 2007 IRB Rugby World Cup Final in Paris, to be contested by England and South Africa - Come on England!
Lewis Hamilton is looking to crown his first season in Formula 1 with the Championship in Brazil, here's hoping England can have a double celebration this weekend!
Domestic football continues with Carlisle United at home against Gillingham FC, a match last season won 5-0 by Carlisle, more of the same please, Blues!
Finally I will wrap up this brief post with news of the completion of the first stage of the digital switchover in the UK, with Whitehaven in Cumbria having BBC2 analogue switched off at 2am October 17th. Full switchover in Whitehaven occurs mid November. Exciting times ahead!
More news, real soon.
The main headline for the upcoming weekend is the sport on offer, top draw is the 2007 IRB Rugby World Cup Final in Paris, to be contested by England and South Africa - Come on England!
Lewis Hamilton is looking to crown his first season in Formula 1 with the Championship in Brazil, here's hoping England can have a double celebration this weekend!
Domestic football continues with Carlisle United at home against Gillingham FC, a match last season won 5-0 by Carlisle, more of the same please, Blues!
Finally I will wrap up this brief post with news of the completion of the first stage of the digital switchover in the UK, with Whitehaven in Cumbria having BBC2 analogue switched off at 2am October 17th. Full switchover in Whitehaven occurs mid November. Exciting times ahead!
More news, real soon.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Taylor Hanson, at your request...
AS recognition and thanks to all fans of HANSON who have visited Reporting From The Fox Tower and provided feedback following the 'Ten Years Older' article I posted recently, I hope you like this image of Taylor Hanson which I was going to post in the article, but I had already included two images, so thought I would upload this one for you, the fans, today and hope you will enjoy!
Saturday, July 14, 2007
A LOT of logs...
A ROUNDUP of all things radio - My logs...
17 May 2007 - Medium Wave (All times GMT, all frequencies kHz) :
1810-1830 GMT, 936 kHz, Fresh Radio (Hawes transmitter, 1 kW),
1908-1916 GMT, 990 kHz, BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal (Redmoss, Aberdeen transmitter, 1 kW, Gaelic programme),
1924-1938 GMT, 999 kHz, Magic 999 (Longton transmitter serving Preston - Blackpool, 800 watts),
1939-1954 GMT, 1008 kHz, Radio 10 Gold (Flevoland? HOL [Holland] transmitter serving Holland, 400 watts, Dutch language programme with music),
2040-2100 GMT, 1017 kHz, Classic Gold WABC (Shrewsbury, Shropshire transmitter, 630 watts),
2040-2100 GMT, 1017 kHz, Sudwestrundfunk (Wolfsheim, D [Germany] transmitter serving Germany, 100 kW, German language programme),
2112-2116 GMT, 1044 kHz, MDR Info (Dresden, D [Germany] transmitter serving Germany, 20 kW, German language programme),
2122-2132 GMT, 1053 kHz, talkSPORT (Networked transmitter receptions, resulting in delays and echoes on this frequency),
2146-2153 GMT, 1089 kHz, talkSPORT (Networked transmitter receptions, resulting in delays and echoes on this frequency).
31 May 2007 - Short Wave (All times GMT, all frequencies kHz) :
1930-2000 GMT, 11955 kHz, Adventist World Radio (Moosbrunn, AUT [Austria] transmitter serving Southern Europe and Africa, Ibo language for Africa),
2017-2037 GMT, 12025 kHz, Radio Algerienne (Woofferton? G [UK] transmitter serving North Africa and Middle East, Arabic language programme from Algeria),
2043-2101:33 GMT, 12070 kHz, Voice of Russia (Moscow, RUS [Russia] transmitter serving Europe, English broadcast: 'Folk Box' [Music]),
2116-2121 GMT, 12095 kHz, BBC World Service (Rampisham, Dorset, G [UK] transmitter serving Europe and North Africa, English broadcast),
2129-2156 GMT, 12160 kHz, WWCR - 3 (Nashville, TN, USA transmitter serving USA and Europe, English broadcast: 'Scriptures For America').
8 June 2007 - Medium Wave (All times GMT, all frequencies kHz) :
1930-1950 GMT, 1170 kHz, Magic 1170 (Stockton-on-Tees transmitter, 320 watts),
2016-2033 GMT, 1179 kHz, Radio Sweden (Solvesborg, S [Sweden] transmitter serving Europe, 300-600 kW, Svenska [Swedish] language broadcast),
2103-2122 GMT, 1215 kHz, Virgin Radio (Networked transmitter reception, up to 200 kW).
14 July 2007 - Short Wave (All times GMT, all frequencies kHz) :
1347-1357 GMT, 13160 kHz, China Radio International (English language programme, 'Listeners Garden'),
1412-1424 GMT, 13610 kHz, BBC World Service (Cyprus transmitter, Dari language),
1429-1438 GMT, 13635 kHz, CVC International (Darwin, AUS [Australia] transmitter, English language programme),
1450-1458 GMT, 13710 kHz, China Radio International (as per 13160 kHz @ 1347 GMT),
1615-1620 GMT, 15000 kHz, WWV, Colorado, USA (Time Signal broadcast),
1702-1716 GMT, 15120 kHz, Voice of Nigeria (English language broadcast, 'News From Africa'),
1733-1740 GMT, 15190 kHz, Radio Pilipinas (English language ID, programme in Tagalog language),
1751-1806 GMT, 15400 kHz, BBC World Service (Ascension Island transmitter serving West Africa, English language programme, 'BBC World Service sport'),
1812-1827 GMT, 15410 kHz, Voice of America (Briech, Morocco transmitter serving Africa, English language programme, 'Nightline Africa'),
1842-1848 GMT, 15495 kHz, Radio Kuwait (Arabic language programme to Central, North and West Africa).
Enjoy your sunny weekend!
17 May 2007 - Medium Wave (All times GMT, all frequencies kHz) :
1810-1830 GMT, 936 kHz, Fresh Radio (Hawes transmitter, 1 kW),
1908-1916 GMT, 990 kHz, BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal (Redmoss, Aberdeen transmitter, 1 kW, Gaelic programme),
1924-1938 GMT, 999 kHz, Magic 999 (Longton transmitter serving Preston - Blackpool, 800 watts),
1939-1954 GMT, 1008 kHz, Radio 10 Gold (Flevoland? HOL [Holland] transmitter serving Holland, 400 watts, Dutch language programme with music),
2040-2100 GMT, 1017 kHz, Classic Gold WABC (Shrewsbury, Shropshire transmitter, 630 watts),
2040-2100 GMT, 1017 kHz, Sudwestrundfunk (Wolfsheim, D [Germany] transmitter serving Germany, 100 kW, German language programme),
2112-2116 GMT, 1044 kHz, MDR Info (Dresden, D [Germany] transmitter serving Germany, 20 kW, German language programme),
2122-2132 GMT, 1053 kHz, talkSPORT (Networked transmitter receptions, resulting in delays and echoes on this frequency),
2146-2153 GMT, 1089 kHz, talkSPORT (Networked transmitter receptions, resulting in delays and echoes on this frequency).
