My AM Archive : December 2020

 DECEMBER 2020, a Covid-19 lockdown month, is where the following selection of Medium Wave radio broadcast logs originate from.  A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated November 2020, 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.

December 2020 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 7 December [2020]: 1232 UTC: 774 kHz: BBC Radio Bradford  [New broadcast] Good to fair reception (500 watts via Farnley).
  Music: Katy Perry 'Cozy Christmas'. ID with Sanchez. Guest: Ms Skelton of Mind The Gap Theatre group. Sanchez talks about his background. Music: Bee Gees 'Stayin' Alive', ID, Sanchez Payne is the host. Weather with Lisa Gallagher. IDs. Interview: Caroline Brown is an artist (painter) who also runs vintage fairs with her husband, around the Bingley area. As an artist, Caroline supports the Artist support pledge. Update of current [Covid-19] restrictions: Face coverings must be worn in the Bradford area. Music: Paul Young 'Love of the Common People'.
  Logged to 1250 UTC.
  
  Break
  
  
• 7 December: 1504 UTC: 792 kHz: BBC Radio Foyle  Music and speech, male speech from the host Sean Coyle.
  Poor reception. 1 kW via Londonderry.
  Music by Gary Barlow. Speech: requests and calls into the show. Music: The Seekers 'The Carnival Is Over'.
  Logged to 1518 UTC.
• 7 December: 1521 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Music: Christmas song, submitted to BBC Upload. The host is Janice Forsyth, the programme is The Afternoon Show. Music: Lady Gaga 'Bad Romance'.
  Strong to fair reception. 100 kW via Burghead / Westerglen.
  Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin to complete work by a fellow writer who passed away.
  Interview with Phil, from the band Lapwing, with the band's Christmas single.
  Logged to 1535 UTC.
  

  

  Radio Leeds United was on air on 1323 kHz Medium Wave
  (Information from October 1996)

  7 December: 1545 UTC: 828 kHz: Greatest Hits Radio  Music: Survivor 'Eye of the Tiger' Short speech or jingle, music 'Baby Please Come Home'. Male speech, music: Climie Fisher 'Love Changes Everything'. ID.
  Poor reception. Music: Pink Floyd 'Another Brick In The Wall'. Male speech, Christmas ad, McDonald's ad, Covid-19 ad. ID.
  120 watts via Morley, Leeds (formerly Radio Aire).
  1600 UTC news: Coronavirus vaccine.
  Logged to 1602 UTC.
• 7 December: 1604 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  'Time Tunnel' Vicky Warham playing Coolio.
  Strong to good reception. 1 kW via Barrow-in-Furness.
  Logged to 1611 UTC.
• 7 December: 1619 UTC: 846 kHz: Radio North / Gospel 846  Music: Ricky Nelson 'Never Be Anyone Else But You' Ad break: Household furnishing, Lisnagarvey. Music: Accordion.
  1 kW via Redcastle, Co Donegal. Strong to fair reception.
  Music: Three Degrees 'When Will I See You Again' Ad for furniture store. Music.
  Logged to 1632 UTC.
  
  Break: Evening meal of Spaghetti Carbonara enjoyed.
  
  
• 7 December: 1843 UTC: 864 kHz: ERTU Holy Quran  Clear reception of male Arabic Prayer.
  Transmission site: Santah, Egypt. Fair reception.
  Logged to 1853 UTC.
• 7 December: 1856 UTC: 873 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  Female speaking of training for Tokyo Olympics, male speech. ID for Sportsround.
  1900 UTC news bulletin: Lead story features Londonderry - Covid vaccine. 9 deaths today.
  1 kW via Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh. Fair to poor reception.
  BBC Radio Ulster is now broadcasting 'Blas' in the Irish language.
  Logged to 1910 UTC.
  [Contact details: BBC Radio Ulster, Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HQ / BT2 2HQ]
• 7 December: 1910 UTC: 873 kHz: BBC Radio Norfolk  Music from Anne-Marie, music from Des'ree 'You Gotta Be' ID for BBC Radio Norfolk. Female speech "Biggest and best artists" Female and male speech. Music: Robbie Williams 'Can't Stop Christmas'.
  Fair to poor reception. 300 watts via West Lynn, North Norfolk.
  ID, music: Lazy Boy 'Hope You Know'. Female host: Angie George. ID, music: Dua Lipa 'Hallucinate'.
  Logged to 1928 UTC.

