My AM Archive: July 2015

 SUMMER 2015 provides the memories of Medium Wave broadcasts in this post on Reporting From The Fox Tower.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: April 2015, 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.

July 2015 : Medium Wave

[ (Friday) 3 July (2015): 1925 UTC: 999 kHz: Unconfirmed logs of broadcasts, most likely to have been Rock FM 2, Preston, though possibly Gold Nottingham or BBC Radio Solent. Poor to fair reception. Logged to 1943 UTC. ]

• 3 July: 1952 UTC: 1008 kHz: Groot Nieuws Radio  Music; Heavy propagation.
  Music with English lyrics: Female lead vocals, male backing vocals. Fade out by propagation.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Logged to 1958 UTC.

[ 3 July: 2012 UTC: 1035 kHz: Unconfirmed logs of broadcasts, possibly being Lyca Dilse, Crystal Palace, London; BBC Radio Sheffield; NorthSound 2 (Aberdeen); West Sound (Ayr). Music: Bob Marley. Fair to poor reception. Logged to 2028 UTC. ]

• 3 July: 2035 UTC: 1044 kHz: SER  Female and male speech in the Spanish language.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Transmission: 10 kW via San Sebastian, Spain.
  Logged to 2041 UTC.
• 3 July: 2044 UTC: 1053 kHz: TalkSport  Ad break: Vodafone. Content: NatWest T20 Cricket. Football World Cup; Tour de France; Steve McClaren; Tweets.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Transmission: Up to 500 kW via Droitwich.
  Logged to 2051 UTC.
• 3 July: 2059 UTC: 1071 kHz: TalkSport  Speech, ID, news headlines. Sport: Wimbledon Tennis: Heather Watson (GB) takes Serena Williams (USA) to three sets; Williams wins.
  Fair to poor reception via Wrekenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1 kW.
  Logged to 2104 UTC.

• 3 July: 2108 UTC: 1089 kHz: TalkSport  Males in conversation. Films. Birthdays. Slaven Bilic.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  Up to 400 kW via Moorside Edge (North England).
  Logged to 2113 UTC.
• 3 July: 2127 UTC: 1107 kHz: AFN Europe  [American Forces Network Europe] Speech; Music: Neil Diamond 'Song Sung Blue'. Speech in an American accent.
  Transmission sites: Amberg, Grafenwoehr, Vilseck, all Germany.
  Logged to 2133 UTC.

[ 3 July: 2138 UTC: 1116 kHz: Unconfirmed logs of broadcasts, possibly being BBC Radio Derby (1 kW) or BBC Radio Guernsey (500 watts). Female speech. Logged to 2204 UTC. ]

• 3 July: 2214 UTC: 1125 kHz: RTBF Viva Cite  Tentative reception of Wavre, Belgium. Speech.
  Logged to 2220 UTC.

[ 3 July: 2230 UTC: 1152 kHz: Unconfirmed logs of broadcasts, possibly being LBC (London); Clyde (Glasgow); Free (Birmingham); Metro (Newcastle-upon-Tyne); Key (Manchester); Smooth (Norfolk / Plymouth). More than one broadcast audible. Music: Rose Royce 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore'; Whitney Houston 'Didn't We Almost Have It All'. Logged to 2238 UTC. ]

• 3 July: 2245 UTC: 1161 kHz: Tay 2  Music: Crowded House 'Fall At Your Feet'; Dionne Warwick 'All The Love In The World'. Male speech; Female ID: "This is Tay 2".
  Good to fair reception; Tay 2 for Dundee via Greenside Scalp, 1.4 kW [Transmission site pictured below].
  Music: Brenda Russell. Male host; Male ID. Promo, ad break: Homebase; Yamaha motorbikes.
  ID; 23 UTC news bulletin (IRN: Independent Radio News).
  ID; Music: Elton John 'Rocket Man'. ID; Music: Dexy's Midnight Runners 'Geno'; Gerry Rafferty 'Baker Street'; Chris Rea 'Auberge'; David Bowie 'Let's Dance'. Ad break: Motorbikes for sale website. Music: George Harrison 'My Sweet Lord'.
  Logged to 2325 UTC.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2003-2004

 APPROACHING the Autumn of 2020, here are memories of Medium Wave radio broadcasts heard during the months of December 2003, January and February 2004.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Autumn 2003, 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.