31 May 2007 - Short Wave (All times GMT, all frequencies kHz) :
1930-2000 GMT, 11955 kHz, Adventist World Radio (Moosbrunn, AUT [Austria] transmitter serving Southern Europe and Africa, Ibo language for Africa),
2017-2037 GMT, 12025 kHz, Radio Algerienne (Woofferton? G [UK] transmitter serving North Africa and Middle East, Arabic language programme from Algeria),
2043-2101:33 GMT, 12070 kHz, Voice of Russia (Moscow, RUS [Russia] transmitter serving Europe, English broadcast: 'Folk Box' [Music]),
2116-2121 GMT, 12095 kHz, BBC World Service (Rampisham, Dorset, G [UK] transmitter serving Europe and North Africa, English broadcast),
2129-2156 GMT, 12160 kHz, WWCR - 3 (Nashville, TN, USA transmitter serving USA and Europe, English broadcast: 'Scriptures For America').
8 June 2007 - Medium Wave (All times GMT, all frequencies kHz) :
1930-1950 GMT, 1170 kHz, Magic 1170 (Stockton-on-Tees transmitter, 320 watts),
2016-2033 GMT, 1179 kHz, Radio Sweden (Solvesborg, S [Sweden] transmitter serving Europe, 300-600 kW, Svenska [Swedish] language broadcast),
2103-2122 GMT, 1215 kHz, Virgin Radio (Networked transmitter reception, up to 200 kW).
1347-1357 GMT, 13160 kHz, China Radio International (English language programme, 'Listeners Garden'),
1412-1424 GMT, 13610 kHz, BBC World Service (Cyprus transmitter, Dari language),
1429-1438 GMT, 13635 kHz, CVC International (Darwin, AUS [Australia] transmitter, English language programme),
1450-1458 GMT, 13710 kHz, China Radio International (as per 13160 kHz @ 1347 GMT),
1615-1620 GMT, 15000 kHz, WWV, Colorado, USA (Time Signal broadcast),
1702-1716 GMT, 15120 kHz, Voice of Nigeria (English language broadcast, 'News From Africa'),
1733-1740 GMT, 15190 kHz, Radio Pilipinas (English language ID, programme in Tagalog language),
1751-1806 GMT, 15400 kHz, BBC World Service (Ascension Island transmitter serving West Africa, English language programme, 'BBC World Service sport'),
1812-1827 GMT, 15410 kHz, Voice of America (Briech, Morocco transmitter serving Africa, English language programme, 'Nightline Africa'),
1842-1848 GMT, 15495 kHz, Radio Kuwait (Arabic language programme to Central, North and West Africa).
Enjoy your sunny weekend!
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Beta / Draft / Upgrades!
I have taken advantage of 'New Blogger' to upgrade this page, so I'm letting you all know in advance of changes I might make in the near future, which I hope you will like.
And that's about it, really.
Have a good week!
And that's about it, really.
Have a good week!
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
BBC reporter freed from captivity
THE BBC reporter, Alan Johnston, has been released from captivity in Gaza, after 114 days. Speaking to the media after he was released, Mr Johnston said he felt "fantastic", giving thanks to all who made this day possible. Click on the image for the BBC website with all the details.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Elton John at Brunton Park
ON Sunday 3 June 2007, I was one of the at least eighteen thousand people who attended Brunton Park, Carlisle, for the appearance of Elton John and his Band. The set list is as follows:
Love Lies Bleeding
The Bitch Is Back
Hercules
Mad Man Across The Water
Tiny Dancer
Daniel
Rocket Man
Honky Cat
Sacrifice
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
The Bridge
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Bennie And The Jets
Philadelphia Freedom
Are You Ready For Love
Something About The Way You Look Tonight
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
I'm Still Standing
Crocodile Rock
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Your Song
The show was fantastic, a great night has had by all. It was a great experience, which began around 5pm when Rachel, Jackie, Simon, Jamie and myself arrived at Carlisle, taking in a short walk to Brunton Park from Rosehill. Entry to Brunton Park was a walk along the exterior of the Cumberland Building Society Stand (East Stand), gaining entry through the stewarded cordon at the corner of the Waterworks End (Petterill End) and the Cumberland Building Society Stand, with the stage having being built at the Petterill End of the stadium, the home of Carlisle United Football Club.
First on stage were the Carlisle band The Monroes who gave a great little show from 6pm for about twenty minutes. The families of the band members were seated up in the Pirelli Family Stand and roared their approval as the band played a set of their own songs in their home city, although this stage was a little different to previous venues, as the male vocalist said "This is a bit different to 'The Office' in Botchergate, eh?!"
Next on stage were the main support act The Storys who are on the UK leg of the 'Rocket Man' tour with Sir Elton, they seemed a good band, I made a point of watching The Monroes as they are a local band but The Storys turned up whilst I was in the queue for chips (No curry sauce or gravy as they had run out) and a cup of tea (No milk or sugar, they had run out). I did spot my usual snack bar at Paddock North was open, but was diagonally opposite where I was standing among the food outlets stationed infront of The Warwick (Warwick Road End), so I could have, if I had tried, weaved my way through the seating to see if the gate was open which would have given me access to the snack bar. Which, knowing my luck, wouldn't have worked. Apologies for going off on a tangent, The Storys seem a good band and I hear they could be returning to Carlisle in the near future, could be good to see them again.
June 3rd was the one month mark since Madeleine McCann was abducted and the large screens either side of the stage ran the 'Look For Maddie' footage which increased the levels of emotion before Sir Elton John and his Band took to the stage for an incredible and highly memorable night.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Madeleine McCann, Missing.
Please help in the search for Madeleine McCann. Read and study the above banner, then click on the banner to visit the website set up by the McCann Family in their search for their missing loved one.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Ten years older...
WHEN the end of May rolls around, it will mark the tenth anniversary of an eduring phenomena in the world of rock & pop music - The arrival of Hanson (pictured right: Front left, youngest brother Zac, behind Zac is eldest brother Isaac, on the right is middle brother Taylor).Isaac, Taylor & Zac hailed from Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, from where they began singing harmonies in public from a young age and a following grew. Using their initiative, realising they could sing so well, Ike, Tay & Zac decided to become a band: Isaac plays guitar, Taylor plays keyboards, piano & percussion whilst Zac plays the drums. In the period 1995-96, Hanson recorded demos of their songs for record companies that had taken an interest in the band. The demos later appeared on the album '3 Car Garage: The Indie Recordings '95-'96' (558 399-2). The demos worked. Hanson were discovered and signed to Mercury Records, with whom they began working on their album 'Middle Of Nowhere' (534 615-2), which featured new songs alongside the demos which impressed Mercury Records. Three songs migrated from '3 Car Garage...' to 'Middle Of Nowhere', two of which became singles. The first single was the worldwide success 'MMMBop' which was simultaneously Number One in the singles chart in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. That was the final week of May, 1997. In the United Kingdom, Mercury Records kept Hanson fans interested by releasing singles as a 2 CD pairing, for example, 'MMMBop' CD1 (574 499-2) had 4 tracks, CD2 (574 501-2) also had 4 tracks, but one or two tracks would be different and the cover of CD2 would fold out to become a poster.
