My AM Archive: April 2014

 GOOD Friday 2014 was a very good Friday, for listening to the Medium Wave band of the Roberts R881.
This post details what was heard on that date.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: December 2013, 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 2014 : Medium Wave

• [Friday] 18 April [2014]: 2028 UTC: 738 kHz: RNE 1 Barcelona  Male speech with brief musical interludes. High speech content in Spanish language.
  Fair to poor reception; Presumed 500 kW transmission?
  Logged to 2042 UTC.
• 18 April: 2045 UTC: 747 kHz: NOS R5 [Zeewold HOL]  Very strong signal, speech by both a male and female, in the Dutch language. Music at 2047 UTC.
  This is NOS R5, via Zeewold, Holland. The broadcaster is also known as Radio 5 Nostalgia.
  Male speech at 2050 UTC, with male on phone.
  Excellent to good reception; Presumed 400 kW transmission?
  Logged to 2100 UTC.
• 18 April: 2104 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Music: The Shadows 'Because They're Young'? ID for Joe Costin, voiced by Richard Nankivell. Music: Engelbert Humperdink 'Please Release Me'. Speech by Joe Costin, ID for The Late Show on BBC Radio Cumbria.
  Good to fair reception; 1 kW via Brisco, Carlisle [See image, below].
  Music: Nilsson 'Without You'.
  Co-channel interference from DLF, Germany.
  Logged to 2116 UTC.
  
• 18 April: 2129 UTC: 756 kHz: Tentative reception of BBC Radio 4 which would make the transmission site Redruth, Cornwall!
  Poor - fair - poor reception.
  Female speech regarding shipping.
  Co-channel interference from DLF and BBC Radio Cumbria.
  Logged to 2140 UTC.
  
  
  
  

  
  
• 18 April: 2150 UTC: 756 kHz: Deutschlandfunk [DLF]  "The 'powerhouse' broadcast on this channel after dark".
  Transmission via Ravensburg / Braunschweig, Germany. 100-200 kW.
  Excellent - good - fair reception.
  German male and female speech, operatic pieces.
  Logged to 2200 UTC.

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My AM Archive: December 2013

 MONDAY, December 9, 2013 was the date of the evening I spent listening to the Medium Wave band at home.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: April 2013, 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 2013 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 9 December [2013]: 2016 UTC: 630 kHz: [Tentative] BBC Three Counties or BBC Cornwall  English language, speech between male and female, lost to propagation.
• 9 December: 2022 UTC: 639 kHz: RNE 1  Speech from males and a female.
  Good to fair reception. Spanish language via multiple transmitters.
  Music: Coldplay 'Yellow'. Sports programme or a sports update. Time signal at 2030 UTC.
  Logged to 2030 UTC.
• 9 December: 2033 UTC: 639 kHz: CRo2  Praha (Prague) Czech Republic.  Females in discussion, including telephone caller.
  Good to fair reception, speech in Czech language.
  Speech regarding Nelson Mandela, who passed away Thursday 5 December 2013.
  Logged to 2042 UTC.

BBC Radio York postmark, May 1991.

• 9 December: 2106 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York  'The unmistakable sound of Queen - Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor' - 'A Kind Of Magic'.
  500 watts, via Fulford (York), carrying the Mark Forrest show - BBC Introducing, stargazing, giving and receiving aid gifts.
  Fair reception.
  Music: Human League 'Don't You Want Me'.
  Logged to 2117 UTC.
• 9 December: 2126 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio Maria  Male speaker in a clear channel.
  Radio Maria, broadcasting from Lopik, The Netherlands, Holland.
  Propagation present. Excellent to fair reception. Dutch language.
  Beautiful music, male and female speech, Church organ plays in background. Music from a Choir.
  Logged to 2140 UTC.
• 9 December: 2146 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE 1  Seville, 600 kW. Nice, steady level of reception.
• 9 December: 2153 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  Live football: Swansea City v Hull City 1-1 Full Time at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea. Steve Wilson was the commentator, Steve Claridge was the summeriser, Mark Chapman is the studio presenter.
  Dominant broadcast expected to be Droitwich, Worcestershire, 150 kW, with Stagshaw, Northumberland, 50 kW.
  Cricket: Paul Nixon is the studio guest; Geoffrey Boycott's reaction to England falling 2-0 behind in the Winter Ashes series in Australia, after the first two test matches at the Brisbane Gabba and the Adelaide Oval.
  Excellent - Good - Fair reception.
  Logged to 2209 UTC.
• 9 December: 2225 UTC: 702 kHz: NDR  Flensburg, Germany. Music and speech, overspill from BBC Radio Five Live on 693 kHz.
• 9 December: 2230 UTC: 711 kHz: France Info  French speaking males in interview.
  France Info via Rennes. 300 kW transmission. Excellent to good reception.
  Speech regarding the French President.
  Logged to 2245 UTC.

A nice note from France Info.

• 9 December: 2250 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio 4  News from an American correspondent.
  Not good reception.
• 9 December: 2258 UTC: 738 kHz: RNE 1  Cello music, followed by male speech to the top of the hour (2300 UTC), ID for RNE 1, Barcelona, 500 kW.
  News: Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Logged to 2310 UTC.

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Wallpaper of the Week: The Dalesman

 

TUESDAY 8 June 2021

Kirkby Stephen Station

Settle - Carlisle Railway

The Dalesman

Heading north to Carlisle.

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Season 2021/22 : Results and Fixtures - Part Three.

 INFORMATION here courtesy of the official website of Carlisle United Football Club.