December 2003 : Medium Wave

• 28 December [2003]: 1550 UTC: 1053 kHz: TalkSport Excellent to good reception. Multi-transmitters. 'Football First' Latest score: Carlisle United 1 - Darlington 0 (First half). Preview of Middlesbrough v Manchester United, 1605 UTC kick off. Half time classified results: Carlisle 1 - Darlington 1 [Sky Sports Team Sheet]. Ads: Ladbrokes, 'Buffalo Soldiers' DVD.
• 28 December: 1630 UTC: 1062 kHz: D R Radio Excellent to good reception. 250-300 kW via Kalundborg. Danish Broadcasting Corporation Country music with female host, music by Willie Nelson and Norah Jones 'The Next Big Thing', 'I'll Never Get Over You'. Alan Jackson with Jimmy Ruffett, Lonestar.
• 28 December: 1725 UTC: 1071 kHz: TalkSport Good reception. 1 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle - Upon - Tyne '5-0-5' Gary Newbon. Full time classified results, sports news: Jonny Wilkinson shoulder injury returns. 'Phone-in: Tottenham Hotspur fan. Paul, Norwich City supporter.
• 28 December: 1803 UTC: 1080 kHz: Faint broadcast.
• 28 December: 1804 UTC: 1089 kHz: TalkSport Good reception. Multi-transmission. Gary Newbon '5-0-5' Middlesbrough 0 - Manchester United 1 [TransferMarkt Match Sheet]. 'Phone-in: Everton fan, Aston Villa fan, interview with David O'Leary, Aston Villa manager. Peter, Tottenham Hotspur fan.

• 28 December: 1833 UTC: 1107 kHz: AFN Europe Good to fair reception. 10 kW via Frankfurt, Germany. Sports broadcast, Noise QRN.
• 28 December: 1851 UTC: 1134 kHz: Voice of Croatia Fair to poor reception. 600-1200 kW via Zadar, Croatia HRV. Male speech, Al-Quaeda, female host, music: National Anthem.
  1900 UTC: English. Croatia sending aid to Iran. Political headlines in Croatia. Serbian elections today. Weather: Moderate, overcast.
• 28 December: 1925 UTC: 1161 kHz: Tay AM Fair reception. 1.4 kW via Greenside Scalp, Dundee. Ad for Homestyle Direct, Victoria Street, Perth. Ad break, ID.

January 2004 : Medium Wave

• 4 January [2004]: 1533 UTC: 1152 kHz: Magic 1152 Good-fair-good reception. 1.8 kW via Greenside, Newcastle - Upon - Tyne. Email address for Andy Bell at Magic, ad break, ID 'This is Magic 1152'. Music: INXS 'Need You Tonight'. ID 'Great hits, non stop, the 80's experience on Magic 1152'. Music: Big Country.
• 4 January: 1608 UTC: 1170 kHz: Magic 1170 Excellent to good reception. 320 watts via Stockton, Teesside. Music: Booker T & The MG's 'Green Onions'. Billy Joel 'Just The Way You Are'. ID 'Magic's retro chart years'. Music: Macy Gray 'I Try'. Email address for Sean Tilley at Magic Radio.
• 4 January: 1645 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Excellent to good reception. 600 kW via Solvesborg, 254 metres. Swedish language P1 broadcast. Female host, news programme.

Card verifying reception of Magic 1170, 4 January 2004, 1608 UTC, 1170 kHz.

• 4 January: 1720 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Excellent-good-fair reception. Multi-transmission. Ad: Travelodge. Dominic Mohan. Music by Longview, Travis, Paul Weller.
• 4 January: 1749 UTC: 1242 kHz: Virgin Radio Fair-good-fair reception. Multi-transmission. Dominic Mohan comments on Christmas singles 2003. To 1753 UTC.
• 4 January: 1756 UTC: 1251 kHz: Classic Gold Amber Good to fair reception. ID for the Classic Gold network, via Classic Gold Amber, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds 0.76 kW. Music: D:Ream 'Things Can Only Get Better'. Logged to 1808 UTC.

February 2004 : Medium Wave

• 29 February: 1550 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent reception. Carling Cup Final, Bolton v Middlesbrough, live from the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Commentary by Mike Ingham, summary by Mark Lawrenson. Middlesbrough win 2-1.

Television highlights of the Carling Cup Final, 29 February 2004.

• 29 February: 1612 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Excellent to good reception. 1 kW via Carlisle. PowerGen Challenge Cup Fourth Round, Workington Town v Leeds Rhinos, live from Derwent Park, Workington. 66 minutes: Town 12 - Rhinos 62. Commentary: John Walsh.

