Update for June 2011

WELCOME to RFTFT, June 2011, The Summer! Or so I would like you to believe, as the rain continues to fall. In this update:

• Round-up of the 2010 - 2011 football season
• Radio Logs for June 2011

The 2010 - 2011 football season ended at the beginning of May, so here is a round-up of Champions, winners, promotions and relegations, as well as a mention of how teams in their respective divisions finished their seasons.

UEFA Champions League Winners : FC Barcelona (3-1 v Manchester United)

Barclays Premier League :

Champions : Manchester United

Relegated : Birmingham City, Blackpool, West Ham United

Carling Cup (The Football League Cup) Winners : Birmingham City

npower Championship :

Champions : Queens Park Rangers

Promoted : Norwich City

Play off Winners : Swansea City (4-2 v Reading)

Relegated : Preston North End, Sheffield United, Scunthorpe United

Johnstone's Paint Trophy (The Football League Trophy) Winners : Carlisle United

npower League One :

Champions : Brighton & Hove Albion

Promoted : Southampton

Play off Winners : Peterborough United (3-0 v Huddersfield Town)

Relegated : Dagenham & Redbridge, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Swindon Town

Carlisle United finished their League One season in 12th place

npower League Two :

Champions : Chesterfield

Promoted : Bury, Wycombe Wanderers

Play off Winners : Stevenage (1-0 v Torquay United)

Relegated : Lincoln City, Stockport County

Morecambe finished their League Two season in 20th place

Blue Square Bet Premier League :

Champions : Crawley Town

Promoted : AFC Wimbledon (as play off winners)

Relegated : Southport, Altrincham, Eastbourne Borough, Histon

Darlington finished their BSBPL season in 7th place; Barrow finished their season in 18th.

• Radio Logs for June 2011

Listening using Hitachi TRK 5854-E, Lloytron N401 Galaxy and Roberts R881, here is what I heard on the Medium Wave (AM) band during June. Frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz) and transmitter power in kiloWatt (kW).

828 kHz : Radio 10 Gold, Holland

837 kHz : BBC Radio Cumbria, Barrow in Furness, 1 kW

837 kHz : France Info, Nancy, 200 kW

882 kHz : BBC Radio Wales, Washford (Somerset), 100 kW

900 kHz : RAI Radio 1, Milan (Italy), 600 kW

909 kHz : BBC Radio Five Live, Moorside Edge (West Yorkshire), 200 kW

918 kHz : Radio Slovenia 1, Domzale (Slovenia), 600 kW

936 kHz : Fresh Radio, Hawes (Yorkshire Dales), 1 kW

945 kHz : France Info, Toulouse, 300 kW.

Disclaimer: Some of the transmitter powers or locations may be factually incorrect.

Thank you for visiting RFTFT once again!