Season 2018/19: The Season So Far - Part 4

WELCOME to the final post of 2018 here on Reporting From The Fox Tower, bringing great cheer!

Carlisle United Football Club results: December 2018

Saturday 1st: FA Cup: Lincoln City 2 - United 0

Saturday 8th: League Two: MK Dons 2 - United 0

Saturday 15th: League Two: United 4 - Colchester United 0

Saturday 22nd: League Two: Crawley Town 2 - United 3

Wednesday 26th: League Two: United 6 (SIX) - Oldham Athletic 0

Saturday 29th: League Two: United 2 - Macclesfield Town 1

Here is the League Two top ten, going into 2019:

Table provided by BBC Sport: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-two/table

Carlisle United Football Club fixtures: January 2019

Tuesday 1st: League Two: Morecambe v United (3pm)

Saturday 5th: League Two: United v Mansfield Town (3pm)

Saturday 12th: League Two: Northampton Town v United (3pm)

Saturday 19th: League Two: United v Cheltenham Town (3pm)

Saturday 26th: League Two: Port Vale v United (3pm)

A note of interest: Those intending to attend the Saturday fixtures, who wish to travel via the Settle - Carlisle line, please note that industrial action continues every Saturday [at time of posting]. More information here.

Happy New Year!

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Reflections of Reputation: Netflix and Taylor.

See the announcement and official trailer here.

Merry Christmas!

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Reporting From The Fox Tower claims no ownership of any content posted in the Reflections of Reputation thread.

My DX Archive: Winter 1997-98

TAKING a trip back twenty one years to the winter of 1997-98 for this selection of radio broadcasts heard on the Short Wave band. Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 1997: Short Wave

• 13 December [1997]: 1541 UTC: 6175 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland Gerard Delaney 'Letter from Ireland': Biddy Earley, a witch. 'Letterbox' Christopher Lewis, 15, Shropshire, England. Martin Cowin has sent a Christmas card. Contact details.
• 14 December: 20 UTC: 12160 kHz: WWCR Address for Miami FL Florida. RTE Radio news: CJD death risk to 250 patients, blood products contaminated with CJD. Rioting in Londonderry following orange march. AA roadwatch: Crash in County Wicklow, Traffic in Galway, congestion in Dublin. Weather: Dry, clear, frost, 2-5°C. Ads: Alka Seltzer. Good to fair reception. Sports reports: Irish football, rugby, hurling, FAI Harp Lager football. English Premiership football, rugby. Gaelic games. Bolton 3 - Derby 3.
• 25 December: 1137 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Media Network' archive special: Jim Cutler, Jonathan Marks, Andy Sennitt. Lou Josephs. Music: 'Silent Night'. Editor of 'Practical Wireless' on the answerline. Jim Henderson in Thailand. Email from Canada. Brian Clarke in Auckland, New Zealand (FM DXer). Latin American relays: Trinidad, Moscow, Poland, USA. 1503 kHz Radio London at Christmas and the New Year: Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens. VLU2, 1422 kHz, Victor G in Sri Lanka.
• 27 December: 1523 UTC: 6175 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland Strong reception. Music: 'My Old Sligo Home'. Michael Commins. Gerard Delaney 'Letter From Ireland'. Music: Sinead O'Connor & The Chieftains 'Foggy Dew'. 'Letterbox': Chris Morris in Shropshire, UK. USA, Austria. Father Brendan Rumley in Peru. Patrick Roebeck in Austria. A Thank You to Martin Cowin for the Christmas card. J K Wood, USA.

January 1998: Short Wave

• 19 January [1998]: 1830 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Stockholm. 'Sixty Degrees North' Sarah Roxstrom.

• 19 January: 1930 UTC: 12160 kHz: RTE Radio news via WWCR. Northern Ireland. Italian finance minister in Brussels. Weather. Sport. Headlines. Ads: Des Kelly Carpets. Books. Canada Life pensions. Eric Donnel farm news. Weather: Met Eireann. End. WWCR 'On The Brink' Ted Anderson. Caller from Alabama.
• 19 January: 2030 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' Max Pearson with Vicky Merriot, headlines.

February 1998: Short Wave

• 3 February: 1938 UTC: 5915 // 6055 kHz: Radio Slovakia International Strong to good reception. 'Topical Issue': Slovak Prime Minister gives weekly radio address. Helga Dingova. Skiing. Sports news: Tennis. IAAF athletics. Winter Olympics. News headlines: Presidential elections.
• 3 February: 2015 UTC: 5960 // 6175 kHz: Voice of Turkey 'That Magnificent Sultan, Suliman' English from Anatolia to Europe. Strong reception.
• 3 February: 2026 UTC: 6125 kHz: Radio Exterior de Espana Weather in Spain. News headlines: Baghdad, Madeleine Allbright in Cairo. Fidel Castro, Cuba, US embargo. Libya. Spain. Music: Los Mustang 'Please Please Me' (Beatles cover). 'Press Review': San Sebastian City Council walk out. ETA (Terrorist organisation). One minute silence ignored at Athletico Bilbao football match. Tony Blair to investigate 'Bloody Sunday'. 'Kaleidoscope': Valencia congress. Strong to good reception. Interference: Russia.
• 3 February: 2058 UTC: 6180 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' headlines at 21 UTC, English to Europe, Middle East.

• 3 February: 2106 UTC: 7170 // 7180 kHz: Voice of Russia World Service News: The conflict of Georgia & Aphazia. Headlines: Denmark to help new EU members. 'Science & Engineering in the Commonwealth'.
• 3 February: 2127 UTC: 7235 kHz: Radio Canada International Jim Craig 'Spectrum' Strong to fair reception. Ice storm in Quebec. Skelton transmitting station, England. 41.47m, 300 kW, 180° to Europe / Africa: RCI English. Asian economy crisis.
• 3 February: 2202 UTC: 7530 kHz: Radio Bulgaria English to West Europe, strong reception. News: Bulgarian restructuring conference. Greek ministers meet Bulgarian officials. Seminar of the IMF, World Bank & EU. Bulgarian ministers visit USA. World Bank visit to Romania. Bulgarian parliament receives Greek Ministers. 'Commentary'. 'Events & Developments': Bulgaria and the European Union.
• 3 February: 2252 UTC: 5745 kHz: World Harvest Radio International Strong to good reception. News: Execution. Air jet hits ski lift in Italy. Weather. USA Radio News. Ad break: Bus travel holidays. News: Baghdad. Arizona Senator. Monica Lewinsky. Florida storms. Financial news. Ad for short wave antennas. 'For The People' Chuck Harter.