Results: October 2021

Saturday 2nd [October]: League Two: United 0 - Forest Green Rovers 2

Saturday 9th: League Two: Bristol Rovers 3 - United 0

Saturday 16th: League Two: United 0 - Tranmere Rovers 1

Tuesday 19th: League Two: Newport County 2 - United 2

Saturday 23rd: League Two: United 0 - Oldham Athletic 0

Saturday 30th: League Two: Northampton Town 3 - United 0

Fixtures: November 2021

Saturday 6th [November]: FA Cup: United v Horsham (3pm kick-off)

Tuesday 9th: Football League Trophy: Morecambe v United (7pm)

Saturday 13th: League Two: United v Barrow (1pm)

Saturday 20th: League Two: Exeter City v United (3pm)

Tuesday 23rd: League Two: United v Harrogate Town (7:45pm)

Saturday 27th: League Two: United v Walsall (3pm)

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My AM Archive: April 2013

 ONE week after Easter 2013, I spent an evening listening to the Medium Wave band. This post recounts what was heard on that occasion.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: October 2012, 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 2013 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 7 April [2013]: 1833 UTC: 549 kHz: [Tentative] Spirit Radio  Music, speech, male host, pop music, possibly chart countdown.
  Fair reception.
  Logged to 1845 UTC.
• 7 April: 1855 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Scotland  "Enjoy your piping!" [Bagpipe music]
  Excellent to good reception; 2 kW via Dumfries.
  Close of [Bagpipe music] programme. ID.
  1900 UTC news: Grand National 2013 winning jockey injured day after National at Hexham racecourse - In hospital. Bombing in Iraq by Nato. Chancellor defends benefit system after life sentence of Mick Philpott. Dutch tourist dies after accident in Perthshire. Youth crime commissioner resigns. Scotland campaign to remain in UK receives cash boost.
  Sports news: Football, tennis, curling.
  Weather: Cloud, rain, clear, frost, freezing.
  Programme: Profile of Hank Williams. Died on 1 January 1953.
  2013 marked the 60th anniversary of the death; Williams died in his car in Alabama.
  Speech by Bruce Springsteen, music: 'Lost Highway'.
  Music: 'I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive'.
  Contribution by Neil Young.
  Logged to 1915 UTC.
• 7 April: 1920 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four  Speech programme with the history of 'The Third Programme', which became BBC Radio Three.
  Excellent to good reception; 2 kW via Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Wrekenton) [Pictured below].
  'Feedback' discussing BBC Radio 3 - 'Live in Concert' The interval and what to do.
  Logged to 1930.

• 7 April: 1957 UTC: 621 kHz: RTBF International  Speech regarding football with break at 20 UTC; Speech continues in new hour, male speech.
  Excellent to good reception; 300 kW Brussels.
  French / Flemish language. Music. 'Viva Sports' Bernard De Wie / Dominique Decourwie on broadcast from Belgium. Music: Bruno Mars 'Locked Out Of Heaven'. 'Viva Musique' on Viva Cité. Male host.
  Transmitter site is Wavre, Belgium.
  ID: 'Viva Cité'. Music: Michael Jackson 'Human Nature'.
  Logged to 2020 UTC.
  
• 7 April: 2058 UTC: 639 kHz: Czech Radio 2  Lead-up to the top of the hour; ID for Czech Radio 2.
  Good to fair reception; Czech language; 1500 kW via Prague, TCH (Czech Republic).
  Logged to 2112 UTC.
• 7 April: 2116 UTC: 639 kHz: RNE 1  Speech by a male and a female in the Spanish language.
  Fair reception; Up to 300 kW.
  Music from The Equals 'Baby Come Back'. Time signal for 2130 UTC, continued speech in Spanish.
  Logged to 2138 UTC.

Sunday 28 April 2013: Information update:
549 kHz: Spirit Radio, Radio Centre, Kilarney Road, Bray, Co Wicklow, Ireland.

                Telephone: +353 (1) 272 4760

                Text: +353 87 888 9292
                Email: info @ spiritradio .ie

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My AM Archive: October 2012

 MORE Medium Wave memories, this time from Monday, 29 October, 2012.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: March 2012, 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.

October 2012 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 29 October [2012]: 1610 UTC: 1557 kHz: [Presumed] BBC Radio Lancashire  Very fluttery broadcast with music: 'Whiter Shade of Pale' by Procol Harum. Female speech. Broadcast fade out.

BBC Hereford & Worcester promotional material, 1991.

• 29 October: 1630 UTC: 1584 kHz: BBC Hereford & Worcester  Music: 'This Old Heart of Mine' Rod Stewart. ID: "BBC H... Worcester", 'Travel update'...
  News update: Men remanded in custody over a murder; Barack Obama; BBC to start internal inquiry today regarding paedophile Jimmy Savile.
  Music: Michael Buble 'I Just Haven't Met You Yet'.
  [Presumed] BBC Hereford & Worcester  Fair to poor reception via Woofferton.
  Music: 10CC 'I'm Not In Love' Female and male speech.
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• 29 October: 1652 UTC: 1584 kHz: Radio Tay  'Playing one great song after another, this is Radio Tay'.
  Music: Cher 'Believe'. Male host.
  Current single from Taylor Swift! 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'.
  Fair to poor reception via Friarton Road, Perth.
  Logged to 1700 UTC.
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• 29 October: 1707 UTC: 1602 kHz: "Mix of broadcasts, very strong on first tune-in, Asian music may well have been Desi Radio (Southall); Michael Jackson 'Smooth Criminal' BBC Kent? Beatles 'Let It Be'. Difficult listening. Fleetwood Mac.

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Weekend Wallpapers: A Celebration of The Swift.

A COLLECTION of images of Taylor Alison Swift.

A still from the video of 'Both of Us', performed by B . o . B featuring Taylor Swift.

Still from a promotional video for 'Cardigan'.

Full length image from 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)' by Beth Garrabrant.

Taylor Swift in Concert: The 2019 Amazon Prime Day in New York City.

Taylor Swift, posted by TaylorNation, 23 March 2021.

Copyright on all the above images remains with the holders.

No infringement intended.

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Season 2021/22 : Results and Fixtures - Part Two.

