My AM Archive: Winter 1996-97

TEMPERATURES have been hitting record heights over the past week, so it is time for Reporting From The Fox Tower to bring you memories of Winter '96-97.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 1996: Medium Wave

• 22 December [1996]: 19 UTC: 1314 kHz: Radio Norway International 'Norway Now' presented by Andrew Glasse. News: Norwegian Government resignations, Political news & views. Two Norwegian Red Cross aid workers killed during fighting in Chechnya. Sports news. Children present views on Christmas.
• 22 December: 1930 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden 'In Touch With Stockholm' presented by Alan Pryke. Telephone conversations with listeners in Italy and Sweden. Postal address: Radio Sweden, S 105 10 Stockholm, Sweden. E-Mail from Ron Gregory, Edmonton, New Brunswick, Canada, who listens to Radio Sweden via CBC Cable. Music. Comments feature by Hannah Valentine, Cheshire, England. 'The Daily Telegraph' (UK newspaper) spotlights Swedish footballer Tomas Brolin. 'Spot The Group' competition results: 'Supertramp'. Telephone messages from David Brown, Rockhampton, Australia and Janet & Don Berry, London, England. Alan Pryke announces he is to leave 'In Touch With Stockholm'. Music to close.

January 1997: Medium Wave

• 2 January [1997]: 2150 UTC: 1440 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks & Diana Janssen. Dr Gene Scott's broadcasts from Anguilla in the Caribbean: 6090 kHz // 11775 kHz. Letters from Singapore, Sri Lanka, Australia, India, France. Radio Netherlands initiate new service from Meyerton, South Africa on 11655 kHz. Report from Barrie Ferber in Fiji, Report regarding broadcasts from Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Radio Nepal. Broadcast hours of Libya & Argentina. Talk Radio in Holland now broadcasts English segment. VOA Europe renamed VOA Express. Propagation Report with Mike Bird on 'Media Network'.
• 9 January: 2207 UTC: 1440 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks interviews Julian Isherwood of Radio Denmark International. Diana Janssen reports HCJB wish to build a relay station in Australia. Radio Prague issued Christmas CD's. News from the Pacific region by Arthur Cushen, Invercargill, New Zealand. Africa round-up: Nigeria: The Voice of Nigeria, Kaduna, Kuderat has a UK postal & E-Mail address: PO Box 9663 London SE1 3LZ RKN@postline.demon.co.uk Jim Cutler's Media Quiz. Mike Bird Propagation Report.
• 12 January: 19 UTC: 1314 kHz: Radio Norway International 'Norway Now' (English programme): Live report from the north of Norway, increasing snowfall closes 80 roads. Two pensioners die in an avalanche. Weather forecast. Norwegian economy is wealthier than ever before. Norwegian delegation to visit Russia. 'Listeners' Corner': Christmas & New Year greetings. Letters from Bangladesh, Greece, USA, Kenya, Romania. Postal address: 0340 Oslo, Norway. End of show at 1930 UTC.

• 12 January: 1930 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden 'Sounds Nordic' Sarah Isiaacson is today's guest, Sarah has released a new album. Jazz CD is recorded in the Radio Sweden studios. Request from Canada: Ace of Base 'My Deja Vu'. Request for Swedish folk music from Libya.
• 16 January: 2150 UTC: 1440 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' South Africa runs tests on Short wave. All India Radio launches Hindi & English language services on the Internet. Technical developments from Philips and Grundig. Listener reaction: India, USA, Canada, Nigeria. Reports from Walter Cargill in Glasgow, Andy Sennitt of WRTH uses a new radio-related computer programme. News from Britain: Student-run & hospital-based radio stations may have a permanent home on Medium wave. The smallest FM licence station is Ullapool, north west Scotland, 1500 listeners. TWR release new languages. Propagation report from Mike Bird in Australia.

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