That concludes the logs from the winter of 1997-98. Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower. Enjoy your day!

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Reflections of Reputation: Happy Birthday Taylor!

PREVIEWING a forthcoming selection of images from the 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour, which was brought to you by Taylor Swift. The above image is from the first date of the Reputation Tour, which was Glendale, Arizona, May 8, 2018, witnessed by an attendance of sixty thousand.

This post is on this day to mark Taylor's Birthday, which has brought an announcement on her official website that the Taylor Swift Reputation Stadium Tour will be available exclusively on Netflix on the morning of New Year's Eve at 12:01 am Pacific Standard Time (8:01 am GMT).

Watch the trailer here!

And on that bombshell,

Happy Birthday Taylor!

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Reporting From The Fox Tower claims no ownership of any content posted in the Reflections of Reputation thread.

Portraits of Gloria: Part 2

REPORTING From The Fox Tower is proud to support #GloriousGloria - Gloria Mills!

Click here for Portraits: Part 1

[Part 1 also includes links to Hallowe'en 2018 and Majorca!]

Follow Gloria on Instagram

Follow Gloria on Twitter

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My DX Archive: Autumn 1997

SEPTEMBER - October - November 1997 is where we are going back to, for these radio recollections. These logs are broadcasts received on the Short Wave band. Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 1997: Short Wave

• 18 September [1997]: 1808 UTC: 5910 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal 'Brussels Calling' Colin Clapson 'Belgium Today' Belgian Budget. Wages. Overseas Development Corporation distribute aid. 49m, 163° to South Europe. Franz Vossen 'International Report': Economics. Close of broadcast at 1828 UTC.
• 18 September: 1830 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International 'Slovakia Today' Slovak President visits Turkey. Slovak Prime Minister meets Slovak Representatives. Slovak Health Minister signs World Health Organisation agreement. Foreign Affairs Minister meets Dutch, Italian and other European Representatives.
• 18 September: 1903 UTC: 6035 kHz: Voice Of America VOA News - Europe Edition. Fighting in Northern Uganda. New York City hosts peace talks for North & South Korea. Report from London - Welsh Referendum. Cardiff will be the home of the assembly, supported by Tony Blair. Scotland voted yes. Ron Davies, Secretary of State for Wales. Conservative party are opposed to devolution. Ian Paisley will not join Northern Ireland peace talks, David Trimble undecided. Counting resumes in Bosnia Election. Strong to fair reception.

Voice of America QSL, September 1997.

• 18 September: 1915 UTC: 7120 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Newsline' Oslo landmines treaty. Explosion in a Norwegian mine. Mary Robinson holds a press conference in Geneva. Murderers executed in Chechnya. Boris Yeltzin makes a statement. Helmut Kohl (Germany) meets the French President & Prime Minister. Stock Market news. Sterilised women. Weather. Northern Uganda. Egypt. Human rights. English via Madagascar. Good to poor reception. 'Media Network' : 'Digital Impressions' IBC '97 in Amsterdam. English to Africa.
• 20 September: 15 UTC: 6175 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland Strong reception. Gerard Delaney schedule, Belfast Harp Orchestra with Terence Blackburn 'Down by the Sally Gardens'. Michael Commins meets Eammon Debourca. Music: Foster & Allen, 'The Lonesome Polkas' by Jackie Daley. Gerard Delaney's 'Letter from Ireland': Edward McLicett's Irish Genealogy. Michael Commins talks to Pat Kilburn regarding the 60th anniversary of a disaster in Scotland. Music: Irish National Orchestra. 'Letterbox': USA.
• 27 September: 1215 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong reception. 'A Jolly Good Show' Dave Lee Travis. 'Pop Pal': Kathleen, Oregon, USA, age 16. Favourite song: Eternal 'Just A Step From Heaven'.
• 27 September: 15 UTC: 6175 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland Strong reception. Music Special 'Limerick, You're A Lady'. Josef Locke sings 'Galway Bay'. Foster & Allen 'The Rare Old Mountain Dew'. The Dubliners 'Whiskey In The Jar'. All Ireland Football Final: Kerry v Mayo. 'Letter From Ireland': A haunted house. 'Letterbox': France, Saltzburg, Austria, Innsbruck, Austria, Mr Hanson writes from Sweden, Ms Butler writes from Blackheath, London. Letters from Father Gerry French, Glenn Hauser at WWCR, USA! Email: wcri @ claremorris-mayo .ie

October 1997: Short Wave

• 4 October: 1215 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong reception. 'A Jolly Good Show' Dave Lee Travis. Music by Hanson 'Where's The Love'. Whitney Houston 'Step By Step'. Peter Cetera 'The Glory of Love'. 'Pop Pal' Uganda. Music: Michael Bolton 'Lean On Me'. Stevie Wonder 'I Wish'. R Kelly: 'I Believe I Can Fly'. Skelton transmitting station.
• 10 October: 1912 UTC: 6035 kHz: Voice Of America 'Europe Edition' Anti-landmines campaign wins Nobel peace prize. Chirac hopes all leaders will sign the treaty to ban landmines. Report from Paris. 25th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Lockerbie trial: Report from the Hague. VOA English to Africa.