 RESULTS: September 2021

Saturday 4th [September]: League Two: United 2 - Salford City 1

Saturday 11th: League Two: Crawley Town 2 - United 1

Saturday 18th: League Two: United 2 - Scunthorpe United 2

Saturday 25th: League Two: Sutton United 4 - United 0

Tuesday 28th: Football League Trophy: United 2 - Everton 0

Fixtures: October 2021

Saturday 2nd [October]: League Two: United v Forest Green Rovers (3pm kick-off)

Saturday 9th: League Two: Bristol Rovers v United (3pm)

Saturday 16th: League Two: United v Tranmere Rovers (3pm)

Tuesday 19th: League Two: Newport County v United (7:45pm)

Saturday 23rd: League Two: United v Oldham Athletic (3pm)

Saturday 30th: League Two: Northampton Town v United (2pm)

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My AM Archive: March 2012

 WEDNESDAY, March 21, 2012 was a day listening to Medium Wave, the following logs are what was heard that day.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: January 2012, 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.

March 2012 : Medium Wave

• [Wednesday] 21 March [2012]: 1130 UTC: 1440 kHz: Tentative reception of Marnach, Luxembourg  Speech by a female, speech by a male, brief piece of music which may have been an ident, speech by male.
  Poor - fair - poor reception.
  Speech by female.
  600 kW.
  Logged to 1150 UTC.
• 21 March: 1157 UTC: 1458 kHz: BBC Newcastle  North East Weather, male host with male and female guest previewing the 2012 budget. Weather report from Paul Mooney.
  1200 UTC news: British woman has been released by hostage takers in Africa. Budget 2012 preview. Report from Whitley Bay. Sport update. Weather report. Male speech, telephone number for the 'jambuster' traffic telephone line. Male speech, 'guess the year' competition. Music: Jacksons 'Can You Feel It'.
  Good to fair reception.
  Male host with details of the year featured in the competition.
  2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
  The year is 1981.
  Logged to 1215 UTC.
• 21 March: 1231 UTC: 1485 kHz: BBC Radio 4  Live coverage of the 2012 Budget.
  Fair reception.
  1 kW via Carlisle.
  2012 Budget speech by Chancellor George Osbourne, live from the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London.
  Logged to 1245 UTC.
• 21 March: 1258 UTC: 1521 kHz: "Music, followed by slow speech by male. Unidentified broadcast  Music.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Male speech. Broadcast I cannot identify".
  Logged to 1308 UTC.

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My AM Archive: January 2012

 MEDIUM Wave logs dated Monday, 2 January, 2012, which was also the Saints Day of St Caspar del Bufalo [Source: Vatican Radio calendar, 2012].

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: October 2011, 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.

January 2012 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 2 January [2012]: 1955 UTC: 1377 kHz: France Info  Excellent to fair reception. 300 kW via Lille, France.
  Two male hosts, with a male studio guest, speaking of sport headlines, including Paris Saint-Germain of French football. Extended speech. Speaking of Davor Šuker, footballer. Reference to English football? Thank you to the guest. ID for France Info. Ad break: Santander? Male and female voices. Back to studio with mention of France Info.
  ID for 20 UTC, with new male voice - Details of programme, news? Mention of Budapest? Male speech. ID: Speech of President Sarkozy. Speech regarding commerce and Paris? Report by female.
  Logged to 2010 UTC.
• 2 January: 2027 UTC: 1386 kHz: Euskadi Irratia  Music: Female vocalist with acoustic guitar. Speech from a female with a male - Is this an interview by the male with the female who sang the song?
  [British DX Club shows this broadcast is] Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, Spain. Programmes are in Basque dialect / language. Continued speech with more music by female with acoustic guitar at 2035 UTC. Confirmed as Euskadi Irratia: Parallel with 1476 kHz via San Sebastian.
  Good to fair reception.
  Male host with female playing the music. Basque language via Bilbao.
  Logged to 2045 UTC.
• 2 January: 2052 UTC: 1395 kHz: Unidentified broadcast, believed to be Trans World Radio  Male speech, believed to be broadcasting on Trans World Radio via Flakë, Albania, with Polish language broadcast from 20 UTC? Male speech, music at 2057 UTC: Male vocalist with backing band.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  Male speech "Radio broadcast, internet, satellite"? Details of an SMS (text) contact telephone number? Postal address. Music.
  ID at 21 UTC? Male speech, with female speech, music.
  Logged to 2112 UTC.
• 2 January: 2120 UTC: 1404 kHz: France Info  Speech by a male and female in French - France Info via Brest, 20 kW. Fair reception.
  Logged to 2130 UTC.

France Info logo.

• 2 January: 2140 UTC: 1413 kHz: "Through several stations, the clearest broadcast I hear is, I believe, Premier Christian Radio via West London (Heathrow) or East London (Dartford Marshes) with 0.5 kW.  I believe music and speech in English could be BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
  "Premier Christian Radio has female preacher with readings from the Bible.
  "BBC Radio Gloucestershire has male host, telephone number (0845), music from Rod Stewart ('Downtown Train') and Michael Jackson 'Rock With You'.
  "Female preacher still strong, lost Gloucestershire to Spanish programmes.
  "Both Premier Christian and BBC Gloucestershire logged."
  Logged to 2205 UTC.

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Weekend Wallpapers : A Haweswater Panorama

Haweswater Reservoir

19 May 2021

12 noon

Season 2021/22 : Results and Fixtures - Part One.

 WELCOME to the first set of results and fixtures concerning Carlisle United Football Club, Season 2021/22.