Hanson's second single was 'Where's the love' (CD1: 574 905-2, CD2: 574 903-2), the video for which was filmed in London, England. Third single would pitch Hanson in the Christmas market: 'I Will Come To You' (CD1: 568 067-2, CD2: 568 133-2) was released along with the album 'Snowed In' (536 717-2), a selection of Christmas songs which Hanson recorded at Sarm Hook End Studios, England, in the summer of 1997.
In the spring of 1998, Hanson released their fourth single taken from 'Middle Of Nowhere' the ballad 'Weird' (CD1: 568 541-2, CD2: 568 625-2) and the fifth single was timed to coincide with their concert at Wembley Arena in June 1998. 'Thinking Of You' (CD1: 568 813-2, CD2: 566 127-2) was followed swiftly by the album 'Live From Albertane' (538 240-2), recorded live in Seattle, USA, July 1998.
Upheaval occured at Mercury when the Universal Music Group was formed. Hanson found themselves transferred from Mercury to Island Def Jam. Already working on their studio album, Ike, Tay & Zac found their creativity stifled. They laboured under Island Def Jam, finally releasing the album 'This Time Around' (542 721-2) in the summer of 2000. The album gave Hanson a Number 15 hit in the UK singles chart with 'If Only' (CD1: 562 751-2, CD2: 562 750-2). Hanson also planned to release the title track of 'This Time Around' as a single, they promoted the song on TV in the UK, but Island Def Jam pulled the release, citing not enough interest for the single. This was the last straw for Hanson with Island Def Jam, Hanson broke away and formed their own record label.
In 2005, through their own record label 3CG Records, Hanson released their album 'Underneath' (COOKCD326) along with a DVD 'Underneath Acoustic Live'. Isaac, Taylor & Zac scored a Number 10 hit in the UK singles chart with 'Penny & Me' (CD1: FRYCD220X, CD2: FRYCD220) and followed with the single 'Lost Without Each Other' (CD1: FRYCD224, CD2: FRYCD224X) Easter 2005.
And so the Hanson story is up to date, marking their 10th anniversary with a new studio album, 'The Walk' and a new single, 'Go', both of which, hopefully, will be a success.
Concluding this post will be the Wallpaper of the week. Keeping with the Hanson thread, the image below is of Taylor Hanson, pictured in concert in the year 2000.
If you have any thoughts or messages, please use the Comments button below or take the opportunity to email me. Until next time, keep on rockin'!
Monday, May 7, 2007
Obituary: Bobby 'Boris' Pickett, performer of 'Monster Mash'
SOURCE: Courier News Online, New Jersey, USA
Link: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070426/FRONT01/70426019
NEW YORK (AP) … He does the "Mash" no more.
Bobby "Boris" Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression propelled the Halloween anthem "Monster Mash" to the top of the charts while cementing his place as one of pop music's most enduring one-hit wonders, has died of leukaemia. He was 69.
Pickett, dubbed "The Guy Lombardo of Halloween" for his impossibly catchy No. 1 song, passed away Wednesday night at the West Los Angeles Veterans Hospital, said his longtime manager, Stuart Hersh. His daughter, Nancy, and his sister, Lynda, were at Pickett's bedside.
Pickett's multimillion selling single hit the charts three separate times: when it debuted in 1962, again in August 1970, and for a third time in May 1973. The resurrections were appropriate for a song where Pickett gravely intoned the forever-stuck-in-your-head chorus: "He did the monster mash. ... It was a graveyard smash."
The novelty hit's fans included Bob Dylan, who sang Pickett's praises before playing the single on his XM Satellite Radio program last October.
The hit single insured Pickett's place in the pantheon of pop music obscurities, said syndicated radio host Dr. Demento, whose long-running program celebrates offbeat tunes.
Pickett's Karloff impression was forged in Somerville, Mass., where 9-year-old Bobby watched horror films in a theater managed by his father. When Pickett launched a Hollywood nightclub act in 1959, it inevitably featured his Karloff impersonation.
Pickett also did the voice when performing with his band the Cordials, particularly during the spoken part of the '50s hit by the Diamonds, "Little Darling." Bandmate Lenny Capizzi convinced Pickett they needed to do a song featuring his impression of the horror impresario, and "Monster Mash" was born.
The song was recorded in another two hours, featuring a then-unknown piano player named Leon Russell and a backing band christened The Crypt-Kickers. It was rejected by four major labels before Gary Paxton, lead singer on the Hollywood Argyles' hit "Alley Oop," released "Monster Mash" on his own.
from the Courier News website www.c-n.com
Link: http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070426/FRONT01/70426019
NEW YORK (AP) … He does the "Mash" no more.
Bobby "Boris" Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression propelled the Halloween anthem "Monster Mash" to the top of the charts while cementing his place as one of pop music's most enduring one-hit wonders, has died of leukaemia. He was 69.
Pickett, dubbed "The Guy Lombardo of Halloween" for his impossibly catchy No. 1 song, passed away Wednesday night at the West Los Angeles Veterans Hospital, said his longtime manager, Stuart Hersh. His daughter, Nancy, and his sister, Lynda, were at Pickett's bedside.
Pickett's multimillion selling single hit the charts three separate times: when it debuted in 1962, again in August 1970, and for a third time in May 1973. The resurrections were appropriate for a song where Pickett gravely intoned the forever-stuck-in-your-head chorus: "He did the monster mash. ... It was a graveyard smash."
The novelty hit's fans included Bob Dylan, who sang Pickett's praises before playing the single on his XM Satellite Radio program last October.
The hit single insured Pickett's place in the pantheon of pop music obscurities, said syndicated radio host Dr. Demento, whose long-running program celebrates offbeat tunes.
Pickett's Karloff impression was forged in Somerville, Mass., where 9-year-old Bobby watched horror films in a theater managed by his father. When Pickett launched a Hollywood nightclub act in 1959, it inevitably featured his Karloff impersonation.
Pickett also did the voice when performing with his band the Cordials, particularly during the spoken part of the '50s hit by the Diamonds, "Little Darling." Bandmate Lenny Capizzi convinced Pickett they needed to do a song featuring his impression of the horror impresario, and "Monster Mash" was born.