• 10 October: 1934 UTC: 6095 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw Nazi trial suspect in hospital in France. Italian President resigns. Bosnian elections. Asylum seekers in Russia. New astronaut to join Mir. Taxes. Stock markets. World news summary. Turkey. 49.22m. Poland & The EU. International Refugee Day. Good reception. 'Press Review'.
• 10 October: 1954 UTC: 7250 kHz: Vatican Radio Music: The Beatles 'Money'. Discussion involving parents & teenagers regarding work, money, politics. Ian & Rachel. Message from Pope John Paul II. 'Ask The Abbot' with Abbot Gilbert. 'English to target area MN'.
• 10 October: 2025 UTC: 7325 kHz: BBC World Service to West Europe / North Africa. 'Newshour' Oliver Scott. Strong to good reception.
• 10 October: 2034 UTC: 7375 // 7415 kHz: Voice of America 'Africa World Tonight' VOA Sport: Football news: DC United, Washington DC. Boxing: Lennox Lewis v Ray Mercer, $20 Million.
• 10 October: 2043 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour'.
• 10 October: 2047 UTC: 9615 kHz: Deutsche Welle 'Spotlight On Sport': Tennis tournaments in the far east, Cologne Marathon. Strong to good reception.

Deutsche Welle QSL, October 1997.

• 10 October: 2057 UTC: 11690 kHz: Radio Canada International News. Fair reception. English to Europe & Africa, Sackville?
• 10 October: 2115 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service 'World Business Report', 'Britain Today'. Strong to good reception.
• 10 October: 2123 UTC: 11785 // 11865 kHz: Deutsche Welle West Africa // Asia & The Pacific. 'Newslink'. Strong to good reception.
• 10 October: 2133 UTC: 12015 kHz: HCJB, Quito, Ecuador 'Nightsounds': "We should be at peace with ourselves and with God". 25th anniversary of 'Nightsounds'. St Paul's prayer.
• 12 October: 1830 UTC: c.15 MHz: BBC World Service 'A Jolly Good Show' Dave Lee Travis. Elton John 'Candle In The Wind 1997'. a-ha 'Take On Me'. Paul Young 'Come Back & Stay'. 'Pop Pal': Moses C Fernandez, Bruce Hornsby & The Range 'That's Just The Way It Is'. Queen 'Radio Ga Ga'. Email: ws.pop @ bbc.co.uk
• 18 October: 1220 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. 'A Jolly Good Show' Dave Lee Travis. Music: Kiss 'Crazy, Crazy Nights'. 'Dave's Most Wanted' is by Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans 'I'll Be Missing You'. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 'I Won't Back Down'. 'Pop Pal': Zambia. Rod Stewart 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?'. Celine Dion, 'To Love Again'. Gospel music from Sounds of Blackness.

• 18 October: 15 UTC: 6175 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland Strong reception. Gerard Delaney with frequency information. Music. Michael Commins meets an RTE Radio Producer. WCRI African Service under threat. Michael Commins spoke to Michael Hambly regarding the internet in Ireland. 'Letter From Ireland' with Gerard Delaney. 'Letterbox': Nathalie Casanose in France, Colin Dixon in Canada, listening on 5910 kHz (North American service). Sister Maureen O'Connor in Africa. African service closes next week. E-mail from Tom Winsor in Plymouth. "The clock has reached the hour, from Michael & Gerry, goodbye". Irish national anthem.

November 1997: Short Wave

• 15 November: 1545 UTC: 6175 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland Strong to good reception. Gerard Delaney 'Letter From Ireland': Union of Great Britain & Ireland. Michael Commins with 'Letterbox'.
• 15 November: 1930 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International Music on 'Slovakia Today'. News: Slovakian President visits the Vatican. European discussions. Strong reception. 'Slovak Dailies Front Page Review' Journalists protest against VAT levied on press.
• 15 November: 1950 UTC: 6010 kHz: RTE Radio, Ireland. Coverage of the Belgium v Republic of Ireland World Cup qualification football match. Half time score: Belgium 1 - Rep of Ireland 0. Aggregate score: Belgium 2 - Rep of Ireland 1. Strong to good reception. Ad break, other games tonight: Italy v Russia, England 2 (Scholes, Fowler) - Cameroon 0. Ray Houghton scores in second half: 1-1 (Agg: 2-2). Belgium score: 2-1 (3-2 on aggregate to Belgium). 20 minutes remain.
• 15 November: 2027 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' Julian Marshall: Lost children in Rwanda.
• 15 November: 2036 UTC: 7170 kHz: Deutsche Welle Strong reception. 'Weekend' Correspondents in London, Holland, France, Sweden. John Lawrenson at Radio E. // 7285 kHz?

Radio Norway International (NRK) QSL, November 1997.

• 15 November: 23 UTC - 2310 UTC: c.7.5 MHz: Radio Norway International Strong to good reception. Norwegian language broadcast: Football results from the English football league. Listeners request programme.

That concludes this visit to Autumn 1997. Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower!

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Season 2018/19: The Season So Far - Part 3

WILL it be "Reasons to be cheerful, part 3", as per the Ian Dury and the Blockheads song? Let's find out.

Carlisle United Football Club results: November 2018

Saturday 3rd: League Two: United 3 - Newport County 2

Saturday 10th: FA Cup [Round 1]: Crewe Alexandra 0 - United 1

Tuesday 13th: Football League Trophy: United 1 - Stoke City 1

Saturday 17th: League Two: Swindon Town 0 - United 4

Saturday 24th: League Two: United 1 - Forest Green Rovers 2

Tuesday 27th: League Two: Notts County 1 - United 1

Carlisle United Football Club fixtures: December 2018

Saturday 1st: FA Cup: Lincoln City v United (3pm)

Saturday 8th: League Two: MK Dons v United (3pm)

Saturday 15th: League Two: United v Colchester United (3pm)

Saturday 22nd: League Two: Crawley Town v United (3pm)

Wednesday 26th: League Two: United v Oldham Athletic (3pm)

Saturday 29th: League Two: United v Macclesfield Town (3pm)

A note of interest: Those intending to attend the Saturday fixtures, who wish to travel via the Settle - Carlisle line, please note that industrial action continues every Saturday until the end of the year. More information here.

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Portraits of Gloria: Part 1

REPORTING From The Fox Tower is proud to support the beautiful Gloria Mills, who you may have seen on television earlier this year, taking part in ITV's Cash Trapped and the BBC's The Button.

Earlier posts, titled Introducing Gloria, can be found here, by following the links to Hallowe'en 2018 and to Majorca!

The images on this post are images from Gloria's social media, the links to which can be found in those previous posts, too.

