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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Medium Wave: March 2017

ANOTHER Sunday afternoon, another selection of radio broadcasts I have heard. From the logbook, an evening of broadcasts heard on Friday 3 March 2017. Housekeeping notes for those new to these posts: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz) and transmission powers in watts or kiloWatts (kW).

March 2017 : Medium Wave.

• 3 March: 1813 UTC: 639 kHz: CRo2 Dvojka, Czech Republic. Strong to good reception, 1500 kW via Prague. 'Radio Club Junior' with Klara Novakova and guest David Svoboda, a London 2012 Olympian. Music, speech including the phone-in segment of the show, various greetings in the Czech language, including the informal 'Ahoj'. Music, speech.
• 3 March: 1835 UTC: 639 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain. Good reception, up to 600 kW via various transmission sites. Speech from a female, brief speech from a male, female speaking at length. Male speech with ID: 'Radio Nacional Espana'. Music: Leonard Cohen?.
• 3 March: 1856 UTC: 657 kHz : Rai RadioUno, Italy. Good reception, 100 kW via Pisa. 'Zapping' - A programme dedicated to looking at the week's news in small segments: Male in studio, male on phone. Male and female voices.

• 3 March: 1924 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York, UK. Strong to moderate reception, 500 watts via Fulford, York. Music from George Harrison 'My Sweet Lord', female host - Georgie Spanswick, talking about what is coming up on the show and the topic of a 'free lunch' - Listener reaction with food and drink related stories, reaction from Simon with a red wine story. Text: 81333, Idents for Georgie Spanswick and BBC Radio York. Music: Jackson Five 'I Want You Back'. Traffic + Travel report - Call in on 0330... Music: Eric Carmen 'Hungry Eyes'. Call the show on 0345... [Notes: BBC Radio York was the dominant broadcast on the channel. The above QSL card, verifying reception in 1996, is from my collection.]
•  3 March: 1954 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain. Strong to moderate reception, 600 kW via Seville. Strong, clear, male speech, music (a Zither!). Time signal for 20 UTC. Female speech - News headlines? Speech is TOO QUICK for me to understand the words! Brief speech from male, female continues speaking. News from France: Marine Le Pen. Feeds from the Friday night football fixtures. Female completes the bulletin, handover to new programme with males. Music: Fatboy Slim 'Praise You'.
• 3 March: 2016 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live, UK. Strong to good reception, up to  150 kW via Droitwich, Worcestershire / 50 kW via Stagshaw, Northumberland. The 'Friday Football Social' - Studio guest is Michail Antonio. Live updates from current sporting fixtures: Leeds United v Birmingham City; Cricket: West Indies 147-4 against England in Antuiga; Rugby League updates. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) talking about being called up for England and life as a Premier League player. 2030 UTC news update: Northern Ireland politician Mike Nesbitt has resigned.

• 3 March: 2048 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio Four, UK. Good to moderate reception, 10 kW via Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland. 'Test Match Special' - West Indies v England LIVE from Antigua. A West Indian wicket had fallen just as I tuned in, the next Windies batsman is now at the crease and the over has begun. Male commentator with female summariser.
• 3 March: 2116 UTC: 738 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain. Good to moderate reception, 500 kW via Barcelona. Male and female Spanish voices, female speaks of Casablanca.
• 3 March: 2137 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria, UK. Moderate to poor reception, 1 kW via Brisco, Carlisle. Music from Rod Stewart 'Maggie May', speech from Georgie Spanswick, speaking to a female on the phone about her plans for the weekend.

• 3 March: 2155 UTC: 756 kHz: Radio Romania Actualitati, Romania. Moderate reception, 400 kW via Sibiu, Romania. Male speech, folk music, male voice with ID, off air at 2200 UTC.
• 3 March: 2205 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria, UK. Moderate reception, 1 kW via Brisco, Carlisle. [BBC Radio Cumbria 'in the clear'] Two Beatles songs back to back: 'Please Please Me' and 'Penny Lane' on the 'Decades Show' with Joe Costin. Music: The Strawbs 'Part of the Union'. Val Armstrong with the lyrics quiz 😊 Music: Bonnie Tyler 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'. ["Joe Costin: The World's Oldest Man" - R. Nankivell]
• 3 March: 2230 UTC: 774 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain. Good to moderate reception, 20 - 100 kW via various transmission sites. Male conversation at length, includes a clear mention of Brexit!

That concludes the logs for March 2017.

Until the next time, keep listening!

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