The song was recorded in another two hours, featuring a then-unknown piano player named Leon Russell and a backing band christened The Crypt-Kickers. It was rejected by four major labels before Gary Paxton, lead singer on the Hollywood Argyles' hit "Alley Oop," released "Monster Mash" on his own.
from the Courier News website www.c-n.com
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Season Finale, 5 May 2007
TODAY, Saturday 5 May 2007, saw the final game of Carlisle United Football Club's League One season, in which, I'm pleased to report, United have finished in eighth position.Throughout this season, I have recorded the results in this blog and here, I present the final third of the season, February - May 2007 :
February 2007 :
Sat 3rd - Doncaster Rovers 1 - United 2 (Karl Hawley, Jeff Smith).
Sat 10th - United 1 (Joe Garner) - Yeovil Town 4.
Sat 17th - Leyton Orient 1 - United 1 (Garner).
Tue 20th - United 0 - Chesterfield 0 (Johann Smith had goal disallowed, offside).
Sat 24th - Cheltenham Town 0 - United 1 (Garner).
March 2007 :
Sat 3rd - United 1 (Derek Holmes) - Oldham Athletic 1.
Sat 10th - Millwall 2 - United 0.
Sat 17th - United 1 (Garner) - Huddersfield Town 1.
Sat 24th - United 5 (Peter Murphy, Kevin Gall, Luke Joyce, Danny Graham x2) - Gillingham 0.
Fri 30th - Tranmere Rovers 0 - United 2 (Gall, Graham).
April 2007 :
Sat 7th - Port Vale 0 - United 2 (Garner, Graham).
Mon 9th - United 3 (Danny Livesey, Graham, Neale McDermott) - Bournemouth 1.
Sat 14th - Rotherham United 0 - United 1 (Kevin Gray).
Sat 21st - United 1 (Graham) - Bristol City 3.
Sat 28th - United 1 (Johann Smith) - Swansea City 2.
Sat 5th May 2007 : Scunthorpe United 3 - United 0.
Scunthorpe United are League One Champions.
Until next season . . . If you would like to leave a comment, please do so using the link below or take the opportunity to email me by clicking here.
One final point : The play offs are to be completed this summer to decide who will be promoted into the Championship alongside Scunthorpe & Bristol City and who will be promoted into League One from League Two. We do know some big games are ahead next season, against Southend, Luton Town and Leeds United who have all been relegated from the Championship. I hope to post the fixtures for next season here, during the summer, when they become available.
Enjoy the summer, I will bring you more news very soon I hope, until then, take care!
Friday, May 4, 2007
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Egypt or Egremont, the choice is yours
I'M SURE you have heard the story all over the media of Amy Robson, pictured above, the seventeen year old Cumbrian, who, with her family, went on holiday to Egypt sometime ago. The story goes somewhere along the lines of whilst Miss Robson was in Egypt, she met a twenty-something bar owner, they fell for each other. The Robson family returned to Cumbria, though Amy decided to return to her love in Egypt, though without telling the family, or anyone else.
When the penny dropped, the police were called and Amy was traced to Egypt. Amy's family again flew out to Egypt and the papers say Amy was "lured" to the airport by her family, promising her a day out sightseeing in Egypt... The Robsons returned to England where national newspapers were waiting to capture the moment the runaway returned home. Now that really is a slow news day!
Meanwhile, back in Egypt, Amy's love has said, in an interview with a UK daily newspaper, he will wait for her "for ever". Till the next holidaymaker arrives in his bar.
Finally, I'm sure the school (in Wigton) where Amy has been studying higher education will also have enjoyed the recent publicity whilst one of their pupils was missing . . .
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Summer has started . . . I think!
GOOD Evening, what a nice evening too! It seems as though Summer has begun, let's hope the weather stays as it is!
The Classic Commercial Vehicle Rally over Easter seems to have been a roaring success once again, here's a picture which is a favourite of mine, the Royal Mail vans never looked so good!
The Classic Commercial Vehicle Rally over Easter seems to have been a roaring success once again, here's a picture which is a favourite of mine, the Royal Mail vans never looked so good!
I have also made some changes in the sidebar (Link to my Virgin Radio VIP Profile, moved the counter up from the bottom of the page) and included a new scrolling message at the bottom of the page, which I hope you like. Finally, as a special treat, here is a new picture of me, I hope you like it.
That's your lot for now, get out in the sunshine and enjoy!
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Don't Forget - B S T Begins Overnight!
JUST A REMINDER that the clocks go forward at 1am one hour for British Summer Time to commence. Me, I don't have a problem with GMT, as the clock to the left will show. So I'll let you all get on with it then...
Wallpaper Of The Week
The picture above is a view of Perth, Australia, contributed by my friend Hannah Walters of Aberdare, South Wales, which I hope you like. I think it makes a nice wallpaper, I have it as my desktop at present.
Wallpaper Of The Week
The picture above is a view of Perth, Australia, contributed by my friend Hannah Walters of Aberdare, South Wales, which I hope you like. I think it makes a nice wallpaper, I have it as my desktop at present.
I'm planning on some ideas for here on RFTFT, until then I'll keep them under wraps and say "Take care, good night"!
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Six Nations Results & Radio Round-up, March 2007
IN A previous post, I posted the early results and forthcoming fixtures of the RBS Six Nations 2007 and to complete that post, here are the results commencing Sunday 11 February 2007 until the completion of the tournament, Saturday 17 March 2007 :
Sunday 11 February 2007 :
Ireland 17 - France 20 (Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland)
Saturday 24 February :
Scotland 17 - Italy 37 (Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland)
Ireland 43 - England 13 (Croke Park)
France 32 - Wales 21 (Stade de France, Paris, France)
Saturday 10 March :
Scotland 18 - Ireland 19 (Murrayfield)
Italy 23 - Wales 20 (Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy)
Sunday 11 March :
England 26 - France 18 (Twickenham, Middlesex, England)
Saturday 17 March :
Italy 24 - Ireland 51 (Stadio Flaminio)
France 46 - Scotland 19 (Stade de France)
Wales 27 - England 18 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales)
France retain the RBS Six Nations Championship, winning 4 matches, gaining 8 points, Ireland won 4 matches, gaining 8 points, England won 3 matches, gaining 6 points. Italy have their best ever finish in the Championship, 4th place, winning 2 matches, gaining 4 points. Wales are 5th, winning 1 match, 2 points and Scotland have the 'wooden spoon' : winning 1 match, 2 points, finishing bottom of the table.
RADIO ROUND-UP, MARCH 2007
ALMOST a week ago, I spent an evening listening to the shortwave band, commencing at 20 hours GMT on the frequency of 9800 kHz and here are the broadcasts I heard on the evening of Tuesday 13 March 2007 :
Voice of America, 2020 - 2030 GMT, 9815 kHz (French language broadcast)
Voice of America, 2051 - 2057 GMT, 9815 kHz (Hausa language broadcast)
Radio Netherlands, 2106 - 2120 GMT, 9895 kHz (Dutch language broadcast)
All India Radio, 2124 - 2144 GMT, 9910 kHz (General Overseas Service [English] broadcast)
Radio Cairo, 2148 - 2208 GMT, 9990 kHz (English language broadcast)
In a future post, I hope to include links to the above broadcasters to access their websites, which I hope you will find of interest.
