Fundraising Dates For Your Diary

REPORTING From The Fox Tower bring you the fundraising events diary of Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland, with events from May to September 2018.
Before the events listed below, please watch the following film, made by de la Mare Photography​ and sponsored by AW Jenkinson​, which showcases the many aspects of Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland.​

Hospice at Home - 20th Anniversary Film from Rachael de la Mare on Vimeo.

Dates For Your Diary

May 2018:

Morrison's Bag Pack, Friday 11 May, Penrith, 10am-6pm

Yoga Day, Saturday 12 May, Scotby Village Hall - SOLD OUT

Plant and Produce Fair, Sunday 20 May, Bampton Memorial Hall, 10am-3pm

Quiz Night, Friday 25 May, Pirelli Social Club, 7pm

Appleby Golf Day, Friday 25 May, Appleby Golf Club

June 2018:

20 Challenge and Wildlife Wander, Saturday 2 June, Braithwaite

Carlisle Flag Day, Friday 15 June, Carlisle City Centre

Cumberland Show Awareness Stand, Saturday 16 June

Charity Music and Quiz Night, Saturday 23 June, Hutton End Village Hall

Classical Music Fundraiser, Thursday 28 June, Greystoke

Cranston's Bag Pack, Saturday 30 June, Ullswater Road, Penrith, 10am-4pm

Harlequin Choir Evening, Saturday 30 June, Parish Hall, Thursby, 7pm

July 2018:

Clay Pigeon Shoot, Wednesday 4 July, Soulby

Skelton Show Awareness Stand, Saturday 7 July

London to Paris Bike Ride, 25-29 July

Kendal Calling Sunflower Awareness, Thursday 26 - Sunday 29 July, Lowther

Penrith Show Awareness Stand, Saturday 28 July

August 2018:

Gilsland Show Awareness Stand, Sunday 5 August

Cumbria and Carlisle Artists Exhibition, 7 - 26 August, Old Fire Station, Carlisle

Appleby Show Awareness Stand, Thursday 9 August

Dalston Show Awareness Stand, Saturday 11 August

Penrith Flag Day, Friday 17 August, Penrith town centre

Dufton Show Awareness Stand, Saturday 25 August

Bucket collection at Tebay Services, Saturday 25 August

Keswick Show Awareness Stand, Monday 27 August

September 2018:

Skydive, Saturday 1 September, Black Knights Parachute Centre, Cockerham

Edwardian Themed September Serenade, Saturday 1 September, Crackenthorpe Hall, near Appleby

Hesket Newmarket Show Awareness Stand, Saturday 1 September

Great North Run, Sunday 9 September - SOLD OUT

China Trek, 13 - 21 September.

Volunteers are required for the Morrison's Bag Pack, 20 Challenge & Wildlife Wander, Carlisle Flag Day and the Penrith Flag Day, please call 01768 210719 if you are able to help.

Find out more about Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland by visiting their website: hospiceathome.co.uk

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Another Summer on Centre Court for TrayBakes

Congratulations once again to TrayBakes of Redhills, Penrith, on securing another contract to supply their products to the Wimbledon Championships this coming summer. Visit here for the post on this blog which featured TrayBakes at Wimbledon 2017, including the video of a news report by ITV Border.

Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower.

Long Wave and Medium Wave, 1995

WELCOME to another visit to my radio listening archives, this time going back to 1995, for the logs of broadcasts heard on Long Wave and Medium Wave.
As always, housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

October 1995: Long Wave

• 31 October [1995]: 1934 UTC: 198 kHz: BBC Radio 4 via Droitwich, Burghead, Westerglen, all 50 kW transmissions. 'File on 4' reports on the Newcastle MIND group, Barnardo's, MenCap, Age Concern.
• 31 October: 2023 UTC: 252 kHz: Atlantic 252 Music: Blur 'Country House', D:Ream 'U R The Best Thing' Telephone call from Catherine in North Wales. Whitney Houston 'When You Exhale', R.E.M 'What's The Frequency Kenneth', Janet Jackson 'Runaway', Bryan Adams 'Summer of '69'. Promotion for Beverley Hills (morning crew), ad break: MacDonald's 'Pocahontas' promotion, Dan Francisco plays Mariah Carey 'Fantasy'. 500 kW transmission from Ireland. Music from Sophie B Hawkins 'As I Lay Me Down', Jade 'Don't Walk Away'. Tina Arena 'Heaven Help My Heart'.