Enjoy.

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Armistice Day 2018.

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MY DX Archive: Summer 1997.

Memories of logs of radio broadcasts spanning June - July - August 1997. These logs are broadcasts received on the Short Wave band. Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 1997: Short Wave

• 16 June [1997]: 1756 UTC: 6095 kHz: Polish Radio English Headlines: NATO, Poland. Rottweiler attack. Fair reception.
• 16 June: 1838 UTC: 6055 kHz: Radio Slovakia International English news: Football stand collapse. Strong to good reception.
• 16 June: 1900 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception.
• 16 June: 1919 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International Strong to good reception. Swiss students comment on Switzerland's place in Europe, British Government will not meet Sinn Fein following murders. Martin Elliott reports on 'NewsNet'. Robert Holbrook. Budget cuts. Killer rapist was released, attacked and re-arrested. Peter Haller. Sponsored bike ride from Berlin to Geneva.
• 16 June: 1943 UTC: 6180 // 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'Multitrack Hitlist' via Cyprus (6180 kHz), Rampisham, Skelton (6195 kHz). Strong to fair reception. Music: Hanson 'MMMBop' a number one single in the USA and UK for the brothers Isaac, 16, Taylor, 14 and Zac, 11.  H a n s o n .
• 16 June: 1949 UTC: 6200 - 6300 kHz: Radio Thailand 'Travel Thailand' Internet connection. Good reception.

Envelope from Thailand.

• 16 June: 2014 UTC: 6950 kHz: China Radio International Good reception. Hong Kong handover to China.
• 16 June: 2034 UTC: 7170 kHz: Deutsche Welle 'Newslink' Germany. Strong to good reception. Address, E-Mail. 'Economic Notebook' to Europe.
• 16 June: 2046 UTC: 7235 kHz: Radio Canada International 'Spectrum' looks at weather & nature. Confederation Bridge links St Edward Island & Canada.
• 16 June: 2054 UTC: 7375 kHz // 7415 kHz: Voice of America The Timothy McVey case. Fatherhood in the USA. Music: 'Wind Beneath My Wings' Strong to fair reception, To Africa. 'Africa World Tonight' 2100 UTC 'World Report' Meeting of European leaders.
• 16 June: 2139 UTC: 13730 kHz: Radio Austria International to Africa. Good to poor reception. European Union. Report from Holland.
• 16 June: 2205 UTC: 17750 kHz: Voice of Free China National anthem. News: Government to be downsized. English to Europe. Man arrested following explosion. Heavy rain causes floods. Strong to good reception. Taiwanese invited to Hong Kong handover. Seminar to avoid kidnap. Taiwan - France agreement over anti-tank missiles.

Voice of Free China QSL, June 1997.

• 28 June: 1500 UTC: 6175 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland Times & frequencies, music: Richie Halpern 'Waterford Irish Polka'. Michael Commins interviews representative of the Legion of Mary. Strong to good reception. Speech regarding Bob Geldof, Terry Wogan, Mid West Radio, Father Gerry French. Music: Andy Cooley 'The Rose of Arranmoore'. Announcements: Times and frequencies, address, email. Send 2 IRC's. Doctor Dennis Mulkeen visited Kenya on behalf of Voluntary Services Overseas. 'Letterbox' features a message from Mr Martin Cowin.

July 1997: Short Wave

• 19 July: 1512 UTC: 6175 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland Michael Commins interview. Music: Dick Delaney 'Moonlight in Mayo'. Michael Commins interviews the West Coast Radio Ireland political correspondent: New government in Ireland.
• 19 July: 1937 UTC: 6290 kHz: World Music Radio Puff Daddy & Faith Evans 'I'll Be Missing You'. First ever reception of World Music Radio. Music: 'This Is Your Life' / 'Another Night' by MC Sar & Real McCoy. Gene Pitney. Chaka Khan. Postal address: World Music Radio, PO Box 112, DK-8900 Randers Denmark.
• 20 July: 1800 UTC: 6290 kHz: World Music Radio Paul Dane. Music: Electric Light Orchestra 'Don't Bring Me Down'. Postal address. Music: The Three Degrees. R Kelly 'Gotham City'. Letters from New York, Germany, Italy. Music: Fleetwood Mac. Broadcast hours: 18-22 UTC, 3345 kHz, 6290 kHz. Music: Mortella Queens 'Give My Love To Africa'. Letters from Australia, New Zealand, Japan. Music 'Paradiso'. Davio 'Are You Free', 'Everlasting Love', 'Ooh Lalala'. En Vogue 'Whatever'. The WMR Request Line, +45 70 222 222, is open when WMR is on the air. Music: Gladys Knight 'A Night On Broadway'. Peabo Bryson 'Tonight I Celebrate My Love'. Cathy Dennis 'All Dreams Turn To Dust'. Jon Bon Jovi 'Midnight In Chelsea'. Puff Daddy & Faith Evans. Stig Hartvig Nielsen on air later. Gene Pitney. Chaka Khan. Bill Withers 'Ain't No Sunshine'. Cyndi Lauper 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun'. The Beach Boys: 'Heroes & Villians'. 20 UTC Record of the Week: En Vogue: 'Whatever'. Stig Hartvig Nielsen now on air. African music, letter from Greece. Music: Imagination 'In The Heat of the Night'. 'Ain't That Just The Way'. OMC 'How Bizarre'. Twenty Dollars buys the World Music Radio T-Shirt. Letter from Austria.
• 26 July: 2136 UTC: 6290 kHz: World Music Radio Music: Sly & The Family Stone 'Family Affair'. 'Caravan of Love' Write to World Music Radio, PO Box 112, DK-8900 Randers.
• 27 July: 1812 UTC: 6290 kHz: World Music Radio Musical Youth: 'Pass The Dutchy'. The Nolan Sisters 'I'm In The Mood For Dancing'. Postal address. Music: Corona 'Rhythm of the Night'. Paul Dane is the host. Request line: +45 70 222 222. Spice Girls: 'Say You'll Be There'. Billy Ocean 'When The Going Gets Tough'. 250 kW transmitter. Letters from Russia, Japan, Cameroon, Finland. The Rubettes 'Sugar Baby Love'.