All the best for now, have a great week!
Sunday, March 11, 2007
TIME BEGINS IN ANTHORN VILLAGE
SOURCE : News & Star
Published on 28/02/2007
By Kelly Eve
THE UK’s time signal was beamed from a former military base in a remote part of north Cumbria for the first time yesterday.
The 13 individual masts which dominate the skyline at Anthorn will be used to transmit the radio signal full-time from April 1 and time will be accurate to 1/1,000th of a second.
It is the signal used to set all official clocks and the ‘pips’ on BBC radio.
Tests of the signal began yesterday and will increase in the run-up to the switch-over. For the first day, low cloud covered the tops of the 13 masts which are connected by a network of heavy, metal cables.
In the blustery conditions, a few sheep were seen taking shelter in one of cluster of bushes that are inside the cordoned-off site where a handful of redundant, old war-time brick buildings still stand on the peninsula.
The UK time signal has been broadcast from a station near Rugby since 1927.
It is moving to Anthorn because the body responsible, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), is switching contracts to the VT Communications’ transmitter at Anthorn. Previously known as ‘The Time From Rugby’, it will now be referred to as ‘The Time From NPL’.
The signal is used to manage 999 communiciations, the rail network and a wide range of electronic networks, including cash machines, speed cameras and mobile phone billing systems.
The system at Anthorn is being upgraded and it is believed it will not need as much maintenance as the Rugby equipment.
“Maintaining accurate time is essential to keeping the modern world working,” said NPL managing director Steve McQuillan.
“Most people only need time to be accurate to within a few seconds or even minutes, but global navigation systems, the internet, the power industry and financial systems are just some of the industries that depend on very accurate time to operate.”
NPL, at Teddington in south-west London, is one of only five centres worldwide using the latest caesium fountain atomic clocks to contribute to the world time standard, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
The Anthorn transmitter is usually used for relaying orders to submarines on 19.6 kHz under the callsign GBZ.
It is one of four NATO facilities with three others in Norway, Germany, and Italy.
The Anthorn site began its career as a military landing strip during World War One, being used as an emergency landing ground for RAF Silloth in World War Two. The Royal Navy took it over in December 1942 and created RNAS Anthorn, also known as HMS Nuthatch. After the war, it was kept as an aircraft unit until it closed in 1958.
Residents have welcomed their transmitter’s new, modern use.
Sandra Mitchinson has lived on Solway Drive for over 20 years.
She said: “I suppose it’s a nice thing to have now but I think we should also get someone local to do the speaking clock, the voice for it too.
“We don’t have much going for us here so this would be good for us.”
Source : News & Star.
Published on 28/02/2007
By Kelly Eve
THE UK’s time signal was beamed from a former military base in a remote part of north Cumbria for the first time yesterday.
The 13 individual masts which dominate the skyline at Anthorn will be used to transmit the radio signal full-time from April 1 and time will be accurate to 1/1,000th of a second.
It is the signal used to set all official clocks and the ‘pips’ on BBC radio.
Tests of the signal began yesterday and will increase in the run-up to the switch-over. For the first day, low cloud covered the tops of the 13 masts which are connected by a network of heavy, metal cables.
In the blustery conditions, a few sheep were seen taking shelter in one of cluster of bushes that are inside the cordoned-off site where a handful of redundant, old war-time brick buildings still stand on the peninsula.
The UK time signal has been broadcast from a station near Rugby since 1927.
It is moving to Anthorn because the body responsible, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), is switching contracts to the VT Communications’ transmitter at Anthorn. Previously known as ‘The Time From Rugby’, it will now be referred to as ‘The Time From NPL’.
The signal is used to manage 999 communiciations, the rail network and a wide range of electronic networks, including cash machines, speed cameras and mobile phone billing systems.
The system at Anthorn is being upgraded and it is believed it will not need as much maintenance as the Rugby equipment.
“Maintaining accurate time is essential to keeping the modern world working,” said NPL managing director Steve McQuillan.
“Most people only need time to be accurate to within a few seconds or even minutes, but global navigation systems, the internet, the power industry and financial systems are just some of the industries that depend on very accurate time to operate.”
NPL, at Teddington in south-west London, is one of only five centres worldwide using the latest caesium fountain atomic clocks to contribute to the world time standard, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
The Anthorn transmitter is usually used for relaying orders to submarines on 19.6 kHz under the callsign GBZ.
It is one of four NATO facilities with three others in Norway, Germany, and Italy.
The Anthorn site began its career as a military landing strip during World War One, being used as an emergency landing ground for RAF Silloth in World War Two. The Royal Navy took it over in December 1942 and created RNAS Anthorn, also known as HMS Nuthatch. After the war, it was kept as an aircraft unit until it closed in 1958.
Residents have welcomed their transmitter’s new, modern use.
Sandra Mitchinson has lived on Solway Drive for over 20 years.
She said: “I suppose it’s a nice thing to have now but I think we should also get someone local to do the speaking clock, the voice for it too.
“We don’t have much going for us here so this would be good for us.”
Source : News & Star.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Medium Wave Logs & Digital Special, February 2007
REPORTING From The Fox Tower begins today with my Medium Wave logs, dated 12 February 2007, received on my Roberts R881 receiver:
1734 UTC – 837 kHz : BBC Radio Cumbria (Barrow in Furness transmitter, Richard Nankivell, pictured left, on air). 1 kW.
1918 UTC – 846 kHz : Radio North, Rep IRL (Ireland) (Presumed). 100 kW.
1940 UTC – 855 kHz : RNE 1, Murcia, E (Spain). 300 kW.
2000 UTC – 864 kHz : La City Radio / France Bleu, Paris, F (France) (Presumed). 300 kW.
2012 UTC – 873 kHz : American Forces Network, Frankfurt, D (Germany), 150 kW.
2027 UTC – 882 kHz : BBC Radio Wales (Multi transmitter network).
2115 UTC – 891 kHz : UNID : Dutch music channel.
2123 UTC – 900 kHz : RAI Uno, Milan, I (Italy). 600 kW.
2134 UTC – 909 kHz : BBC Radio Five Live (Multi transmitter network).
2148 UTC – 918 kHz : Radio Slovenia, Domzale, SVN (Slovenia). 100 – 600 kW.
Another mixed bag this month, what an amazing waveband 'AM' can be!
DIGITAL SPECIAL - February 2007
I thought I would encompass all areas of my interest in broadcasting and bring you a 'Digital Special', in which here I will extensively list all channels I can receive via DAB Digital Radio and Freeview Digital Television. No, it will be interesting and fun, really. . .
Crown CDR 240 DAB Digital & FM Radio (Digital channels):
BBC Radio 1
theJazz
talkSPORT
Virgin Radio
1Xtra BBC
BBC 6 Music
BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra
BBC Asian Network
BBC World Service
BBC 7
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4
Classic FM
Core
Capital Life
oneword
Planet Rock
I haven't included the technical data for the channels as I'm not totally sure I understand it myself. Hey ho, let's go...
