My AM Archive: Autumn 2010

 TAKING you back to the period of September to November 2010, for broadcasts heard during that time on the Medium Wave band.

My AM Archive is a continual thread of my Medium Wave logbooks, bringing them online for posterity, and for other like-minded radio listeners to enjoy.

Logs of Short Wave broadcasts are also on this blog, under the My DX Archive thread.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: July 2010, 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.

September 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Tuesday] 7 September [2010]: 1825 UTC: 1413 kHz: BBC Radio Gloucestershire  Music: Gary Newman 'Cars', speech by male and female, telephone caller, travel news. Music: John Lennon 'Woman'.
  Fair reception, 500 watts via Bourton-on-the-Water and Berkeley Heath.
  Male speech: 'Lionel Richie on the way - Lionel Richie as promised' Music: 'Running With The Night' and 'You Are My Destiny'.
  Logged to 1850 UTC.
• 7 September: 1857 UTC: 1413 kHz: Premier Christian Radio  'Insight for Living', Chuck Swindoll, talk of the Insight for Living website. Details of Chuck Swindoll's new book, how to make a donation, website address, postal address.
  Premier Christian Radio via East London (Dartford Marshes) or West London (Heathrow) both transmitters 500 watts.
  'Right to Reply' programme, website, telephone number. Jingle for Premier Info line. Male speech over music, jingle for telephone number to call.
  Fair reception. ID for Premier Christian Radio. Female speech. Choir music. Male speaker with American accent.
  Logged to 1913 UTC.

Deutschlandfunk QSL Verification card, September 2010.

• 7 September: 1921 UTC: 1422 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  Beautiful piano and violin, followed by fast piano and violin.
  Excellent to good reception via Heusweiler, D (Germany), 1200 kW / 600 kW.
  Concerto or unbroken recital / broadcast of recordings. No speech.
  Female host with speech, in German, including an ID for Deutschlandfunk. Speech includes the name of the composer Rebecca Clarke. Male speech, female speech. Classical piano and violin.
  Logged to 1935 - 1945 UTC.
• 7 September: 1957 UTC: 1440 kHz: Announcements from the German service of China Radio International via Radio Luxembourg (RTL). Music.
  Broadcast: RTL via Marnach, Luxembourg. 1200 kW / 300 kW.
  Launch of the French service of China Radio International (2003 UTC) via RTL.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Logged to 2014 UTC. [See image of QSL verification, posted below]
• 7 September: 2022 UTC: 1458 kHz: Various broadcasts audible, including Sunrise Radio (Brookmans Park London, 125 kW); BBC Asian Network (Birmingham, 5 kW); Capital Gold Manchester (Ashton Moss, Manchester, 5 kW; Good to fair reception).
  Logged to 2050 UTC.

October 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 30 October [2010]: 2129 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden  Currently broadcasting in the Swedish language, 300 - 600 kW via Solvesborg. Radio Sweden's last night on Medium Wave [and Short Wave].

November 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 18 November [2010]: 1405 UTC: 1458 kHz: BBC Newcastle  Good-fair-poor reception, 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
  Music: Womack & Womack 'Footsteps'.
  Male host, interview with male guest: "I've done all I want to do, I'm happy being back in Newcastle". Music: Natalie Imbruglia 'Torn'.
  ID for BBC Newcastle. Male host: "...weekend of sport...versus Bolton Wanderers". Music: Dusty Springfield 'Son of a Preacher Man'. Speech: Text / telephone number. Music: Olly Murs 'Please Don't Let Me Go'. Male host, ID, speech. Music: Fergal Sharkey 'A Good Heart'.
  Logged to 1425 UTC.
• 18 November: 1440 UTC: 1485 kHz: BBC Radio Merseyside  Music: Sarah Phillips. ID "...on the Billy Butler show". Music.
  Good to fair reception. ID for BBC Radio Merseyside, telephone number, speech promoting "our carol service in December"; "Coming up after 3pm". Music: Andrew Gold 'Never Let Her Slip Away'.
  2 kW via Wallasey, Merseyside. Speech by Billy Butler regarding BBC TV show 'The Apprentice' featuring Lord Sugar. Music: Billy Joel 'Tell Her About It'; Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
  [1500 UTC] News headlines with Graham White.
  Logged to 1500 UTC. [See letter of verification at foot of this post]

BCE [RTL Luxembourg] QSL Verification, September 2010.

