July 1996: Flanders On The Air

FROM time to time, a station, for whatever reason, would be given my full attention. For the first week of July 1996, Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, broadcasting from the Flanders region of Belgium, was the focus of my logs on Medium Wave. Prior to the logs, housekeeping notes regarding abbreviations in the logs: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

July 1996: Medium Wave

• [Monday] 1 July [1996]: 2051 UTC: 1512 kHz: BRT - Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal: Spanish broadcast to Europe. 21 UTC: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal in English with Dominique Wittevrongel and the 'Brussels Calling' programme. News: Unemployment in Flanders falls, Education Union denies reports concerning foreign teaching assistants. 1995 was dryest [sic] year for 130 years. Spring 1996 also dry. Fruit & Veg prices drop. Fishing: Catching Herring. Weather: wet, 13-18°c. Press Review with Deanne Lehman, Current affairs on 'Belgium Today' with Frans Vossen: Belgium is President of the European Union. 'Focus on Europe' with Colin Clapson: The 'Euro' currency. Sports news.
• [Tuesday] 2 July: 2103 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal: Stephen Windross hosts 'Brussels Calling': News: Young people on benefits. BRTN name new radio bosses. 11th July: Public holiday, Tour de France reaches Belgium. Press Review with Frans Vossen: Tour de France, unemployment, Tourism, European Monetary Union. 'Belgium Today' and 'Living in Belgium' with Deanne Lehman.
• [Wednesday] 3 July: 2106 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Good to moderate reception. 'Brussels Calling' Press Review: Russian Presidential elections, Belgium Parliament debates. Liz Sanderson reports for 'Belgium Today', Dominique Wittevrongel is 'Around Town', discussing Belgium's live music scene: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, David Bowie, House of Pain, Pulp, Radiohead.

• [Thursday] 4 July: 2120 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal 'Brussels Calling' Economics with Deanne Lehman: shipping of fruit juices.
• [Friday] 5 July: 2103 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal (BRT) 'Brussels Calling' with Deanne Lehman. News: Apple harvest drops, Polish discover hashish in a bus. Liz Sanderson Press Review: Belgian Royal Family, asylum seekers, football bribery probe: Olympic Marseille, Club Brugge. 'Belgium Today': Retired couples. 'The Arts': Photography in Antwerp.
• [Saturday] 6 July: 21 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal 'Brussels Calling' with Stephen Windross. News: Welfare systems update. Municipal Police strike. National Beef Day. Sport: Le Blanc wins stage 7 of Tour de France, football: Club Brugge will play Steua Bucharest. Press Review: New figures regarding HIV / Aids. Rock Festival review: Therapy? were the headine act. 'Music from Flanders': Paul Rans reports from a Folk & Jazz festival.

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