• 26 March [2000]: 20 UTC: 198 kHz: Strong to good reception of BBC Radio 4 BBC News Sport: Motor racing Brazil Formula 1 won by Michael Schumacher. 'Feedback' with Roger Boulton, Topics include American accents on BBC Radio 4, homophobia, BBC news reports, BBC Talents, Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2, The Budget on BBC Radio 4 & BBC Radio Five Live, BBC Radio via the BBC website.

July 1995: Medium Wave

• 29 July [1995]: 1850 UTC: 567 kHz: RTÉ Radio 1 'A Sense of Place' A Protestant man talks of having to leave his home. Broadcast via Tullamore. Gaelic News at 19 UTC 'Nuacht' details of release of IRA prisoners, news from Bihac in Bosnia. 'Hill People' Pat Feeley visits Co Limerick.
• 29 July: 1915 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland via Dumfries transmitter: 'Travelling Folk' music show featuring Alison Sherry and Martin O'Connor. Details of a forthcoming festival. News from Ballyshannon, Greg and Duncan, interview with Adam MacNaughton.
• 29 July: 1940 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four via Tyneside transmitter, Newcastle. 'Saturday Night Theatre: A Vital Flaw' production based in wartime, lead character 'Felix'.
• 29 July: 1958 UTC: 612 kHz: RTÉ Radio 2FM via Athlone transmitter, Ireland. News: IRA releases, Scottish police charges regarding terrorism. News from an Irish Church Minister, Bihac in Bosnia. Lotto: 1 6 16 31 36 37 Bonus: 2. Music from Stone Roses, Blur, Boo Radleys. Details of M-People in concert. '7up sponsors Beat On The Street with Dance Nation, Live at Longford'.
• 29 July: 2020 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service - BBC For Europe News, 'From The Weeklies': MP resigned the past week, World War Two criminals, including Japanese fighters. President Clinton outlines new policies for the United States of America.

• 29 July: 2038 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio 10 Gold via Lopik, Holland. Music.
• 29 July: 2045 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five News and Sport.
• 29 July: 2048 UTC: 873 kHz: AFN [American Forces Network] via Frankfurt, Germany. American-based programming.
• 29 July: 2051 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five News and sport.
• 29 July: 2057 UTC: 1053 kHz: Talk Radio UK An ad for Gary Newbon, 'Janet's Planet' is on the air.
• 29 July: 21 UTC: 1062 kHz: Denmark, Kalundborg transmitter. Speech.
• 29 July: 2109 UTC: 1089 kHz: Talk Radio UK 'Janet's Planet'.
• 29 July: 2115 UTC: 1107 kHz: AFN via Frankfurt, Germany. American-based programming.
• 29 July: 2136 UTC: 1170 kHz: Great North Radio, North East England.
• 29 July: 2140 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden News of shipping in the Nordic seas, Bill Schiller visits the Gothenburg Maritime Museum.
• 29 July: 2152 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Music, also on 1242 kHz.
• 29 July: 2231 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Netherlands Music from Elton John 'The One'.

• 29 July: 2345 UTC: 1512 kHz: BRT Brussels News headlines, newspapers: Government, student jobs, stimulants for lorry drivers. [?] 'Music From Flanders'.

All for now.

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Springtime 2018 on the air.

IF you are expecting a selection of Short Wave and Medium Wave logs in this post - Think again! In March and April, I decided to take a break from the aforementioned wavebands and browse the Long Wave and FM bands. The latter of those bands was also to learn more about a recently purchased receiver, which may also feature in this post.

