Season 2020/21 : Results and Fixtures - Part 4

 QUITE a busy post to bring you, with a look back over the month with Carlisle United Football Club.

Results and news from January 2021, followed by the fixtures for February 2021.

Results: January 2021

Saturday 2nd [January]: League Two: Walsall 0 - United 2

Saturday 9th: League Two: United - Leyton Orient : Match postponed; Frozen pitch.

Tuesday 12th: League Two: Harrogate Town - United : [Fixture rearranged from 29 December 2020] Match postponed [for a second time!]; Power cut.

Saturday 16th: League Two: Mansfield Town - United : Match postponed; Covid-19 protocol.

Tuesday 19th: League Two: United - Leyton Orient : [Fixture rearranged from 9 January] Match postponed [for a second time!]; Covid-19 protocol.

Saturday 23rd: League Two: United - Forest Green Rovers : Match postponed; Covid-19 protocol.

Tuesday 26th: League Two: Newport County - United : Match postponed; Waterlogged pitch.

Saturday 30th: League Two: United 1 - Exeter City 0

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Fixtures: February 2021

Tuesday 2nd [February]: League Two: United v Forest Green Rovers [Fixture rearranged from 23 January] (6pm)

Saturday 6th: League Two: Cheltenham Town - United : Match postponed; Covid-19 protocol.

Tuesday 9th: League Two: United v Leyton Orient [Fixture rearranged from 9 & 19 January] : Match postponed; Frozen pitch.

Saturday 13th: League Two: United v Crawley Town : Match postponed; Frozen pitch.

Tuesday 16th: League Two: Harrogate Town v United [Fixture rearranged from 29 December & 12 January] (7pm)

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

Tuesday 23rd: League Two: United v Tranmere Rovers (7pm)

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

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As of Sunday 31 January 2021, United are 2nd in League Two, with 42 points from 22 games. The form of the last six games has been four wins, one draw, one defeat.

United are looking a strong team this season.

Dare we dream of a promotion party on the final day of the season - May 8th...? 

My AM Archive: October 2007

 OCTOBER 2007 is the next post in the My AM Archive thread; 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: Summer 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.

October 2007 : Medium Wave

• [Tuesday] 30 October [2007]: 2120 - 2145 UTC: 1530 kHz: Vatican Radio  150 / 450 kW; Good to fair reception via Santa Maria di Galeria [Vatican City]. Clear ID signal of Vatican Radio, male speech in Spanish language via Europe 1st Programme. Arabic Service on air at 2140 UTC.
• 30 October: 2205 - 2215 UTC: 1539 kHz: Evangeliums Rundfunk  700 / 120 kW; Good to fair reception via Mainflingen, D [Germany]. Male speech in German language, with female host. Music, young voices singing 'Joy - all over the world'. Male host introduces report regarding tsunami in East Asia, female speaks of memories of tsunami in Thailand. Emotional speech.
  [Notes: Evangeliums - Rundfunk postal address:
  Evangeliums - Rundfunk Deutschland e.V., Berliner Ring 62, 35576 Wetzlar GERMANY
  Tel 06441 957-0  Fax 06441 957-120  E-Mail info at erf . de ]
• 30 October: 2224 - 2245 UTC: 1548 kHz: Magic  Good to fair reception via Liverpool or Sheffield. 'Magic Moments' with Norman: "Who had a 1979 hit with 'Up The Junction'..." Music: 10cc 'I'm Not In Love', Bobby Darin 'Dream Lover', Dr Hook 'Sylvia's Mother', Bad Company 'Can't Get Enough', Michael Jackson 'Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough'.

A post from October 2007, detailing the above at time of reception, can be found here.

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My AM Archive: Summer 2007

WELCOME to another post under the My AM Archive thread, 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.

This post revisits the Summer of 2007, with logs from June and August of that year.

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

June 2007 : Medium Wave

• [Friday] 8 June [2007]: 1930 - 1950 UTC: 1170 kHz: Magic 1170  320 watts; Excellent to good reception via Stockton-on-Tees [See the Google Maps image of the transmission site, at the top of this post). Mellow Magic. Male speech.
• 8 June: 2016 - 2033 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden  300-600 kW; Excellent to good reception via Solvesborg, Sweden. Swedish language to Europe.
• 8 June: 2103 - 2122 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio  Up to 200 kW; Excellent to good reception via multiple transmitters. Virgin Party Classics with Suggs.