• 18 November: 1518 UTC: 1494 kHz: France Info / France Bleu  French language female and male speech.
  France Info via Clermont-Ferrand; France Bleu via Bastia, both 20 kW via France.
  Good to fair reception.
  Logged to 1540 UTC.
  
• 18 November: 1550 UTC: 1503 kHz: BBC Radio Stoke  Music: Dusty Springfield 'In The Middle of Nowhere'. Female speech for Children In Need event. Music: Pet Shop Boys 'West End Girls'.
  ID for BBC Radio Stoke, female host "Preparations are going well for Christmas lights switch-on in Hanley".
  1600 UTC news: Bentley workers in Crewe go to protest. Man to serve twenty-one years for murder of girlfriend's daughter - Mother serves five years. Irish economy in peril. Police and fire services in Staffordshire may cut back on share of council tax. Weather for Staffordshire and Cheshire; A500 traffic report.
  ID for BBC Radio Stoke, website. Music: Eric Carmen 'Hungry Eyes'.
  ID for BBC Radio Stoke, 'Tim is in Hanley for Christmas lights switch-on, at 1845 UTC tonight' Female host.
  Good to fair reception, 1 kW via Sideway, Staffordshire.
  Logged to 1610 UTC.
  
• 18 November: 1837 UTC: 1521 kHz: Classic Gold 1521  Music: Everly Brothers 'Walk Right Back', ID 'This is Gold', CCS 'Whole Lotta Love', male host, The Beatles 'All My Loving'.
  Good to fair reception, 640 watts via Reigate / Crawley (Duxhurst). 
  Music: 'Blinded By The Light' (Manfred Mann's Earth Band). Public hearing in Florida to review Jim Morrison's case of exposure, 1961. Gold Travel Desk, Reigate, Leatherhead, Crawley, Gatwick Airport. Music: Stevie Wonder.
  Logged to 1851 UTC.
• 18 November: 1858 UTC: 1530 kHz: Pulse 2  Music: The Commodores 'Three Times A Lady'. Female host.
  1900 UTC news: Reports from Northamptonshire, Kettering, Luton. Retailers report sales increase prior to Christmas. Weather report. Music: Michael Buble 'Hollywood'. Female host.
  Pulse 2, Huddersfield, formerly Classic Gold West Yorkshire.
  Music: Hot Chocolate, ID, Manfred Mann's Earth Band 'Blinded By The Light' (Written by Springsteen).
  Fair reception, 740 watts via Vicars Lot, Huddersfield.
  Now playing: The Carpenters.
  Logged to 1920 UTC.
• 18 November: 1935 UTC: 1539 kHz: Evangeliums-Rundfunk  Speech from two males in the German language.
  Good to fair reception, 120 kW up to 700 kW via Mainflingen, Germany.
  Music: Male vocalist with acoustic flute. Continuation of speech between two males.
  Logged to 1945 UTC.
• 18 November: 2032 UTC: 1557 kHz: France Info  Females speaking French language.
  Fair reception, 300 kW via Nice.
  Male speech.
  Logged to 2043 UTC.

BBC Merseyside letter, verifying reception dated 18 November 2010.

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My AM Archive: January 2009

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

January 2009 : Medium Wave

• [Tuesday] 6 January [2009]: 2051 UTC: 1413 kHz: BBC Radio Gloucestershire  Music: Leona Lewis 'Run'. Male host introduces Lucy who has details of forthcoming events in Bristol and Swindon, including The Old Vic Studio in Bristol, the Traffic Light Theatre Company / Travelling Light Theatre Company. Music: Erasure 'Sometimes'.  Excellent to fair reception, 500 watts via Bourton-on-the-Water, East Gloucestershire or Berkeley Heath, South West Gloucestershire.
  Music: Chris Isaak 'Wicked Game'. ID: "BBC Across The West" 'The Keith Walrington Show'.
  News at 9 o'clock (21 UTC): Enquiries regarding a male; take care on roads in wintery conditions; Gaza conflict; Woolworths; Nativity is replaced by Noah & The Ark for school play. Weather report: Severe frost, cloudy, cold, rain, sleet, snow. 3°C top temperature.
  Music: Marvin Gaye 'Sexual Healing'. Diana Ross 'Chain Reaction'. To 2110 UTC.