The FM logs to follow, as the Long Wave logs chronologically precede them. But first, housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW).

Long Wave: March 2018

• [Wednesday] 7 March [2018]: 1830 UTC: 153 kHz: Tentative reception of SRR Antena Satelor, via Brasav Bod, Romania. Female speech in a studio, male speech on telephone.  Also on this frequency: Arabic speech from a male in a studio - Alger Chaîne 1, via Béchar, Algeria, 2000 kW. Fair to poor reception. To 1851 UTC.
• 7 March: 1902 UTC: 171 kHz: Medi 1 via Nadar, Morocco, 2000 kW. Very strong French speech.
• 7 March: 1902 UTC: 183 kHz: Europe 1 via Saarlouis, Germany (France/Luxembourg/Germany border), 2000 kW. Male speech in French, 'Music club' style programme. Extensive ad break at 1910 UTC. Male and female speech. Strong to fair reception. To 1914 UTC.

• 7 March: 1917 UTC: 198 kHz: BBC Radio 4, UK. Strong to fair reception, 500 kW via Droitwich, supplemented by Burghead and Westerglen, both 50 kW. Sir David Attenborough speaks of artworks created by John Craxton, whilst Craxton was in the UK and the Mediterranean ( Crete/Greece). This interview with Sir David Attenborough was part of a preview of the 'Charmed Life' exhibition at the British Museum. New Woody Allen film, starring Kate Winslet; Audio clip from the film, which also stars Justin Timberlake. The movie is called 'Wonder Wheel'. To 1930 UTC.
• 7 March: 1940 UTC: 216 kHz: RMC Info, Roumoules, France. 1400 kW. French speech, male in the studio with a male on the phone, now playing what sounds like a segue into sports reports. Fair to poor reception. Ad break into sport? Male speech over music, I think it is a sports broadcast. To 1951 UTC.
• 7 March: 1955 UTC: 225 kHz: Polskie Radio Jedynka via Solec Kujawski, Poland, 1000 kW. Polish speech, news? Russia? Time pips for 20 UTC. Female speech. Male speech (recording?). Good to poor reception. Ad break at 2005 UTC? Music. To 2005 UTC.
• 7 March: 2023 UTC: 234 kHz: RTL Radio, Beidweiler, Luxembourg. 1500 kW. French speech, discussion, roundtable discussion over French politics - I believe I hear the name 'Macron', the French President, mentioned a few times. Male and female voices. Strong to fair reception. Strong discussion over politics! To 2035 UTC.
• 7 March: 2040 UTC: 252 kHz: RTÉ Radio 1, Clarkstown, Ireland, 150 kW. Music: Texas 'Say What You Want', Laxley 'Falling', Soak 'Sea Creatures', songs are dedicated to a number of listeners. Ads: RTÉ Radio 1 presents Paloma Faith live in Dublin. Axa Insurance. ID. Mobile networks switch at Carphone Warehouse. The Killers and Franz Ferdinand in concert. St Patrick Festival 2018, Dublin from March 15th. RTÉ committed to your business, Saturday morning. Strong to fair reception. Music: Leonard Cohen 'Suzanne', Nick Drake. News in Gælic at 21 UTC. Logged to 2100 UTC.

FM: April 2018

Introducing the Sangean ATS-405, making its debut!

• [Thursday] 12 April [2018]: 1851 UTC: 87.75 MHz: I do hear a signal from time to time, in the RSL area of the band. The closest to my location, broadcasting with 50mW [milliWatts] is The Mouth, which broadcasts from Cockermouth School, Cumbria. I mostly hear speech, some music, but not [clear] enough to log. To 1901 UTC.

Introducing the Sangean ATS-405!

