My AM Archive: February 2011

QSL Verification, Evangeliums-Rundfunk, November 2010.

TWENTY ELEVEN and the second month thereof, feature in this thread of My AM Archive, 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: Autumn 2010, can be found here.

[The Evangeliums-Rundfunk broadcast, verified by the QSL card to the right, features in the Autumn 2010 post]

If you would like to learn more about Medium Wave listening, then Europe's Premier Medium Wave DX Club - The Medium Wave Circle - May be of interest.

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

February 2011 : Medium Wave

• [Sunday] 6 February [2011]: 1320 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Male speech, poor signal - Occasional fair to good reception.
  BBC Radio Scotland for South West Scotland via Dumfries, 2 kW.
  [Contact details: BBC Radio Scotland, Elmbank, Lover's Walk, Dumfries DG1 1NZ
  Telephone: 01387 268008
  BBC Scotland HQ: 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA]
  Logged to 1330 UTC.
• 6 February: 1428 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four  'Gardener's Question Time' Chaired by Peter Gibbs in Lavenham, Suffolk. Male speaks of soil types. Female with question, male responds.
  Good reception via Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Wrekenton, 2 kW.
  Speech regarding house and garden, by River Severn, Bristol.
  Logged to 1435 UTC.
• 6 February: 1454 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service  Music, male speech.
  Poor to unusable reception. BBC World Service English to Europe via Orford Ness, Suffolk, 500 kW.
  Logged to 1507 UTC.
• 6 February: 1525 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen  Music: Baritone male choir. Female speech, Dutch language.
  Poor reception via Lopik, HOL [Holland], 120 kW.
  Programme: 'Katholiek Weekjournaal'.
  Logged to 1545 UTC.
• 6 February: 1556 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  News headlines: Formula One driver [Robert Kubica] crashes in a rally, Egypt Muslim Brotherhood.
  Live football: Craig Burley, Alan Green, Mike Ingham and Colin Murray prepare for kick-off at Chelsea v Liverpool, Stamford Bridge. Yellow card for Chelsea in first minute or two. Fernando Torres makes his debut for Chelsea.
  Good reception, most likely to be Stagshaw, Northumberland to North East England, 50 kW.
  Logged to 1615 UTC.
• 6 February: 1644 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio Four  'Poetry Please': Music is the subject of the speech.
  Poor reception, most likely Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland, 10 kW.
  Logged to 1652 UTC.

Promotional card for Anne Hopper, BBC Radio Cumbria.

• 6 February: 1706 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  Music: Duet by male and female vocalists, big band music. Anne Hopper's Music Box on BBC Radio Cumbria.
  Fair to poor reception via Carlisle, 1 kW.
  Logged to 1722 UTC.
• 6 February: 1805 UTC: 756 kHz: Deutschlandfunk  Female speech includes ID for Deutschlandfunk, female speech, ID by male, female speech, speech by males regarding President Mubarak of Egypt. All speech in German language. Egyptian elections.
  Good to fair reception, 100-200 kW via Ravensburg / Braunschweig, Germany.
  Speech regarding unrest in Egypt. Female with new items: Preparations for Tour de France, fireworks, short piece by male in English language.
  Logged to 1815 UTC.
• 6 February: 1839 UTC: 783 kHz: MittelDeutscher Rundfunk  Male speech, German language, MDR Info.
  Fair reception via Leipzig, Germany, 100 kW, on 783 kHz / 383m.
  Logged to 1850 UTC.
• 6 February: 1900 UTC: 792 kHz: France Info  ID, speech by female and male.
  Fair to poor reception via Limoges, 300 kW.
  Female on telephone, male in studio. Football: Lille, Bordeaux, PSG, Toulouse. Sports news: Motor racing, NFL Super Bowl.
  Logged to 1910 UTC.
• 6 February: 1918 UTC: 801 kHz: Bayern Plus  Back to back music, including 'A Little Bit of Soul'. ID for Bayern Plus.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Logged to 1927 UTC.

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My AM Archive: January 2010

 CHANGES are continuing on the Medium Wave band at time of writing, with the majority of BBC broadcasts scheduled for closure now running their recurring retune announcements.

Whilst some have been heard by myself on the Medium Wave band of my current receiver, a Sangean ATS-405, I have heard many of the announcements by using UK-based Web SDRs.

Away from current matters, this post brings memories of Medium Wave broadcasts dated January 2010, as part of the My AM Archive thread.

