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RFTFT, June 2011, The Summer! Or so I would like you to believe, as the rain continues to fall. In this update:
- Round-up of the 2010 - 2011 football season
- Radio Logs for June 2011
The 2010 - 2011 football season ended at the beginning of May, so here is a round-up of Champions, winners, promotions and relegations, as well as a mention of how teams in their respective divisions finished their seasons.
UEFA Champions League Winners : FC Barcelona (3-1 v Manchester United)
Barclays Premier League :
Champions : Manchester United
Relegated : Birmingham City, Blackpool, West Ham United
Carling Cup (The Football League Cup) Winners : Birmingham City
npower Championship :
Champions : Queens Park Rangers
Promoted : Norwich City
Play off Winners : Swansea City (4-2 v Reading)
Relegated : Preston North End, Sheffield United, Scunthorpe United
Johnstone's Paint Trophy (The Football League Trophy) Winners : Carlisle United
npower League One :
Champions : Brighton & Hove Albion
Promoted : Southampton
Play off Winners : Peterborough United (3-0 v Huddersfield Town)
Relegated : Dagenham & Redbridge, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Swindon Town
Carlisle United finished their League One season in 12th place
npower League Two :
Champions : Chesterfield
Promoted : Bury, Wycombe Wanderers
Play off Winners : Stevenage (1-0 v Torquay United)
Relegated : Lincoln City, Stockport County
Morecambe finished their League Two season in 20th place
Blue Square Bet Premier League :
Champions : Crawley Town
Promoted : AFC Wimbledon (as play off winners)
Relegated : Southport, Altrincham, Eastbourne Borough, Histon
Darlington finished their BSBPL season in 7th place; Barrow finished their season in 18th.
Listening using Hitachi TRK 5854-E, Lloytron N401 Galaxy and Roberts R881, here is what I heard on the Medium Wave (AM) band during June. Frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz) and transmitter power in kiloWatt (kW).
828 kHz : Radio 10 Gold, Holland
837 kHz : BBC Radio Cumbria, Barrow in Furness, 1 kW
837 kHz : France Info, Nancy, 200 kW
882 kHz : BBC Radio Wales, Washford (Somerset), 100 kW
900 kHz : RAI Radio 1, Milan (Italy), 600 kW
909 kHz : BBC Radio Five Live, Moorside Edge (West Yorkshire), 200 kW
918 kHz : Radio Slovenia 1, Domzale (Slovenia), 600 kW
936 kHz : Fresh Radio, Hawes (Yorkshire Dales), 1 kW
945 kHz : France Info, Toulouse, 300 kW.
Disclaimer: Some of the transmitter powers or locations may be factually incorrect.
Thank you for visiting RFTFT once again!