Results: August 2021

Saturday 7th [August]: League Two: United 0 - Colchester United 0

Tuesday 10th: Football League Cup: Sheffield United 1 - United 0

Saturday 14th: League Two: Swindon Town 1 - United 2

Tuesday 17th: League Two: Port Vale 0 - United 0

Saturday 21st: League Two: United 1 - Leyton Orient 1

Saturday 28th: League Two: Hartlepool United 2 - United 1

Tuesday 31st: Football League Trophy: United 3 - Hartlepool United 3 [Carlisle United win 4-3 on penalties]

Carlisle United Football Club 'Golden Gamble' ticket (Security features & ticket number obscured)

Fixtures: September 2021

Saturday 4th [September]: League Two: United v Salford City (3pm kick-off)

Saturday 11th: League Two: Crawley Town v United (3pm)

Saturday 18th: League Two: United v Scunthorpe United (3pm)

Saturday 25th: League Two: Sutton United v United (3pm)

Tuesday 28th: Football League Trophy: United v Everton (7pm)

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Weekday Wallpaper: Ribblehead Viaduct

Ribblehead Viaduct, 19 April 2021, 12:25pm.

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My AM Archive: October 2011

 A SHORT post, taking a look at Medium Wave broadcasts heard October 2011.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Summer 2011, 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.

October 2011 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 24 October [2011]: 1953 UTC: 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  Fair to poor reception. Speech via Lisnagarvey, Co Down, Northern Ireland. Rock music, male speech regarding song played. Link into next song; Music.
  Logged to 20 UTC.

Letter verifying reception of BBC Radio Ulster on 1341 kHz Medium Wave.
This letter verified reception dated Saturday 13 August 2011.
The log can be found at the foot of the Summer 2011 post.

• 24 October: 2016 UTC: 1359 kHz: Unidentified broadcast;
  24 October: 2020 UTC: 1368 kHz: "Propagation [on this frequency] is making the broadcasts I can hear on this channel difficult to identify..."
• 24 October: 2032 UTC: 1377 kHz: France Info  Male speech in the French language, includes a report from Great Britain with a speech by [British Prime Minister] David Cameron, translated into French, regarding economic matters. Silvio Berlusconi. Sport update: Football.
  Extended speech on a telephone line regarding a police chief officer.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  Report regarding Libya National Transitional Council. Female speech. Male speech.
  French language via Lille, France.
  Football scores, reports from French football.
  300 kW transmission.
  ID, male speech, propagation, female speech, music, male speech.
  Logged to 2047 UTC.

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My AM Archive: Summer 2011

 JUNE and August 2011 are the focus of this post, bringing logs of Medium Wave broadcasts of the time into this blog.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: April 2011, 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 2011 : Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 9 June [2011] [Receiver used: Hitachi TRK 5854-E]: 2120 UTC: 828 kHz: Radio 10 Gold  Speech from female host with male guest in the Dutch language - This is Radio 10 Gold.
  Excellent to good reception. Dutch via Heinenoord, HOL. Long speech, interview. Music: Rumer 'Am I Forgiven'.
  Logged to 2135 UTC.
• 9 June: 2146 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Music by Robbie Williams 'Strong' on the Richard Nankivell show on BBC Radio Cumbria.
  Good to fair reception. Richard Nankivell with Wispy Witherslack. Music: Amy Winehouse 'Valerie'.
  1 kW via Barrow in Furness.
  Logged to 2153 UTC.
• 9 June [Receiver used: Lloytron N-401 Galaxy]: 2243 UTC: 837 kHz: France Info  Speech by a male in the French language. Music. Speech by male host, interview with male guest on telephone.
  Good reception. 200 kW via Nancy, France.
  Logged to 2257 UTC.

• [Thursday] 16 June [2011] [Receiver used: Roberts R881]: 1901 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Music: Bob Dylan 'Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 [Everybody Must Get Stoned]'. Speech from Joe Costin. Music. Speech from Joe Costin.
  Fair to poor reception. 1 kW via Barrow in Furness.
  Logged to 1912 UTC.

Joe Costin (BBC Radio Cumbria) promotional photocard.

• 16 June: 1936 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  Female and male speech. Music: Carl Douglas 'Kung Fu Fighting'.
  Fair to poor reception, up to 100 kW (Washford, Somerset).
  ID at 1950 UTC. Music: The Monkees 'Pleasant Valley Sunday' (1967). Music: Julian Cope. Weather, traffic & travel, news headlines. Weather forecast.
  Logged to 1958 UTC.
• 16 June: 2034 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI Uno  Female speech.
  200 kW via Milan. Good to fair / poor reception.
  Logged to 2057 UTC.
• 16 June: 2112 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  Live coverage of the US Open Golf Tournament from Maryland, USA. Interview with Luke Donald.
  Excellent to poor reception, up to 200 kW (Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire).
  ID for 'Five Live Sport'. Speech regarding Ian Poulter. Rory McIlroy on the Fifth green - Rory McIlroy is the leader on the afternoon of the opening day of the US Open.
  Logged to 2121 UTC.
• 16 June: 2133 UTC: 918 kHz: Radio Slovenia 1  Continual music.
  Fair reception, up to 300 kW via Domzale.
  Radio Slovenia 1 : The First Programe of Slovenia. Tavčar 17, 1550 LJUBLJANA  SLOVENIA
  Logged to 2148 UTC.
• 16 June: 2200 UTC: 936 kHz: Fresh Radio  Music: Tina Arena 'Sorrento Moon (I Remember)'. ID for Fresh Radio. 'Sky News Centre' 11pm news. UK economic recovery. Richard Branson may purchase Northern Rock. Wembley Stadium will host 2016 Champions League Final. Royal Ascot Ladies Day. ID for Fresh Radio 'Stress Busters'. Music. Phil Collins?
  Excellent to good reception. 1 kW via Hawes, Yorkshire Dales. Van Morrison 'Whenever God Shines His Light' with Cliff Richard.
  Fresh Radio, The Watermill, Broughton Hall, SKIPTON BD23 3AG
  Logged to 2210 UTC.
• 16 June: 2215 UTC: 945 kHz: France Info  Male speech, French language.
  Good reception. 300 kW via Toulouse, France.
  Jingles, speech, recordings, male and female speech, with male telephone caller. Overspill from Fresh Radio on 936 kHz. Female telephone caller.
  Logged to 2227 UTC.

