Season 2019/20 : Season's End ... ?

AS we have reached the final day of May in the year of uncertainty, I shall make this the final post for what was Carlisle United Football Club's season for 2019-2020.

The previous post, dated March 30, 2020, can be read here.

This narrative is brought to you by posts from United's news archive.

This timeline of posts follows from the post The Season So Far - Part Eight which, as stated above, was dated March 30.

First: EFL Coronavirus update, 3 April 2020.

EFL: Latest Coronavirus update: As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the EFL, Premier League, FA and Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship has today collectively agreed to postpone its football competitions until it is safe to resume.

With a particular focus on Clubs in League One and League Two, a joint statement was issued by the EFL and the PFA, dated 14 April 2020:

EFL: Joint statement from EFL and PFA: The EFL has continued to hold constructive discussions over the Easter weekend with representatives of the PFA in respect of the issues created by the COVID-19 crisis, with a particular focus on Clubs in League One and League Two.

Rick Parry, EFL Chairman, published an open letter to supporters, dated 17 April 2020:

EFL: Open letter to supporters: Dear supporter, the COVID-19 pandemic has, quite clearly, brought about challenges which extend beyond the game we all love, and led to an unprecedented and testing situation for everyone.

A further statement was issued by the EFL, dated 25 April 2020:

EFL: Coronavirus update 25 April 2020: The EFL notes this morning’s newspaper reports in respect of the potential resumption of professional football matches in England and Wales and welcomes the current steps being taken by the UK Government to establish a group of governing bodies to look at the complex set of challenges ahead.

The above update was issued on the day United's regular season would have come to a close.

The fixtures United would have played in April, to complete the season, can be found in my blog here.

With a further update to state Academy seasons would be terminated (1 May 2020), it was beginning to come clearer for the world of football in the UK. The EFL Board convened for a meeting (13 May 2020) for the framework of ending the season for the clubs in the EFL, for those who preferred the season to close.

Representatives of League One and League Two met Friday 15 May 2020 to discuss the conclusion of Season 2019/20.

A statement was released by the EFL following the meeting:

EFL: Update on today's League Two meeting: Representatives of League One and League Two clubs have met today by division where they have shared a wide range of comprehensive views in respect of how the 2019/20 season is concluded.

The above meeting brought United's season to a close and reaction from United's chief executive Nigel Clibbens can be found in the above statement.

As Carlisle United's season had ended, the in-house business of which players to retain and which to release could take place.

United released a statement on this business dated 15 May 2020:

CLUB: End-of-season retained and released list confirmed: First team head coach Chris Beech has started the process of reshaping the squad for 20/21 season this afternoon.

At this point, I shall bring this post to a close.

Football will go on; Premier League football is to resume in June; Championship football could possibly resume; League One's season could depend on an EFL Board meeting scheduled for early June. The fate of Barrow AFC, currently top of the Non-League pyramid and looking to be promoted to the EFL, is yet to be decided.

Thank you to the NHS at this time, as always.

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My DX Archive: Summer 2006

RECOLLECTIONS of radio broadcasts from the Summer of 2006.
Logs of broadcasts heard Spring 2006 can be found here.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 2006 : Shortwave

• 25 June [2006]: 1941 UTC: 6035 kHz: Radio Netherlands Excellent to good reception. Dutch to West Europe via Flevo, 500 kW transmission. World Cup football: Netherlands 0 - Portugal 1. Half time discussion between commentators and summarisers.

July 2006 : Shortwave

• 31 July: 1832 UTC: 3955 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Excellent reception. English to Europe and Middle East via Skelton. 'The Sound of the New Life' : 'Open Forum' with Harold Camping.
• 31 July: 1850 UTC: 3965 kHz: Radio Taiwan International Excellent to fair reception. English to Europe via Issoudun, France (TDF). "Today's English language programme has been cancelled due to technical difficulties. We hope to bring our normal programme tomorrow". Music; Off suddenly at 1855 UTC.
• 31 July: 1908 UTC: 3975 kHz: Radio Budapest Excellent to fair reception. English to Europe. 'Hungary Today' female host. 'Press Review'. Sport programme: Swimming, Tennis.

QSL verification card from Radio Budapest, verifying reception 31 July 2006, 1908 UTC, 3975 kHz.

Apologies for a short post, but I hope quality is preferable to quantity. Thank you for visiting my blog.

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#TBT : Renee Somerfield Photoshoots

March 2016 : "Tropical storms shooting under shelter of palm trees" by Bonnie Cee.

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March 2016 : "Life's a beach & I'm just playing in the sand." Somerfield Swim.

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April 2016 : "Shadows of the Maldives." Somerfield Swim.

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April 2016 : "Never stop wondering.... Never stop wandering ♡" Somerfield Swim.

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April 2016 : "An incurable case of wanderlust 🌏" Somerfield Swim.