• 12 April: 1903 UTC: 88.1 MHz: BBC Radio 2 News, Jo Whiley, music: Kings of Leon 'Sex On Fire'. 250 kW via Sandale, Cumbria. Strong reception. To 1906 UTC.
• 12 April: 1918 UTC: 90.0 MHz: BBC Radio 2 Music: Donna Summer 'I Feel Love' Jo Whiley, promo for 'Blood On The Tracks' with Colin Murray. Music. Fair to poor reception. 10 kW via Morecambe Bay, Lancashire. To 1923 UTC.
• 12 April: 1925 UTC: 90.3 MHz: BBC Radio 3 Piano and orchestra. Strong to good reception (very little bit of noise). 250 kW via Sandale, Cumbria. Applause for Steven Osbourne and the Scottish Symphony Orchestra at City Halls, Glasgow. Beethoven's Piano Symphony. To 1930 UTC.
• 12 April: 1949 UTC: 92.2 MHz: BBC Radio 3 The piano concert from the City Halls, Glasgow, continues. Good to fair reception. Radio 3 In Concert with Jamie McDougall. 10 kW via Morecambe Bay. To 1955 UTC.
• 12 April: 1958 UTC: 92.5 MHz: BBC Radio 4 'In Business' with Ms Balderstone. Promo for a new series: 'Chinese Characters'. 20 UTC news: Chemical weapons attack in Syria. Child sex abuse in Rochdale. Sir Cliff Richard sues the BBC [Sir Cliff had his back doors smashed in by the police, on live telly]. Statement from Arlene Foster, Northern Ireland. UAE princess runs away to India. 'Inside Science' is now on the air. Strong reception. 250 kW via Sandale. Programme subject: agriculture. To 2005 UTC.
• 12 April: 2020 UTC: 94.4 MHz: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Science' continues, with a visit to the Rutherford-Appleton particle physics laboratory. Strong to good reception. 10 kW via Morecambe Bay. To 2024 UTC.

• 12 April: 2027 UTC: 94.7 MHz: BBC Radio Scotland 'The Quay Sessions' with musician Sam Fender and presenter Roddy Hart. Live music from Sam Fender (and his band). Good reception (little bit of noise). 250 kW via Sandale, Cumbria, primarily for south west Scotland (with opt-outs from Dumfries, Scotland). To 2034 UTC.
• 12 April: 2041 UTC: 95.6 MHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Georgey Spanswick with a male author, Nick Hunt, who has written a book about winds, including the Helm Wind, which blows on the Eden-Pennine fellside here in Cumbria! 'Where The Wild Winds Are' is the name of the book. Good to fair reception. 15 kW via Sandale. Music: Culture Club 'Karma Chameleon'. To 2048 UTC.
• 12 April: 2053 UTC: 96.1 MHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Georgey Spanswick. Music: Barry White 'Let The Music Play'. Good to fair reception. 3.2 kW via Morecambe Bay. To 2056 UTC.
• 12 April: 2058 UTC: 96.4 MHz: CFM Ad break: McDonald's, PerTemps (recruitment). The Wedding store, 1 Victoria Viaduct, Carlisle. Bowel cancer screening. Trinity Earth composite doors. NatWest. SP Training. CFM Dating. 21 UTC news: British government to respond to Syrian chemical attack. Novichock used in Salisbury attack. [CFM ID and song crash into news bulletin] Rochdale child sex abuse. CarpetRight to close. Princess Anne visits Duke of Edinburgh in hospital. News bulletin by Barry Weir. [Song which crashed the news continues] Good to fair reception. 3 kW via Caldbeck, Cumbria. 'Mellow CFM' music: Prince 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World'. To 2106 UTC.
• 12 April: 2119 UTC: 96.9 MHz: Heart (North Lancashire) Music: Beyonce. Female host, speaking of dating disasters. Ad break: Mix of local and national ads, including Mike Hughes Fitted Interiors (Barrow), kart racing, Admiral Insurance, Money Supermarket. Lionel Richie in concert, Brunton Park, Carlisle. Morecambe hotel. Music: Westlife. [Heart North Lancashire was formerly The Bay] Good reception. 3.2 kW via Morecambe Bay. To 2127 UTC.
• 12 April: 2134 UTC: 97.2 MHz: Manx Radio Isle of Man. Music: Ella Henderson 'Ghost', male host, Manx Radio covering Commonwealth Games, weather, waters forecast from Ronaldsway. Ads: Jack's Bar and Steakhouse. Pets medical treatment. Walk the Millennium Way on the Isle of Man. Manx Radio and Manx Telecom live from Australia at 8am for the Commonwealth Games. Music. Good to fair reception. 11.3 kW via Carnane, Isle of Man. Manx Radio ID, male host, 'Roots' song. Chubby Checker 'The Twist'. To 2145 UTC.

