My AM Archive : Hallowe'en 2018

 QUIETLY picking up where one left off, and proceeding with logs of Medium Wave (AM) broadcasts, heard October 2018.

A previous post of Medium Wave logs, dated August 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.

October 2018 : Medium Wave

• [Wednesday] 31 October [2018]: 1620 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Focus on education, female host with a male correspondent on how to get the best out of students and teachers; Female correspondent on funds being held to assist with education, urging educational establishments and students to apply for the funding.
  Male correspondent: Sport: Rugby, Scottish football. 'SportSound' is on air at 6:30pm this evening. Rafa Nadal withdraws from Paris tennis. Gethin Jenkins withdraws due to injury.
  Traffic: Falkirk, Edinburgh, Renfrewshire.
  Drivetime news headlines at 1630 : Death of Saudi journalist.
  Strong to good reception; 100 kW via Burghead / Westerglen.
  News: Glasgow has been selected by Channel 4 as a new creative hub. Jaguar Land Rover report losses.
  Weather: Rain in Glasgow.
  Logged to 1635 UTC.
• 31 October: 1652 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Music: Roy Orbison 'I Drove All Night'.
  Paul Braithwaite on BBC Radio Cumbria, listener texts, listener reaction to a Trisha Yearwood song played earlier on the show.
  BBC Travel at 1657 UTC: A595 closure. Workington / Whitehaven roadworks, Carlisle A6 roadworks. A66 Bridgefoot, A590.
  'Newshour' Adam Powell. 1700 UTC news: Sellafield costs rising. Saudi killing. Machete attack in Cumbria. Channel 4 chooses Leeds as new HQ. University of Cumbria is studying Snow Leopards.
  Sport: Cricket: England v Sri Lanka. Manchester United Football Club.
  Weather.
  Strong to fair reception; 1 kW via Barrow-in-Furness.
  'Newshour' Top story: Sellafield costs rising.
  Logged to 1707 UTC.

1711 UTC: Meal break.

• 31 October: 1820 UTC: 846 kHz: Radio North / Gospel 846  Male speech, American accent, speaks of HBO TV series 'Band Of Brothers', using as an example of the US troops serving in the Middle East; how the US troops detained Saddam Hussein in Iraq and how God lead the troops to find Saddam.
  Contact details for Texas, USA.
  Male speaks of judging the Iraq war.
  Radio North / Gospel 846 transmitting 1 kw via Redcastle, Co Donegal. Strong to fair reception.
  Reading from the Scriptures: "Jesus was made a little lower than the Angels".
  The 'Born To Win' show, Dallas, Texas. Telephone number, online contacts.
  Music: Elvis Presley 'Marie's The Name (Latest Flame)'.
  Logged to 1829 UTC.
• 31 October: 1842 UTC: 855 kHz: Radio Nacional de Espana  Female-led speech in the Spanish language, ID jingle at 1844 UTC - Echo - Split transmitters? [Logbook shows Murcia transmitter] Fast-paced speech from both male and females continues.
  Strong to good reception; 300 kW via Murcia.
  Logged to 1852 UTC.

From the archive: Radio Utopia QSL. Utopia broadcast on 1607 - 1640 kHz, 1996.

Note: 31 October: 1859 UTC: 864 kHz: Male, singing, Arabic? Signal increase in strength at 1900 UTC, good to fair reception. British DX Club for 864 kHz shows TWR [Trans World Radio], Gavar, Armenia for Middle East & Caucasus // ERTU Qur'an programme, Santah, Egypt.
Logged to 1907 UTC.

• 31 October: 1910 UTC: 873 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  Music: Female vocals, guitar, very much in the style of Katie Melua.
  BBC Radio Ulster, 1 kW via Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh.
  Live [music] performance! Irish + English speech.
  Strong to fair reception.
  Interview.
  Logged to 1920 UTC.

Cup of tea time!

• 31 October: 1940 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  Music: Chic 'Everybody Dance (Clap Your Hands)'. Promo for international rugby this Saturday: Wales v Scotland in the Autumn Internationals. Music: The Supremes 'Where Did Our Love Go'. Janice Long on BBC Radio Wales.
  Strong to good reception; Up to 100 kW via Washford, Somerset.
  Janice Long talks of "dashing off to get some sweets from the kitchen!" Song by a vocalist mulling over a last day on earth. Now playing: Annie Lennox 'Love Song For A Vampire'. New music.
  Logged to 1953 UTC.