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

January 2010 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 25 January [2010]: 2047 UTC: 675 kHz: NRK 1  Speech from Røst, Norway. Male speech, pop music, speech in Norwegian. Co-channel interference from Radio Maria, Netherlands.
  Female speech. Fair to poor reception. Female and male chat. Music: 'Rainy Night in Georgia'.
  Logged to 2100 UTC.
• 25 January: 2115 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen  Excellent to good reception via Lopik, Holland. Piano & strings music. Male ID at 2120 UTC. Female speech. Dutch language.
  Logged to 2125 UTC.
• 25 January: 2132 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE 1  Succession of male voices, Spanish language, one speaks of Dubrovnik. Female speech. [Political] Discussion programme?
  Excellent to good reception via Seville, Spain. 600 kW.
  Logged to 2141 UTC.

Radio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen QSL Verification, January 2010.

• 25 January: 2210 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live  Excellent to fair reception, presumed Stagshaw, Northumberland. 50 kW. Discussion regarding the Vancouver Canada Winter Olympics 2010.
  Logged to 2220 UTC.
• 25 January: 2230 UTC: 711 kHz: France Inter  Female interviews male on telephone. Male host speaks of 'La Figaro'. Signature tune. 'La Journal...' Comments regarding [President] Sarkozy.
  Excellent to fair reception via Rennes, France. 300 kW.
  Logged to 2241 UTC.
• 25 January: 2252 UTC: 738 kHz: RNE 1  Barcelona, Spain. 500 kW. Excellent to good reception.
  Several Spanish voices, male, speak of FIFA, Fernando Verbasco, Spain, Germany, Washington, Casablanca. Music. Female voices.
  Logged to 2300 UTC.
• 25 January: 2305 UTC: 747 kHz: NOS Radio 5  Flevoland, Netherlands. 400 kW. Male host, Dutch language, Calypso music / Caribbean music. Excellent to good reception.
  Logged to 2310 UTC.
• 25 January: 2315 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  [Co-channel interference from Germany] Music from The Proclaimers. The Richard Nankivell Late Show. "Burns Night" Music from Deacon Blue 'Dignity'. "All Scottish, this half hour" Music. Fair to poor reception via Carlisle, 1 kW. Donovan. "Glamorous assistant, Wispy Witherslack" Music.
  Logged to 2330 UTC.

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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: Winter 2007-2008

WHAT more could you ask for, on Valentine's Day, during a pandemic, than memories of medium wave radio broadcasts, thirteen to fourteen years ago. Well, that's the situation we're in, so let's make the most of it.

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: October 2007, 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 2007 : Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 27 December [2007]: 1650 UTC: 1557 kHz: France Info  French speaking female with French speaking male on telephone. Monitoring Monthly [magazine] (February 2006) shows France Info via Nice, France, 300 kW. Fair to poor reception - Poor signal. Female speech at 17 UTC, stronger signal: Excellent to good reception. Male and female speaking to a reporter regarding an explosion and murder of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan. Fade out to 1710 UTC.
• 27 December: 1718 UTC: 1575 kHz: Voice of Russia  Female and male speech - British DX Club indicates Voice of Russia via Berg, Germany - German language broadcast. Fair to poor reception. Female speech in German language, to 1740 UTC.

BBC Radio Nottingham logo, early 1990s.

• 27 December: 1743 UTC: 1584 kHz: BBC Radio Nottingham  Male speech, ID at 1744 UTC for BBC Radio Nottingham - Male host (Alan Clifford) in conversation with male on telephone: "Tell me about yourself"; Music: America 'Horse With No Name'; Baccara 'Yes Sir I Can Boogie'. Female speech, music, female on phone. Music: 'You've Got A Friend'.
  Co-channel interference from a commercial radio station - Ad break - British DX Club shows Tay AM / London Turkish - Most likely Tay AM.
  BBC Radio Nottingham details: 1 kW via Nottingham (Clipstone). Drivetime with Alan Clifford.
  Female speech at 1800 UTC: "Six o'clock news"... Reaction to murder of Benazir Bhutto... Weather. Music: Gerry Rafferty 'Baker Street'.
  Tay AM details: 210 watts via Perth (Friarton Road) but no IDs. To 1805 UTC.
• 27 December: 1812 UTC: 1602 kHz: Radio Vitoria  Voices and sound effects from Radio Vitoria via Vitoria, Spain. Good to fair reception, 25 kW. Female and male voices. Spanish language broadcast. To 1824 UTC.
• 27 December: 1834 UTC: 1611 kHz: Vatican Radio  Male voice, broadcasting to Central and East Europe - Poor reception, Lithuanian language. 1840 UTC: Vatican Radio ID signature tune, Latvian language on Europe 2nd Programme. Speech, music, female speech, tune, male speech. To 1855 UTC.