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My FM Archive: November 1997

A sunny Sunday afternoon and another visit to my radio archive - What more could you ask for? This post brings you logs of the FM band twenty years ago: November 1997.

Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in MegaHertz (MHz). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

November 1997: FM

• 8 November [1997]: 2126 UTC: 88.1 MHz: BBC Radio 2 David Jacobs, Michael Crawford 'When I Fall In Love'.
• 8 November: 2130 UTC: 90.3 MHz: BBC Radio 3 Susan Tomes ? Classical music.
• 8 November: 2134 UTC: 92.5 MHz: BBC Radio 4 Professor Steve Jones with reference to the arts and science. 'The Hydro' followed by 'Classics with Kay' Profile of Gracie Fields.

• 8 November: 2147 UTC: 94.7 MHz: BBC Radio Scotland Main transmitter site: Sandale, with Dumfries transmitter opt-outs. Music.
• 8 November: 2150 UTC: 95.2 MHz via Kendal, 95.6 MHz via Sandale: BBC Radio Cumbria Bob Preedy's 'Hot Country'. (Country music broadcast).
• 8 November: 2156 UTC: 96.4 MHz: CFM Carlisle. Music.
• 8 November: 2158 UTC: 96.9 MHz: The Bay Lancaster. Music: 'I'm Not In Love' 10cc, 'Return To Sender' Elvis Presley. [22 UTC] Bay News: Louise Woodward trial, tenth anniversary of Enniskillen bombing. Anti-American protests in Baghdad. Basingstoke Chlorine Gas alert. Sport: Great Britain win rugby league contest, football: Hibs, Blackburn, Leeds United. Lottery roll-over. Weather: showers, 5°C 41°F. Music: The Police 'Message In A Bottle', Hot Chocolate 'You Win Again', Simply Red 'Something Got Me Started'.
• 8 November: 2224 UTC: 97.7 MHz: BBC Radio 1 'Westwood' Radio 1 Rap Show with Tim Westwood.
• 8 November: 2230 UTC: 99.9 MHz: Classic FM 'The Classic Quiz'.

Letterhead of the Classic FM Engineering Information release from the Radio Authority, 1992.

• 8 November: 2230 UTC: 100.4 MHz: Jazz FM Music: Leon Parker 'All My Life '84'. Write to Jazz FM, The World Trade Centre, Exchange Quay, MANCHESTER M5 3EQ Music: Joyce 'Banana '80'. Ad for Sellafield Visitors Centre. Jez Nelson is the host.
• 8 November: 2257 UTC: 100.7 MHz: Century FM 'phone-in with Stu Macfarlane. [23 UTC] News: Louise Woodward trial, Gerry Adams apologises for Enniskillen bombing. Queen at Remembrance Service. Spice Girls manager sacked. Weather.

November 1998: FM

• 16 November: 2328 UTC: 92.5 MHz: BBC Radio 4 'Aerial Views' Jennifer Cox visits Vatican Radio and talks to Sean Lovett of the English Service.

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My DX Archive: Spring 1995

THE clock has just passed 8pm on the evening of Sunday 1 April 2018, Easter Sunday, so may I wish you a Happy Easter!
Welcome to another visit to my radio listening archives, this time taking a look to the Springtime of 1995, the months of March, April and May of that year.

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.