Note: 31 October: 1956 UTC: 891 kHz: Overspill from Janice Long on BBC Radio Wales, playing The Who 'I Can't Explain'.

• 31 October: 2002 UTC: 900 kHz: Rai Radio 1  Italian football, full commentary, stadium atmosphere.
  Strong to fair reception; 600 kW via Milan, Italy.
  Logged to 2012 UTC.
• 31 October: 2015 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  Football: Chelsea 2 - Derby County 2 at Stamford Bridge. Thirteen minutes left in the first half. Scores in Scottish football.
  Goal for Arsenal v Blackpool (League Cup football). Co-commentary by Andy Townsend. West Ham v Tottenham Hotspur. Scott Carson in goal for Derby. Both Chelsea goals were own goals by Derby County - One was Richard Keogh.
  Strong to good reception; Up to 200 kW via Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire.
  Goal: Chelsea 3 (Cesc Fabregas) - Derby County 2. Middlesbrough 0 - Crystal Palace 0. Substitution for Middlesbrough. Latest scores. Half time: Chelsea 3 - Derby County 2.
  Logged to 2030 UTC.

From the archive: Talk Radio UK launched 14 February 1995.

Notes: 31 October: 2035 UTC: 918 kHz: Overspill from BBC Radio Five Live on 909 kHz.
2037 UTC: 927 kHz: Quiet.

• 31 October: 2040 UTC: 936 kHz: Dales Radio  Remix of 'Fast Car' (originally by Tracy Chapman). 'Spotlight on The Dales': Volunteer for The Folly at Settle. 'Settle - Leyburn - Grassington' ID. Music: Madonna 'Like A Prayer'.
  150 watts via Brunt Acres Road, Hawes, North Yorkshire. Strong to fair reception.
  Music from the 'Mamma Mia' soundtrack. Music: Randy Crawford (The Crusaders) 'Street Life'.
  Logged to 2050 UTC.
  [Notes: Dales Radio postal addresses: Colvend, Hebden Road, Grassington BD23 5LB - or - Smithy Farm, Hopperton, Knaresborough HG5 8NX]
• 31 October: 2058 UTC: 945 kHz: Smooth Radio  Ad for 'The Claims Guys' (PPI), Cancer Research UK, window fitters in Sussex, Costa Coffee. ID for Smooth Radio. Music: Berlin 'Take My Breath Away'.
  Smooth Radio - Sussex, 700 watts via Bexhill (Eastbourne). Strong to fair reception.
  Logged to 2108 UTC.
• 31 October: 2102 UTC: 945 kHz: Gold  End of a news broadcast from the Sky News centre, ID for Gold. Music: Elvis Presley 'Way Down'.
  Gold (East Midlands), 200 watts via Quarndon (Derby). Fair to poor reception.
  Logged to 2108 UTC.

"Nice music playing on 945 kHz, from the dominant Smooth Radio.  Closing this DX at 2120 UTC, on 945 kHz.

Goodnight!"

My AM Archive: December 2014

 THE previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: April 2014, can be found here.

Like the previous post, which was reflecting on broadcasts heard Easter 2014, this post covers broadcasts heard in the period between Christmas 2014 and New Year 2015.

This post covers broadcasts heard Saturday, December 27, 2014.

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

December 2014 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 27 December [2014]: 2028 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Fair reception via Carlisle (Brisco) 1 kW.
  'BBC Introducing' with Nell Gordon [Became Nell Dunn after marriage]. Speaking to and playing music from new bands in and around Cumbria.
  Logged to 2036 UTC.
• 27 December: 2114 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  "The unmistakable sound of" Pipe bands.
  Good to fair reception. Most likely via Westerglen, Stirlingshire. 100 kW.
  Pipe bands.
  Logged to 2123 UTC.
• 27 December: 2140 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  'BBC Introducing' on BBC Radio Cumbria, "with an awesome signal!"
  Excellent to fair reception via Barrow in Furness, 1 kW.
  Nell Dunn with 'BBC Introducing', in conversation with a band. The band chooses to hear 'Tiny Dancer' by Elton John.
  ("Elton John will be performing at the Westmorland Showground, Kendal, in the summer of 2015")
  Co-channel interference.
  Logged to 2150 UTC.
• 27 December: 2206 UTC: 855 kHz: RNE 1  Fair reception of speech by two males in Spanish - RNE 1, possibly Murcia, Spain (RNE is Radio Nacionale de España). Music.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  Musical break is followed by speech by two males. Music.
  Previous logs include 300 kW via Murcia.
  Postal verification (re: 14 May 2010) indicates address as La Olma 27-29  30005  Murcia (Spain).
  Music.
  Logged to 2227 UTC.
  
