Season 2017/18: The Season So Far - Part 6

MANY may forget, as an FA Cup weekend continues, that league football does continue, this post is testament to that. Carlisle United Football Club have completed their January fixtures, so here are the results from the opening month of 2018:

January 2018: Results

Monday 1st: Sky Bet League Two: Mansfield Town 3 - United 1
Saturday 6th: FA Cup: United 0 - Sheffield Wednesday 0
Saturday 13th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Crewe Alexandra 0
Tuesday 16th: FA Cup (Replay): Sheffield Wednesday 2 - United 0
Saturday 20th: Sky Bet League Two: Stevenage 0 - United 0
Saturday 27th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Forest Green Rovers 0

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First visit to this beauty of a place in 2018 - And a win! @officialcufc 1 - Crewe 0.

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February 2018: Fixtures

Saturday 3rd: Sky Bet League Two: Wycombe Wanderers v United (3pm)
Saturday 10th: Sky Bet League Two: United v Colchester United (3pm)
Tuesday 13th: Sky Bet League Two: Notts County v United (7:45pm)
Saturday 17th: Sky Bet League Two: United v Chesterfield (3pm)
Tuesday 20th: Sky Bet League Two: Barnet v United (8pm) [Rearranged fixture from January 6th]
Saturday 24th: Sky Bet League Two: Yeovil Town v United (3pm)

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My DX Archive: Winter 1993 - 94.

BRINGING you some more memories of radio broadcasts, logged over the course of the Winter of 1993 - 94. The following logs are broadcasts received on Short Wave and Medium Wave.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 1993

• 13 December [1993]: 1912 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America News: Mark Hopkins profiles Boris Yeltzin. Evan Hayes reports from Bonn. Elections, Germany, Austria, Latvia, Macedonia, Middle East. US troops leave Somalia.
• [Saturday] 25 December (Christmas Day): 0827 UTC: 11690 - 12010 kHz: Radio Moscow World Service Good reception. Programming: 'Pacific Update', News headlines in brief at 0830 UTC, Audio Book Club.
• 27 December: 1914 UTC: 1197 kHz (Medium Wave): Voice of America Good to moderate reception. Interference from Virgin 1215 which also uses 1197 kHz. Programming: Men who kidnapped school students to fly to Iran have been arrested, Korea, explosion: UN base, Somalia, Germany sees increase in attacks on visitors.
• 30 December: 2130 UTC: 1179 kHz (Medium Wave): Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. News headlines: Österland link at risk. Report from "The Guardian", EEA [European Economic Area?] in force from 1st January 1994. "Sixty Degrees North" programme.

Adventist World Radio QSL, January 1994

January 1994

• [Saturday] 1 January [1994]: 1526-1600 UTC: 5940-5945 kHz: Adventist World Radio Strong to good reception. Test transmissions: AWR address, frequencies, times, transmitter information, music. Address: PO Box 100 252 Darmstadt Germany - Frequency list: 5940 5945 7115 7180 7270 7315 9455 9465 11610 13715 13790 kHz. Lady sings 'Amazing Grace' at 1526 UTC. Announcement "This is AWR The Voice of Hope", 250 kW from Slovakia to Africa, Middle East, Asia and Europe.
• 6 January: 1155 UTC [5955 kHz?] Radio Netherlands 'Media Network': Estonia closes broadcasts. Radio Free Europe to close on Medium Wave. Report from BBC in Caversham, UK. Cutbacks at Radio Prague, details of World Radio Network, London. Adventist World Radio via Radio Prague. World Radio TV Handbook. BBC Radio 2 & 3 satellite broadcasts, Capital Radio satellite broadcasts. 'Receiver Shopping List' (Edition 14) available. Radio New Zealand International. Arthur Cushen reports from the Pacific. Propagation Report with Mike Bird, New South Wales, Australia.
• 11 January: 19 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America News: President Clinton in Brussels. Report from Cairo. US Dollar strong against the pound in London. China & US to discuss textile imports. North Korea and the US to negotiate? Shooting in Kashmir. Banning of cigarettes ads in USA? 'Newsline' with Kent Cline. NATO to use force in Bosnia?
• 11 January: 1936 UTC: 6060-6080 kHz: Radio Australia Sports bulletin programme: Cricket: Australia v New Zealand. Tennis: Pete Sampras. Australian Rules Football in Canberra. Australian who campaigned to bring the Olympics to Sydney has been given an honour by the IOC.
• 11 January: 1936 UTC: 6 MHz: Radio Yugoslavia English broadcast. Female newscaster. Civil war clashes continue in Bosnia. 'Croatia & Muslims are fighting Muslims attacking Serbia'. UN decides to suspend flights to Sarajevo. '82mm fell on Sarajevo Airport'. Japanese troops will not be going to the former Yugoslavia. Bill Clinton to visit Moscow, Russia, tomorrow. Brussels summit concerning NATO. Yugoslav film wins Moscow movie awards.
• 11 January: 2023 UTC: 7170 kHz: China Radio International Female broadcaster: Weather in China. Are Chinese chocaholics? Chinese sports: figure skating.