March 1995: Medium Wave

• 2 March [1995]: 2130 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Netherlands Introduction: Publications 'On Target' and 'Receiver Shopping List' now available. World News with Jackie Spears: Barings Bank, Nick Leeson. UN forces leave Somalia. Weather, 'Newsline' Michelle Ernsting: Italian PM in court. 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks and Diana Jansen: Test transmissions from Radio Netherlands, Radio Denmark on air in English for one week in March. Christian Voice on air.

March 1995: Short Wave

• 5 March: 1130 UTC: 7295 kHz: Radio Denmark via Norway. News: UNICEF suspend staff, Chinese election. Argentina holds talks with the UK regarding The Falklands/Islas Malvinas. Shooting in Palestine. Shimon Peres hosts a discussion between Israel and Jordan. World Social Summit is held in Denmark. Strong to good reception.
• 6 March: 1130 UTC: 7295 kHz (41m): Radio Denmark Strong to good reception. World Social Summit broadcast in English. News: Elections in Hong Kong and Estonia. Satellite photography of Iraq, military exercises in the Gulf. 42 die as ferry sinks. 'World Wide Watch': USA: Police shoot a criminal, woman killed in zoo. Financial news: Japanese & US currency. Barings Bank bought by ING, Nick Leeson sends a fax to Singapore news agencies. Chinese currencies. The World Social Summit opens today in Copenhagen. Weather, traffic: roads in & around Copenhagen are currently very busy. English broadcast concluded at 1142 UTC, Danish broadcast begins.
• 7 March: 1130 UTC: 7295 kHz: Radio Denmark Strong to good reception. World Social Summit broadcast in English. News: US Ambassador talks of sanctions against Iraq. Muslims may plan attacks against the US. Rumoured assassination plot of the Egyptian President. Financial news: The US Dollar & the Yen. Boeing objects to the US funding of Aeroflot.

March 1995: Long Wave

• 12 March: 1750 UTC: 216 kHz: Radio Monte Carlo via Roumoules RMC transmitter, 1400 kW transmission. Music: Ini Kamoze 'Here Comes The Hotstepper', French speech, French language music. Music: Rednex: 'Cotton Eye Joe'.

March 1995: Short Wave

• 14 March: 2009 UTC: 5995 kHz: Radio Moscow - The Voice of Russia. News: Chechnya. Music. 'Mailbag'? Space programmes of Russia and the USA.
• 14 March: 2034 UTC: 6180 kHz: BBC World Service News: The Spanish-Canada 'fish war'.
• 14 March: 2040 UTC: 7260 kHz: Radio Australia Pakistan joins South East Asia trading policy charter. News headlines: American astronaut boards rocket launching from the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). 'International Report'. Music from a CD.
• 14 March: 2103 UTC: 9615 / 9670 / 9690 / 9765 kHz: Deutsche Welle 'European Journal' from Cologne: Clashes between police and crowd in Istanbul. Turkey to enter the European Union.
• 14 March: 2126 UTC: 11725 kHz: Radio Havana Cuba News headlines: Journalists & Writers Union Awards. Cuban & Iranian governments develop links.

Radio Havana Cuba QSL, March 1995

• 14 March: 2150 UTC: 11800 kHz: Radio Japan 'Enjoy Japanese' lessons. 'Tokyo Pop In': 'A Sky Full Of Happiness'.
• 14 March: 2210 UTC: 12080 kHz: Voice of America VOA English to Africa 'Now Music USA' 22-2230 UTC.
• 14 March: 2240 UTC: 6055 kHz: The Voice of Russia 'Culture of The Arts'.
• 14 March: 2245 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Trailers for 'Megamix' & 'Sports International' tomorrow at 2115 and 2215 UTC respectively. 'Sports Roundup': Five in custody over Premier League match fixing: Bruce Grobelaar, Hans Segers, John Fashanu, Fashanu's girlfriend and a Malaysian businessman. Chelsea beat Bruges 2-1 on aggregate in European competition.
• 16 March: 1150 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Schedules for summer season broadcasts from Radio Netherlands, BRT Brussels, DW, new satellite television broadcasts to Europe. News from America: United States Information Agency to close? VOA may join State Department. Broadcasting in Africa. Two new Grundig Yacht Boy sets - YB207 and YB217 - on the market. Norway to rent out shortwave broadcast transmitters. More summer schedules. Mike Bird propagation report.