Matsui DTR-2 Digital Terrestrial Receiver (Freeview Television & Radio Channels):
Television (in numerical order):
BBC One
BBC Two
ITV1
Channel 4
five
ITV2
BBC Three
BBC Four
ITV3
Sky Three
UKTV History
More 4
E4
abc1
QVC
UKTV Gold
The HITS
UKTV Bright Ideas
f tn
TMF
Ideal World
bid tv
price-drop tv
TCM
UKTV Style
Discovery
ITV4
Film4
E4 + 1
ITV Play
Film4 + 1
Eurosport UK
Setanta Sports
Five US
Five Life
smileTV
TopUp Anytime 1
TopUp Anytime 2
TopUp Anytime 3
Discovery RealTime
TopUp TV Promo
CBBC Channel
CBeebies
Cartoon Network
CITV
BBC News 24
BBC Parliament
Sky News
Sky Sports News
Community
Teachers' TV
Television X
Red Hot
100: Teletext
101: Teletext Holidays
102: Teletext Cars
103: Teletext Games
104: Teletext on 4
105: BBCi
107: TopUp Active
108: Sky Text
300: 4TVinteractive
301: BBCi 'red button' channel
302: BBCi 'red button' channel
303: BBCi News Multiscreen channel
304: tvtvDIGITAL
305: BBCi News Multiscreen channel
Radio (in numerical order):
BBC Radio 1
1Xtra BBC
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra
BBC 6 Music
BBC 7
BBC Asian Network
BBC World Service
The Hits Radio
Smash Hits!
Kiss
heat
Magic
Q
oneword
smooth fm
MOJO
Kerrang!
talkSPORT
3c
Premier Radio
Virgin Radio
Heart
Radio Music Shop
And that is it! Every station listed here, from AM to DAB and beyond. I think I shall bid you goodnight at this point, good DXing and 73's . . . !
Saturday, February 10, 2007
RBS Six Nations 2007
THE ANNUAL European Rugby Union tournament, the Six Nations, is currently taking place and Reporting From The Fox Tower is pleased to bring you the latest results and forthcoming fixtures for 2007 :
Results up to 2200 GMT 10 February 2007:
Saturday 3 February:
Italy 3 - France 39 (in Rome)
England 42 - Scotland 20 (Twickenham, England regain the Calcutta Cup).
Sunday 4 February:
Wales 9 - Ireland 19 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff).
Saturday 10 February:
England 20 - Italy 7 (Twickenham)
Scotland 21 - Wales 9 (Murrayfield).
Fixtures :
Sunday 11 February:
Ireland v France (Croke Park, Dublin, 1500 GMT).
Saturday 24 February:
Scotland v Italy (Murrayfield, 1500 GMT)
Ireland v England (Croke Park, 1730 GMT)
France v Wales (Stade de France, 20:00 GMT).
Saturday 10 March:
Scotland v Ireland (Murrayfield, 1330 GMT)
Italy v Wales (Rome, 1530 GMT).
Sunday 11 March:
England v France (Twickenham, 1500 GMT).
Saturday 17 March:
Italy v Ireland (Rome, 1330 GMT)
France v Scotland (Stade de France, 1530 GMT)
Wales v England (Millennium Stadium, 1730 GMT).
Enjoy some top class Rugby!
The Birthday Book, February 2007 : Part 2 !
Reporting From The Fox Tower is pleased to bring you two more Birthday celebrations for February 2007, beginning with Miss Lesley Davidson.
Apologies as this is very slightly late, but as this is a special Birthday, I hope the lateness will be excused.
Raise your glasses and toast Lesley on her 21st Birthday, Friday 9 February!
Those who enjoy reading the Cumberland & Westmorland Herald may have seen the Birthday wishes for Lesley in the current issue and I would also like to add a "Happy Birthday"!
Top up your glasses for the second Birthday being celebrated here, the Birthday of a good friend of Reporting From The Fox Tower, Miss Stine Slettemark!
Stine celebrates her 22nd Birthday next weekend, Sunday 18th February.
Stine will be celebrating her Birthday in Australia, as she is in Sydney, engaging in Further Education.
Previous posts in Reporting From The Fox Tower have included links to Stine's MSN Space / Windows Live Space, though for this post, I am pleased to include a link to "Stine's Super Space!" - Stine's MySpace page, which you may visit here.
Stine's MySpace page is a nice page of background information on herself, which I hope you will find of interest of a resident of Oslo, Norway, who has extensively travelled the world in recent years and currently finds herself in school in Sydney, Australia!
The Birthday Book has, to date, brought you four Birthdays this month and, if you are celebrating your Birthday soon, go easy on the champagne and why not be part of a future Birthday Book here on Reporting From The Fox Tower?
If you would like to contact me, please feel free to leave a message below by clicking on Comments or take the opportunity to email me.
Have a good weekend, take it easy!
Results up to 2200 GMT 10 February 2007:
Saturday 3 February:
Italy 3 - France 39 (in Rome)
England 42 - Scotland 20 (Twickenham, England regain the Calcutta Cup).
Sunday 4 February:
Wales 9 - Ireland 19 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff).
Saturday 10 February:
England 20 - Italy 7 (Twickenham)
Scotland 21 - Wales 9 (Murrayfield).
Fixtures :
Sunday 11 February:
Ireland v France (Croke Park, Dublin, 1500 GMT).
Saturday 24 February:
Scotland v Italy (Murrayfield, 1500 GMT)
Ireland v England (Croke Park, 1730 GMT)
France v Wales (Stade de France, 20:00 GMT).
Saturday 10 March:
Scotland v Ireland (Murrayfield, 1330 GMT)
Italy v Wales (Rome, 1530 GMT).
Sunday 11 March:
England v France (Twickenham, 1500 GMT).
Saturday 17 March:
Italy v Ireland (Rome, 1330 GMT)
France v Scotland (Stade de France, 1530 GMT)
Wales v England (Millennium Stadium, 1730 GMT).
Enjoy some top class Rugby!
The Birthday Book, February 2007 : Part 2 !
Reporting From The Fox Tower is pleased to bring you two more Birthday celebrations for February 2007, beginning with Miss Lesley Davidson.
Apologies as this is very slightly late, but as this is a special Birthday, I hope the lateness will be excused.
Raise your glasses and toast Lesley on her 21st Birthday, Friday 9 February!
Those who enjoy reading the Cumberland & Westmorland Herald may have seen the Birthday wishes for Lesley in the current issue and I would also like to add a "Happy Birthday"!
Top up your glasses for the second Birthday being celebrated here, the Birthday of a good friend of Reporting From The Fox Tower, Miss Stine Slettemark!
Stine celebrates her 22nd Birthday next weekend, Sunday 18th February.