Transmitted BBC Radio Wales on 882 kHz until 9-Jun-2021. Mast demolished 22-Aug-2025.

• 7 December: 1930 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  Music: Boy George 'Rainbow In The Dark (Remix)' Janice Long (presenter) on BBC Radio Wales.
  Strong to good reception. Up to 100 kW (Washford).
  Music: The Damned 'Eloise'. Promo: Inspired by Victor Harra, James Dean Bradfield's new album will feature on the show, Friday, 6:30pm.
  Logged to 1940 UTC.
  [Contact details: BBC Radio Wales, Broadcasting House, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2YQ]
• 7 December: 1950 UTC: 891 kHz: Radio Algerienne Chaine 1  Music, female speech.
  Transmission site: Ouled Fayet, Algeria. Fair to poor reception.
  Female conversation, music. Male speech, music, time signal 'pips' for 20 UTC. Top of the hour intro, music, male speech.
  Logged to 2000 UTC.
• 7 December: 2002 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI Radio 1  Male speech at football: Fiorentina v Genoa, current score 0-0.
  Strong to good reception via Milan, Italy.
  Logged to 2015 UTC.

Notes: Contact info:

    BBC Radio Bradford  [email address]

    BBC Radio Norfolk  The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1BH

My AM Archive : November 2020

 CURIOSITY is a personality trait I have, which is probably why I have spent around 35 years exploring the radio bands and jotting down what I hear, then contacting the broadcasters I heard, who in turn have kindly replied with letters, stickers, flyers, leaflets, which I use to illustrate these posts.

This post covers Medium Wave broadcasts I heard November 2020.  A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated October 2020, 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.

November 2020 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 29 November [2020]: 1503 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live  FA Cup football updates, snooker update from Milton Keynes: Ronnie O'Sullivan leads. Premier League football: Alistair Bruce-Ball and Karen Carney commentating on Southampton v Manchester United: Southampton lead 2-0. Dean Henderson replaces David De Gea in the Manchester United goal.
  Strong reception. 150 kW via Droitwich / 50 kW via Stagshaw.
  GOAL in FA Cup: Carlisle United 1 (Mellish) - Doncaster Rovers 2.
  Logged to 1512 UTC.
• 29 November: 1522 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio 4  Drama: 'The Continuing Adventures of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (Deceased)'.
  Good reception. 10 kW via Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland.
  Logged to 1527 UTC.

  

  Flyer from Manchester United Radio
  Broadcast from Old Trafford, first on air March 5, 1994
  Manchester United Radio broadcast on 1413 kHz.

• 29 November: 1532 UTC: 729 kHz: BBC Essex  Norman's birthday next week (next Sunday), Val and Norman will be travelling next week. Music: 'People Get Ready' Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions. "Number 3 on Ian's Top 5 chart" Luther Vandross 'Since I Lost My Baby'.
  Good to poor reception; 200 watts via Manningtree (North Essex).
  Logged to 1544 UTC.
• 29 November: 1558 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Chris Beech, Carlisle United Football Club manager, speaking to BBC's James Phillips. FA Cup: United 1 - Doncaster Rovers 2, full time. Paul Newton and Chris Lumsdon reply to fans reaction following today's match. Summary of the fans reaction by James Phillips. Next match: Carlisle United v Salford City this coming week.
  Strong to good reception. 1 kW via Carlisle.
  1604 UTC: Now on air: Joe Costin with the Seventies (music) show. Music: 'Ruby Tuesday'.
  Logged to 1607 UTC.
• 29 November: 1616 UTC: 774 kHz: BBC Radio Leeds  Olly Woodcock hosting the afternoon show, female guest is a theatre director and head of Utopia Theatre Company.
  500 watts via Farnley, Leeds.
  Music from Harry Styles 'Adore You'. Co-channel interference from RNE Valencia. Utopia Theatre company developing a play to help African actors. Performances were held between lockdowns. Conversation continues, not at a comfortable audible level.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Logged to 1628 UTC.