Radio Slovenia verification card, June 2011.

August 2011 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 13 August [2011]: 1415 UTC: 1053 kHz: TalkSport  Live football scores with Adrian.
  Fair to poor reception.
  'Matchday Live'
  Up to 500 kW via Central England (Droitwich, Worcestershire).
  Ad break: WWE Championship. Live football commentaries this evening: Newcastle v Arsenal. ID. Score: Liverpool 1 - Sunderland 0. Rugby Union: Wales 6 - England 6 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales. England have won the Third Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, v India, replacing India as the number one team in the world in Cricket.
  Football: Wigan 1 - Norwich 0. Blackburn Rovers 1 - Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Liverpool 1 - Sunderland 0. Fulham 0 - Aston Villa 0.
  Logged to 1425 UTC.
• 13 August: 1518 UTC: 1170 kHz: Magic 1170  Quincy Jones on 'Eighties Magic'. Ad break: Autoglass, Cancer Research UK, Vauxhall Corsa at local dealer. Business web design. Road cycles, 'Outdoor Fitness' magazine. Gordon's Gin...? 'Call 222555' - Magic 1170 ID 'Teesside and North Yorkshire'. Music: Chicago 'Hard Habit To Break'.
  Fair to poor reception. 320 watts via Stockton, Teesside.
  Host Dave Campbell? Music: 'Girls On Film' Duran Duran. ABC 'The Look Of Love'. ID. Billy Joel / Fyfe Dangerfield 'She's Always A Woman To Me'.
  Logged to 1537 UTC.
• 13 August: 1600 UTC: 1215 kHz: Absolute Radio  Football scores on 'Rock 'n' Roll Football'. Full Time: Bury 0 - Carlisle United 2. Ad break for ESPN.
  Poor reception. Up to 200 kW, Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire, for North England.
  Ads: The People newspaper, Go Compare insurance. ID. 'Call Ian Wright now...' Football phone-in with Ian Wright.
  Logged to 1612 UTC.
• 13 August: 1624 UTC: 1242 kHz: Absolute Radio  Football talk with Ian Wright and guests: Speech regarding Arsenal FC prior to kick off v Newcastle at 1630 UTC.
  Fair reception, 1 kW via Stockton-on-Tees.
  Ad break: Flora, X Box 360, WWE Championship. Mazda test drive, The People newspaper. Promo for the Christian O'Connell breakfast show. ID for 'Rock 'n' Roll Football' on Absolute Radio, Facebook link, continued speech re: Newcastle v Arsenal.
  Logged to 1637 UTC.
• 13 August: 1653 UTC: 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  Superbikes: The Ulster Grand Prix (Motorcycling).
  Fair reception. 100 kW via Lisnagarvey, Co Down, Northern Ireland.
  Logged to 1701 UTC.

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Wednesday Wallpaper: Selset Reservoir, April 2021

A view south from the B6276 road of Selset Reservoir, County Durham.
06 April 2021.

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My AM Archive: April 2011

 WELCOME to a continual thread of my Medium Wave logbooks, bringing them online for posterity, and for other like-minded radio listeners to enjoy.

Logs of Short Wave broadcasts are also on this blog, under the My DX Archive thread.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: February 2011, 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 2011 : Medium Wave

• [Tuesday] 26 April [2011]: 2040 UTC: 801 kHz: Bayern Plus  Music: Glen Campbell 'Wichita Lineman'. Continuous music, ID, female vocalists. Music: Roy Orbison 'You Got It'.
  Fair reception. Time Signal at 21 UTC: Female with news update in the German language. World news: Japan Fukushima nuclear power plant.
  German language broadcast from Munich. 100 kW.
  World news from Kandahar, Afghanistan.
  Logged to 2110 UTC.

Bayern Plus logo.

• 26 April: 2115 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Female host with political discussion with a male guest. Elections in Scotland.
  Fair reception.
  Female host was interviewing Scottish Labour leader. Political correspondent Raymond Buchanan reports.
  100 kW via North or Central Scotland.
  Logged to 2127 UTC.
• 26 April: 2140 UTC: 828 kHz: Radio 10 Gold  Music: Norah Jones 'Don't Know Why'. ID. Music: James Ingram [& Patti Austin] 'Baby Come To Me'; Jon Secada 'Just Another Day'.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  ID, music: Chris Rea 'Fool If You Think It's Over'; The Cars 'Drive'; Katie Melua 'Nine Million Bicycles'. Male host, Dutch language. Female speech. ID with male speech.
  Logged to 2158 UTC.

Contact details for broadcasters (These details may no longer be correct):

Bayern Plus (broadcasting on 801 & 729 kHz)

Bayerischer Rundfunk,

Bayern Plus,

Radio No 1,

80335  MUNICH

GERMANY

Radio 10 Gold (828 kHz)

PO Box 1056,

1200 BB  HILVERSUM

HOLLAND .

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My AM Archive: February 2011

QSL Verification, Evangeliums-Rundfunk, November 2010.

TWENTY ELEVEN and the second month thereof, feature in this thread of My AM Archive, a continual thread of my Medium Wave logbooks, bringing them online for posterity, and for other like-minded radio listeners to enjoy.

Logs of Short Wave broadcasts are also on this blog, under the My DX Archive thread.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Autumn 2010, can be found here.

[The Evangeliums-Rundfunk broadcast, verified by the QSL card to the right, features in the Autumn 2010 post]

If you would like to learn more about Medium Wave listening, then Europe's Premier Medium Wave DX Club - The Medium Wave Circle - May be of interest.

Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

February 2011 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 6 February [2011]: 1320 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Male speech, poor signal - Occasional fair to good reception.
  BBC Radio Scotland for South West Scotland via Dumfries, 2 kW.
  [Contact details: BBC Radio Scotland, Elmbank, Lover's Walk, Dumfries DG1 1NZ
  Telephone: 01387 268008
  BBC Scotland HQ: 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA]
  Logged to 1330 UTC.
• 6 February: 1428 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four  'Gardener's Question Time' Chaired by Peter Gibbs in Lavenham, Suffolk. Male speaks of soil types. Female with question, male responds.
  Good reception via Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Wrekenton, 2 kW.
  Speech regarding house and garden, by River Severn, Bristol.
  Logged to 1435 UTC.
• 6 February: 1454 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service  Music, male speech.
  Poor to unusable reception. BBC World Service English to Europe via Orford Ness, Suffolk, 500 kW.
  Logged to 1507 UTC.
• 6 February: 1525 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen  Music: Baritone male choir. Female speech, Dutch language.
  Poor reception via Lopik, HOL [Holland], 120 kW.
  Programme: 'Katholiek Weekjournaal'.
  Logged to 1545 UTC.
• 6 February: 1556 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  News headlines: Formula One driver [Robert Kubica] crashes in a rally, Egypt Muslim Brotherhood.
  Live football: Craig Burley, Alan Green, Mike Ingham and Colin Murray prepare for kick-off at Chelsea v Liverpool, Stamford Bridge. Yellow card for Chelsea in first minute or two. Fernando Torres makes his debut for Chelsea.
  Good reception, most likely to be Stagshaw, Northumberland to North East England, 50 kW.
  Logged to 1615 UTC.
• 6 February: 1644 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio Four  'Poetry Please': Music is the subject of the speech.
  Poor reception, most likely Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland, 10 kW.
  Logged to 1652 UTC.

Promotional card for Anne Hopper, BBC Radio Cumbria.

• 6 February: 1706 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Music: Duet by male and female vocalists, big band music. Anne Hopper's Music Box on BBC Radio Cumbria.
  Fair to poor reception via Carlisle, 1 kW.
  Logged to 1722 UTC.
• 6 February: 1805 UTC: 756 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  Female speech includes ID for Deutschlandfunk, female speech, ID by male, female speech, speech by males regarding President Mubarak of Egypt. All speech in German language. Egyptian elections.
  Good to fair reception, 100-200 kW via Ravensburg / Braunschweig, Germany.
  Speech regarding unrest in Egypt. Female with new items: Preparations for Tour de France, fireworks, short piece by male in English language.
  Logged to 1815 UTC.
• 6 February: 1839 UTC: 783 kHz: MittelDeutscher Rundfunk  Male speech, German language, MDR Info.
  Fair reception via Leipzig, Germany, 100 kW, on 783 kHz / 383m.
  Logged to 1850 UTC.
• 6 February: 1900 UTC: 792 kHz: France Info  ID, speech by female and male.
  Fair to poor reception via Limoges, 300 kW.
  Female on telephone, male in studio. Football: Lille, Bordeaux, PSG, Toulouse. Sports news: Motor racing, NFL Super Bowl.
  Logged to 1910 UTC.
• 6 February: 1918 UTC: 801 kHz: Bayern Plus  Back to back music, including 'A Little Bit of Soul'. ID for Bayern Plus.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Logged to 1927 UTC.

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My AM Archive: Autumn 2010

 TAKING you back to the period of September to November 2010, for broadcasts heard during that time on the Medium Wave band.

My AM Archive is a continual thread of my Medium Wave logbooks, bringing them online for posterity, and for other like-minded radio listeners to enjoy.

Logs of Short Wave broadcasts are also on this blog, under the My DX Archive thread.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: July 2010, 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 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Tuesday] 7 September [2010]: 1825 UTC: 1413 kHz: BBC Radio Gloucestershire  Music: Gary Newman 'Cars', speech by male and female, telephone caller, travel news. Music: John Lennon 'Woman'.
  Fair reception, 500 watts via Bourton-on-the-Water and Berkeley Heath.
  Male speech: 'Lionel Richie on the way - Lionel Richie as promised' Music: 'Running With The Night' and 'You Are My Destiny'.
  Logged to 1850 UTC.
• 7 September: 1857 UTC: 1413 kHz: Premier Christian Radio  'Insight for Living', Chuck Swindoll, talk of the Insight for Living website. Details of Chuck Swindoll's new book, how to make a donation, website address, postal address.
  Premier Christian Radio via East London (Dartford Marshes) or West London (Heathrow) both transmitters 500 watts.
  'Right to Reply' programme, website, telephone number. Jingle for Premier Info line. Male speech over music, jingle for telephone number to call.
  Fair reception. ID for Premier Christian Radio. Female speech. Choir music. Male speaker with American accent.
  Logged to 1913 UTC.

Deutschlandfunk QSL Verification card, September 2010.

• 7 September: 1921 UTC: 1422 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  Beautiful piano and violin, followed by fast piano and violin.
  Excellent to good reception via Heusweiler, D (Germany), 1200 kW / 600 kW.
  Concerto or unbroken recital / broadcast of recordings. No speech.
  Female host with speech, in German, including an ID for Deutschlandfunk. Speech includes the name of the composer Rebecca Clarke. Male speech, female speech. Classical piano and violin.
  Logged to 1935 - 1945 UTC.
• 7 September: 1957 UTC: 1440 kHz: Announcements from the German service of China Radio International via Radio Luxembourg (RTL). Music.
  Broadcast: RTL via Marnach, Luxembourg. 1200 kW / 300 kW.
  Launch of the French service of China Radio International (2003 UTC) via RTL.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Logged to 2014 UTC. [See image of QSL verification, posted below]
• 7 September: 2022 UTC: 1458 kHz: Various broadcasts audible, including Sunrise Radio (Brookmans Park London, 125 kW); BBC Asian Network (Birmingham, 5 kW); Capital Gold Manchester (Ashton Moss, Manchester, 5 kW; Good to fair reception).
  Logged to 2050 UTC.

