My AM Archive: Winter 2002-2003

MORE Medium Wave memories, this time from the winter of 02-03, specifically the months December 2002 and February 2003.

The previous post in this thread was logs from the previous year - Winter 2001-2002. Visit that post 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 2002 : Medium Wave

• 23 December [2002]: 1905 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Strong to fair reception. Carlisle [Brisco] transmitter, 1kW 'Match Night Special' Jonathan Parr.  Derek Lacey interviews Tony Cunningham.  Jim White interviews Mick McCarthy.  Matt Williams reviews World Cup 2002. Jonathan Agnew interviews Nasser Hussain, Captain of the England Cricket team, on tour in Australia. Live commentary of Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United, FA Cup Round 2, by Derek Lacey. Brunton Park attendance: 6809. Result: Blues 0 - Iron 1.

Promotional photocard of Derek Lacey.

• 31 December: 2300 UTC: 1062 kHz: Danmarks Radio Strong to good reception. P4 Network via Kalundborg, 250 kW. Danish New Year celebrations, ABBA 'Happy New Year'. Chimes, Hymns.
  [Radio] Luxembourg tribute with Allan Krautwald, music: Little Eva 'The Locomotion'; Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. 'The Great 208'.

February 2003 : Medium Wave

• 6 February [2003]: 1946 UTC: 531 kHz: Swiss B C Good reception. Music: Instrumental version of 'Just When I Needed You Most'. Beromunster, Switzerland, 500 kW.
• 6 February: 2012 UTC: 549 kHz: United Christian Broadcasters Good to fair reception. County Monaghan, Ireland 'Godly Pursuit' with Roy Clarke & Wendy Crocker. Stoke-On-Trent ST4 8YY.
• 6 February: 2105 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 Ireland. Strong to good reception. Tullamore transmitter, 500 kW 'Sea Scape' male host, shipping in the waters surrounding Ireland, reflecting on the loss of the Prestige in the Atlantic off the coast of Spain. Chuck Cruegar reads from his logbook. Telephone contact details. New Zealand sailing Americas Cup.
• 6 February: 2140 UTC: 576 kHz: Mega Radio Germany. Fair reception. Dance music, female vocals, male vocals.
• 6 February: 2157 UTC: 585 kHz: RNE Madrid Spain. Good to fair reception. Two males, conversation of news events in Spain.

QSL verification card from RTE, verifying reception 6 February 2003, 2105 UTC, 567 kHz Medium Wave.

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Premier League and EFL Championship Trophy Lifts, 22 July 2020.

SEASON 2019/20 has, finally, been resolved, with the domestic League trophies presented to the Premier League and EFL Championship Champions.

Above, from the Liverpool FC YouTube account, the presentation of the Premier League trophy to Liverpool Football Club at Anfield [Duration: two minutes].

Below, from the Leeds United Official YouTube account, LUTV's coverage from Elland Road as Leeds United are presented the Championship trophy [Duration: twenty eight minutes].

Congratulations to both Liverpool FC and Leeds United.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2001-2002

BRINGING more Medium Wave memories on Reporting From The Fox Tower - This time from Winter 2001-2002.

The previous post, with broadcasts from April 2001, 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.

December 2001 : Medium Wave

• 25 December [2001]: 1850 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong reception. English to Europe. Christmas Day Special. Male host with guests in Stockholm and America, discussion topics include sexual liberation and politics. Music: Bing Crosby.

January 2002 : Medium Wave

• 6 January [2002]: 1500 UTC: 549 kHz: United Christian Broadcasters Good-Poor-Fair reception. English. Music. Male host reads religious texts. Female and male hosts with chat and music: 'Lift Me Up'.
• 6 January: 1520 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio One Excellent to good reception. Radio Telefis Eireann, Ireland. Music: Sandy Shaw 'Always Something There To Remind Me'. Male host. Classical / Operatic music from Victoria Delasangeres. Time check: 3:23pm. Male host with sport: Irish football, English football.
• 6 January: 1532 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland Excellent to good reception. Dumfries transmitter. Football: Dundee 0 - Falkirk 0.
• 6 January: 1556 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four Excellent to good reception. Newcastle-upon-Tyne transmitter. Story: 'The Grapes of Wrath'.
• 6 January: 1600 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE Radio 2FM Fair reception. Female host with world news round up, male host with sport: English football, FA Cup: Macclesfield 0 - West Ham 3. Scottish Cup: Dundee v Falkirk. Music.

