VERY warm welcome to a continuing thread of Medium Wave radio broadcasts heard by me. This post brings logs of broadcasts heard February 2020.
A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated November 2019, 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: Sangean ATS-405.
February 2020 : Medium Wave
- [Friday] 7 February [2020]: 1500 UTC: 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster News: Change in employment laws in the UK and Northern Ireland. Philip Schofield announces he is gay.
Sport: Women's Six Nations [Rugby] Championships; South Africa v England Cricket delayed by rain.
Weather: Storm Ciara due this weekend.
ID. Travel news: Belfast, Londonderry, sailings. Easyjet flight disruption. ID.
Male host, looking to Valentine's Day next week. Contacts: 03030 (telephone), 81771 (text).
"Officially starting your weekend", telephone messages. Music: George Michael medley.
Good to fair reception. 100 kW via Lisnagarvey, Co Down.
Music: Gregory Porter 'Revival'.
Logged to 1514 UTC. - 7 February: 1526 UTC: 1368 kHz: Manx Radio Music: Dermot Kennedy 'Power Over Me'.
Interview with cast members and director of 'Sound Of Music' production. Female host.
Strong to good reception. 20 kW via Foxdale.
Pre-recorded interview with Tony, Liz and Beth - Call the Villa box office for tickets for 'Sound Of Music'. Music: Ingrid Michaelson 'Young And In Love'.
Female ID, 'Today's Dominoes Pizza Challenge': "How many grapes go into a bottle of wine?"
Ads: Corkhill Removals, Hydro Hotel, Queen's Promenade, B and B, furniture. ID.
'Gogglebox Guru': Theme music for 'Antiques Roadshow'. Manx Radio Record of the Week: Gregory Porter 'Revival'.
Logged to 1543 UTC.
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| From the Archive: Radio Prague Medium Wave schedule, Summer 2003. |
- 7 February: 1601 UTC: 1413 kHz: BBC Radio Gloucester Female speech: Shamima Begum loses appeal to return to UK from ISIS camp, male speech on telephone, female speech. BBC News. ID for BBC Radio Gloucester, music: Edwyn Collins 'A Girl Like You'.
Good to fair reception. 500 watts via Bourton-on-the-Water, East Gloucestershire or 200 watts via Berkeley Heath, South west Gloucestershire.
Female speech, ID, speech, ID, "Send in your sound recordings of when you're running". Music: Gerry Rafferty 'Get It Right This Time'. Song ID, time check, new version of 'Wind In The Willows' being on stage in Gloucestershire, interview with the cast.
Logged to 1618 UTC. - 7 February: 1629 UTC: 1431 kHz: Smooth Radio Music: The Police 'Every Breath You Take', ID "This is Smooth Radio" Music: Alicia Keys 'Empire State Of Mind'.
Fair to barely audible - 350 watts via Southend-on-Sea (Rayleigh) or 140 watts via Reading (Manor Farm).
Music: Elton John 'Sacrifice'.
Logged to 1640 UTC. - 7 February: 1648 UTC: 1440 kHz: Radio 208 Music: Split Enz 'I Got You', ID for Radio 208. Music: Rockwell 'Somebody's Watching Me'. Speech.
Good to poor reception. Co-channel broadcast. 300 watts (possibly up to 500 watts) via Ishøj, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Male speech (in Danish?) with ID. Music.
Logged to 1705 UTC. - 7 February: 1709 UTC: 1449 kHz: BBC Radio 4 News from Wuhan, China, the coronavirus epidemic. Scout association news story. Philip Schofield announces on television he is gay. Female host speaks to male whose parents were gay and lesbian.
Good to fair reception. 2 kW via Redmoss, Aberdeen.
Doctors asked to investigate why some medicine stocks are low.
Logged to 1721 UTC. - 7 February: 1729 UTC: 1458 kHz: Lyca Radio Male speech "I have danced to this song..." Asian music. ID by presenter "Online, on DAB, on AM" music, male host.
Strong to good reception. 125 kW via Brookmans Park, London.
ID, music.
Logged to 1739 UTC. - 7 February: 1746 UTC: 1476 kHz: Carillon Wellbeing Radio Music: Matt Monro 'A Portrait Of My Love' Female host. Music: Lionel Richie; Gloria Gaynor 'I Will Survive'.
Strong to fair reception via Coalville, 250 watts.
Music: Justin Hayward 'Forever Autumn'. ID at 1800 UTC.
Sky News: Philip Schofield, Shamima Begum loses appeal. One hundred and two migrants cross the Channel today alone. Sport: Cricket. Weather.
ID "Radio about health in Leicestershire, C W R, broadcasting on 1476 kHz" Music: 'I Want Candy', 'I Love My Radio' ! 😊
Logged to 1806 UTC.
• Evening meal break •
Audio: LBC News retune loop, broadcast on 1152 kHz Medium Wave, October 2024.
- 7 February: 2006 UTC: 1485 kHz: SER Spain Male and female speech, with music.
Good to fair reception. 5 kW transmission.
Female speech in Spanish language, male speech in Spanish language.
Logged to 2014 UTC. - 7 February: 2019 UTC: 1494 kHz: Asphalt Telegraph Music, on a channel of very heavy noise.
Fair to poor reception. 300 watts via Boras, Sweden.
Music: Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart'.
Logged to 2032 UTC. - 7 February: 2044 UTC: 1521 kHz: Radio Panj Mixture of British and Asian voices and music on Radio Panj, Coventry.
Fair reception. 100 watts via Coventry (Ryton on Dunsmore).
Male host speaking in Asian language, music.
Logged to 2051 UTC. - 7 February: 2056 UTC: 1530 kHz: Pulse 2 Ad break: Bathrooms and kitchens, Bradford College and Training Services, "Book your services today" Residential services for the elderly.
Fair to poor reception. 740 watts via Vicar's Lot, Huddersfield.
Sky news at 9pm (2100 UTC) : Philip Schofield.
Logged to 2104 UTC.