Stine will be celebrating her Birthday in Australia, as she is in Sydney, engaging in Further Education.
Previous posts in Reporting From The Fox Tower have included links to Stine's MSN Space / Windows Live Space, though for this post, I am pleased to include a link to "Stine's Super Space!" - Stine's MySpace page, which you may visit here.
Stine's MySpace page is a nice page of background information on herself, which I hope you will find of interest of a resident of Oslo, Norway, who has extensively travelled the world in recent years and currently finds herself in school in Sydney, Australia!
The Birthday Book has, to date, brought you four Birthdays this month and, if you are celebrating your Birthday soon, go easy on the champagne and why not be part of a future Birthday Book here on Reporting From The Fox Tower?
If you would like to contact me, please feel free to leave a message below by clicking on Comments or take the opportunity to email me.
Have a good weekend, take it easy!
Thursday, February 1, 2007
The Birthday Book : February 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my cousin, Miss Sarah Cowin, who celebrates her 27th Birthday on Friday 2nd February. The portrait (below) shows Sarah on the right, with Miss Anna Tomlinson on the left, receiving their Degrees from the University of Liverpool (Chester Campus) at a ceremony held in Chester Cathedral, November 2002 :
Also celebrating her Birthday this weekend is Miss Claire Wilkinson, who will be enjoying her 19th Birthday on Saturday 3rd February. Claire has featured previously in Reporting From The Fox Tower, as one half of 'Team 118' in the Brough 'Pram Race' last July (2006). The other half of 'Team 118' was Miss Hollie Steadman. See a photograph of 'Team 118' in action last summer here!
Happy Birthday, Claire & Sarah!
The Season So Far - Part Two . . .
AT THE BEGINNING of November, Reporting From The Fox Tower recorded the first three months of Carlisle United's season in League One. Here are the results of November 2006 to January 31, 2007 :
November :
Sat 4th : United 1 (Kevin Gray) - Rotherham United 1.
Sat 11th : FA Cup 1st Round : Swindon Town 3 - United 1 (Gray).
Sat 18th : Bournemouth 0 - United 1 (Karl Hawley).
Sat 25th : United 3 (Derek Holmes, Hawley, Peter Murphy) - Port Vale 2.
December :
Tue 5th : Bristol City 1 - United 0.
Sat 9th : United 0 - Scunthorpe United 2.
Sat 16th : Swansea City 5 - United 0.
Sat 23rd : United 2 (Derek Holmes, Neale McDermott) - Brentford 0.
Tue 26th : Blackpool 2 - United 1 (Hawley).
Sat 30th : Brighton 1 - United 2 (Zigor Aranalde, McDermott).
January :
Mon 1st : United 1 (Hawley) - Bradford City 0.
Sat 13th : Northampton Town 3 - United 2 (Danny Graham, Kevin Gall).
Sat 20th : United 0 - Crewe Alexandra 2.
Sat 27th : Brentford 0 - United 0.
Wed 31st : Carlisle United 1 (HAWLEY) - Nottingham Forest o.
That completes the latest batch of results. I shall complete this post with a look back - briefly - at the latter end of last season, sharing with you the Carlisle United Matchday Teamsheet:
How times change . . . If you would like to comment on any of the above, please click the Comments link below this post or you may like to take the opportunity to email me.
Take care, be good!
Also celebrating her Birthday this weekend is Miss Claire Wilkinson, who will be enjoying her 19th Birthday on Saturday 3rd February. Claire has featured previously in Reporting From The Fox Tower, as one half of 'Team 118' in the Brough 'Pram Race' last July (2006). The other half of 'Team 118' was Miss Hollie Steadman. See a photograph of 'Team 118' in action last summer here!
Happy Birthday, Claire & Sarah!
The Season So Far - Part Two . . .
AT THE BEGINNING of November, Reporting From The Fox Tower recorded the first three months of Carlisle United's season in League One. Here are the results of November 2006 to January 31, 2007 :November :
Sat 4th : United 1 (Kevin Gray) - Rotherham United 1.
Sat 11th : FA Cup 1st Round : Swindon Town 3 - United 1 (Gray).
Sat 18th : Bournemouth 0 - United 1 (Karl Hawley).
Sat 25th : United 3 (Derek Holmes, Hawley, Peter Murphy) - Port Vale 2.
December :
Tue 5th : Bristol City 1 - United 0.
Sat 9th : United 0 - Scunthorpe United 2.
Sat 16th : Swansea City 5 - United 0.
Sat 23rd : United 2 (Derek Holmes, Neale McDermott) - Brentford 0.
Tue 26th : Blackpool 2 - United 1 (Hawley).
Sat 30th : Brighton 1 - United 2 (Zigor Aranalde, McDermott).
January :
Mon 1st : United 1 (Hawley) - Bradford City 0.
Sat 13th : Northampton Town 3 - United 2 (Danny Graham, Kevin Gall).
Sat 20th : United 0 - Crewe Alexandra 2.
Sat 27th : Brentford 0 - United 0.
Wed 31st : Carlisle United 1 (HAWLEY) - Nottingham Forest o.
That completes the latest batch of results. I shall complete this post with a look back - briefly - at the latter end of last season, sharing with you the Carlisle United Matchday Teamsheet:
How times change . . . If you would like to comment on any of the above, please click the Comments link below this post or you may like to take the opportunity to email me.Take care, be good!
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Appleby In Westmorland : Home of the Stars
THE BEAUTIFUL Cumbrian market town of Appleby In Westmorland is home to three people in the public eye. First is Helen Skelton (pictured below), joint presenter of the BBC Radio Cumbria (weekday) Breakfast show, a programme she broadcasts with Gordon Swindlehurst between 7 and 10 am. Helen's on air personality on the Breakfast Show has been described by Gordon as "Current affairs with a smile" and with a soft voice, Helen is suited to broadcasting, sometimes bringing humour to, a programme based around news. Helen's portrait:
Second in to the spotlight is Helen's brother, Gavin Skelton. Gavin, age 25, is currently part of the successful team at Gretna Football Club, who are currently leading the Scottish Football League First Division. Come the end of this season, Gretna should be promoted to the Scottish Premier League if the team continue their good form. Gavin plays in midfield for Gretna, his most high profile game being the Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park, May 2006 v Hearts. Gretna pushed Hearts to extra time in the final, Hearts eventually winning on a penalty shoot-out. Prior to joining Gretna, Gavin spent some time with Carlisle United Football Club.
Finally for this feature, Lara Parkin :
Lara, 19, is currently working to promote Stobart Motorsport, taking part in promotional photography (pictured above) to help establish Stobart Motorsport as a team recognised throughout the motorsport world. Lara's first foray into motorsport promotional work was with Paul Bird's motorsport team, from where she was recruited by Stobart Motorsport. In recent media interviews, Lara insists the promotional work is short term, as she is studying in higher education and has a long term interest in sport, in particular, competing in athletics events.