• 29 July: 0730 UTC: c.6290 kHz: Radio Denmark Danish to Europe? Tour de France. Strong to good reception.
• 29 July: 0736 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International 'Daily Report' Bosnian Serbs attack UN, report by Joanna King. Sport with Paul Schmid: Gerhard Berger won the German Grand Prix, Jan Ulrich wins Tour de France. Vienna Zoo is 245 years old.
• 29 July: 1716 UTC: 5835 kHz: Radio Prague English 49m, 100 kW to Europe. 'Talking Point' Foundation For Civic Society. 'Media Check' 48 die in Czech floods. Gold to be returned to Jews from the Czech Republic. Close of English programme.
• 29 July: 1738 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden English 140°-240° to Europe / Africa / Middle East via Hörby 500 kW. Algae forms in the Baltic. Signs to beware of the Elk. Butterfly house. 'Sixty Degrees North' Strong to fair reception.
• 29 July: 1757 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Report of England v Australia in the Ashes Cricket. Cricket league scores. Rugby Union. 'Sports Roundup' followed by 'Newsdesk' at 1800 UTC.
• 29 July: 1818 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice Of America 'Africa World Tonight': The Sudan. English to Africa, via Botswana? Portuguese Minister to visit President Mandela in South Africa (Pretoria?). Report from Jerusalem. News from Kinchasa / Congo / Former Zaire. Kenya. IMF (International Monetary Fund) Loan. Trailer for 'Talk To America'. 'Sports Journal' with Barrie Maughan: Nelson Mandela meets the IOC (International Olympic Committee). African football: Mali sacks Manager. Transfer news: Cameroon, Moussa Saib has moved to Valencia. News of Tony Yeboah and Phil Masinga, both former players of Leeds United.

Voice of America QSL, July 1997.

• 29 July: 1904 UTC: 9550 // 9690 kHz: Radio Romania International Bucharest. Strong to fair reception. Robin Cook argues over Bosnia. Geneva Conference: Anti-personnel mines. Bulgarian [delegation] visits Ankara [Turkey]. Direct foreign investment in Romania. News headlines: Links between Romania and the European Union. 'Business Club': Romanian Capital Market & Stock Exchange. Top 1000 Banks list.
• 29 July: 1929 UTC: 9755 kHz: Radio Budapest English language broadcast closing, launch of German language broadcast at 1930 UTC.
• 29 July: 1935 UTC: 9765 kHz: Voice of The Mediterranean English broadcast regarding a pilot. Music. English to Europe and the Mediterranean. Strong to good reception. 'Behind the scenes at Eurovision' Report regarding the Eurovision song contest, report recorded on an aeroplane. Music: Female vocalist.
• 29 July: 2006 UTC: 9855 kHz: Y L E Radio Finland News, Business, weather, 'Press Review': Editorials in the Finnish Press: Amsterdam summit, unemployed. Strong to good reception. Newspaper readership. Eastern Finland's links with the EU (European Union). Exotic pets: Jumping Carrot Louse. 'Babe' was the most popular movie in Finland in 1996. Art collection on display in the USA.
• 29 July: 2033 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service via Skelton, Cumbria, England. 'Newshour' hosted by Oliver Scott. Max Foster: Business news. Vicky Marriott reads the news headlines.

August 1997: Short Wave

• 23 August: 1226 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service via Skelton : Dave Lee Travis 'A Jolly Good Show' Music: Whitney Houston 'All I Wanna Do Is Dance With Somebody'. 3T 'Anything'. 🎵"Hands across the water (water), hands across the sky" 🎵 Pop Pal Ethiopia : 3 songs by Tevin Campbell. Letter from Addis Ababa. Music: Michael Jackson 'History'. Answering machine messages: Listener in Uganda requests Jim Reeves 'Welcome To My World'. Strong to fair reception. Fax, Address.

Different times...

• 23 August: 15 UTC: 6175 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland Gerard Delaney and Michael Commins. Address, e-mail. Music: Accordion & accompanying instruments. Strong reception. Michael Commins interviews John Duggan of Mid West Radio, regarding a music festival. Postal address: West Coast Radio Ireland, Claremorris, Mayo, Ireland. Lecture regarding the Irish famine, 1800's. Weather at home: Rain. Professor F. Donnelly. Gerard Delaney's 'Letter From Ireland': Irish Literature, in 1852.
• 23 August: 1840 UTC: 6290 kHz: World Music Radio Strong reception. David Soul 'Don't Give Up On Us Baby' 1976. Postal address: WMR, PO Box 112, 8900 DK RANDERS DENMARK Email: wmr.www.dk Paul Dane is host of the show. A-ha 'Take On Me'. World Music Radio is transmitted from Meyerton, South Africa. Letters from Japan and Germany. Music: Boyzone 'Picture of You'. Del Amitri 'Where It's At'. Puff Daddy & Faith Evans 'I'll Be Missing You'. Kirsty MacColl.
• 24 August: 2007 UTC: 6290 kHz: World Music Radio Fair reception. Texas 'Black Eyed Boy'. Paul Dane hosting the show. Martin Fry & ABC 'The Look of Love'. Nena '99 Red Balloons'. Fleetwood Mac 'If You Go Your Own Way'. Stevie Wonder and Babyface 'How Come, How Long'. 'Some Guys Have All The Luck'. World Music Radio broadcasts on 3345 kHz and 6290 kHz. Music: En Vogue. The Tony Rich Project: 'Nobody Knows'. Madonna 'Material Girl'. Record of the week.

If you have reached this point, thank you for enjoying these extensive DX logs.

This post has been compiled on a day like no other; Lunch at The Inn at Brough which was superb; This evening, Brough joined the national moments of remembrance, including The Last Post performed at Brough Memorial Hall, followed by the ringing of the bells at St Michael's Church.

Thank you to all involved.

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Introducing Gloria: Majorca!

FOLLOWING up the Hallowe'en 2018: Introducing Gloria post with a couple more images of Gloria Mills from Summer 2018, on location in Majorca.