• 6 January: 1654 UTC: 630 kHz: NRK Vigra, Norway. Good reception. Music. [Above: Norgeskart imagery of Vigra, Norway]
• 6 January: 1709 UTC: 657 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Fair to poor reception. Wrexham (Clwyd) transmitter. FA Cup: Live coverage of Cardiff City v Leeds United (3rd Round).
• 6 January: 1730 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio 10 FM Excellent reception. Holland. Music: Cyndi Lauper; Springsteen.
• 6 January: 1744 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent to good reception. FA Cup 3rd Round: Cardiff City 2 - Leeds United 1 is the full time result.

February 2002 : Medium Wave

• 24 February: 1650 UTC: 1197 kHz: Voice of America Strong-Fair-Good reception. English to Europe via Munich, Germany. VOA 60th Anniversary. 'Encounter' discusses US Presidents and Vice Presidents. 'Editorial' Male and female hosts, focus on President George W Bush and the ongoing 'War on terror'.

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Memories of Medium Wave: My AM Archive, April 2001

AFTER two years of posting My DX Archive, Reporting From The Fox Tower re-tunes to the Medium Wave band for My AM Archive, bringing you memories of Medium Wave broadcasts, this time from April 2001.

To rekindle the Medium Wave thread on this blog, a previous post, My AM Archive: The Year 2000, 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.

April 2001 : Medium Wave

• 1 April [2001]: 1936 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Poor-Good-Poor reception. English to Europe, Africa, Middle East via Sölvesborg, Sweden, 600 kW.
  'In Touch With Stockholm' Email system. Music. Letter from Ukrainian listener. Phonecall: Michaela of London.
• 2 April: 2005 UTC: 1107 kHz: Radio Free Europe Fair-Good-Fair reception. English "This is Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, Praha". Testing of synchronous transmitter network in Lithuania.
• 8 April: 1946 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Excellent to good reception. English to Europe via Sölvesborg, [Sweden] 600 kW (254 m).
  'Sounds Nordic' Interview with female vocalist of 'Sheband'. Email: sono @ radiosweden . org , Post: SE 105 10 Stockholm. The host was Gaby Katz. Music: Roxette 'Milk, Toast & Honey'.
• 15 April: 1932 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Fair reception. English to Europe via Sölvesborg, [Sweden] 600 kW.
  'Sounds Nordic' Gaby Katz interviews guitarist of April Tears; New single: 'Model, Actress, Whatever'. Swedish Top 5 singles.

If you would like to learn more about Medium Wave radio, visit the mediumwave.de website.

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My DX Archive: Short Wave Radio, September 2007

A SHORT post again, I'm afraid, though this post - with logs from September 2007 - heralds a break for Short Wave logs. The next radio related posting will bring logs of Medium Wave broadcasts, as I transcribe my logbooks in the order they were written up, originally taken from the folders of notes made at times of original reception.

To continue the thread of Short Wave posts, the previous post, Summertime on Short Wave, 2007 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.

September 2007 : Short Wave

• 17 September [2007]: 1900 UTC: 15580 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. English to Africa via Botswana. News: Whitewater USA prohibited to work anywhere in Iraq following shooting of security contractors. Sierra Leone has a new president. voanews.com 'VOA World News Now' President Bush.
• 17 September: 1952 UTC: 17680 kHz: CVC La Voz Santiago Chile Fair-Good-Fair reception. Spanish. Male speech, female vocals music.

Radio Netherlands QSLCard 3: A Dutch Morning - Lights Dances in the Meadows (Photography: Martien Sleutjes)

• 17 September: 2009 UTC: 17810 kHz: Radio Netherlands Poor-Fair-Poor reception. English to Africa via Bonaire. 'Flatlanders' or 'EuroHit40' Music, long tracks, some faint speech.
• 17 September: 2025 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service Poor reception. English to West Africa via Ascension Island. News.

To see an original post, dated October 2007, which features the above logs, click here.

If you would like to learn more about Short Wave broadcasts, visit the British DX Club links page.

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