• 11 January: 2039 UTC: 7 MHz: Radio Obershindingo Japan. Postal address: Radio Obershindingo, 3 Hidoanna Shivuoka 418-01 Japan.
• 11 January: 21 UTC? 9690 kHz (31m) Radio Romania News: NATO meeting. Romania makes links with Turkey. New Director General of Romanian television appointed. Links between Thailand & Romania are being renewed. Red Cross helps Serbia. Boris Yeltzin opens Russian parliament. Israeli troops to withdraw from Jericho. Fires calm down in Sydney. Good to moderate reception.
• 11 January: 2130 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service IRA ban lifted in Ireland.
• 29 January: 2240 UTC: 963 kHz (Medium Wave): Radio Finland Strong to moderate reception. Programme: "Focus" Spain slowing down Sweden & Finland's membership of the EU. Upturn in European import/export markets, South Asia & Russia contribute to Finland's export income.
• 29 January: 2315 UTC: 1368 kHz Medium Wave: Manx Radio Good to poor reception. 'The Late Show' Music from Nat King Cole, presenter: Chris Price, who mentions a lady in Colwyn Bay, who enjoys the music of Nat King Cole.
• 30 January (Sunday): 1725 UTC: 1179 kHz Medium Wave: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Programme 'Sounds Nordic' the Swedish singles chart: Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting 'All For Love' at No 1. An interview with staff of 'Interface', a Swedish computer magazine. Visit to a music museum.

February 1994

• 10 February: 1715 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Thursday's edition of '60° Degrees North': Is it wise for the UN to bomb Sarajevo? News with Jim Downing. Serbs could be bombed. Interview with Swedish Prime Minister. Committee reviews possible entry to the European Union. Serbs should give up arms, but bombs may injure serving Swede troops. NATO may bomb Sarajevo. Thursday's deliveries from Swedish Rescue Service have been delayed until Sunday, 13 February. A visit to a Reindeer market. Austria, Finland, Norway & Sweden may be allowed to enter the EU. [Receiver: Panasonic FM-LW-MW 3 Band Receiver; "GX30 High Sensitivity" Model No: RF-1630L; Made in Singapore.]
• [Tuesday] 15 February: 10:05 UTC: 1458 kHz Medium Wave: BBC Newcastle BBC Radio Newcastle Weather at 10:05, music by D:Ream. BBC 'phone-in number: 091 232 6565. 'Sue', re: pancake race: 091 276 4809. 'Vlad The Lad'. Metro Controller David Harrod coming up soon. Strong to moderate reception. Music by Rita Macneil 'Working Man'. Travel update: Snow in West Northumberland, snow on the A66 Bowes - Stainmore 2 lanes in operation. Travel via AA Roadwatch. Missing cars: Beige fiesta & red fiesta. Man from BBC pronunciation unit on soon. 'Snow watch' call 091 232 6565. Music from Julian Lennon 'Too Late For Goodbyes'.
• 16 February: 1948 UTC: 5945-6155 kHz: Radio Austria News: Atomic Energy Commission. Music: Vienna Art Orchestra. Report by Joanna King: Women in Romania die during childbirth. David Ward ends broadcast with the waltz 'With Us, At Home' by Strauss.
• 16 February: 1958 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle Broadcasting on 5960, 7285 kHz, Astra 1A. Mark Caldwell hosts 'Germany Today'. Peggy Graham, news: Chancellor Kohl. Strikes in north Germany. Steel companies are fined by the EU. Dalai Llama turns down an invitation to visit the Frankfurt celebration. German troops return from Somalia. Ash Wednesday.
• 16 February: 2042 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Music USA' (Jazz) Interview with Dave Frishburg. VOA station ID. 3000 Radio stations in the USA. Winston Marsellers, Phil-wood Quartet selected for awards.
• 16 February: 2055 UTC: 6180-6195 kHz: BBC World Service Feature on the Northern Ireland Job Club, interview with Paul, unemployed, of Belfast. Sports news: GB wins two gold medals at the winter Olympics, Lillehammer. Malta win a medal.