BBC Radio Gloucestershire Postmark, 2004.

• 6 January: 2113 UTC: 1422 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  Jazz / Swing style music on what can only be DLF.
  Excellent to good reception via Heusweilwer, D [Germany], 1200 / 600 kW. Big Band music. To 2123 UTC.
• 6 January: 2147 UTC: 1458 kHz: Sunrise Radio  Brookman's Park, London, 125 kW.
  Excellent to fair reception. Asian flavoured music, male and female vocalists. Female broadcaster, reading messages from listeners. Music: female vocals. To 2157 UTC.

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The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Autumn 2008: November, can be found here.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2006-2007 : December 2006

 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 December 2006.

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

December 2006 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 2 December [2006]: 1645 - 1653 UTC: 711 kHz: Rennes [France] Transmitter: France Info / France Bleu  300 kW; Good reception. French speech from female and male, politics, food, male speech.
• 2 December: 1657 - 1705 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio 4  10 kW; Fair reception via Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland. 'Woman's Hour'.

• 2 December: 1709 - 1716 UTC: 729 kHz: RTE Radio 1  10 kW; Fair to poor reception via Cork, Ireland. Co-channel interference from RNE - 1 [Radio Nacional Espana] (Spain).
• 2 December: 1720 - 1728 UTC: 738 kHz:  RNE 1  500 kW; Good to fair reception via Barcelona, Espana [Spain]. Two males speaking, music.
• 2 December: 1735 - 1744 UTC: 747 kHz: Radio 5  400 kW; Excellent to good reception via Flevoland, Holland. Female and male interview female over telephone.
• 2 December: 1746 - 1758 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  1 kW; Excellent to good reception via Carlisle. 'Saturday Sport' Paul Newton.
• 2 December: 1828 - 1835 UTC: 756 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  100-200 kW; Excellent to good reception via Germany. Report: Bundesliga football.
• 2 December: 1953 - 2000 UTC: 765 kHz: Option Musique  600 kW; Excellent to good/fair reception via Sottens, Switzerland. Live music.

Option Musique sticker.

• 2 December: 2006 - 2012 UTC: 774 kHz: RNE 1  Spain; 20-100 kW; Excellent to good reception via Spain. Spanish language sports commentary, fast speech.
• 2 December: 2021 - 2028 UTC: 783 kHz: Radio Mirimar  Barcelona; 50 kW; Good to fair reception via Barcelona, Spain. Male sports commentary.
• 2 December: 2031 - 2036 UTC: 783 kHz: MDR Info  100 kW; Fair to poor reception via Leipzig, Germany. Female and male speech in German language.
• 2 December: 2045 - 2054 UTC: 792 kHz: France Info  300 kW; Excellent to good reception via Limoges, France. Female speech, male speech, politics.
• 2 December: 2057 - 2104 UTC: 792 kHz: BBC Radio Foyle / Ulster  1 kW; Fair to poor reception via Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Live Rugby, male speech.
• 2 December: 2110 - 2116 UTC: 801 kHz: Bayern  100 kW; Excellent to fair reception via Munich, Germany. Music from Tony Bennett.

Letter from David Lowe, verifying reception of BBC Radio Devon (below).

• 2 December: 2122 - 2150 UTC: 801 kHz: BBC Radio Devon  2 kW; Good to fair reception via Barnstaple. Co-channel interference from Munich, Germany and RNE-1, Spain.
  Programme Details: David Lowe receives email regarding Josef Locke, piece of music played on air by Dennis Noble, recorded 1939, for listener in Cornwall. Time Check: "28 minutes past 9". Competition: Bing Crosby CD's: 'Forever Bing' & 'Christmas Memories'. Call 0845 301 1034, email. Music [recording of "Always" by Josephine Baker] by Irving Berlin, loss of signal at 2148 GMT.
  [Above log taken from original reception report sent to BBC Radio Devon; Information in italics was the "minor piece of detail" David Lowe added to the report.]
• 2 December: 2220 - 2226 UTC: 801 kHz: RNE 1  10-20 kW; Excellent to good reception via Spain. Several males speaking.
• 2 December: 2230 - 2239 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  100 kW; Excellent reception via Burghead / Westerglen. Partick Folk Festival.
• 2 December: 2252 - 2302 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  1 kW; Good to poor reception via Barrow-in-Furness. John Caine's Rock Show.
• 2 December: 2305 - 2312 UTC: 837 kHz: France Info  200 kW; Excellent to fair reception via Nancy, France. Female and male speech in French language.