February 2008 : Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 23 February [2008]: 0842 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1  Excellent reception; 500 kW via Tullamore. 'Positive Age' programme: Doctor Pierce Lyons returns to Ireland from USA to discuss food production on a global scale. Next week's guest: Professor Gerry Boyle.
  'Farmweek' hosted by Damian O'Reily. Ad break.
  0900 UTC: RTE News: Arrests in Cork. Fire at Shell oil depot in Co Mayo. Drogheda drugs raid. Aer Lingus new works practices. Weather. Press review. Sport: Ireland v Scotland in Rugby Union Six Nations match. Ad break.
  Eammon Dirvan interviews Martin Maguinness. To 0928 UTC.
• 23 February: 0950 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland  Excellent reception; 2 kW via Dumfries. Gregor Townsend in the studio to discuss Scotland in the Six Nations Rugby Union Championship. 'Sports Weekly'.
  10 UTC news: British Airways employees tribunal. No plans for DNA database. Shannon Matthews of Dewsbury still missing. Stealth bomber crashes in Guam. Stamp duty rose to 60%. Sport: 6 Nations: Ireland v Scotland, Wales v Italy, France v England. SPL football; Golf. England lose to New Zealand in Cricket. Travel news, weather.
  The Janice Forsyth Show: Music: The Associates 'No Sign Of Life' from 'Young America' album. Parakeets in Scotland. Music: Ryan Adams. Today's guest is Omid Djalili. Music: Sting 'Englishman in New York'; Aswad 'Shine'. To 1030 UTC.
• 23 February: 1151 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio 4  Excellent reception; 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 'From Our Own Correspondent' hosted by Kate Adie: Report from an eyesight clinic in Bangladesh. Producer: Tony Grant. Trailer: Eric Coates.
  12 UTC news: DNA. To 1203 UTC.

BBC Cymru Wales postmark, July 2005.

• 23 February: 1216 UTC: 657 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  Two male hosts with ID for BBC Radio Wales, fair to poor reception, 2 kW via Wrexham. Build up to Six Nations Rugby: Wales v Italy, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Singing of Italian National Anthem. To 1230 UTC.
• 23 February: 1254 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York  Music: Sheryl Crow. ID for BBC Radio York. Traffic and travel. Richard Allinson, The Albums Show. Music: Joni Mitchell. Excellent to good reception; 500 watts via Fulford, York.
  13 UTC news: Bedale man wins £1 Million at a betting shop in Thirsk. Shannon Matthews of Dewsbury still missing. School visits to Auschwitz. Thefts. Knaresborough Castle restoration. Sport: Football: York City; Harrogate Town. Six Nations rugby; Cricket. Weather.
  Richard Allinson, The Albums Show: Music 'Here Come The Girls'; The Rolling Stones 'Start Me Up'; Holly Rose 'Apple'. To 1330 UTC.

• 23 February: 2045 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio Maria Netherlands  Continual music, with a religious theme, with choirs, with songs from musicals. Excellent reception. To 2101 UTC.
• 23 February: 2126 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE 1  Live La Liga football on RNE 1 via Seville, E (Spain), 600 kW. Excellent to good reception. Fixtures: Sevilla v Real Zaragoza. Valencia 1 - Rec Huelva 1. To 2136 UTC.
• 23 February: 2140 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live  France 13 - England 24. Excellent to good reception. Multiple transmissions. Six Nations Rugby Union live commentary: France 13 - England 24 Full Time. Ian Robertson commentary from Stade de France, Paris. Interview with Nick Easter of England. To 2151 UTC.
• 23 February: 2208 UTC: 711 kHz: France Bleu / France Info  French speaking female. Excellent to good reception; 300 kW via Rennes. Sport report from Stade de France, Paris: Two males, French language, Six Nations Rugby Union result: France 13 - England 24. To 2214 UTC.

WDR QSL.

•  23 February: 2223 UTC: 720 kHz: WDR 2 Germany  Good to fair reception; 85 kW via Langenberg, D (Germany). Music, speech by male host. Music: Cornershop 'Brimful of Asha'; Queen 'We Will Rock You'. To 2235 UTC.
• 23 February: 2241 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio 4  Excellent to fair reception; 10 kW via Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland. Round-table discussion regarding suicide. To 2248 UTC.