Notes: Contact addresses:

    BBC Essex  198 New London Road, Chelmsford  CM2 9XB

    BBC Radio Cumbria  Annetwell Street, Carlisle  CA3 8BB

    BBC Radio Leeds  Broadcasting Centre, 2 St Peter's Square, Leeds  LS9 8AH

My AM Archive : October 2020

 BROADCASTS heard on the Medium Wave band feature in this post, covering broadcasts heard October 2020.

A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated September 2020, 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.

October 2020 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 24 October [2020]: 1746 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio 4  Folk music, male vocal, acoustic guitar, harmonica. Very much in the style of Bob Dylan.  Tré Burt was the artist.
  Interview with Mark Radcliffe regarding a new Folk music chart. ID for BBC Radio 4. Mark Radcliffe has also published a new book.
  Strong to good reception, 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
  Mark Radcliffe talks about Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath).
  'Loose Ends' was the show, Clive Anderson was the host.
  [Listen via BBC Sounds]
  Logged to 1757 UTC.
• 24 October: 1804 UTC: 612 kHz: RNE Radio 1  Two male commentators at a football fixture - GOAL! Spanish broadcast, stadium music. Goal for Pamplona v Beti Onak - Music, sound effects, the works.
  RNE Radio 1 via Vitoria, Spain. Good to fair reception. 10 kW transmission.
  Logged to 1816 UTC.
• 24 October: 1823 UTC: 621 kHz: RNE Radio 1  continuing the football commentary.
  Fair to poor reception via Canaries (300 kW) or Spanish Isles (10 kW).
  Logged to 1830 UTC.
• 24 October: 1840 UTC: 639 kHz: CRo2 Dvojka  Music: Phil Collins 'In The Air Tonight'. Speech by females. Music: Female vocal, piano, guitar, drums, bass.
  This broadcast is CRo2 Dvojka, Prague, CZE. Strong to good reception. Liblice transmission site, 750 kW. Co-channel interference from RNE Bilbao (Spain).
  Female speech, music: Christina Perry 'Jar of Hearts'.
  Logged to 1855 UTC.
• 24 October: 1858 UTC: 639 kHz: RNE Radio 1  Bilbao, Spain. Strong to good reception.
  Male commentators at football (Stadium noise evident). La Coruna transmission site, 300 kW.
  Co-channel interference from CRo2 Dvojka.
  Logged to 1906 UTC.

  

  From the archive:
   Radio Netherlands
  Long Distance Medium Wave Listening guide
  by Steve Whitt, April 1994.

  
  
• 24 October: 1916 UTC: 648 kHz: Radio Caroline  Steve Miller Band 'Climb Aboard A Jet Plane', Status Quo 'Paper Plane' from the album 'Piledriver'.
  Male host, ID for Caroline.
  Strong to fair reception. 1 kW transmission via Orfordness.
  Music: Mike & The Mechanics, ABC 'The Love Inside The Love'. Vocals from Olivia Sparnenn on 'Breathing Space', a song by the band Mostly Autumn. ID jingle. The host of the show is named Lee. Ad break: Meditech, Suffolk Car Company, ACS car sales, Inflight goods website. ID, music.
  Logged to 1936 UTC.
• 24 October: 1939 UTC: 657 kHz: RNE Radio 5  Spanish speech, males and females. Male on telephone speaking of music.
  RNE Radio 5 via Madrid transmission site, 100 kW.
  Strong to good reception, co-channel interferences and fading (propagation).
  Logged to 1945 UTC.
• 24 October: 1953 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE Radio 1  Football, male and female speech, ID.
  Strong to good reception, Sevilla, Spain, 200 kW transmission.
  Logged to 2000 UTC.
• 24 October: 2005 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live  Stephen Nolan is on air on BBC Radio 5 Live; Wales has entered into a Covid-19 lockdown, originally due to last two weeks, but now extended to seventeen days.
  Strong to good reception - Most likely 50 kW via Stagshaw, Northumberland (up to 150 kW via Droitwich, Worcester). Co-channel interference by RNE Radio 1.
  Logged to 2015 UTC.