I hope you like the bonuses which were added to this post as composed: The Carlisle United - Darlington team sheet courtesy of Sky Sports; The Middlesbrough - Manchester United match sheet courtesy of Transfer Markt; The Magic 1170 verification card courtesy of Alan Ross at Magic 1170; The Carling Cup Final highlights courtesy of the Middlesbrough FC Video Vault YouTube channel.

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Midsummer Medium Wave logs

FRIDAY 3 July 2015, the evening of, was spent beside the Roberts R881, tuned to the Medium Wave band and here is what I heard. Times in UTC / GMT; Frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz) :

• 1925 UTC; 999 kHz : Rock FM 2, Preston. Music: The Cutting Crew, speech, ad break. Johnny Cash 'Ring of Fire'. James Blunt. Elvis Presley 'Burning Love'. The Style Council, Maroon 5. Presenter: Ray Rose. Transmission: 800 watts via Longton for Preston - Blackpool. Reception: Moderate to poor.
• 1952 UTC; 1008 kHz : Groot Nieuws Radio, Veenendaal, HOL (Holland). Music, English lyrics, female vocalist. 'Groot Nieuws Radio' translates as 'Great News Radio'. Dutch language service. Reception: Moderate to poor.

Sometimes, the Medium Wave band can be chaotic, and at 2012 UTC, on the frequency of 1035 kHz, came so many possibilities. Some of the programming I heard included female speech, male speech, music: Bob Marley 'One Love'. Just some of the broadcasts on the frequency included Lyca Dilse (Crystal Palace, London), BBC Radio Sheffield (BBC Asian Network), Northsound 2 (Aberdeen), WestSound (Ayr). Reception: Moderate to poor.

• 2035 UTC; 1044 kHz : Cadena SER, SER Euskadi, Radio San Sebastian, Spain. Male and female speech. Transmission: 10kW (kiloWatts) via San Sebastian, Spain. Reception: Poor.
• 2044 UTC; 1053 kHz : TalkSport, Droitwich. Ad break: Vodafone. NatWest T20 Cricket. Male hosts speaking of the FIFA Women's Football World Cup, men's FIFA World Cup, Le Tour de France. Newcastle United Football Club recruit Steve Mclaren as head coach. Tweets. Transmission: Up to 500 kW via Droitwich. Reception: Good.
• 2059 UTC; 1071 kHz : TalkSport, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Speech, ID, news headlines. Wimbledon Tennis: Heather Watson (GB) takes Serena Williams (US) to three sets; Williams wins. 1kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Reception: Moderate to poor.
• 2108 UTC; 1089 kHz : TalkSport, Moorside Edge. Speech: Male hosts, films, birthdays. The new head coach of West Ham United is Slaven Bilic. Up to 400 kW via Moorside Edge (North England). Reception: Moderate.
• 2127 UTC; 1107 kHz : AFN Europe, Germany. Speech, ad break, music: Neil Diamond 'Song Sung Blue'. AFN Europe is Armed Forces Network Europe; the American Forces broadcaster in Europe. Transmission via Amberg, Grafenwoehr, Vilseck, Germany.

It could have been the battle of the BBC Locals on 1116 kHz at 2138 UTC, I could hear female speech. Broadcasts listed on the frequency: BBC Radio Derby (1kW) and BBC Radio Guernsey (500 watts), plus whatever else was coming in from Europe at the time.

• 2214 UTC; 1125 kHz : RTBF VivaCite, Wavre, Belgium. Speech - Not BBC Wales.

The battle of the commercials was taking place on 1152 kHz at 2230 UTC. I heard conflicting music tracks from Rose Royce 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore', Whitney Houston, male speech. On this frequency at that time were LBC (London), Clyde (Glasgow), Free (Birmingham), Metro (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), Key (Manchester) and Smooth (Norfolk / Plymouth). I could hear more than one broadcast!

• 2245 UTC; 1161 kHz : Tay 2, Dundee. Music: Crowded House 'Fall At Your Feet', Dionne Warwick? 'All The Love In The World'. Male speech, female speech, ID for Tay 2. Madonna? 'Caught In The Middle'? Reception: Good to moderate. Transmission: 1.4 kW via Greenside Scalp, Dundee. Promo, ad break: Homebase. Midnight news bulletin. ID. Music: Elton John 'Rocket Man', Dexys Midnight Runners 'Geno'. Gerry Rafferty 'Baker Street', Chris Rea 'Auberge / Let's Dance'. Ad break: Motorbikes for sale. George Harrison 'My Sweet Lord'.

At 2325 UTC (GMT), I called it a night.