Medium Wave Logs, December 2014

THIS FINAL post of 2014 brings details of the evening of Saturday 27 December, which I spent tuning the medium wave band of my radio and here is what I heard (All times are UTC / GMT, frequencies in kHz [kiloHertz], power in kiloWatt [kW] ):

• 2028 UTC, 756 kHz, BBC Radio Cumbria, 1 kW via Brisco, Carlisle. Moderate reception. 'BBC Introducing' with Nell Dunn. To 2036 UTC.
• 2114 UTC, 810 kHz, BBC Scotland, 100 kW via Westerglen, Stirlingshire. Good to moderate reception. The best pipe bands of 2014. To 2123 UTC.
• 2140 UTC, 837 kHz, BBC Radio Cumbria, 1 kW via Barrow in Furness. Strong to moderate reception. 'BBC Introducing' with Nell Dunn - Music from Elton John. To 2150.
• 2206 UTC, 855 kHz, Radio Nacional de Espana, 300 kW via Murcia, Spain. Strong to moderate reception. RNE-1 with male host, speech and music. To 2227 UTC.
• 2230 UTC, 864 kHz, 'La City / France Bleu' (Presumed), 300 kW via Paris, France. Strong to good reception. Female host with Station ID and music. To 2254 UTC.
• 2317 UTC, 882 kHz, BBC Radio Wales, 100 kW via Washford or other sites. Strong to good reception. Christmas mixtape music. To 2337 UTC.
• 2349 UTC, 900 kHz, RAI Uno (presumed), 600 kW via Milan, Italy. Good to moderate reception. Male host, Italian language, music, possible co-channel interference.

I hope to browse the short wave band in the new year of 2015, bringing the results here, on Reporting From The Fox Tower. I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year!

Townsend's Mexico - Part Five!

PART Five is the final part of Townsend's Mexico - For now - Celebrating the make up artist, model, one-time WAG and singer Roxanne Townsend. This image was posted by Roxi on her Twitter account, in reflective mood, when she captioned the image "I need to feel the heat on my body", which rings true, especially now that we are in the deepest of winter.

I do hope that you have enjoyed Townsend's Mexico - Though I have kept back a couple of items, so that Roxi will return in 2015. The plan is to keep up to date with Roxi, especially with her work as a make up artist and model. With regards her singing, Roxi was once part of the girl band Demo, which comprised Roxi, Sam Grierson, Biannca Lake and Malika Jones. They did audition for The X Factor, but were unsuccessful and disbanded sometime later.

The ultimate beach babe will be back in 2015!

Enjoy.

A Birthday and a Beach

SITTING in front of the keyboard and the screen on the December evening of Saturday the thirteenth, I reflect upon another phenomenal year for Miss Taylor Alison Swift, pictured above, who is celebrating her Birthday on this day. This blog celebrated Miss Swift's Birthday on this date in 2013 too, which is the marker from where we will take a look at Taylor's incredible year. Miss Swift had performed at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, where she smashed it with a live performance of I Knew You Were Trouble. Taylor Alison was in the final stages of the RED Tour in Australia as 2013 became 2014, the Tour visiting the O2 Arena in London for four sold out nights, as well as a whistle stop tour of Europe, as Winter became Spring.

At this point, Taylor was, as we now know, busy working on the new album, whilst taking a beach holiday, which was featured here on RFTFT recently - The 'Looking for Easter Eggs' photograph. It was Taylor's much anticipated Yahoo! Livestream web broadcast in early August that gave Taylor the moment to shine in front of her international audience, unveiling the album 1989 and the single, Shake It Off. The single became available to purchase, whilst the album became available on pre-sale. The television and radio promotional tour followed, including UK visits to BBC Radio 1, The Graham Norton Show on BBC 1 and Alan Carr: Chatty Man on Channel 4, as well as The X Factor on ITV 1. 1989 was released worldwide in late October, the packaging of the physical CD includes a cover slipcase and a set of 'Photo's from Taylor'. The album entered the charts at number one.

To complete the circle, Taylor performed at the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, performing Blank Space and Style, whilst dressing appropriately for the occasion, that is, short, skimpy and sheer.

#HappyBirthdayTaylorSwift

Townsend's Mexico - Part Four!

MISS ROXANNE Townsend visited Mexico in Spring 2014 and here is another image that she shared on social media, which received a very true comment of  "Why is this face and body not on every billboard poster, coffee table magazine cover and TV show?"

I think you would agree; Red Hot Roxi is so sexy.

Enjoy.

Wallpaper of the Beach, 6 December 2014

YOU may also refer to this post as 'Townsend's Mexico - Part Three!', as I continue to share another image from the one-time X Factor auditionee and one-time wag, the fabulous Miss Roxanne Townsend. This series of images has its own hashtag, #Roxico, which is a combination of Roxi and Mexico, obviously. The above image of the babe on the beach has a resolution of 1024 x 768, which makes it ideal for a desktop wallpaper, so click on the above image to find out if it is the right size for your desktop.

Enjoy!

#Roxico

Townsend's Mexico - Part Two!

DECEMBER IS HERE and this blog goes into 'review of the year' mode as the year draws to a close. I am pleased to bring you Townsend's Mexico - Part Two! Celebrating the magnificent Miss Roxanne Townsend and her April 2014 trip to Mexico, which Roxi shared on social media, in the form of a selection of photographs, which are being shared here, with Roxi's blessing. Show your support for Roxi by following her on Twitter. Enjoy #Roxico!