Radio Prague QSL, February 1994.

• 16 February: 2110 UTC: 7265 - 7345 kHz: Radio Prague Czech Press Review: Slovakian elections. Czech farm trade is small. War crimes. 'Calling All Listeners': Letter from Illinois, USA. Susan J Sheppard in Connecticut asks for a QSL. Radio Prague archives. Letter from Glasgow. Clandestine stations in Cuba have been heard around the world. 'Calling All Listeners' end at 2127 UTC.
• 16 February: 2156 UTC: 11815 - 11925 kHz: Radio Japan 'Tokyo Pop-In' Music programme: Japanese pop music.
• 24 February: 2217 - 2230 UTC: 1512 kHz Medium Wave: BRT Brussels 'North South' with Frans Vossen, 'Economics': European car industry is slow. EC publishes figures of car sales in Europe. Strong to good reception.

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My DX Archive: Autumn 1993

REPORTING From The Fox Tower takes you back to September 1993 as the starting point for more media memories, memories of radio broadcasts, mainly on Short Wave and Medium Wave. The Summer 1993 DX Archive can be found here. Before we begin, some housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 1993

• [Friday] 17 September [1993]: 1908 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Newsline' presented by Al Eagle [sic]. The crew of a US Space Shuttle are to collect a German telescope on Sunday. France's President Mitterrand was nearly the victim of a hitman in 1984. Man buys the home of artist Vincent van Gogh. News headlines read by Jim Herriot: Palestine & Middle East peace plan. Bosnian air lifts. Heads of state meet in Europe, concerning farming. British Nationalist Party (BNP) wins a seat in the UK.
• 17 September: 2012 UTC: 7300 / 7345 kHz: Radio Prague Press Review. Skoda Company miss out on cash help at London meeting. Prague public don't think there is life after death. Hosts: Olga Sumtavas and Suzanna Keovann.
• 17 September: 2110 UTC; 2116 to 2130 UTC: 9720 kHz: Radio Yugoslavia Strong to moderate reception. Details of the civil war peace plan. Financial news. Appeals for sanctions to be lifted. Harvest days festival on the Yugoslavia - Romania border. Radio Yugoslavia contact numbers: Fax: 3811-33-20-14, telephone: 3811-34-69-42.
• [Saturday] 18 September: 1458 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service 'SportsWorld' Football: Blackburn 0 - West Ham 1.
• 18 September: 1459 UTC: 13600 kHz: 22 metres; 100 kW broadcast. Radio Prague English to Middle East: News, From The Weeklies, Encounter.
• 18 September: 1535 UTC: 15625 kHz: Voice of Greece Political news: Russia's President Boris Yeltzin, News from Bosnia. PLO President Yasser Arafat spoke in an interview to a German magazine.