Gloria featured on the television game shows Cash Trapped and The Button.

Follow Gloria on Instagram.

#GloriousGloria in Majorca.

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Hallowe'en 2018: Introducing Gloria.

INTRODUCING Gloria Mills on All Hallow's Eve, 2018.

Meet Gloria, a recent contestant of television game shows Cash Trapped and The Button!

Follow Gloria on Twitter.

Here's another image of Miss Mills

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Season 2018/19: The Season So Far - Part 2

FIRST of all, thoughts with Leicester City Football Club:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-46008703

Thoughts with Glenn Hoddle:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46008883

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Season 2018/19: The Season So Far - Part 2

Click here for Part 1.

Carlisle United Football Club results: September 2018

Saturday 1st: EFL League Two: Mansfield Town 1 - United 0

Tuesday 4th: Football League Trophy: United 3 - Morecambe 2

Saturday 8th: EFL League Two: Cambridge United 1 - United 2

Saturday 15th: EFL League Two: United 0 - Tranmere Rovers 2

Saturday 22nd: EFL League Two: Bury 0 - United 1

Saturday 29th: EFL League Two: United 0 - Stevenage 1

Carlisle United Football Club results: October 2018

Tuesday 2nd: EFL League Two: United 0 - Grimsby Town 1

Saturday 6th: EFL League Two: Oldham Athletic 1 - United 3

Tuesday 9th: Football League Trophy: Sunderland 3 - United 1

Saturday 13th: EFL League Two: United 0 - Morecambe 2

Saturday 20th: EFL League Two: Macclesfield Town 2 - United 1

Tuesday 23rd: EFL League Two: Lincoln City 2 - United 2

Saturday 27th: EFL League Two: United 0 - Yeovil Town 1

Carlisle United Football Club fixtures: November 2018

Saturday 3rd: EFL League Two: United v Newport County (3pm)

Saturday 10th: FA Cup: Crewe Alexandra v United (To be confirmed)

Tuesday 13th: Football League Trophy: United v Stoke City U21 (7:45pm)

Saturday 17th: EFL League Two: Swindon Town v United (3pm)

Saturday 24th: EFL League Two: United v Forest Green Rovers (3pm)

Tuesday 27th: EFL League Two: Notts County v United (7:45pm)

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My DX Archive: Spring 1997

SPANNING March - April - May 1997, welcome to memories of radio logs from Spring 1997, as heard on Short Wave. Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 1997: Short Wave

• 21 March [1997]: 2016 UTC: 6110 // 6130 kHz: Voice of Russia English to Europe 'Moscow Mailbag' with Joe Adamov.
• 21 March: 2022 UTC: 6125 kHz: Radio Exterior De Espana English to Europe. Strong to moderate reception. Comment on relations of Spain & Cuba. News from Somalia, Netherlands, South Africa, Niger. 250th anniversary of painter's birth. News of Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltzin. Bomb in Tel Aviv. Albania. Easter vacation to Cuba - All flights are full.
• 21 March: 2055 UTC: 6950 kHz: China Radio International News regarding a new railway in South China, 900 km track. 45th anniversary of a railway in Shanghai. News from Macau, India. Spring anti-crime campaign is active in China. 'Global Review' Strong to good reception. English to Europe. News at 21 UTC: Portugal signs agreement. Yasser Arafat addresses a gathering in Gaza, referring to Benjamin Netanyahu. Palestinian protest. Presidents Clinton & Yeltzin meet in Helsinki, Finland. President Mandela. NATO talks in Brussels. Albanian refugees in Italy. China & France meet for talks in Beijing.
• 21 March: 2120 UTC: 7105 // 7195 kHz: Radio Romania International News regarding NATO, European Union, Germany and Russia. English to Europe. Hotels and hostels in Romania. Adoption of children. 'Cultural Survey': Music and poetry: 'The Spanish Plaza'. Theatre. Good to poor reception.

Radio Romania International QSL, 21 March 1997.

• 21 March: 2142 UTC: 7235 kHz: Radio Canada International 41.47m, 300 kW, 180° Skelton, England. 'Spectrum'.
• 21 March: 2216 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America English to Africa 'Country Music USA' Strong to good reception. Country Music awards.
• 21 March: 2225 UTC: 7510 kHz: Monitor Radio Sport: Football - Soccer - DC United, Washington DC, USA. Women's basketball report from KLCC Oregon. English to Europe via WSHB. Strong to good reception. David Brown: call 303-823-8000 for programmes on tape. News: Bill Clinton & Boris Yeltzin. Bomb in Tel Aviv. South Albania. Wall Street. Zaire leader returns from France & Monaco.
• 21 March: 2325 UTC: 5745 kHz: World Harvest Radio International Good to strong reception. English. 'Prophecy Club'.

April 1997: Short Wave

• 19 April: 1504 UTC: 6085 kHz: Bayerischer Rundfunk Strong to good reception. Speech in German.
• 19 April: 1507 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Nederland Strong to good reception. Dutch speech to Central Europe.

West Coast Radio Ireland QSL, April 1997.

• 19 April: 1519 UTC: 6015 // 6175 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland 'Commentary': Abortion in Ireland. Music: 'Maggie' Foster & Allen. 'Rebirth of a Nation' English to Europe. Strong to good reception. Postal address: West Coast Radio Ireland, Murneen Post Office, Claremorris, Co Mayo, Republic of Ireland. Interview with the Postmaster of St Patrick Missouri, USA. 'Letter from Ireland'. 'Letterbox': Letters from London, Belgium, Zambia, Italy, Spain, USA, Germany, Russia, Finland, France, Romania, Sweden. Gerry Delaney and Michael Commins close broadcast with the Irish National Anthem.
• 19 April: 1638 UTC: 7345 kHz: Radio Slovakia International Press Review: NATO summit. Hydro electric project. Good to moderate reception. New fast food restaurant opens in Bratislava.
• 19 April: 1750 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to moderate reception. 'Sports Roundup'.
• 19 April: 1824 UTC: 9760 kHz: Voice of America 'Agriculture Today' to Middle East - South Asia via Kavala. 1830 UTC: Special English news: Zaire. India. Serbia. Bulgaria. Albania. Cyprus. Plane crash in Indonesia. Killings in Algeria. News of golfer Tiger Woods.
• 19 April: 1910 UTC: 9950 kHz: All India Radio English news: Israel. Indian wildlife sanctuaries. English to Europe, Middle East & Africa. Moderate reception.
• 19 April: 1930 UTC: 11570 kHz: Radio Pakistan French language broadcast: 'Recitation from the Holy Quran' with the translation. Strong to good reception.