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Renee Somerfield Photoshoots

Twitter, March - April 2016

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My DX Archive: Spring 2006

CONTINUING to bring you memories of radio broadcasts from years gone by, this post goes back to March and May 2006.
For the previous post, My DX Archive: Winter 2005-06, click here.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 2006 : Shortwave

• 9 March [2006]: 2003 UTC: 15115 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Poor-moderate-unusable reception. English to Europe, Africa, Asia and America via Okeechobee, Florida, USA. Male voice with religious programming. Website: www. familyradio . com
• 9 March: 2023 UTC: 15120 kHz: Voice of Nigeria Excellent to good reception. English to Africa. Male host with Bird Flu news story. Female host with news story of trade links between Nigeria and Niger. Music. News headlines: Khartoum, Congo, Condoleeza Rice, Danish cartoons of Prophet Mohammad. Education.
• 9 March: 2052 UTC: 15195 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Good to fair reception. English to Europe, Africa, Asia and America via Ascension Island. Jesus on the Cross. Email: international @ familyradio . com  Zip code: 94621. Male host with ID and contact details, Hymns.

Letter from Radio Havana Cuba, following reception 9 March 2006.

• 9 March: 2113 UTC: 15230 kHz: Radio Havana Cuba Good-poor-good reception. Spanish. Female and male hosts. DX Programme.
• 9 March: 2142 UTC: 15315 kHz: Radio Netherlands Excellent to good reception. Dutch. Male host with speech, music and reports.
• 9 March: 2155 UTC: 15345 kHz: RAE Argentina Good to fair reception. Spanish to Europe and North Africa. Interval signal, male and female voices announcing "R-A-E Argentina" Time signal: 22 UTC "Hello Friends, this is RAE Argentina".

[Broadcasts from January - March 2006 can be seen in their original post here!]

May 2006 : Shortwave

• 27 May: 0800 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to good reception. English to West Africa, via Ascension Island. News: Java earthquake, East Timor unrest. Burmese government extends house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi. Iranian nuclear programme. US troops, taliban in Afghanistan.
• 27 May: 0847 UTC: 15485 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to Europe and North Africa via Skelton, Cumbria, UK (VT Communications). 250-300 kW transmission. 'World Business Review' Rodney Smith. bbcnews . com / bbc . com  Text: +44 7786 202006. 0900 UTC news with Fiona Macdonald.
• 27 May: 1008 UTC: 17490 kHz: China Radio International Excellent to good reception. David Joseph closes news broadcast. Paul Kendall hosts 'China Roots': Mongolian culture. Music.

BBC World Service English to Europe and North Africa.

• 27 May: 1243 UTC: 17640 kHz: BBC World Service Good-fair-poor reception. English to Europe and North Africa via Skelton, Cumbria, UK (VT Communications). 250-300 kW transmission. Football friendly: Ukraine 5 - Germany 1. 'Newshour'.
• 27 May: 1307 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service Fair to poor reception. English to West Africa via Ascension Island. News stories from the United States of America.

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#TBT : Megan Golden - #GoldenGlowUp

Megan Golden, January 2016.

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Megan Golden, June 2016.

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Megan Golden, 2017.

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Megan Golden, November 2019.

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#ThrowbackThursday

Megan Golden - #GoldenGlowUp

Twitter, November 29, 2019

See the post here.

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Promotional tweet by Megan Golden for 'Shallow End', November 2019:

“Shallow End” is OUT NOW on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, etc! Hope you all enjoy my new music! 🖤🖤🖤https://t.co/pQpf73UZAz pic.twitter.com/9hZG1A7iGw

— 🖤✨Megan Golden✨🖤 (@MeganAGolden) November 29, 2019

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My DX Archive: Winter 2005-06

DECEMBER 2005 and January 2006 was when the following logs of radio broadcasts originated.
For the previous post, My DX Archive: November 2005, click here.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 2005 : Shortwave

• 10 December [2005]: 2011 UTC: 9655 kHz: Adventist World Radio Excellent to good reception. English to Africa via Meyerton, South Africa. Safety of children around swimming pools. Hymn: 'Silent Night'. Greetings for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Male host asks listeners to trust the Lord. Female host with South Africa address.

AWR QSL, December 2005.

January 2006 : Shortwave

• 10 January [2006]: 1930 UTC: 11680 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to good reception. Arabic service, music, ID, male host with news, music, male host "London, BBC", music. To 1938 UTC.
• 10 January: 1957 UTC: 12160 kHz: WWCR - 3 Nashville TN USA. Fair to poor reception. English to Europe and America. Healthy eating broadcast, male host with postal address. Male host with details of an exercise plan. News ? Christian Science Monitor, Dow Jones, Microsoft, buying gold or minerals. "7.com", "Work from home training package".
• 10 January: 2039 UTC: 13615 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL USA. Poor-fair-poor reception. English to Europe and America. 'A Question of Power'. Female host taking phone calls, male caller, relationship difficulties.

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