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My AM Archive: Spring 2006

 

MARCH and April 2006 are from where the following memories of Medium wave radio broadcasts, as heard by myself at the time and noted in my logbook, come.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Winter 2005-2006, 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.

March 2006 : Medium Wave

• 10 March [2006]: 2041 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Fair to poor reception via Carlisle, 1 kW.  Football commentary: Coca-Cola League Two: Northampton Town v Carlisle United, live from Sixfields, Northampton. Half Time: Town 0 - United 1 (Karl Hawley, 21 minutes). Commentary by Derek Lacey and Mike Corry.
  [Full details of the match can be found here.]

April 2006 : Medium Wave

• 14 April: 1417 UTC: 1314 kHz: NRK Euuropakanalen  Fair reception via Kvitsoy, Norway, 1200 kW.  Norwegian speech, female and male voices. Music. Male speaks to male on telephone.
• 14 April: 1450 UTC: 1323 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster  Fair to poor reception via Lisnagarvey, Co Down, Northern Ireland, 100 kW.  Music: Mamas & Papas 'California Dreaming'. George Jones. Telephone: 0845 955678. ID.  15 UTC news: Newcastle flight disruption. Baby illness.
• 14 April: 1757 UTC: 1368 kHz: Manx Radio  Excellent-good-fair reception via Foxdale, Isle of Man, 20 kW.  Music: Bryan Adams 'Everything I Do I Do It For You'. Sponsored weather report: Freedom Travel Isle of Man. Sport: Football: Sven Goran Eriksson, Ashley Cole.
• 14 April: 2014 UTC: 1422 kHz: DLF Deutschlandfunk  Excellent to good reception via Heusweiler, Germany, 600 - 1200 kW.  Music: Jazz - Blues programme, German language. Male host. Music, English language songs.

Please note the log for BBC Radio Cumbria, 10 March, features a link to the TablesLeague website, which has full details of the Northampton Town - Carlisle United football fixture, as reported in the log.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2005-2006

 

Letter of verification from Magic 1170, for broadcast heard 5 December 2005.

WELCOME to Winter 2005-2006 for this selection of Medium Wave memories, as heard by myself at the time and noted in my logbook. An element of this hobby is to contact the broadcasters heard, relay to them what was heard, with technical and programme details. Thank you to the many broadcasters who responded; Some of the items sent through the post feature in this blog, including the letter from Magic 1170, featured above.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: October 2005, 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 2005 : Medium Wave

• 5 December [2005]: 1927 UTC: 1170 kHz: Magic 1170  Fair reception via Stockton, Teesside, 320 watts. Music: Mike & The Mechanics 'The Living Years'. Queen 'Thank God It's Christmas'. Host: Richard Allen 'Mellow Magic'. Music: Van Morrison. Christina Aguilera.
• 5 December: 2009 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden  Excellent reception via Solvesborg, Sweden, 600 kW. English to Europe, 254 metres. 'Blood Diamonds'. 'Spectrum of the Arts'. Bill Schiller.
• 5 December: 2052 UTC: 1197 kHz: Virgin Radio  Poor reception. Music: Dire Straits 'Walk of Life'.
• 5 December: 2105 UTC: 1206 kHz: France Info  Excellent-good-fair reception via Bordeaux, France, 300 kW. Male and female speech.

February 2006 : Medium Wave

• 28 February [2006]: 1932 UTC: 1206 kHz: France Info  Good to fair reception via Bordeaux, France. Male and female hosts, news headlines: Baghdad. Sport: European football: Arsenal, Barcelona.
• 28 February: 1950 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio  Excellent to good reception. Music: K T Tunstall 'Another Place To Fall'. Ben Jones. 'Phone call: Natasha in Norwich, request for Rowan: Soul Asylum 'Runaway Train'. Ad break: Diet Coke, Neil Diamond LP.

