My AM Archive : January - February 2019

 RETURNING to where one left off, and proceeding with logs of Medium Wave (AM) broadcasts heard January 2019, plus test transmissions from Sweden, heard February 2019.

A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated October 2018, can be found here.

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

Receiver used: Roberts R881.

January 2019 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 12 January [2019]: 1458 UTC: 999 kHz: Greatest Hits Radio  Ad break: Morrisons food stores. ID: 'Across Lancashire, Greatest Hits Radio' News at 1500 UTC: Rory Stewart wants short prison spells scrapped, Chris Grayling warns against voting against Brexit plan, explosion in France, women could miscarry if exposed to petrol / diesel. Sport: West Ham 1 - Arsenal 0. Sky News Radio.
  Greatest Hits Radio. Music: Queen 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.
  Good to fair reception. 800 watts via Longton, for Preston / Blackpool.
  ID: 'Good times sound like this, Greatest Hits Radio' Music: Prince '1999'. ID: 'Greatest Hits Radio, good times sound like this' Music: Alannah Miles 'Black Velvet'.
  Logged to 1515 UTC.

From the archive: Südwestrundfunk (SWR) QSL, 2009.
SWR broadcast on 576, 666, 711, 828, 1017 and 1485 kHz.

Cup of tea time!

• 12 January: 1548 UTC: 1035 kHz: Lyca Dilse 1035  Music, ad break, website, telephone number, music.
  Lyca Dilse 1035, 2.5 kW via Crystal Palace, London.
  Female and male speech for an Asian audience.
  Strong to fair reception.
  'The Afternoon' (Saturday) with Bali Brahmbhatt.
  Sky news at 4pm: Rory Stewart wants prison reform. Arrests following robbery in Manchester. Sport: Football. Weather report by Southall Travel. Travel report.
  Logged to 1606 UTC.
• 12 January: 1609 UTC: 1044 UTC: SER (Spain)  Multiple voices, in the Spanish language, with lots of sound effects.
  Good to fair reception.
  Logged to 1616 UTC.
• 12 January: 1623 UTC: 1053 kHz: talkSport  'Matchday Live' - Poorly synchronised transmitters, many echoes.
  [Most likely] 500 kW via Droitwich + 10 kW via Dumfries.
  Signals settle.
  Strong to good reception.
  Logged to 1632 UTC.
• 12 January: 1637 UTC: 1071 kHz: talkSport  Latest football results on 'Matchday Live': Premier League, Championship, League One.
  Fair reception; [most likely] 1 kW via Wrekenton for Newcastle upon Tyne.
  Faded since first reception.
  Logged to 1645 UTC.
• 12 January: 1651 UTC: 1089 kHz: talkSport  'Matchday Live' Full Time updates at football.
  Good to fair reception - Echoes from transmitters up to 1 second apart!
  [Most likely] 400 kW via Moorside Edge + other high powered transmitters in north of England / Scotland / Northern Ireland.
  Logged to 1702 UTC.

Break.

Note: 12 January: 1930 UTC: 1098 kHz: Speech from a female, with music from a female opera singer. Female speech, music, speech, music. Good to fair reception. Could be any of Iran (200 kW), Saudi (100 kW), Slovakia (25 kW), Spain (10 - 25 kW), Italy (100 watts).
Logged to 1935 UTC.

From the archive: Radio Asia 558 AM, which broadcast to Greater
London via Spectrum Radio 558 AM
('Spectrum International 558')

• 12 January: 1954 UTC: 1134 kHz: COPE (Spain)  Low power transmissions from COPE (Spain), multiple synchronised transmitters, same power, very slight echo.
  Fair reception.
  Logged to 1957 UTC.

"Closing this Roberts R881 DX on the frequency of 1134 kHz at 20:00 UTC. Goodnight! ☺"

February 2019 : Medium Wave

• [Tuesday] 19 February [2019]: 0124 UTC: 1494 kHz: The Asphalt Telegraph  Test transmissions (from Sweden) on new frequency of 1494 (ex - 1476) kHz. Low power of 300 watts. Heavy music (continuous rock music).
  Fair to poor reception (at best).
  Peaks during music, not heard an ID.
  Transmission site is Boras, Sweden.
  Best audio at 0133 UTC, sustained through to 0135 UTC. Speech at 0136 UTC - ID? Music. Bass sounds good.
  Signing off at 0140 UTC.
  Receiver used: Sangean ATS - 405.
• [Sunday] 24 February [2019]: 0119 UTC: 1494 kHz: The Asphalt Telegraph  Test transmissions from Sweden, on air on 1494 kHz on power higher than 300 watts.
  Rock music: Iron Maiden 'Run For The Hills'
  I hear ID for The Asphalt Telegraph with drum track!
  Contacts: 1494 kHz at gmail dot com or radio sweden international dot com
  Male speech.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Male speech and idents for The Asphalt Telegraph. Music at 0126 UTC.
  Transmission via Boras, Sweden.
  Music at 0128 UTC.
  Logged to 0130 UTC.
  Receiver used: Sangean ATS - 405.
  ["Music continues - I'm saying goodnight at 0135 UTC - Thank you Sweden!"]
  

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