• 27 December: 2230 UTC: 864 kHz: La City / France Bleu  Music: 'Venus' by Shocking Blue. Song by male vocalist. Speech by female presenter in French language. Music: 'That's The Way I Like It' K C And The Sunshine Band. ID in French. Music in French language: Male lead vocal, female backing vocal. Female with a link, followed by The Temptations 'Papa Was A Rolling Stone'.
  Excellent to good reception, 300 kW ? via Paris (presumed).
  Logged to 2254 UTC.

From the archives: Envelope from Radio Yugoslavia (Belgrade),
postmarked 2011.

• 27 December: 2317 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  "Massive party" Male presenter, ID, music: 'Stoned In Love' (Dance version) by Chicane featuring Tom Jones. Music: Rolling Stones 'Get Offa My Cloud'.
  Excellent to good reception, could be 100 kW via Washford (Somerset), 10 kW via Penmon, 5 kW via Tywyn. I'd say 100 kW.
  'One hit wonder: Junior Senior'. Final track: 'Tomorrow Never Knows' from 'Revolver' The Beatles.
  'Christmas Mixtape' now at an end. New presenter. Music: Kate Bush.
  Logged to 2337 UTC.
• 27 December: 2349 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI Uno  Music, followed by speech by a male presenter, in the Italian language.
  RAI Uno, 600 kW via Milan, Italy.
  Good to fair reception.
  Co-channel broadcasts.
  Logged to 2359 UTC.

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My AM Archive: Summer 2011

 JUNE and August 2011 are the focus of this post, bringing logs of Medium Wave broadcasts of the time into this blog.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: April 2011, 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.

June 2011 : Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 9 June [2011] [Receiver used: Hitachi TRK 5854-E]: 2120 UTC: 828 kHz: Radio 10 Gold  Speech from female host with male guest in the Dutch language - This is Radio 10 Gold.
  Excellent to good reception. Dutch via Heinenoord, HOL. Long speech, interview. Music: Rumer 'Am I Forgiven'.
  Logged to 2135 UTC.
• 9 June: 2146 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Music by Robbie Williams 'Strong' on the Richard Nankivell show on BBC Radio Cumbria.
  Good to fair reception. Richard Nankivell with Wispy Witherslack. Music: Amy Winehouse 'Valerie'.
  1 kW via Barrow in Furness.
  Logged to 2153 UTC.
• 9 June [Receiver used: Lloytron N-401 Galaxy]: 2243 UTC: 837 kHz: France Info  Speech by a male in the French language. Music. Speech by male host, interview with male guest on telephone.
  Good reception. 200 kW via Nancy, France.
  Logged to 2257 UTC.

• [Thursday] 16 June [2011] [Receiver used: Roberts R881]: 1901 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Music: Bob Dylan 'Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 [Everybody Must Get Stoned]'. Speech from Joe Costin. Music. Speech from Joe Costin.
  Fair to poor reception. 1 kW via Barrow in Furness.
  Logged to 1912 UTC.

Joe Costin (BBC Radio Cumbria) promotional photocard.

