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: Winter 2006-2007 : February 2007

 I SHALL begin with a quote from my previous post:

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 February 2007.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Winter 2006-2007 : December 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.

February 2007 : Medium Wave

• [Monday] 12 February [2007]: 1734 - 1755 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria  1 kW; Excellent to fair reception via Barrow-in-Furness. Richard Nankivell on air.

BBC Radio Cumbria presenter Richard Nankivell (Now Retired).

• 12 February: 1918 - 1933 UTC: 846 kHz: Radio North [Presumed]  Up to 100 kW; Excellent to good reception, presumed to be Radio North, Republic of Ireland.
• 12 February: 1940 - 1945 UTC: 855 kHz: RNE 1 Murcia  300 kW; Excellent to good reception via Murcia, E [Spain]. Spanish language broadcast, male and female speech.
• 12 February: 2000 - 2008 UTC: 864 kHz: La City / France Bleu  300 kW; Excellent to good reception via Paris [presumed transmitter site] France. French language broadcast, male speech, music.
• 12 February: 2012 - 2020 UTC: 873 kHz: American Forces Network  Good to fair reception, 150 kW via Frankfurt, D (Germany). Male speech.
• 12 February: 2027 - 2100 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales  Excellent to good reception via multiple transmitters. In-depth interview with female.
• 12 February: 2115 - 2120 UTC: 891 kHz: Unidentified broadcast  Good to poor reception. Presumed to be a Dutch music channel, two males, Dutch language.

• 12 February: 2123 - 2128 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI Uno  600 kW; Excellent to fair reception via Milan, I (Italy). Italian language broadcast, males in conversation.
  [The above image is the Google Maps image of Trasmettitore Milano Rai 900kHz]
• 12 February: 2134 - 2144 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live  Excellent to good reception via multiple transmitters. 'Five Live Sport' Mark Saggers. Football.
• 12 February: 2148 - 2156 UTC: 918 kHz: Radio Slovenia [presumed]  100-600 kW; Good to poor reception, presumed via Domzale, SVN (Slovenia). Music.

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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.

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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!