A sticker from the Radio Netherlands 'Happy Station' programme

October 1993

• 3 October: 1140 UTC: Radio Netherlands 'Happy Station' 65th Anniversary broadcasts, Tom Meyer to appear on 14 November 93. Competition: "Why do I listen on a Sunday?" 'Happy Station' Birthday T-shirt for winners. 'East of Edam': Radio Netherlands via satellite (World Radio Network), Transponder (channel) 22, Astra 1B satellite, 7.74 MHz, MTV Europe sound channel, broadcasts at 0930 & 1530 UTC.
• 3 October: 1312 to 1330 UTC: 11940 kHz / 25mBand: Radio Romania International Strong / Good to fair reception, propagation varies from slight to moderate. Listeners letters: Letters from England, including a letter from Blackpool, Lancashire. A letter concerning opera, sample of opera music, a letter from Finland.
• 3 October: 1403 - 1430 UTC, 1445 - 1500 UTC: 6295 kHz: Radio Caroline Moderate to poor reception, broadcast from Granville Docks, Dover, Chris Kennedy plays Jimi Hendrix, Fine Young Cannibals. 'Lola', 'Runaway Train', 'The Man Who Sold The World', Bonnie Raitt. Seagulls. Radio Caroline address: PO Box 963, London SW20 9XL
• [Saturday] 9 October: 1804 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America News: Courthouses in Cairo are scenes of attacks. 32 Euro leaders meet in Vienna to discuss minority races in Europe, including the Welsh as an example. BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International) executives go on trial in Abu Dhabi. Somalian warlord announces possible ceasefire. Boris Yeltzin announces reforms in Russia. Rob Sivek presents 'Agriculture Today': US National Biological Survey, US Agriculture Minister visits Japan.
• 9 October: 1832 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden reports from a beer festival... Interview with the lieutenant of a boat which sails from Finland to Sweden and vice versa, interview with the navigator.
• 9 October: 1925 UTC: 9410 / 9750 kHz: BBC World Service Archeology feature programme. Animals sheltering in the shadows of dry stone walls, reporting from York. Anglo-Saxon helmet found by an excavator on site. Links to the excavations on the site of the Channel Tunnel.

• 29 October: 2315 UTC: 1458 kHz [Medium Wave]: BBC GLR (Greater London Radio) Announcement concerning closure of medium wave broadcasts on this frequency. Listeners can rejoin programmes on 94.9 MHz FM. Postal address: 35c Marylebone High Street, LONDON W1A 4LG (also heard 31 October, 1845 UTC). Telephone 071 224 2424

November 1993

• [Tuesday] 9 November: 2050 UTC: 873 kHz [Medium Wave]: American Public Radio - National Public Radio (NPR). Postal address: Washington DC 20036 USA Rock music by Aerosmith, promotion. News at 21 UTC: Sexual harassment in the workplace can be reduced. Medicine to relieve Alzheimer's Disease in women. Markets news. Protests about 'Living wills'. Senators [verbally] attack police, prisons, public laws over crime figures. Military news: Bosnian bridge destroyed by shelling. Weather report (Cloud, rain in UK). Sports news. 'Armed Forces Digest' at 2111 UTC, 'Jazz World' at 2130 UTC.
• 14 November: 1140 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Happy Station' 65th Birthday broadcast, Pete Myers with 'Happy Station' introductions by Edward Startz (1928-1970) and Tom Meyer (1970-1992). Listeners' memories of Eddie Startz's 'Nice cup of tea'. Eddie was interviewed in the USA during World War II. Memories of the Tom Meyer era, Pete interviews Tom live in the studio. Tom sings a Jazz song "Easy Come, Easy Go".
• 14 November: 1918 UTC: 6105 kHz: Radio Romania International Questions and answers: Store shop keepers. 'Letterbox'. Broadcasting to Europe.
• 14 November: 1941 UTC: 6120 kHz: Radio Finland 'Compass North' discussing communism, the Finnish press, social workers, European co-operation, Russian elections. Weather news from Helsinki.
• 14 November: 20 UTC: 6110 kHz: Swiss Radio International to Western Europe. News: Israel-Palestine violence. Turkey & Israel agreement. Nigerian government talks with trade unions. Puerto Rico votes on independence from the USA. UN peace keepers find injured Croatian. Swiss Ambassador visits USA. 'Roundabout Switzerland'.

QSL verification from Polish Radio Warsaw, November 1993.

• 14 November: 2036 UTC: 6135 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw Weekly request corner: Music by Chopin for listener in Philadelphia. Folk music for Antony Bowman, Blackpool, Lancashire. Rock music for 20 year old Lithuanian listener. Classical music for Phillip in Virginia, USA.
• 14 November: 2058 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Sports news on 'Europe Today': Wimbledon, Melbourne weightlifters win medals. New York Marathon. 'Newshour' at 21 UTC: Chinese economic reform, Nigeria, Puerto Rico.
• 21 November: 1210 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception ["Weather here in the UK: Snow!"] 'Happy Station' on location in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Pete Myers interviews a representative of the Bonaire Tourist Association. Caribbean music. Report from Flamingo airport by Pete. Jaime Báguena, Rosemarie Ninaber and Pete give last impressions of Bonaire. Next show is from Aruba.