• 16 June: 1936 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  Female and male speech. Music: Carl Douglas 'Kung Fu Fighting'.
  Fair to poor reception, up to 100 kW (Washford, Somerset).
  ID at 1950 UTC. Music: The Monkees 'Pleasant Valley Sunday' (1967). Music: Julian Cope. Weather, traffic & travel, news headlines. Weather forecast.
  Logged to 1958 UTC.
• 16 June: 2034 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI Uno  Female speech.
  200 kW via Milan. Good to fair / poor reception.
  Logged to 2057 UTC.
• 16 June: 2112 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  Live coverage of the US Open Golf Tournament from Maryland, USA. Interview with Luke Donald.
  Excellent to poor reception, up to 200 kW (Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire).
  ID for 'Five Live Sport'. Speech regarding Ian Poulter. Rory McIlroy on the Fifth green - Rory McIlroy is the leader on the afternoon of the opening day of the US Open.
  Logged to 2121 UTC.
• 16 June: 2133 UTC: 918 kHz: Radio Slovenia 1  Continual music.
  Fair reception, up to 300 kW via Domzale.
  Radio Slovenia 1 : The First Programe of Slovenia. Tavčar 17, 1550 LJUBLJANA  SLOVENIA
  Logged to 2148 UTC.
• 16 June: 2200 UTC: 936 kHz: Fresh Radio  Music: Tina Arena 'Sorrento Moon (I Remember)'. ID for Fresh Radio. 'Sky News Centre' 11pm news. UK economic recovery. Richard Branson may purchase Northern Rock. Wembley Stadium will host 2016 Champions League Final. Royal Ascot Ladies Day. ID for Fresh Radio 'Stress Busters'. Music. Phil Collins?
  Excellent to good reception. 1 kW via Hawes, Yorkshire Dales. Van Morrison 'Whenever God Shines His Light' with Cliff Richard.
  Fresh Radio, The Watermill, Broughton Hall, SKIPTON BD23 3AG
  Logged to 2210 UTC.
• 16 June: 2215 UTC: 945 kHz: France Info  Male speech, French language.
  Good reception. 300 kW via Toulouse, France.
  Jingles, speech, recordings, male and female speech, with male telephone caller. Overspill from Fresh Radio on 936 kHz. Female telephone caller.
  Logged to 2227 UTC.

Radio Slovenia verification card, June 2011.

August 2011 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 13 August [2011]: 1415 UTC: 1053 kHz: TalkSport  Live football scores with Adrian.
  Fair to poor reception.
  'Matchday Live'
  Up to 500 kW via Central England (Droitwich, Worcestershire).
  Ad break: WWE Championship. Live football commentaries this evening: Newcastle v Arsenal. ID. Score: Liverpool 1 - Sunderland 0. Rugby Union: Wales 6 - England 6 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales. England have won the Third Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, v India, replacing India as the number one team in the world in Cricket.
  Football: Wigan 1 - Norwich 0. Blackburn Rovers 1 - Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Liverpool 1 - Sunderland 0. Fulham 0 - Aston Villa 0.
  Logged to 1425 UTC.
• 13 August: 1518 UTC: 1170 kHz: Magic 1170  Quincy Jones on 'Eighties Magic'. Ad break: Autoglass, Cancer Research UK, Vauxhall Corsa at local dealer. Business web design. Road cycles, 'Outdoor Fitness' magazine. Gordon's Gin...? 'Call 222555' - Magic 1170 ID 'Teesside and North Yorkshire'. Music: Chicago 'Hard Habit To Break'.
  Fair to poor reception. 320 watts via Stockton, Teesside.
  Host Dave Campbell? Music: 'Girls On Film' Duran Duran. ABC 'The Look Of Love'. ID. Billy Joel / Fyfe Dangerfield 'She's Always A Woman To Me'.
  Logged to 1537 UTC.
• 13 August: 1600 UTC: 1215 kHz: Absolute Radio  Football scores on 'Rock 'n' Roll Football'. Full Time: Bury 0 - Carlisle United 2. Ad break for ESPN.
  Poor reception. Up to 200 kW, Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire, for North England.
  Ads: The People newspaper, Go Compare insurance. ID. 'Call Ian Wright now...' Football phone-in with Ian Wright.
  Logged to 1612 UTC.
• 13 August: 1624 UTC: 1242 kHz: Absolute Radio  Football talk with Ian Wright and guests: Speech regarding Arsenal FC prior to kick off v Newcastle at 1630 UTC.
  Fair reception, 1 kW via Stockton-on-Tees.
  Ad break: Flora, X Box 360, WWE Championship. Mazda test drive, The People newspaper. Promo for the Christian O'Connell breakfast show. ID for 'Rock 'n' Roll Football' on Absolute Radio, Facebook link, continued speech re: Newcastle v Arsenal.
  Logged to 1637 UTC.
• 13 August: 1653 UTC: 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  Superbikes: The Ulster Grand Prix (Motorcycling).
  Fair reception. 100 kW via Lisnagarvey, Co Down, Northern Ireland.
  Logged to 1701 UTC.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2006-2007 : February 2007

 I SHALL begin with a quote from my previous post:

WINTER 2006-2007 was a very productive time for listening to the Medium Wave band, so the logs for December 2006 through to February 2007 will be posted as individual months, rather than the full [quarterly] season.