• 16 March: 1617 UTC: 6175 kHz (49m): Radio France Internationale Political news: French President. Azeri Civil War (Azerbaijan).

March 1995: Medium Wave

• 21 March: 1054(?) UTC: 1089 kHz: Talk Radio UK Caesar The Geezer taking calls from listeners.

March 1995: Short Wave

• 23 March: 12 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks discusses plans for D A B (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio.
• 23 March: 1845 UTC: 15265 kHz: RNB Brazil News on 'Brasilian Report': Changes in the foreign exchange rate. Central Bank to reduce interest rates. Government to evaluate constitutional reforms on a council. New medicines are manufactured in Cuba & Brazil. Trade deficit in Brazil? Mexico has trade problems. 'Brasilian Panorama'.
• First ever reception of Voice Of The Mediterranean, Malta: 27 March: 1410 UTC: 11925 kHz: Moderate to poor reception. Music, religious message. Interview with a political statesman, classical music programme.

Voice Of The Mediterranean QSL, March 1995

March 1995: Medium Wave

• 28 March: 1810 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio One Tullamore, 500 kW transmission. Painting entitled 'Stag Hunt' purchased by an Irish museum. The picture was painted in Geneva. Ad break: Choir at the National Concert Hall. Discussion of television 'soap operas': 'Prisoner Cell Block H', 'Fair City', 'Glenroe'. RTE is based in Dublin, Ireland.
• 28 March: 1845 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Scotland Dumfries, 2 kW transmission. Accordion / Violin music.
• 28 March: 2030 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Solvesborg, 600 kW transmission. News with Bill Schiller: Yugoslav refugees will not be accepted in Sweden if it is safe for them to stay in Bosnia or Croatia. New parliament speaker in Finland, Air cabin staff strike in Iceland. 'Sixty Degrees North': Swedish peacekeepers in Bosnia. Swedish Central Bank raises interest rates. New medical research. Arctic ice melting.
• 28 March: 2054 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Music: The Pretenders 'Don't Get Me Wrong'.

April 1995: Medium Wave

• 3 April: 1945 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Music: Elton John 'Believe'.
• 3 April: 20 UTC: 1278 kHz: RTE Radio 2 Transmission from Dublin or Cork, Ireland. Dave Fanning with music by Lee McCarthy, Leftfield, Toni Halliday and Hole.

RTE (Radio 2) QSL, April 1995

• 3 April: 2054 UTC: 1368 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Newsline' Russia has no thoughts of joining NATO. Turkish Foreign Minister makes speech condemning Iraq.
• 3 April: 21 UTC: 1458 kHz: Sunrise Radio Southern England: News headlines: African Hutu tribes, footballer Eric Cantona, Prime Minister sacks front Bench politicians [Reaction by] (Tony Blair).
• 3 April: 2108 UTC: 1512 kHz: BRT Brussels carrying Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, Wolvertem transmitter, Belgium, 600 kW transmission. 'Brussels Calling' with Colin Clapson: Newspapers covering The Pope, Romanian Airbus A310 crash.

April 1995: Short Wave

• 9 April: 1132 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Happy Station' via the transmitter at Flevo, Holland: Jonathan Groubert recovers from the 'flu. Music from Tom Leer. Letters regarding Eric Beauchemin's 'Children of the Genocide' report. 'Fly-on-the-wall' report of the making of the 'Happy Station' show by Howard Shannon. Tribute to Kenny Everett, died 4 April 1995, Aged 51.