Notes:

Contact details:

Radio Maria Nederland

Postbus 67, 5482 WH SCHIJNDEL (Holland)

[Email address withheld]

RNE 1

Radio Nacional de España, Casa de la Radio, Emisioñ Inglesa, PO Box 156.202 MADRID 28080 ESPAÑA (Spain)

[Email address withheld]

WDR 2

Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, 50600 KÖLN (COLOGNE) (GERMANY)

[Email address withheld]

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DX Logs, January and February 2010

Listening to Medium Wave and Short Wave in the early days of 2010 went like this:



January 2010:

• 675 kHz [Medium Wave] : NRK-1 via Rost, Norway.


• 675 kHz : Radio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen via Lopik, Holland.


• 684 kHz : RNE [Radio Nacional de Espana] 1 via Seville, Spain.


• 693 kHz : Radio Rossii via Moscow, Russia.


• 693 kHz : BBC Radio Five Live via Stagshaw, Northumberland, UK.


• 711 kHz : France Info via Rennes, France.


• 738 kHz : RNE 1 via Barcelona, Spain.


• 747 kHz : NOS Radio 5 via Flevoland, Holland.


• 756 kHz : BBC Radio Cumbria via Carlisle, Cumbria, UK [The Richard Nankivell Late Show].

February 2010:

• 5010 kHz [Short Wave] : HIMI 5010 Radio Cristal International via Dominican Republic [Presumed].


• 5830 kHz : Radio Ukraine International [German Service].


• 6075 kHz : Deutsche Welle, Germany. German to Europe via Rampisham, UK.


• 6100 kHz : International Radio Serbia, English to Europe.


• 6200 kHz : Radio Bulgaria, English to Europe.


• 6240 kHz : Radio PMR [Pridnestrovye Moldovan Republic], English to Europe and America via Moldova.


• 7220 kHz : Radio Romania International, English to Europe, Asia and America.

Best Wishes until next time!

February 2008: Medium Wave Logs.

THE following broadcasts were heard by me on the Medium Wave band, Saturday 23 February 2008:

0842 - 0928 GMT, 567 kHz, RTE Radio One, Tullamore transmitter, Ireland. 'Farm Week' programme. Website here. (Farm Week webpage)

0950 - 1030 GMT, 585 kHz, BBC Radio Scotland, Dumfries transmitter, Scotland. 'Sports Weekly' programme. Website here. (Sports Weekly webpage)

1151 - 1203 GMT, 603 kHz, BBC Radio Four, Wrekenton (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) transmitter, England. 'From Our Own Correspondent' programme. Website here. (From Our Own Correspondent webpage)

1216 - 1230 GMT, 657 kHz, BBC Radio Wales, Wrexham transmitter, Wales. Rhod Gilbert programme. Website here. (BBC Wales Rhod Gilbert webpage)

1254 - 1320 GMT, 666 kHz, BBC Radio York, Fulford (York) transmitter, England. Richard Allinson albums programme. Website here. (BBC York Richard Allinson webpage)

2045 - 2101 GMT, 675 kHz, Radio Maria Nederland, Lopik transmitter, Holland. Continual music programme. Website here. (Radio Maria Nederland homepage, Dutch language)

2126 - 2136 GMT, 684 kHz, RNE 1, Seville transmitter, Spain. Live La Liga football: Sevilla v Real Zaragoza. Website here. (RNE homepage, Spanish language)

2140 - 2151 GMT, 693 kHz, BBC Radio Five Live. Live Six Nations Commentary with Ian Robertson, France 13 - England 24. Website here. (podcast link: Matt Dawson’s 6 Nations Rugby)

2208 - 2214 GMT, 711 kHz, France Info, Rennes transmitter, France. Report from Stade de France, Paris, of the Six Nations Rugby Union result: France 13 - England 24. Website here. (France Info report of France - England, French language)

2223 - 2235 GMT, 720 kHz, WDR, Langenberg transmitter, Germany. Music and speech. Website here. (WDR Radio homepage, German language)

2241 - 2248 GMT, 720 kHz, BBC Radio Four, Lisnagarvey transmitter, Northern Ireland. Round table discussion programme. Website here. (BBC Radio Four homepage).

Those are the logs for February 2008, I hope you find the weblinks interesting too!