October 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 30 October [2010]: 2129 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden  Currently broadcasting in the Swedish language, 300 - 600 kW via Solvesborg. Radio Sweden's last night on Medium Wave [and Short Wave].

November 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 18 November [2010]: 1405 UTC: 1458 kHz: BBC Newcastle  Good-fair-poor reception, 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
  Music: Womack & Womack 'Footsteps'.
  Male host, interview with male guest: "I've done all I want to do, I'm happy being back in Newcastle". Music: Natalie Imbruglia 'Torn'.
  ID for BBC Newcastle. Male host: "...weekend of sport...versus Bolton Wanderers". Music: Dusty Springfield 'Son of a Preacher Man'. Speech: Text / telephone number. Music: Olly Murs 'Please Don't Let Me Go'. Male host, ID, speech. Music: Fergal Sharkey 'A Good Heart'.
  Logged to 1425 UTC.
• 18 November: 1440 UTC: 1485 kHz: BBC Radio Merseyside  Music: Sarah Phillips. ID "...on the Billy Butler show". Music.
  Good to fair reception. ID for BBC Radio Merseyside, telephone number, speech promoting "our carol service in December"; "Coming up after 3pm". Music: Andrew Gold 'Never Let Her Slip Away'.
  2 kW via Wallasey, Merseyside. Speech by Billy Butler regarding BBC TV show 'The Apprentice' featuring Lord Sugar. Music: Billy Joel 'Tell Her About It'; Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
  [1500 UTC] News headlines with Graham White.
  Logged to 1500 UTC. [See letter of verification at foot of this post]

BCE [RTL Luxembourg] QSL Verification, September 2010.

• 18 November: 1518 UTC: 1494 kHz: France Info / France Bleu  French language female and male speech.
  France Info via Clermont-Ferrand; France Bleu via Bastia, both 20 kW via France.
  Good to fair reception.
  Logged to 1540 UTC.
  
• 18 November: 1550 UTC: 1503 kHz: BBC Radio Stoke  Music: Dusty Springfield 'In The Middle of Nowhere'. Female speech for Children In Need event. Music: Pet Shop Boys 'West End Girls'.
  ID for BBC Radio Stoke, female host "Preparations are going well for Christmas lights switch-on in Hanley".
  1600 UTC news: Bentley workers in Crewe go to protest. Man to serve twenty-one years for murder of girlfriend's daughter - Mother serves five years. Irish economy in peril. Police and fire services in Staffordshire may cut back on share of council tax. Weather for Staffordshire and Cheshire; A500 traffic report.
  ID for BBC Radio Stoke, website. Music: Eric Carmen 'Hungry Eyes'.
  ID for BBC Radio Stoke, 'Tim is in Hanley for Christmas lights switch-on, at 1845 UTC tonight' Female host.
  Good to fair reception, 1 kW via Sideway, Staffordshire.
  Logged to 1610 UTC.
  
• 18 November: 1837 UTC: 1521 kHz: Classic Gold 1521  Music: Everly Brothers 'Walk Right Back', ID 'This is Gold', CCS 'Whole Lotta Love', male host, The Beatles 'All My Loving'.
  Good to fair reception, 640 watts via Reigate / Crawley (Duxhurst). 
  Music: 'Blinded By The Light' (Manfred Mann's Earth Band). Public hearing in Florida to review Jim Morrison's case of exposure, 1961. Gold Travel Desk, Reigate, Leatherhead, Crawley, Gatwick Airport. Music: Stevie Wonder.
  Logged to 1851 UTC.
• 18 November: 1858 UTC: 1530 kHz: Pulse 2  Music: The Commodores 'Three Times A Lady'. Female host.
  1900 UTC news: Reports from Northamptonshire, Kettering, Luton. Retailers report sales increase prior to Christmas. Weather report. Music: Michael Buble 'Hollywood'. Female host.
  Pulse 2, Huddersfield, formerly Classic Gold West Yorkshire.
  Music: Hot Chocolate, ID, Manfred Mann's Earth Band 'Blinded By The Light' (Written by Springsteen).
  Fair reception, 740 watts via Vicars Lot, Huddersfield.
  Now playing: The Carpenters.
  Logged to 1920 UTC.
• 18 November: 1935 UTC: 1539 kHz: Evangeliums-Rundfunk  Speech from two males in the German language.
  Good to fair reception, 120 kW up to 700 kW via Mainflingen, Germany.
  Music: Male vocalist with acoustic flute. Continuation of speech between two males.
  Logged to 1945 UTC.
• 18 November: 2032 UTC: 1557 kHz: France Info  Females speaking French language.
  Fair reception, 300 kW via Nice.
  Male speech.
  Logged to 2043 UTC.

BBC Merseyside letter, verifying reception dated 18 November 2010.

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My AM Archive: July 2010

MEMORIES OF Summer 2010, as part of the My AM Archive thread.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Spring 2010, 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.

July 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 25 July [2010]: 1018 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  Traffic and travel for the UK, trailer for Cricket on BBC Five Live Sports Extra.
  Number eight of the week's ten most talked about news stories: Vuvuzelas may or may not be allowed at English football stadia. Number seven: Death of Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins.
  Fair reception, most likely to be Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire, 200 kW.
  Number six: Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan [pictured below] sent to prison for a week or two.
  Logged to 1031 UTC.
• 25 July: 1042 UTC: 936 kHz: Fresh Radio  Music from a-ha, speech from male host, reference to the Fresh Radio website and links to charities. Fresh Radio ID for the 'Text Maniacs' competition. Music: Dido 'The Hunter'.
  Good reception, 1 kW via Hawes.  'Superquiz' on air after 12 noon, reference to telephone number. Ad break - break in transmission - back on air. Advertise with Fresh Radio. Car wash ad. Music: Ellie Goulding 'Guns and Horses', Gwen Stefani 'Cool'.
  Logged to 1055 UTC.

Lindsay Lohan featured on 5 Live, July 2010.