This feature is tied together nicely with Lara being the girlfriend of three years of Gavin Skelton.
Comments on this feature are appreciated, please post by clicking the Comments link below.
If you wish, you may take the opportunity to email me.
Picture credits :
Helen Skelton : BBC Cumbria.
Lara Parkin : Cumberland News.
Second in to the spotlight is Helen's brother, Gavin Skelton. Gavin, age 25, is currently part of the successful team at Gretna Football Club, who are currently leading the Scottish Football League First Division. Come the end of this season, Gretna should be promoted to the Scottish Premier League if the team continue their good form. Gavin plays in midfield for Gretna, his most high profile game being the Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park, May 2006 v Hearts. Gretna pushed Hearts to extra time in the final, Hearts eventually winning on a penalty shoot-out. Prior to joining Gretna, Gavin spent some time with Carlisle United Football Club.
Finally for this feature, Lara Parkin :
Lara, 19, is currently working to promote Stobart Motorsport, taking part in promotional photography (pictured above) to help establish Stobart Motorsport as a team recognised throughout the motorsport world. Lara's first foray into motorsport promotional work was with Paul Bird's motorsport team, from where she was recruited by Stobart Motorsport. In recent media interviews, Lara insists the promotional work is short term, as she is studying in higher education and has a long term interest in sport, in particular, competing in athletics events.
This feature is tied together nicely with Lara being the girlfriend of three years of Gavin Skelton.
Comments on this feature are appreciated, please post by clicking the Comments link below.
If you wish, you may take the opportunity to email me.
Picture credits :
Helen Skelton : BBC Cumbria.
Lara Parkin : Cumberland News.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Alfred Wainwright
TODAY'S post is a simple one - this post is to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Alfred Wainwright, author of the 'Pictorial Guides' of the Lake District.
AW was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, but moved to Kendal, where he lived all his life.
Learn more about the great man by visiting the website of the Wainwright Society, which you can visit here.
I know I have some of AW's books in the bookcase, beautiful reading, I'm sure you do too.
AW was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, but moved to Kendal, where he lived all his life.
Learn more about the great man by visiting the website of the Wainwright Society, which you can visit here.
I know I have some of AW's books in the bookcase, beautiful reading, I'm sure you do too.
Sunday, January 7, 2007
January 2007 on the short waves
WELCOME to a new year with Reporting From The Fox Tower, which I begin with what I have heard on my short wave radio recently. The Roberts R881 has been busy of late and here are the results:
All broadcasts heard 7 January 2007:
1223-1228 GMT, 5955 kHz, Radio Netherlands (Holland), presumed transmission from Flevo, Holland. Dutch language programme.
1240-1255 GMT, 6075 kHz, Deutsche Welle (Germany), German language discussion programme broadcast to Europe via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
1303-1325 GMT, 6110 kHz, Overcomer Ministry (USA), Brother RG Stair religious preachings (English) broadcast to Europe via Juelich transmitting station, Germany.
1335-1400 GMT, 6140 kHz, Deutsche Welle (Germany), English Mailbag programme broadcast to Europe via Woofferton transmitting station, UK.
1408-1426 GMT, 6155 kHz, Radio Osterreich 1 International (ROI 1, Austria), German language broadcast to Europe via Moosbrunn transmitter, Austria.
1623-1630 GMT, 6195 kHz, BBC World Service (UK), Persian language programme broadcast to Europe via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
1715-1722 GMT, 9410 kHz, BBC World Service (UK), English language sports programme broadcast to Europe & North Africa via transmitter in Cyprus.
1738-1744 GMT, 9510 kHz, BBC World Service (UK), Persian language programme (British football!) broadcast to Middle East via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
1749-1753 GMT, 9530 kHz, Family Radio (USA), Arabic language programme broadcast to North Africa & Middle East via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
1805-1811 GMT, 9660 kHz, Family Radio (USA), Arabic language programme broadcast to North Africa via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
1817-1823 GMT, 9800 kHz, BBC World Service (UK), Azeri language programme broadcast to Central Asia via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
That's my logs for January, I could be accused of laziness this month as most broadcasts originated from the VT Communications transmitting station at Skelton, here in Cumbria. If you're really interested, you can view the transmitting station by travelling the B5305 Penrith - Wigton road, although the tallest mast at Skelton which stands at around 1000 feet tall, can be seen from the M6 motorway when travelling north of Penrith.
Okay, I think we will move on...
Wallpaper Of The Week
Wallpaper Of The Week takes a look at the Brough Pram Race, Friday 21 July 2006, with 'Team 118' (Claire & Holly) taking centre stage, watched by the residents of Main Street.
All broadcasts heard 7 January 2007:
1223-1228 GMT, 5955 kHz, Radio Netherlands (Holland), presumed transmission from Flevo, Holland. Dutch language programme.
1240-1255 GMT, 6075 kHz, Deutsche Welle (Germany), German language discussion programme broadcast to Europe via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
1303-1325 GMT, 6110 kHz, Overcomer Ministry (USA), Brother RG Stair religious preachings (English) broadcast to Europe via Juelich transmitting station, Germany.
1335-1400 GMT, 6140 kHz, Deutsche Welle (Germany), English Mailbag programme broadcast to Europe via Woofferton transmitting station, UK.
1408-1426 GMT, 6155 kHz, Radio Osterreich 1 International (ROI 1, Austria), German language broadcast to Europe via Moosbrunn transmitter, Austria.
1623-1630 GMT, 6195 kHz, BBC World Service (UK), Persian language programme broadcast to Europe via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
1715-1722 GMT, 9410 kHz, BBC World Service (UK), English language sports programme broadcast to Europe & North Africa via transmitter in Cyprus.
1738-1744 GMT, 9510 kHz, BBC World Service (UK), Persian language programme (British football!) broadcast to Middle East via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
1749-1753 GMT, 9530 kHz, Family Radio (USA), Arabic language programme broadcast to North Africa & Middle East via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
1805-1811 GMT, 9660 kHz, Family Radio (USA), Arabic language programme broadcast to North Africa via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
1817-1823 GMT, 9800 kHz, BBC World Service (UK), Azeri language programme broadcast to Central Asia via Skelton transmitting station, UK.
That's my logs for January, I could be accused of laziness this month as most broadcasts originated from the VT Communications transmitting station at Skelton, here in Cumbria. If you're really interested, you can view the transmitting station by travelling the B5305 Penrith - Wigton road, although the tallest mast at Skelton which stands at around 1000 feet tall, can be seen from the M6 motorway when travelling north of Penrith.
Okay, I think we will move on...
Wallpaper Of The Week
Wallpaper Of The Week takes a look at the Brough Pram Race, Friday 21 July 2006, with 'Team 118' (Claire & Holly) taking centre stage, watched by the residents of Main Street. I hope you have enjoyed this edition of Reporting From The Fox Tower, as always, if you would like to leave a message, please post a comment below or take the opportunity to email me.
Bye for now!
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