 This post brings logs from February 2007.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Winter 2006-2007 : December 2006, 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.

February 2007 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 12 February [2007]: 1734 - 1755 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  1 kW; Excellent to fair reception via Barrow-in-Furness. Richard Nankivell on air.

BBC Radio Cumbria presenter Richard Nankivell (Now Retired).

• 12 February: 1918 - 1933 UTC: 846 kHz: Radio North [Presumed]  Up to 100 kW; Excellent to good reception, presumed to be Radio North, Republic of Ireland.
• 12 February: 1940 - 1945 UTC: 855 kHz: RNE 1 Murcia  300 kW; Excellent to good reception via Murcia, E [Spain]. Spanish language broadcast, male and female speech.
• 12 February: 2000 - 2008 UTC: 864 kHz: La City / France Bleu  300 kW; Excellent to good reception via Paris [presumed transmitter site] France. French language broadcast, male speech, music.
• 12 February: 2012 - 2020 UTC: 873 kHz: American Forces Network  Good to fair reception, 150 kW via Frankfurt, D (Germany). Male speech.
• 12 February: 2027 - 2100 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  Excellent to good reception via multiple transmitters. In-depth interview with female.
• 12 February: 2115 - 2120 UTC: 891 kHz: Unidentified broadcast  Good to poor reception. Presumed to be a Dutch music channel, two males, Dutch language.

• 12 February: 2123 - 2128 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI Uno  600 kW; Excellent to fair reception via Milan, I (Italy). Italian language broadcast, males in conversation.
  [The above image is the Google Maps image of Trasmettitore Milano Rai 900kHz]
• 12 February: 2134 - 2144 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live  Excellent to good reception via multiple transmitters. 'Five Live Sport' Mark Saggers. Football.
• 12 February: 2148 - 2156 UTC: 918 kHz: Radio Slovenia [presumed]  100-600 kW; Good to poor reception, presumed via Domzale, SVN (Slovenia). Music.

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My AM Archive: Summer 2003

WELCOME to memories of Summer 2003, taking you back to June and August of that year, for memories of Medium Wave broadcasts of the time.

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

June 2003 : Medium Wave

• 9 June [2003]: 1845 UTC: 657 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Fair to poor reception. Wrexham transmitter, 2 kW. Music: Lonestar 'Amazed' Female host. Contact: Cardiff 029 2032 2000.
• 9 June: 1923 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York Good-Poor-Fair reception. Fulford transmitter 0.5 kW. Frank Wappatt 'Stars on 78' Music: Matt Monroe. Neil Okley. Dinah Shaw. 'The Old Rugged Cross'. Mario Lanza. Telephone: York 01904 641351.
• 9 June: 2012 UTC: 675 kHz: Arrow Classic Rock Excellent to good reception. Holland, Lopik? Music: Human League.
• 9 June: 2042 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent reception. Multiple transmitters. Profile of female cyclist.
• 23 June: 1830 UTC: 675 kHz: Arrow Classic Rock Fair to poor reception. Holland, Lopik? Music: Bon Jovi 'You Give Love A Bad Name'.
• 23 June: 1845 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent to good reception. Multiple transmitter. Football news: Beckham going to Real Madrid, Jonathan Pearce reports from the Confederations Cup re: William Gallas & Ronaldinho. 1st day of Wimbledon 2003. Cricket 20-20 Cup at Edgebaston. England Rugby Union team beat Australia in Australia for the first time ever.

Sticker from Arrow Classic Rock Radio, Holland

• 23 June: 1914 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Fair reception. Carlisle [Brisco] transmitter, 1 kW. Frank Wappatt 'Stars on 78' show from BBC Newcastle.
• 23 June: 2036 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Excellent to good reception. Multiple transmitter. 'The Welsh Top 40': Manic Street Preachers 'Judge Yourself'. Email address for Kevin Hughes. Delta Goodrem. Text: 07786 201040. Evanescence 'Bring Me To Life'. Kylie competition. R Kelly. Fast Food Rockers.