Radio Pakistan QSL, April 1997.

• 19 April: 1955 UTC: 11655 kHz: Radio Netherlands Telephone: 31 35 6724 222, Email. 'Weekend' with John Lawrenson: space travel. English via Flevoland. Merger of BT & MCI. Good reception. Linkup of Radio Netherlands, BBC World Service and Radio Denmark. Report from Radio France Internationale, Paris.
• 19 April: 2015 UTC: 11690 kHz: Radio Canada International 250 kW 25.66m to Europe / Africa. 'Innovation Canada'.
• 19 April: 2050 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' to Scandinavia? Good to moderate reception.
• 19 April: 2059 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait Jacques Chirac is the subject of 'News in Brief'. 25 MetreBand. Strong reception. Kuwait National Anthem, close of broadcast.
• 19 April: 2128 UTC: 12015 kHz: HCJB Quito Ecuador 'Sports Spectrum' followed by Don Johnson 'Afterglow'. Strong to good reception. Music: Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir 'Praise You'.
• 19 April: 2157 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service 'Meridian' arts programme, dance. Good reception. 'Newsdesk'.

WWCR QSL, 1997.

• 19 April: 2204 UTC: 12160 kHz: WWCR USA 'The Jubilee' programme discussing the Oklahoma bombing, Waco Branch Divinians, David Koresh, Waco, Dallas, Texas. Strong to good reception. Patriots Day. Contact details: The Jubilee, PO Box 310, Mid Pines CA 95345. Email: circulation@jubilee-newspaper.com Website: jubilee-newspaper.com

May 1997: Short Wave

• 3 May: 1245-13 UTC: 9 MHz // 31m Radio France Internationale Strong to good reception. David Page 'Letter from a Listener'. News: British General Election: Labour win. Sinn Fein. Angola. Turkish army in North Iraq. Swiss Nazi Gala. French lessons.
• 11 May: 1014 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newsdesk'.
• 11 May: 1016 UTC: 9535 kHz: Swiss Radio International Rob Brooks visits Portland Cement in Croatia. Richard Dawson reports from Swiss ski resorts on 'Newsnet'. Good to moderate reception.
• 11 May: 1037 UTC: 9860 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Wide Angle' Football emergencies: Heysel, Hillsborough. Disorder at Ajax v Feyenoord. English via Nauen to Europe. Trail for 'Good Life'. On air now: 'Siren Song'.
• 11 May: 1105 UTC: 11690 kHz: Radio Jordan English news: Iranian earthquake kills 1000+, appeal to the international community for aid. News from Africa. UK News: Foreign Minister Robin Cook to spell out new foreign policy. Twenty eight European Defence ministers to meet. Weather: Hot & dry, 19-36°C. Headlines: US Middle East envoy report. Pope calls for peace in Middle East. Music programme. English to Europe and America. Address: Radio Jordan, PO Box 1041, Amman, Jordan. Strong to moderate reception. Music.

Radio Jordan frequency schedule, March 1997.

• 11 May: 1148 UTC: c.15 MHz: The Investment Channel Postal address: The Investment Channel, PO Box 78012 Santon 2146 Johannesburg South Africa
• 11 May: 1155 UTC: 15575 kHz: BBC World Service Bob Holness 'Anything Goes' to Central, Eastern and South East Europe. Strong to good reception.
• 11 May: 1159 UTC: 15210 kHz: Vatican Radio Italian message from the Pope. Strong reception.
• 11 May: 1211 UTC: 15195 // 15325 // 15530 kHz: Radio France Internationale Sport: Nice win French Cup Final, Spanish soccer, Monte Carlo Grand Prix, East Asia Games in South Korea. News: Two thousand dead in Iranian earthquake. Disruption in Afghanistan. General Election in Mali. Tony Cross reports from Cannes. 'Asia File'. English to Europe (15155 kHz / 15195 kHz), West Africa (15325 kHz) & USA (15530 kHz). Investment aid from South Korea. Red Cross. Moderate to strong reception. Violence in Pakistan. Headlines: 2500 dead in Iranian earthquake. News from China. The Pope in Beirut. Zaire moves towards peace. South Africa. 'Club 9516' Competition.
• 11 May: 1247 UTC: 15575 kHz: BBC World Service Report from the Monte Carlo Grand Prix in Monaco on 'Sports Roundup'.
• 24 May: 1527 UTC: 6175 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland Strong to good reception. Michael Commins previews the forthcoming Irish Republic General Election. Music by Mick Galvin. Postal address. Gerard Delaney presents Sean O'Casey as the subject of 'Letter From Ireland'. Music: 'Nora' Johnny Macavoy. 'Rebirth of a Nation'. 'Letterbox': Germany, Finland, Cuba, New York. Sport: Hurling: Ireland v Finland.

West Coast Radio Ireland QSL, 24 May 1997.

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Return of the Amazonian Princess

MOVIE news from Reporting From The Fox Tower. In May 2017, which does seem so much longer ago than anticipated when putting this post together, this blog brought you a post in anticipation of a brand new movie, from the World of DC, of Wonder Woman, portrayed by Gal Gadot.
News is that Wonder Woman: 1984 is in production, which has been called a sequel, but the production team have made the point that this next movie will be a standalone movie. Early 'spoilers' lead us to believe that this production draws upon Lynda Carter's time in the role; with the costume reflecting that worn by Carter, the traditional red and blue colours, rather than the darker costume worn by Gal in the previous movie.
The previous movie provided us with great screenshots and great artwork, reflected in the image above. That is why the above image is this week's Wallpaper of the Week.