Thank you for taking the time to revisit the autumn of 1993. If you intend to tune a radio over the course of 2018, may I take this opportunity to wish you good DX!

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Festive Frequencies 2017 - 2018

WELCOME to this first post on Reporting From The Fox Tower of 2018, taking a look at the log of radio broadcasts received on Christmas Eve (Sunday 24), New Year's Eve (Sunday 31 December 2017) and the first logged broadcast of 2018 (Monday 1 January).
[Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), transmission powers in watts and kiloWatts (kW)]

Short Wave: Sunday 24 December 2017

• 24 December: 1450 UTC: 9810 kHz: Radio Romania International. Strong to good reception, 300 kW via Galbeni, Romania. Romanian speech: Female speech, music with male vocalist, male speech giving frequencies and an ID for Radio Romania International. Music to the top of the hour, birdcall (bird song), top of the hour pips, male speech, brief music, female speech, news? Gathering of world leaders, including Prince Charles and President Macron of France? Medal was mentioned. Music, female vocalist. Female speech, male speech on phone. To 1508 UTC.
• 24 December: 1521 UTC: 9840 kHz: World Harvest Radio International, USA. Good to poor reception, English to Europe, Africa and the Americas, via WHRI Angel 2, Cypress Creek, South Carolina, USA. Music in the English language, audible male and female speech, female speaks of relationships being restored, David in a relationship with Lord Jesus Christ. Male wishes listeners a 'Very Merry Christmas', female says 'Keep Christ in Christmas'. ID for World Harvest Radio, web and email addresses. New programme: 'Christian Crusaders', male speech, prayer. Music: Christmas hymns: 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!' Reading from the scriptures, broadcast interrupted by noise. To 1538 UTC.
• 24 December: 1559 UTC: 9880 kHz: China Radio International. Strong to good reception, English to Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, via Nanning, Guangxi, China. Reception is excellent! News: China's amphibious aircraft has completed first test flight, can carry water to combat fires. Plans to develop hydrogen energy cells in China. Car plants in China. Tourist ship collides with stone-carrying barge. Fire in Philippino furniture store. Tropical storm death toll rises. Officers dismissed due to terror groups in Turkey. South Korean fire in sports centre parking lot. 'Chinese Theatre' involved in daily life of China: Wild China, through the eyes of photographers. To 1614 UTC.

• 24 December: 1629 UTC: 11560 kHz: All India Radio. Strong to good reception. Upbeat 'music hall' style song, female speech. 1630 UTC news bulletin? Pakistan, Islamabad, Kashmir. Music with male vocals. Dari? To the Indian Subcontinent? To 1645 UTC.
• 24 December: 1653 UTC: 11625 kHz: Vatican Radio. Poor reception, 250 kW via Talata-Volonondry, Madagascar. English broadcast: Male speech on a very distorted channel: "God is desperate for you to hear his word", music: 'Away In A Manger' played on the piano. Speech. Interval signal to 1700 UTC: New broadcast: 250 kW via Santa Maria di Galeria: Male speech in the French language, giving frequencies. To 1708 UTC.
• 24 December: 1743 UTC: 11930 kHz: Radio Marti, USA. Poor reception, 250 kW via Greenville B, USA. Spanish language speech by a female and male, break for music, male speech continues. Female speech, heavy noise. To 1750 UTC.

• 24 December: 1820 UTC: 13845 kHz: WWCR, USA. Moderate to poor reception, English to Europe and America via WWCR-3, Nashville, Tennessee. University Network: Pastor Melissa Scott speaks about the relationship between the Earth and the Lord. Points to think about. Heavy noise. Bible references. Reminder of the points spoken about. Reading the Bible from cover to cover gives a true reflection of events. "Proof of Cain to be able to be harmful to his brother". Be obedient. 'God's place in Jesus' scriptures'. To 1832 UTC.

