My AM Archive: November 2009

 YOU are most welcome to My AM Archive, a continual thread of posts 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: August 2009, 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.

November 2009 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 14 November [2009]: 1700 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four  '1989: Day by Day' hosted by John Tusa, closes. BBC News at 5pm: Heavy storms in the South of England, the Port of Dover was closed at lunchtime. Good to fair reception, 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle upon Tyne. Logged to 1710 UTC.
• 14 November: 1717 UTC: 603 kHz: France Info  French language speaking male, three-tone tune, speech. Good to fair reception, 300 kW via Lyon, F (France). Speech by male includes interviews with male on telephone regarding restaurants and food. Short music break, speech. ID at 1724 UTC, female reporting live from OB, including speech by male. Reporting live from sporting event. Logged to 1727 UTC.
• 14 November: 1750 UTC: 612 kHz: RNE 1  Vitoria, E (Spain) 10 kW. Fair to poor reception. Male and female, both in Spanish language, report from sporting event. Music. Logged to 1758 UTC.

RTBF (Belgium) QSL card, November 2009.

• 14 November: 1915 UTC: 621 kHz: RTBF 1  Music: Robbie Williams 'Bodies', female host, sport update, male at sports event on telephone. Wavre, Belgium (BEL) 300 kW. Female reads football scores, reports from males in football grounds. Excellent to good reception. Logged to 1926 UTC.
• 14 November: 1940 UTC: 630 kHz: NRK Euuropakanalen  Vigra, NOR (Norway) 100 kW. Male speech followed by music. Male host with music programme. Excellent to good reception. Logged to 1946 UTC.
• 14 November: 1950 UTC: 630 kHz: Voice of Russia  Male speech in the German language, music. Fair to poor reception. Logged to 20 UTC.
• 14 November: 20:08 UTC: 639 kHz: RNE 1  E (Spain) up to 300 kW. Excellent to fair reception. Male commentary of Spanish football. Logged to 20:16 UTC.
• 14 November: 2024 UTC: 639 kHz: Czech Radio 2  Prague, TCH (Czech Republic) 1500 kW. Male speech: good, clear speech. Music. Male speech continues after music: Interview. Excellent to good reception. Music: Instrumental version of Lionel Richie 'Say You, Say Me'. Logged to 2030 UTC.
• 14 November: 2048 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service  Good to fair reception, 500 kW via Orford Ness, Suffolk. Drama or a play with discussion by the author. Logged to 2058 UTC.

RNE 1 verification letter, November 2009.

• 14 November: 2103 UTC: 657 kHz: "I believe I may hear RNE 5 via Madrid, but propagation makes channel use impossible."
• 14 November: 2109 UTC: 666 kHz: Sudwestrundfunk (SWR)  Rohrdorf, D (Germany) 150 kW. German language speech lead by male, with comments from male and female. Male making speech to audience with applause and laughter. Good reception. Logged to 2115 UTC.
• 14 November: 2122 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio Maria  Male speaking in the Dutch language. Excellent to good reception, Lopik, HOL [Holland] 120 kW. Male speaking continues. Logged to 2130 UTC.

Contact details [correct at the time] for the above broadcasters:

France Info:
Jean-Gerard Robichez, Directeur-adjoint de France Info, 116 Avenue du Président Kennedy, 75220 Paris cedex 16

RNE Radio Nacional

Plaza de Simón Bolivar 13, 01003 Vitoria - Gasteiz

RTBFi

Reyerslaan 52, bus BRR016, 1044 Brussels

NRK

N-0340 Oslo, Bj. Bjørnsons Plass 1

Český rozhlas 2

Vinohradská 12, 120 99 Prague 2, Czech Republic

Sudwestrundfunk

Hans-Bredowstrabe, D-76530 Baden-Baden

Radio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen

Postbus 5045, 5201 GA 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH Nederland

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My AM Archive: Summer 2006

 

REPORTING From The Fox Tower's AM Archive is a continuous thread of logs of Medium Wave broadcasts, heard years gone by.

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

This post remembers Summer 2006: The months of June and August 2006.

June 2006 : Medium Wave

• 25 June [2006]: 0807 UTC: 1413 kHz: Fresh Radio  Poor reception via Skipton 100 watts / Richmond 40 watts / 'Ripon' 3 watts, all North Yorkshire ('Ripon' - Pateley Bridge).
  Music : David Bowie 'Space Oddity'.  Creedence Clearwater Revival 'Bad Moon Rising'.
  [See the Fresh Radio logo of the time at the head of this post]
• 25 June: 0841 UTC: 1458 kHz: BBC Radio Newcastle  Good to fair reception via Wrekenton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 2 kW.  Dave Porter is the host, listener in South Shields. Music.
• 25 June: 0902 UTC: 1485 kHz: BBC Radio Four  Poor reception via Carlisle, 1 kW.  Speech.
• 25 June: 0926 UTC: 1557 kHz: BBC Radio Lancashire  Poor reception via Oxcliffe, Lancaster, 250 watts.  Music: Petula Clark.

August 2006 : Medium Wave

• 8 August: 1932 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio One  Excellent to good reception via Tullamore, Ireland, 500 kW.  English Domestic Service.
• 8 August: 1948 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Excellent to good reception via Dumfries, 2 kW.  Football : CIS Insurance Cup : Dundee v Partick Thistle - Goal - Dundee 1 - Thistle 3.

• 8 August: 2004 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four  Excellent to good reception via Wrekenton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 2 kW.  Speech.
  [The Google Street View image, above, is the Wrekenton transmission site.]
• 8 August: 2019 UTC: 621 kHz: RTBF 1  Belgium  Excellent to good reception via Wavre, Belgium, 300 kW.  Recorded report by male.
• 8 August: 2035 - 2042 UTC: 639 kHz: Czech Radio 2  1500 kW, Excellent to good reception.  Czech language [presumed] via Prague, Czech Republic.  Male speech.
• 8 August: 2045 - 2050 UTC: 639 kHz: RNE 1  Spain  Excellent to good reception.  Spanish language. Male speech, music.
• 8 August: 2054 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service  Excellent to good reception via Orford Ness, Suffolk, 500 kW.  English to Europe.
  Interview with Andrew Strauss, England Cricket Captain, as England beat Pakistan at Headingley. Colombo: Sri Lanka beat South Africa by one wicket. Athletics, football.
  2100 UTC : 'World Briefing'  Lebanon-Israel conflict. Chad & Sudan diplomatic ties.
• 8 August: 2117 - 2130 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York  500 watts, Excellent to fair reception.  'The Late Show for Yorkshire...'  500 watts via Fulford.

Notes: The BBC Radio Newcastle post, 25 June, features a link to the blog of Dave Porter, the presenter on air at the time.

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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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