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UPDATE:

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Super excited to announce that, thanks to the changing landscape, we are able to put Wonder Woman back to its rightful home. June 5, 2020. Be there or be square!!! ✨🙅‍♀️✨

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My DX Archive: January - February 1997

FIRST, a moment of celebration!

WELCOME to the 500th post here on Reporting From The Fox Tower!

Thirteen years have passed since that first post in the autumn of 2005, so I would like to thank all of you who have interacted with this blog since then.

Post 500: My DX Archive: January - February 1997.

Welcome to the first posting of October 2018, on a dry, slightly sunny though blustery day at the foothills of the Fox Tower. This post continues my recent visits to my radio logbooks, bringing you memories of broadcasts of decades gone by. This posting takes us to international broadcasts heard January - February 1997.

Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

January 1997: Short Wave

• 15 January [1997]: 1800 UTC: 5835 kHz: Radio Prague News: BIS - Czech Intelligence Service linked with Parliamentary document, illegal activity. Czech Premier to meet a Cardinal regarding Church funding. Uzbek president in Prague. Reports by Pauline Newman and Peter Casper.
• 22 January: 1935 UTC: c.6200 kHz: Radio Tirana News headlines regarding links between Albania and Germany. Albanian parliament forms a congress for EU. Albanian president sends message to POWs in Yugoslavia and other areas of the world. Albania protects its Country and its rights. Support for protests in Belgrade. Charles, The Price of Wales, Lord Rothschild and Lord Sainsbury visit a city in Albania.

• 22 January: 1935 UTC // 2006 UTC: 7285 kHz: Deutsche Welle 'European Journal' Helmut Kohl's visit to Prague. Child sex tourism. Mark Caldwell in Cologne. Boris Yeltzin in the Kremlin. Tom Whitehouse in Moscow. Bulgaria's new President takes office. George Mclaren-Thompson reports on BSE in Bonn. Advertising on telecommunications in Sweden.
• 22 January: 2030 UTC: 7335 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Strong to moderate reception. 'Cultural Review' via Plovdiv. Cathedral visit.
• 22 January: 2101 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America : 'Africa World Tonight' makes way for 'World Report': President Yeltzin returns to the Kremlin. Students demonstrate in Belgrade. Pamela Taylor reports. English to Africa via Botswana. Serbia admits vote rigging. New Bulgarian president takes office. David Swan reports. Strong to good reception.

February 1997: Short Wave

• 8 February: 1700 - 1733 UTC: 9615 // 9860 kHz: Radio Australia Strong to good reception. News: Meeting in Germany regarding world currency markets. Pakistan's new PM - Sharif - hopes for talks with India. New Caledonia wants independence in 1998. Radio Australia news. Six killed by 24 year old gunman in New Zealand. Five hundred thousand gather in Hong Kong to launch the year of the Ox. Rugby Union: Fiji 29 - New Zealand 19. Afghanistan restore television services.
• 20 February: 1908 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague Spanish language, 19-1927 UTC, 49m, 100 kW to Europe. Strong reception.
• 20 February: 1920 UTC: 5940 kHz: Voice of Russia 17-22 UTC, 49m, good to moderate reception. 'Commonwealth Update': Peace keeping in the Commonwealth of Independent States, Kazakstan. Russia & NATO - What now? Power stations - Economy of Kazakstan. Armenia. Baltic meeting - Latvia, Lithuania & Estonia.

• 20 February: 1940 UTC: 6055 kHz: Radio Slovakia International 1930 - 20 UTC, English to Western Europe, strong to good reception. Constitution referendum by SDL, petition of 350 000. News & Topical issue: Bolshoi Orchestra with Slovak Conductor visit USA, Bratislava Boys Choir: 15th Anniversary. Philharmonic Orchestra concert in Canada.
• 20 February: 1956 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Reading 'Midnight In Vienna' - a novel with Murray Hall on 'Report From Austria'. English to Europe & Africa. Strong to good reception. Music from Strauss at 1959 UTC. 'Nachrichten' German language programme on the air @ 2002 UTC.
• 20 February: 2022 UTC: 6035 kHz: Voice of America North Korean diplomat tries to smuggle ivory from Zimbabwe. News from Egypt on 'Africa World Tonight'. World Vision famine relief. 16-2230 UTC, 49m to Africa, good to moderate reception. Interference from Rai - Italy. News: Death of Deng Xiao Ping. News from the Kremlin. Changes to UN food and agriculture policies, report from Rome. Disarmament of Iraq, and Afghanistan. Frequency news. 'Sports Journal' with Sonny Young: New Pole Vault world record. Athletics.
• 20 February: 2046 UTC: 6035 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw News from Poland's Jewish Community. Transmission period: 2030-2125 UTC, 49.71 metres, strong to moderate reception. News: Parliament investigates finances, damage to cemeteries, funds stolen during World War two. Review of Polish press. Headlines: Death of Deng Xiao Ping.
• 20 February: 2108 UTC: 6180 // 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'World Business Report' Strong to good reception.
• 20 February: 2130 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America 'World Report' transmission: 19-2230 UTC to Africa via Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana. Strong to good reception. Weather forecast: Cloudy, breezy. Stock market forecast. A lady talks of when she first came to America. Live broadcast featuring Muhammad Ali!

• 20 February: 2158 UTC: 9965 kHz: Radio Yerevan, Armenia Strong to good reception, 2130-22 UTC, Postal address: Radio Yerevan, Alek Manukyan Street 5, YEREVAN 75025 REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA.
• 24 February: 1900 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice Of America 55th Anniversary! News: Madeline Allbright. Deng Xiao Ping's cremation. EU Foreign Ministers meet regarding China & Yasser Arafat. Nairobi College closed. Rwanda. Gunman opened fire in the USA. 'Europe Edition': President Yeltzin, fire breaks out on Mir Space Station. NATO forces attacked in Bosnia Herzigovina. Bosnian Child adopted by British family. Turkish Parliament. Greek-Cypriot communities. Americans buy Yorkshire Electricity. 'Editorial': Voice of America 55th Anniversary.

I hope you have enjoyed this 500th posting on Reporting From The Fox Tower. At 1807 UTC, enjoy your evening and do visit again. Thank you!

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