My AM Archive: Spring 2010

 WELCOME to memories of Medium Wave broadcasts dated March and May 2010, as part of the My AM Archive thread.

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

March 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Wednesday] 3 March [2010]: 1850 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  1 kW via Carlisle, Good to fair reception.  Music from Paolo Nutini 'Ten Out Of Ten', Belinda Artingstoll, music: Simply Red 'Stars', traffic news, 1900 UTC news: Martin Lewes: Michael Foot dies, Lake District National Park Authority rejects application for business park, Carlisle Renaissance review, John Venebles sent back to prison.
  Logged to 1910 UTC.

Belinda Artingstoll promotional photocard, BBC Radio Cumbria.

• 3 March: 1920 UTC: 756 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  Excellent to good reception, 100 - 200 kW, multiple transmitter sites via Germany.
  Male and female voices, German speakers, discuss Israel, Gaza, Middle East, India, including contributions from an English speaking male with an American accent. Deutschlandfunk ID at 1928 UTC. Male speech, female speech.
  Logged to 1935 UTC.
• 3 March: 1956 UTC: 765 kHz: BBC Essex  Female host speaking to male who talks of how he proposed to his wife, they now have a child; Also speaks of how he saw the Queen and Lord Mayor of London, when working as a delivery driver. Traffic & travel news, signal fade.
  Contact details [at the time]: BBC Essex Reception: 01245 616000; News desk: 616047; BBC general enquiries line: 03700 100222.  BBC Essex text: 07786 201035.  BBC Essex on air line: 01245 495050.
  Excellent to good reception [at best].  500 watts via Chelmsford, Essex.
  Logged to 20 UTC.
• 3 March: 2112 UTC: 765 kHz: Option Musique  Sottens, Switzerland. Good [to fair] reception. 600 kW via Sottens, Switzerland [SUI].  Music: 'The Year of the Cat'. French music, male vocalist, guitar, piano, orchestration. Female host, speech. Music: French, male vocals, guitar, piano. ID for Option Musique, female speech, French & English vocals in song, band. Female host. Contribution by male, French language.
  Logged to 2120 UTC.
• 3 March: 2133 UTC: 774 kHz: RNE 1  Good to fair reception, multiple transmitter sites, Spain, 20 - 100 kW.  Spanish males, football commentary.
  Logged to 2145 UTC.
• 3 March: 2158 UTC: 783 kHz: MDR-Info  Leipzig, Germany. Good reception, 100 kW via Leipzig, Germany. Male with ID for 'Nachtrichten' (News at 22 UTC), male with news broadcast: Finance Minister, President... Male with reports after news broadcast. Female reporter.
  Logged to 2210 UTC.
• 3 March: 2216 UTC: 792 kHz: France Info  Limoges, France, 300 kW. Excellent to good reception.  Male, French language, football report. ID, male host with business news: Pfizer, Dow Jones, Paris 'Le Monde'. Music, ID, ad break.
  Logged to 2230 UTC.

Option Musique (Switzerland) QSL Verification Card, 3 March 2010.

May 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Friday] 14 May [2010]: 1912 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Rugby commentary from the home of the Ospreys on BBC Radio Scotland. Poor reception, 100 kW (presumably) Westerglen, Scotland. Male commentator with summariser. Ospreys (Wales) v Glasgow.
  Logged to 1921 UTC.
• 14 May: 1959 UTC: 837 kHz: France Info  Nancy, France, 200 kW. Poor reception. Male host speaking French, with contribution from female and male on telephone.
  Logged to 2010 UTC.
• 14 May: 2018 UTC: 846 kHz: [Presumed] Radio North / Gospel 846  Republic of Ireland, 100 kW. Poor reception. Music, speech from male, music: Buddy Holly 'Heartbeat'.
  Logged to 2033 UTC.
• 14 May: 2100 UTC: 855 kHz: RNE 1  Murcia  E  (Spain)  300 kW. Fair to poor reception. Fast-moving speech in Spanish with male host, female host and reports. La Liga sport report.
  Logged to 2111 UTC.

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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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Medium Wave DX Logs, March 2010

Medium Wave:

• 756 kHz : BBC Radio Cumbria (1kW via Carlisle, Belinda Artingstoll Drivetime)
• 756 kHz : Deutschlandfunk (100 - 200kW via Germany)
• 765 kHz : BBC Essex (500 watts via Chelmsford, Sue Marchant show)
• 765 kHz : Option Musique (600kW via Sottens, Switzerland)
• 774 kHz : RNE [Radio Nacional de Espana] 1 (20 - 100kW via Spain)
• 783 kHz : MDR [Mittel Deutscher Rundfunk] Info (100kW via Leipzig, Germany)
• 792 kHz : France Info (300kW via Limoges, France)

That's yer lot for March, as far as my radio is concerned, short and sweet; BBC Essex did throw me at the time, as I was delighted to hear them this far north! Roll on Spring...