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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