My Short Wave Archive: December 31, 2010

 ST SYLVESTER I or New Year's Eve, however you marked December 31, 2010, this is a post recalling that evening.

This post shares an evening listening to Short Wave radio broadcasts, on Friday, December 31, 2010.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: Christmas Eve 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.

Receiver used: Roberts R881.

December 2010 : Short Wave

• [Friday] 31 December [2010]: 2050 UTC: 6030 kHz: Radio Ukraine International  Excellent to good reception. English to Europe.
  Female host speaks of a University building which recovered from a fire in 1944 when World War 2 engulfed Ukraine. Recordings of a tour guide, Diana, who speaks of the interiors, including decorative mirrors.  The Church in the University complex has been Orthodox Church since 1991.  Smoking on site is prohibited; Gravel paths are a historic drainage system.
  Logged to close of broadcast at 2058 UTC.

Radio Ukraine International QSL card, December 31, 2010

• 31 December: 2113 UTC: 6030 kHz: Radio Romania International  Excellent to good reception. French to Europe.
  Female reporter speaking to another female in a pre-recorded item, outside broadcast assignment, background noise on the recording.
  Logged to 2120 UTC.
• 31 December: 2137 UTC: 6075 kHz: Deutsche Welle  Excellent to good reception. German to Europe via Sines (Portugal), 250 kW.
  Female host, speaking with male guest, with male speaking in the background. Speech includes 'institute' with engine running and 'machine' in speech.
  Speech from females and males in this report from an engineering institute. Interview with the male director of the institute; The director speaks to an assembled audience or class in the background. Female continues the report, which was recorded in Africa for Deutsche Welle.
  Logged to 2145 UTC.
• 31 December: 2201 UTC: 6085 kHz: Voice of America  Music: Bruno Mars 'Just The Way You Are'.
• 31 December: 2205 UTC: 6100 kHz: International Radio Serbia  Feature regarding notable people who have visited Serbia: Radovan Popovic met Albert Einstein in Serbia; A Swiss-born architect / artist visited Serbia. John Reed reported from Serbia during World War 2. A Russian writer spent 5 days in Belgrade. Music.
  English to Europe; 250 kW via Bijelina (Jabanuša), Bosnia-Hercegovina.
  Visitors to Serbia after World War 2 included a British writer, who visited 1948-1952. Henry Moore (sculptor), Dizzy Gillespie (musician) and many others.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Other notable names included Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Todd; Alfred Hitchcock and Ray Charles.
  New year wishes from the continuity announcer, as 2011 has arrived in Serbia.
  Logged to 2220 UTC.
• 31 December: 2231 UTC: 6155 kHz: Female host with ID for Radio Station Belarus
  Jazz music, 'Letterbox' feature. Male with ID, languages broadcast and the website address for the broadcaster. Feature: Visiting a destination 100 km from Minsk, capital of Belarus. History of Monastery built in town. Palace includes collection of jewellery. Corpus Christie Cathedral.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Announcement of website address, 'Music Box' feature.
  English to Europe.
  Logged to 2240 UTC.
• 31 December: 2304 UTC: 6175 kHz: China Radio International  Excellent to good reception.
  Spanish language host with news from China, including economic news and updates from Pacific areas.
  Logged to 2310 UTC.

China Radio International QSL card
December 31, 2010

• 31 December: 2327 UTC: 7220 kHz: ID "This is Bucharest, Radio Romania International"  Excellent to good reception. English to Europe and Asia.
  Female host with 'The Cookery Show' Cottage Cheese Pie.
  'Through The Looking Glass' Concert for 'Help A Child Go To School' charity.
  Logged to 2335 UTC.

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