• 25 July: 1335 UTC: 1170 kHz: Magic 1170  Music: Beach Boys 'I Get Around', male ID "This is the Magic Gold Weekend". Music: Simon & Garfunkel 'The Boxer'.
  Good to poor reception, 320 watts via Stockton-on-Tees.
  Male speech, ad break: Matalan, Arriva Buses. Redcar website. Insurance. Hartlepool residences for sale: Retirement village. Children's Hospice. Female ID for Magic 1170. Music: 'Baby I Love You'.
  Logged to 1347 UTC.
• 25 July: 1359 UTC: 1215 kHz: Absolute Radio  Music: Lenny Kravitz 'Fly Away', ID for Absolute Radio. Ad break: Citroen cars, Compare The Market. Services supplier.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Music: The Cardigans 'My Favourite Game'. ID. Music: Florence and The Machine.
  Multiple transmissions, most likely Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire, 200 kW.
  Male voice, music: Genesis 'That's All'.
  Logged to 1412 UTC.
• 25 July: 1444 UTC: 1242 kHz: Absolute Radio  Music: The Clash 'London Calling', trailer including Kings of Leon. Music: Sheryl Crow.
  Good reception, 1 kW via Stockton-on-Tees.
  Logged to 1452 UTC.
• 25 July: 1557 UTC: 1413 kHz: Fresh Radio  Music: The Eagles 'Hotel California'. ID at 1600 UTC for Fresh Radio, male speech, news.
  Poor reception, up to 100 watts via Skipton or Richmond, North Yorkshire.
  Music: Cher 'Believe'.
  Logged to 1607 UTC.

A number of logs were omitted from this post, due to lack of detail. The broadcasts, at time of reception, were believed to be as follows:

• 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales
• 1053 kHz: talkSPORT
• 1071 kHz: talkSPORT
• 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster
• 1368 kHz: Manx Radio

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My AM Archive: Spring 2010

 WELCOME to memories of Medium Wave broadcasts dated March and May 2010, as part of the My AM Archive thread.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: January 2010, 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.

March 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Wednesday] 3 March [2010]: 1850 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  1 kW via Carlisle, Good to fair reception.  Music from Paolo Nutini 'Ten Out Of Ten', Belinda Artingstoll, music: Simply Red 'Stars', traffic news, 1900 UTC news: Martin Lewes: Michael Foot dies, Lake District National Park Authority rejects application for business park, Carlisle Renaissance review, John Venebles sent back to prison.
  Logged to 1910 UTC.

Belinda Artingstoll promotional photocard, BBC Radio Cumbria.

• 3 March: 1920 UTC: 756 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  Excellent to good reception, 100 - 200 kW, multiple transmitter sites via Germany.
  Male and female voices, German speakers, discuss Israel, Gaza, Middle East, India, including contributions from an English speaking male with an American accent. Deutschlandfunk ID at 1928 UTC. Male speech, female speech.
  Logged to 1935 UTC.
• 3 March: 1956 UTC: 765 kHz: BBC Essex  Female host speaking to male who talks of how he proposed to his wife, they now have a child; Also speaks of how he saw the Queen and Lord Mayor of London, when working as a delivery driver. Traffic & travel news, signal fade.
  Contact details [at the time]: BBC Essex Reception: 01245 616000; News desk: 616047; BBC general enquiries line: 03700 100222.  BBC Essex text: 07786 201035.  BBC Essex on air line: 01245 495050.
  Excellent to good reception [at best].  500 watts via Chelmsford, Essex.
  Logged to 20 UTC.
• 3 March: 2112 UTC: 765 kHz: Option Musique  Sottens, Switzerland. Good [to fair] reception. 600 kW via Sottens, Switzerland [SUI].  Music: 'The Year of the Cat'. French music, male vocalist, guitar, piano, orchestration. Female host, speech. Music: French, male vocals, guitar, piano. ID for Option Musique, female speech, French & English vocals in song, band. Female host. Contribution by male, French language.
  Logged to 2120 UTC.
• 3 March: 2133 UTC: 774 kHz: RNE 1  Good to fair reception, multiple transmitter sites, Spain, 20 - 100 kW.  Spanish males, football commentary.
  Logged to 2145 UTC.
• 3 March: 2158 UTC: 783 kHz: MDR-Info  Leipzig, Germany. Good reception, 100 kW via Leipzig, Germany. Male with ID for 'Nachtrichten' (News at 22 UTC), male with news broadcast: Finance Minister, President... Male with reports after news broadcast. Female reporter.
  Logged to 2210 UTC.
• 3 March: 2216 UTC: 792 kHz: France Info  Limoges, France, 300 kW. Excellent to good reception.  Male, French language, football report. ID, male host with business news: Pfizer, Dow Jones, Paris 'Le Monde'. Music, ID, ad break.
  Logged to 2230 UTC.

Option Musique (Switzerland) QSL Verification Card, 3 March 2010.

May 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Friday] 14 May [2010]: 1912 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Rugby commentary from the home of the Ospreys on BBC Radio Scotland. Poor reception, 100 kW (presumably) Westerglen, Scotland. Male commentator with summariser. Ospreys (Wales) v Glasgow.
  Logged to 1921 UTC.
• 14 May: 1959 UTC: 837 kHz: France Info  Nancy, France, 200 kW. Poor reception. Male host speaking French, with contribution from female and male on telephone.
  Logged to 2010 UTC.
• 14 May: 2018 UTC: 846 kHz: [Presumed] Radio North / Gospel 846  Republic of Ireland, 100 kW. Poor reception. Music, speech from male, music: Buddy Holly 'Heartbeat'.
  Logged to 2033 UTC.
• 14 May: 2100 UTC: 855 kHz: RNE 1  Murcia  E  (Spain)  300 kW. Fair to poor reception. Fast-moving speech in Spanish with male host, female host and reports. La Liga sport report.
  Logged to 2111 UTC.

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