August 2007 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 19 August [2007]: 1120 - 1200 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio  Up to 200 kW; Excellent to good reception. The Geoff Show live at V Festival 07.
• 19 August: 1250 - 1320 UTC: 1242 kHz: Virgin Radio  1 kW; Good reception via Stockton-on-Tees. Geoff, Leona Graham.
• 19 August: 1400 - 1411 UTC: 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  100 kW; Excellent to good reception via Lisnagarvey, Co Down, Northern Ireland. News.

Verification card from Virgin Radio, 2007.

• 19 August: 1559 - 1615 UTC: 1413 kHz: Fresh Radio  100 watts; Fair to poor reception via Skipton, North Yorkshire. Music: Queen. News.

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My AM Archive: May 2007

 AS SPRINGTIME approached Summertime in 2007, I present Medium Wave logs from the month of May, 2007.

My AM Archive is a continual thread of posts 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.

This post, as stated above, brings logs from May 2007.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Winter 2006-2007 : February 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.

May 2007 : Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 17 May [2007]: 1810 - 1830 UTC: 936 kHz: Fresh Radio  1 kW; Excellent to good reception via Hawes [Yorkshire Dales National Park / North Yorkshire]. 'Hitcall' programme, station ID, telephone, text, email address contacts for the show.
• 17 May: 1908 - 1916 UTC: 990 kHz: BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal  1 kW; Good to fair reception via Redmoss, Aberdeen, Scotland, G [G is the international country code for Great Britain / United Kingdom]. (BBC Radio nan Gàidheal is a Scottish Gaelic language radio station owned and operated by the BBC.)
• 17 May: 1924 - 1938 UTC: 999 kHz: Magic 999  800 watts; Excellent to good reception via Longton, Preston - Blackpool [Lancashire]. Ads.

Letter verifying reception of Fresh Radio (17 May).

• 17 May: 1939 - 1954 UTC: 1008 kHz: Radio 10 Gold  400 kW; Excellent to good reception, presumed via Flevoland, Holland.
  Music by Bruce Hornsby & The Range.
• 17 May: 2040 - 2100 UTC: 1017 kHz: Classic Gold WABC  630 watts; Good to poor reception via Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
  Music: The Beatles.
• 17 May: 2040 - 2100 UTC: 1017 kHz: Sudwestrundfunk  100 kW; Excellent to fair reception via Wolfsheim, D [Germany].
  Male speech.
• 17 May: 2112 - 2116 UTC: 1044 kHz: MDR Info  20 kW; Excellent to good reception via Dresden, D [Germany].
  Female speech, speaking of the French elections.
• 17 May: 2122 - 2132 UTC: 1053 kHz: TalkSport  Excellent to good reception; Multiple transmitters causing some delays and echo.
  James Whale on the air.
• 17 May: 2146 - 2153 UTC: 1089 kHz: TalkSport  Excellent to good reception; Multiple transmitters causing delay and echo.
  James Whale on the air, with guest Jodie Marsh.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2006-2007 : February 2007

 I SHALL begin with a quote from my previous post:

WINTER 2006-2007 was a very productive time for listening to the Medium Wave band, so the logs for December 2006 through to February 2007 will be posted as individual months, rather than the full [quarterly] season.

 This post brings logs from February 2007.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Winter 2006-2007 : December 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.

February 2007 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 12 February [2007]: 1734 - 1755 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  1 kW; Excellent to fair reception via Barrow-in-Furness. Richard Nankivell on air.

BBC Radio Cumbria presenter Richard Nankivell (Now Retired).

• 12 February: 1918 - 1933 UTC: 846 kHz: Radio North [Presumed]  Up to 100 kW; Excellent to good reception, presumed to be Radio North, Republic of Ireland.
• 12 February: 1940 - 1945 UTC: 855 kHz: RNE 1 Murcia  300 kW; Excellent to good reception via Murcia, E [Spain]. Spanish language broadcast, male and female speech.
• 12 February: 2000 - 2008 UTC: 864 kHz: La City / France Bleu  300 kW; Excellent to good reception via Paris [presumed transmitter site] France. French language broadcast, male speech, music.
• 12 February: 2012 - 2020 UTC: 873 kHz: American Forces Network  Good to fair reception, 150 kW via Frankfurt, D (Germany). Male speech.
• 12 February: 2027 - 2100 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  Excellent to good reception via multiple transmitters. In-depth interview with female.
• 12 February: 2115 - 2120 UTC: 891 kHz: Unidentified broadcast  Good to poor reception. Presumed to be a Dutch music channel, two males, Dutch language.