August 2003 : Medium Wave

• 6 August: 1916 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Excellent to good reception. Multiple transmitter. Kevin Hughes. Music programme. 'Pop Idol' competition, text: 07786 201040. Music: Mark Owen 'Four Minute Warning'. Music: Elbow. Music: S Club: 'S Club Party'.
• 6 August: 1953 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI-Radio 1 Fair reception. Milan transmitter, Italy. Music: Dido.
• 6 August: 2010 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent reception. Multiple transmitter. Report regarding the All Nations Football Festival.
• 6 August: 2025 UTC: 927 kHz: RTBF Belgium. Excellent to good reception. 300 kW via Wolvertem, Belgium. Music: Señor Coconut and his band 'Smoke On The Water'. Female host, speech from two men. Music: Blue 'All Rise'.

Letter of verification from Fresh Radio, 2003.

• 6 August: 2038 UTC: 936 kHz: Fresh Radio Excellent to good reception. 1 kW via Hawes, North Yorkshire (Fresh AM / Yorkshire Dales Radio) Music: Bay City Rollers 'Bye Bye Baby', ID, Gabrielle 'Ain't Going Nowhere', Crowded House 'Don't Dream It's Over', ID, Kym Marsh 'Come On Over'. Gabrielle; Cher 'If I Could Turn Back Time'.
• 6 August: 2118 UTC: 945 kHz: France Info ? Toulouse. Fair-Poor-Unusable reception. 300 kW via Toulouse, France. Huge overspill from Fresh Radio on 936 kHz. Two female hosts have conversation, French language.
• 6 August: 2132 UTC: 963 kHz: Club Asia Essex. Excellent to good reception. Music: Craig David 'Rise And Fall', "Call 0901...537...", "Hot twenty songs..." ID at 2137 UTC "The Essential Twenty".
• 6 August: 2157 UTC: 1017 kHz: SudWestRundfunk Good to fair reception. 600 kW via SWF Rheinsender, Germany. Male host speaks of US cities, German language broadcast.

That concludes this selection of logs.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2001-2002

BRINGING more Medium Wave memories on Reporting From The Fox Tower - This time from Winter 2001-2002.

The previous post, with broadcasts from April 2001, 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 2001 : Medium Wave

• 25 December [2001]: 1850 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong reception. English to Europe. Christmas Day Special. Male host with guests in Stockholm and America, discussion topics include sexual liberation and politics. Music: Bing Crosby.

January 2002 : Medium Wave

• 6 January [2002]: 1500 UTC: 549 kHz: United Christian Broadcasters Good-Poor-Fair reception. English. Music. Male host reads religious texts. Female and male hosts with chat and music: 'Lift Me Up'.
• 6 January: 1520 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio One Excellent to good reception. Radio Telefis Eireann, Ireland. Music: Sandy Shaw 'Always Something There To Remind Me'. Male host. Classical / Operatic music from Victoria Delasangeres. Time check: 3:23pm. Male host with sport: Irish football, English football.
• 6 January: 1532 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland Excellent to good reception. Dumfries transmitter. Football: Dundee 0 - Falkirk 0.
• 6 January: 1556 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four Excellent to good reception. Newcastle-upon-Tyne transmitter. Story: 'The Grapes of Wrath'.
• 6 January: 1600 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE Radio 2FM Fair reception. Female host with world news round up, male host with sport: English football, FA Cup: Macclesfield 0 - West Ham 3. Scottish Cup: Dundee v Falkirk. Music.

• 6 January: 1654 UTC: 630 kHz: NRK Vigra, Norway. Good reception. Music. [Above: Norgeskart imagery of Vigra, Norway]
• 6 January: 1709 UTC: 657 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Fair to poor reception. Wrexham (Clwyd) transmitter. FA Cup: Live coverage of Cardiff City v Leeds United (3rd Round).
• 6 January: 1730 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio 10 FM Excellent reception. Holland. Music: Cyndi Lauper; Springsteen.
• 6 January: 1744 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent to good reception. FA Cup 3rd Round: Cardiff City 2 - Leeds United 1 is the full time result.

February 2002 : Medium Wave

• 24 February: 1650 UTC: 1197 kHz: Voice of America Strong-Fair-Good reception. English to Europe via Munich, Germany. VOA 60th Anniversary. 'Encounter' discusses US Presidents and Vice Presidents. 'Editorial' Male and female hosts, focus on President George W Bush and the ongoing 'War on terror'.

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