Virgin Radio QSL card, 2004 onwards.

• 28 February: 2200 UTC: 1269 kHz: DLF  Deutschlandfunk  Excellent reception via Aarpsdorf / Neumunster, Germany, 300 kW.  Male host, news from New York. News from German Parliament. News: Baghdad, President Bush, Iraq, Ankara, President Putin, Iran, Afghanistan.

That concludes the logs for Winter 2005-2006 (December 2005; February 2006).

This blog was created in October 2005 and, I'm pleased to say, the archives of this blog do include posts of radio receptions in a much more basic format.

The previous post in this thread brought memories of Medium Wave broadcasts from October 2005. From Monday, November 7, 2005, the post One Man & His Wireless covered the above mentioned Medium Wave broadcasts, along with Short Wave broadcasts, heard November 6, 2005. That post can be read here.

From Monday, December 19, 2005, From the Radio to the Web covered the broadcasts featured in today's post, though the original post also included a "Tentative reception of a broadcast from Ain - Salah, Algeria" heard on 1161 kHz and a Short Wave log of Adventist World Radio, heard Saturday 10 December 2005. That post can be read here.

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My AM Archive: Spring 2004

MORE memories of Medium Wave radio broadcasts, this time heard March and May 2004.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Winter 2003-2004, 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.

March 2004 : Medium Wave

• 11 March [2004]: 2127 UTC: 1089 kHz: TalkSport Excellent to fair reception. Multi-transmission. Test Cricket, West Indies v England, live from Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. West Indies batting: 276-5 (First Innings).
  [Spoiler alert: Full scorecard for WI v England, First Test, 2004: Click here]

• 16 March: 2101 UTC: 1260 kHz: Classic Gold network Classic Gold 1260 - Bristol (Mangotsfield) 1.6 kW or Classic Gold Marcher 1260 - Wrexham / Deeside (Farndon) 0.64 kW. Male, telephone: 0870 166 ... Text 81800 'Nightline' programme.
• 16 March: 2101 UTC: 1260 kHz: Sabras Radio Leicester, Freeman's Common, 0.29 kW. Male voice with Asian music, English voice with details of Punjabi programme. Excellent to fair reception.

16 March: 2139 UTC: Football Full Time: Carlisle United 1 - Northampton 1 [Sky Sports Team Sheet]

• 16 March: 2140 UTC: 1269 kHz: DLF - Deutschlandfunk Neumunster, Germany 600 kW. Excellent to good reception. Classical music. Male host with DLF ID, speech regarding Bach. Male speech, music. Football report: Goal from Werder Bremen.
• 16 March: 2244 UTC: 1314 kHz: NRK - Kvitsoy, Norway Excellent reception. NRK via Kvitsoy, Norway, 1200 kW. Music: Roy Orbison 'All In A Dream'. Two male hosts. Music: Jimi Hendrix 'Little Wing'. To 2253 UTC.
• 16 March: 2301 UTC: 1341 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster Good-fair-poor reception. Lisnagarvey, Co Down, 100 kW. News: Variant CJD in blood transfusion fear, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's papers found in solicitor's office. ID. 'The Late Show' Music: Bennett-Lang.
• 16 March: 2319 UTC: 1359 kHz: Radio Nacional Espana Good to fair reception. Madrid, Spain, 600 kW. Male speech, football programme.

May 2004 : Medium Wave

Card verifying reception of Manx Radio 20 May 2004, 2023 UTC, 1368 kHz.

• 20 May: 2023 UTC: 1368 kHz: Manx Radio Fair to poor reception. Foxdale, Isle of Man, 20 kW. Country Music programme.
• 20 May: 2121 UTC: 1395 kHz: Radio 10 Gold Good to fair reception. Lopik, Holland, 120 kW. Music: Paul Young, ID, Joe Cocker.
• 20 May: 2150 UTC: 1413 kHz: BBC Radio Gloucestershire Fair reception. 0.5 kW East / South Gloucestershire. Music: Robbie Williams 'She's The One' Male host. News: Rail dispute. Drinking "The new disease" says Tony Blair. Leicester rapes. Telephone: 0845 301 1024.
• 20 May: 2248 UTC: 1440 kHz: China Radio International Excellent reception via Luxembourg (208 metres). 'Real Time Beijing' English programme, hosted by Canadian male, Chinese female. Weather.

