January's Final Score.

JANUARY 2016 has been one of the more unusual months for Carlisle United Football Club. Starting the month away from Brunton Park as the recovery following Storm Desmond began; Ending the month with an FA Cup fixture against a Premier League Club.

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015-2016

League : Saturday 2nd : United 0 - Plymouth Argyle 2 [Played at Ewood Park, Blackburn Rovers FC] (Attendance: 4415)

The FA Cup, Round Three : Sunday 10th : United 2 - Yeovil Town 2 [Played at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool FC] (Attendance: 3357) [Replay required]

League : Saturday 16th : Barnet 0 - United 0 (Attendance: 2079)

The FA Cup, Round Three [Replay] : Tuesday 19th : Yeovil Town 1 - United 1 (After Extra Time; United win 5-4 on penalties) (Attendance: 4114)

League : Saturday 23rd : United 1 - York City 1 [First game played at Brunton Park following Storm Desmond] (Attendance: 7461)

The FA Cup, Round Four : Sunday 31st : United 0 - Everton 3 (Attendance 17101)

Those are the results for January. United have six fixtures scheduled for February: Two at home (Accrington Stanley and Stevenage) and four away (Newport County, Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon and Morecambe).

I shall leave you with an image from the Carlisle United v Everton FA Cup fixture, played at Brunton Park, with United's Antony Sweeney in the foreground, Derek Asamoah in the background. Enjoy.

Short Wave logbook, January 2016.

TIMES in UTC (GMT); Frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz); Transmission powers in kiloWatts (kHz):

Friday 15 January 2016:

• 2125 UTC, 5865 kHz : Radio Farda : Male speech, time signal on the half hour, female speech. Persian language. To 2130 UTC.
• 2133 UTC, 5885 kHz : Voice of America : Male speech, French / Bambara languages to Africa via Santa Maria di Galeria (Vatican State), 250 kW.
• 2140 UTC, 5900 kHz : Overcomer Ministry via Spaceline Bulgaria to the Middle East and Europe. Brother R G Stair's speech is to remind the USA of terrorism, listing Presidents past and present - Reagan, Bush Snr, Clinton, Bush Jr, Obama - Presidential candidates: Mrs Clinton, Donald J Trump. Brother Stair states this speech was recorded at 10:30 on Monday 4 January 2016.
• 2154 UTC, 5950 kHz : IRIB World Service (also known as the Voice Of the Islamic Republic of Iran). Female speech with music, male speech. Music: 'Axel F' by Harold Faltermeyer. Signal strength good; Interference levels moderate; Overall signal fair. Male speech. Bosnian language service. To 2205 UTC.
• 2218 UTC, 6060 kHz : IRIB World Service : Male speech, instrumental, classical music. Arabic service via Zaheda, Iran.
• 2240 UTC, 6090 kHz : Caribbean Beacon (also known as the University Network), Anguilla. Recording of the Late Dr Gene Scott, speaking in praise of the Lord. Signal strength fair; Interference levels moderate to poor; Overall signal poor. English to the Americas. Music and speech. Interference from a morse code style transmission. To 2250 UTC.
• 2310 UTC, 6175 kHz : China Radio International : The Spanish language service, via Cerrik, Albania, 150 kW. Male speech, female speech 'Radio Internacional de China'. Signal strength strong; Interference levels slight; Overall reception good. Music. To 2325 UTC.

Those are all the Short Wave logs for January 2016. Please note, you may require the services of a translation programme for some of the web links featured in the station names.

Wallpaper of the Week, 17 January 2016

SNOW has fallen in the Eden Valley and, as luck would have it, Wallpaper of the Week brings you a snow scene. The image above includes Wild Boar Fell from Aisgill, taken from the B6259 road.

Please note this image was taken on the afternoon of 4 March 2015.

Enjoy.

Now Playing: Dales Radio

BRITAIN's newest broadcaster launched this week, following a series of test transmissions since late 2015. Dales Radio launched at 0700 on Monday 11 January 2016, following the breaking news of the passing of David Bowie. The breakfast presenter, Julian, welcomed listeners to Dales Radio, broadcasting on 936 kHz Medium Wave, FM frequencies and online, the first song immediately paying tribute to David Bowie: 'Let's Dance'.