• 12 February: 2123 - 2128 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI Uno  600 kW; Excellent to fair reception via Milan, I (Italy). Italian language broadcast, males in conversation.
  [The above image is the Google Maps image of Trasmettitore Milano Rai 900kHz]
• 12 February: 2134 - 2144 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live  Excellent to good reception via multiple transmitters. 'Five Live Sport' Mark Saggers. Football.
• 12 February: 2148 - 2156 UTC: 918 kHz: Radio Slovenia [presumed]  100-600 kW; Good to poor reception, presumed via Domzale, SVN (Slovenia). Music.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2006-2007 : December 2006

 WINTER 2006-2007 was a very productive time for listening to the Medium Wave band, so the logs for December 2006 through to February 2007 will be posted as individual months, rather than the full [quarterly] season. This post brings logs from December 2006.

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

December 2006 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 2 December [2006]: 1645 - 1653 UTC: 711 kHz: Rennes [France] Transmitter: France Info / France Bleu  300 kW; Good reception. French speech from female and male, politics, food, male speech.
• 2 December: 1657 - 1705 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio 4  10 kW; Fair reception via Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland. 'Woman's Hour'.

• 2 December: 1709 - 1716 UTC: 729 kHz: RTE Radio 1  10 kW; Fair to poor reception via Cork, Ireland. Co-channel interference from RNE - 1 [Radio Nacional Espana] (Spain).
• 2 December: 1720 - 1728 UTC: 738 kHz:  RNE 1  500 kW; Good to fair reception via Barcelona, Espana [Spain]. Two males speaking, music.
• 2 December: 1735 - 1744 UTC: 747 kHz: Radio 5  400 kW; Excellent to good reception via Flevoland, Holland. Female and male interview female over telephone.
• 2 December: 1746 - 1758 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  1 kW; Excellent to good reception via Carlisle. 'Saturday Sport' Paul Newton.
• 2 December: 1828 - 1835 UTC: 756 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  100-200 kW; Excellent to good reception via Germany. Report: Bundesliga football.
• 2 December: 1953 - 2000 UTC: 765 kHz: Option Musique  600 kW; Excellent to good/fair reception via Sottens, Switzerland. Live music.

Option Musique sticker.

• 2 December: 2006 - 2012 UTC: 774 kHz: RNE 1  Spain; 20-100 kW; Excellent to good reception via Spain. Spanish language sports commentary, fast speech.
• 2 December: 2021 - 2028 UTC: 783 kHz: Radio Mirimar  Barcelona; 50 kW; Good to fair reception via Barcelona, Spain. Male sports commentary.
• 2 December: 2031 - 2036 UTC: 783 kHz: MDR Info  100 kW; Fair to poor reception via Leipzig, Germany. Female and male speech in German language.
• 2 December: 2045 - 2054 UTC: 792 kHz: France Info  300 kW; Excellent to good reception via Limoges, France. Female speech, male speech, politics.
• 2 December: 2057 - 2104 UTC: 792 kHz: BBC Radio Foyle / Ulster  1 kW; Fair to poor reception via Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Live Rugby, male speech.
• 2 December: 2110 - 2116 UTC: 801 kHz: Bayern  100 kW; Excellent to fair reception via Munich, Germany. Music from Tony Bennett.

Letter from David Lowe, verifying reception of BBC Radio Devon (below).

• 2 December: 2122 - 2150 UTC: 801 kHz: BBC Radio Devon  2 kW; Good to fair reception via Barnstaple. Co-channel interference from Munich, Germany and RNE-1, Spain.
  Programme Details: David Lowe receives email regarding Josef Locke, piece of music played on air by Dennis Noble, recorded 1939, for listener in Cornwall. Time Check: "28 minutes past 9". Competition: Bing Crosby CD's: 'Forever Bing' & 'Christmas Memories'. Call 0845 301 1034, email. Music [recording of "Always" by Josephine Baker] by Irving Berlin, loss of signal at 2148 GMT.
  [Above log taken from original reception report sent to BBC Radio Devon; Information in italics was the "minor piece of detail" David Lowe added to the report.]
• 2 December: 2220 - 2226 UTC: 801 kHz: RNE 1  10-20 kW; Excellent to good reception via Spain. Several males speaking.
• 2 December: 2230 - 2239 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  100 kW; Excellent reception via Burghead / Westerglen. Partick Folk Festival.
• 2 December: 2252 - 2302 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  1 kW; Good to poor reception via Barrow-in-Furness. John Caine's Rock Show.
• 2 December: 2305 - 2312 UTC: 837 kHz: France Info  200 kW; Excellent to fair reception via Nancy, France. Female and male speech in French language.

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