Bonuses added to this post as composed: The full scorecard for West Indies v England, First Test, 2004 courtesy of ESPNcricinfo; The Carlisle United - Northampton Town team sheet courtesy of Sky Sports; The Manx Radio verification card courtesy of Manx Radio.

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My Medium Wave Archive, Autumn 1995

1995 is where this visit to my radio listening archives takes us, to October and November of that year. These logs focus only on the Medium Wave band.
Before the logs, housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

October 1995: Medium Wave

• 24 October [1995]: 1905 UTC: 531 kHz: Leipzig, Germany, 100 kW transmission, music, male and female voices.
• 24 October: 1908 UTC: 549 kHz: DLF (Deutschlandfunk) News broadcast in German via Thurnau transmitter, Germany, 200 kW. Listening on a Hitachi TRK 5854 E receiver.
• 24 October: 1912 UTC: 558 kHz: RNE 5 (Radio Nacional Espana 5) Sports broadcast.
• 24 October: 1915 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 500 kW transmission from Tullamore, Republic of Ireland. Interference from Berlin (100 kW) and RNE 5 (Spain). RTE programming: Music 'Fairground' Simply Red. 'The Arts Show' with Mike Murphy.
• 24 October: 1950 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 Music from U2 'Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me'.

• 24 October: 1951 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Scotland [BBC Radio Solway] Football: Rangers - Aberdeen.
• 24 October: 2020 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio 4 via Tyneside (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) transmitter. 'Science Now' Interference. Peter Evans the host. Telephone 0800 044 044. Announcement regarding Long Wave Transmitter problems.
• 24 October: 2050 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE 2FM Music from Oasis: 'Wonderwall' taken from the album '(What's The Story) Morning Glory ?' Dave Fanning. Sleeper 'What Do I Do Now' Boo Radleys, Smashing Pumpkins. Ads: HMV, Top 30 Request Show. 21 UTC News: Gerry Adams, John Huhme, site for sale in Cork, 26000 in employment, heavy rain. Rugby: Ireland 6, Cook Islands 12. Coca-Cola Cup, Scottish football: Rangers 0 - Aberdeen 0.
• 24 October: 2120 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC For Europe (BBC World Service) via Orfordness, 500 kw transmission. 'Britain Today' followed by 'Meridian'.
• 24 October: 2145 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York Music: Fleetwood Mac.
• 24 October: 2150 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio 10 Gold Lopik, Holland. Music: Toni Braxton 'Breathe Again'. Bryan Adams '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You'. KC & The Sunshine Band 'Please Don't Go'. Smokie 'Living Next Door To Alice'.

• 24 October: 2215 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live via Droitwich, 150 kW. Saatchi & Saatchi.
• 24 October: 2225 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio 4 'The World Tonight' via Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland, 10 kW.
• 24 October: 2245 UTC: 963 kHz: Radio Finland Music from Dallas Wayne & The Dimlights. Finnish environment. UN is needed more now. Finnish President. Israel.
• 24 October: 2306 UTC: 1053 kHz // 1089 kHz: Talk Radio UK James Whale, Ann on the phone, Alan from London. Ads: TeamTalk, 'Breakfast With Bates' Simon Bates.
• 24 October: 2325 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden via Solvesborg, Sweden. 600 kW.
• 24 October: 2330 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Annie Lennox 'No More "I Love You's"', Ad break, The Rembrandts 'I'll Be There For You', Kate Bush 'Babooshka'.

November 1995: Medium Wave

• 28 November [1995]: 2135 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Excellent Reception. 'Sixty Degrees North': Swedish Ministry allegedly took political donations in connection with Thai Shipyard; Young people committing suicide in Sweden increases; Music: Sandra Anderson investigates changes in music including work by a producer with ABBA. Sound manipulation; North Sweden descends into 24 hour darkness.
• 29 November: 1720 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. 'Sixty Degrees North': Swedish Government arranges a congress designed at stamping out child porn; Swedish Defence minister writes that Swedish troops do not need to join the Bosnian NATO force; 'Money Matters' with Al Simon: Swedish Krona. Welfare state: Interview with an economist.

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