Dales Radio, a Community Radio service, is a welcome return for radio in the Yorkshire Dales.

The area was previously served for almost fifteen years by Yorkshire Dales Radio, which was renamed Fresh Radio almost three years after the initial launch as Yorkshire Dales Radio. The history of that service can be found here. 

Dales Radio was formed to apply for a Community Radio licence to serve the Yorkshire Dales. The licence was awarded in November 2013 and Dales FM, as they were named at the time, released a statement, which can be read here.

A website was launched and then updated for Monday 11 January, the website can be viewed here.

Dales Radio are also on Twitter and Facebook.

The 936 kHz Medium Wave signal is received loud and clear here at my location, so I look forward to including it in my Medium Wave logs. Here is a Google Street View image of the mast broadcasting 936 kHz, from Brunt Acres Road, Hawes. Enjoy.

Farewell, Starman.

David Bowie

January 8, 1947 - January 10, 2016

#CBB - January 2016

A new year, a new series of Celebrity Big Brother, broadcast by Channel 5 these days.

So, who are the housemates this time around? 

Angie Bowie, age 66, Twitter: @angiebowie2020 , Atlanta

Christopher Maloney, age 38, Twitter: @ChrisMaloney77 , Liverpool

Danniella Westbrook, age 42, Twitter: @westbrookdanni , Essex

Darren Day, age 47, Twitter: @DarrenDOfficial , Wakefield

David Gest, age 62, Twitter: @DavidGest2016 , York

Gemma Collins, age 34, Twitter: @missgemcollins , Brentwood

Jeremy McConnell, age 25, Twitter: @JezzaMcConnell , Dublin

John Partridge, age 44, Twitter:@mustbejp , Bury

Jonathan Cheban, age 42, Twitter: @JonathanCheban , New York

Kristina Rihanoff, age 38, Twitter: @KRihanoff , London

Megan McKenna, age 23, Twitter: @Megan_Mckenna_ , Woodford

Nancy Dell'Olio, age 54, Twitter: @nancydellolio , London / Rome

Scotty T, age 26, Twitter: @ScottGShore , Newcastle

Stephanie Davis, age 22, Twitter: @Stephdavis77 , Liverpool

Tiffany Pollard, age 34, Twitter: @TiffanyPollard , Utica

Winston McKenzie, age 59, Twitter: @WinstonMcK , Croydon

At the time of posting, there has been one eviction - Winston McKenzie was evicted on Friday 8th January. Full details of the Big Brother series can be found in the Celebrity Big Brother link at the beginning of this post; Details of Channel 5 can be found in the link at the beginning of this post too.

Each housemates' name contains a link to their photograph.

If you are unsure who the above sixteen are, then here are a few refreshers: Angie Bowie is the former wife of David Bowie; Christopher Maloney is a former X Factor contestant; Danniella Westbrook is a former cast member of Eastenders; Darren Day is an actor; David Gest is the former husband of Liza Minnelli; Gemma Collins is a cast member of The Only Way Is Essex; Jeremy McConnell is a model; John Partridge is a former cast member of Eastenders; Jonathan Cheban is a close friend of the Kardashian family; Kristina Rihanoff is a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing; Megan McKenna featured in the reality television series Ex on the Beach; Nancy Dell'Olio is the former girlfriend of the former England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson; Scotty T is a cast member of the reality television series Geordie Shore; Stephanie Davis is an actress; Tiffany Pollard is a television personality in the United States of America, whilst Winston McKenzie is a former boxer and now an aspiring politician.

In the words of Marcus Bentley:

"Who goes? YOU decide"...

Are we Out Of The Woods yet?

FIRST of all, may I welcome you to the first post of Twenty-Sixteen here on Reporting From The Fox Tower! I do hope you had an enjoyable Christmas and New Year.

It was during the New Year's Eve celebrations in the United States that Taylor Swift premiered the video for the song 'Out Of The Woods', taken from her album '1989'.

I do hope you enjoy the video and I would like to wish you all the best for 2016.