Medium Wave: Sunday 31 December 2017

• 31 December: 1914 UTC: 1431 kHz: Smooth Radio, Essex / Berkshire, UK. Moderate to poor reception. Music: Madonna 'Borderline', male speech, music: John Legend 'All Of Me', Andy Williams 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You', 'Street Life', severe noise. Smooth Radio via Essex (350 watts) / Berkshire (140 watts). To 1930 UTC.
• 31 December: 2004 UTC: 1449 kHz: BBC Radio Four, UK. Good to poor reception, heavy interference and noise. Male speaks about a dance and how his father taught him to dance. The father was a military man, who died. Male speaks with an Australian / New Zealand accent - Actor Russell Crowe? BBC Radio Four via Redmoss, Aberdeen, 2 kW. To 2013 UTC.

• 31 December: 2028 UTC: 1458 kHz: Gold - Manchester, UK. Good to poor reception. Music: Cyndi Lauper 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun', 'New Year's Eve party' ID. 5 kW via Ashton Moss, Manchester. Music: 'Venus' [Co-channel reception of BBC Radio Newcastle] ID for Gold, music: 'Just Hold On', ID, T-Rex 'I Love To Boogie', 'Sweet Talking Guy'. To 2044 UTC.
• 31 December: 2050 UTC: 1467 kHz: Trans World Radio - Europe. Good to moderate reception, 1000 kW via Roumoules, France. Continuous male speech, Polish language? Speech including tentative ID and frequencies, speech continues past the top of the hour. Female speech and music? Interval signal / Off air / News bulletin? To 2106 [21:11] UTC.
• 31 December: 2123 UTC: 1485 kHz: SER, Spain. Moderate to poor reception [Co-channel male speech in English, speaking of an 'album of the week'], male and female speech in Spanish language - SER Radio Melilla, 5 kW via Melilla, the Spanish autonomous city, on the border of Morocco. To 2132 UTC.

Google Maps image of Melilla, on the Moroccan border.

[Other DX notes: 31 December: 2145 UTC: 1503 kHz: Broadcasts included speech and music - Obliterated by noise. Music: Dance music. Most likely to be RNE Radio 5 or BBC Radio Stoke. To 2156 UTC.]

• 31 December: 2237 UTC: 1530 kHz: Pulse 2, UK. Good to poor reception. Music: Bon Jovi 'Livin' On A Prayer', Ike & Tina Turner 'Disco Inferno', Tiffany 'I Think We're Alone Now', Michael Jackson 'Billie Jean'. 740 watts via Vicars Lot, Huddersfield. To 2302 UTC.
• 31 December: 2308 UTC: 1548 kHz: Forth 2, UK. Strong to moderate reception. Music: Irene Cara 'Fame', 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life', male speech: "Good evening..."[Laughter], music: R Dean Taylor 'Ghost In My House', Men Without Hats 'Safety Dance', Electric Light Orchestra. Male speech on Forth 2, Colinswell, Edinburgh: ID 'The Greatest Hits for Edinburgh, Lothian and Fife, this is Forth 2'. Music: The Weather Girls 'It's Raining Men', ID, D:Ream 'Things Can Only Get Better'. Forth 2: 2.2 kW via Colinswell, Edinburgh. Male host with contact details. Music: Bee Gees 'You Should Be Dancing', ID, Whitney Houston 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'. To 2344 UTC.
• 31 December: 2346 UTC: 1557 kHz: Smooth Radio, UK. Strong to moderate reception, via Kings Heath, Northampton (760 watts) or Veals Farm, Southampton (500 watts). Music: Stevie Wonder 'I Just Called To Say I Love You', male speech with time check [12 minutes to Midnight], "This show continues to one o'clock". Ad break, music: Chicago 'If You Leave Me Now', Toni Braxton 'Unbreak My Heart'. Smooth Love Songs hands over to Big Ben - The Midnight chimes from Big Ben - "Happy New Year, from Smooth Radio". Music: Foreigner 'I Want To Know What Love Is', Rod Stewart 'I Don't Want To Talk About It'. ID: "Your relaxing music mix, Smooth Radio". Music: George Michael 'Jesus To A Child', Richard Marx 'Right Here Waiting'. To 00:16 UTC.

Medium Wave: Monday 1 January 2018

• 1 January: 00:25 UTC: 1566 kHz: BBC Somerset, UK. Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Taunton, Somerset. Male speech "...In the west of England". Music: McFadden and Whitehead, male speech, music: Chic 'Le Freak', speech, music, male speech "Across the west country, thanks for joining us, whatever you are doing...". Music: Bee Gees 'Night Fever'. To 00:50 UTC.

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