April 1995: Medium Wave

• 9 April: 18 UTC: 1314 kHz: Radio Norway International, Kvitsoy transmitter, Norway. 'Norway Now': News headlines. Norway takes over a Swedish food group. 'Scandinavian Star' sunk 6th April 1990, new vessel named 'Royal Voyager'. Report from the Norwegian Mountains. NRK reporter arrested. Report regarding Polar Bears. Report of bad weather in the UK. Norwegian farmers want to maintain their income - with Ostriches!

April 1995: Short Wave

• 12 April: 1827 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International English: Report by D. Hurd in Bratislava. European Summit. Euro-US Defence agreement treaty. Change in Slovak finances. Slovak & German tourism chiefs meet. 'Front Page of the Dailies' newspaper review: 60% of Slovak Cabinet don't attend press meetings. ✉

Radio Slovakia International QSL, April 1995 (Also see footnote)

• 12 April: 19 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Romania International English: Romanian delegation cancelled visit to Bosnia. The PLO wants the UN to patrol more of the Middle East. 'Press Review': Trade Union protest. Economy news. New exhibition in Paris. New book regarding World War 2. Report regarding the study of space.
• 12 April: 1921 UTC: 6120 kHz: Radio Finland Music by Suzanne Vega.

May 1995: Short Wave

• 11 May: 1148 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network': Dutch Church Services broadcast on 1116 kHz, 07-15 UTC (Sunday?). BBC now has internet address. News from VOA, Capital Radio, BFBS, Voice of Vietnam. RTE Radio One has new broadcasts.
• 11 May: 1919 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America: 'Newsline' Does Israel have nuclear arms? Diseases spreading in Africa. Report by the World Health Organisation in Geneva regarding Zaire. Sports news: Hamburg tennis: Andre Agassi, Michael Stich. Football: Jurgen Klinsmann is leaving Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich. 'Now Music USA': Bono, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Tony Bennett. Tracks: Boyz II Men 'Dear Mama', Bryan Adams 'Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman'.
• 11 May: 1947 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International 'Report From Austria' Austrian Arch Bishop travels to Rome, to meet the Pope. 14% of babies born in 1993 were to foreign non-Austrian parents. Austria supplies new medicines.
• 11 May: 2002 UTC: 6950 kHz: China Radio International Korea holds talks with USA regarding a nuclear treaty. British Government meets Sinn Fein tomorrow (Wednesday) in London to discuss disarming the IRA. Table tennis report. Report from Japanese climbers. World news headlines: New clashes in Kashmir. Mine collapse in South Africa traps miners. New Chinese policy regarding Hong Kong.

• 14 May: 1445 UTC: c.15 MHz: First-ever reception of Radio Jordan, Amman: Strong to good reception. Music from M C Hammer 'Pray', Take That 'Another Crack In My Heart'. News at 15 UTC: National debt to be written off, Jewish housing in Jerusalem, UN investigation in Iraq, Ibola virus in Zaire. 'Listeners' Choice': Music from Debbie Gibson, Duran Duran, 2Unlimited. Birthdays.
• 28 May: 1155 UTC: 9650 kHz (31m): Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. Wet weather in the UK. 'Happy Station' Report from the Cannes Film Festival, details of a new song recorded by Bryan Adams, music from the Rolling Stones' album 'Some Girls'. Steven Speilberg donates two hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars to the Anne Frank Foundation. Ajax Amsterdam FC are European football champions.
• 28 May: 22 UTC: 9675 kHz (31m): Radio Exterior de Espana English Service, Madrid, Spain. Strong to good reception. News headlines: Spanish General Election, Bosnia. 'Visitors Book' Interview with American writer and poet Mr Lavine.

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THE entry for 12 April 1995, the log for Radio Slovakia International, is followed by the QSL card verifying that reception and I included the blue envelope and noted "(Also see footnote)" to the caption for the QSL card, leading to this point, as I now share a letter from Bratislava in reply to my reception report, where the station kindly sent me a T-shirt, which included the emblem of the station's logo, which you can see on the QSL card and the letterhead below.

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