EASTER 2026 has been and gone, Early May Bank Holiday has been and gone - Apologies for the lack of a post since March! We are, once again, visiting the archive of my loggings of radio broadcasts heard years gone by - Some broadcasters still on air, some aren't - This blog hopes to reflect the changes, especially on the Medium Wave band, that have taken place in recent years.
This post brings memories of broadcasts heard January 2021 on Medium Wave. A previous post of Medium Wave logs, heard December 2020, can be found here.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Logs transcribed from the original notes. Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW).
Receiver used: Sangean ATS-405.
January 2021 : Medium Wave
- [Tuesday] 12 January [2021]: 1330 UTC: 774 kHz: BBC Radio Bradford Strong to good reception, 500 watts via Farnley, Yorkshire. Programming: Music: Kellie Marie 'Feels Like I'm In Love' Traffic and travel update with details relating to the [Covid] lockdown. Weather with Lisa Gallagher. Music: One Direction 'Story of My Life' Female host Charlie Smith says it is Zayn Malik's birthday (28). Music: Doobie Brothers 'Listen To The Music' ID, trailer for Planet North.
Razwan Ul-Haq is an artist from Bradford, who is exhibiting his art, Industrialised Heart, Solo Exhibition, at Bradford Industrial Museum. Music: Kygo + Tina Turner 'What's Love Got To Do With It' Sanchez Payne and Beth Parsons had their own bake off - Bread making. Host Charlie Smith, along with [colleagues] Richard and Neil, judged the BBC Bradford bake off.
Logged to 1352 UTC.
Break
- 12 January: 1543 UTC: 900 kHz: RAI Radio 1 'Viva Voce' Female host with male speaking on the phone, male often uses 'politica' during the speech, female host speaks of a 'recovery plan'
Strong to fair reception, 50 kW via Milan, Italy.
Logged to 1555 UTC.
[ Listen via RaiPlaySound ] - 12 January: 1559 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live Drivetime News: Irish homes for Children and Mothers, Covid - Largest number of deaths in 2020, highest since 1940. Police fines rise. Supermarkets will decline customers without face masks. Supply chains must not promote slave labour. Space junk. ID. Travel update.
Strong to good reception, up to 200 kW via Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire.
Main interference / noise is like a stop-start buzzer. Multiple transmission audio, too.
Logged to 1611 UTC.
Images: Demolition of Trasmettitore Milano Rai 900kHz, c. October 2023, images from Google Maps - Original Google Street View imagery featured in this blog post.
Listen to the last closedown announcement of RAI Radio Uno on 900 kHz, courtesy of Josh's Radio Paradise YouTube post.
- 12 January: 1624 UTC: 936 kHz: Dales Radio Music: Snow Patrol 'Take Back The City' Keith Fletcher is the host. Update from the County Council, regarding recycling centres. Music: Pointer Sisters 'I'm So Excited'.
Strong to good reception, 150 watts via Brunt Acres Road, Hawes, North Yorkshire.
Ingleton Post Office open one day a week. Rob Stevens will be on air later. Music: Bill Withers 'Lovely Day' ID, music: Bob Marley 'Buffalo Soldier'.
Logged to 1636 UTC. - 12 January: 1646 UTC: 954 kHz: Český rozhlas Dvojka Music: Boney M 'Holiday' ID, programme: Kolotoč, presented by Terezou Stýblovou. Music.
Dvojka, Strong to good reception, up to 200 kW via Dobrochov, Czechia.
Music: Milli Vanilli 'Girl I'm Gonna Miss You' 1700 UTC news: Oxford Astra-Zeneca [Covid] vaccine; Czech President; Israel; Marks And Spencer in Prague; Brexit. Music at 1704 UTC.
Logged to 1705 UTC. - 12 January: 1708 UTC: 963 kHz: Sunrise Radio 'What's on TV tonight - Watch comedy on Sky channel - ' 'This is the biggest Asian station' Music. Paul Shah on air 'Back to back songs, by the Sunrise app' Bollywood anagram: B A H A M A H A R T. Programme: 'Drive on Sunrise' Ad break: Cooking sauces, Covid ad, Southall Travel, Police recruitment, ceramic tiles importer. Boilers, Covid ad (2), Bollywood on Sony Max 2.
Strong to poor reception, 950 watts via Hackney.
Sunrise time check (5:18pm), travel. Bollywood music.
Logged to 1723 UTC.
[Sunrise Radio, Unit 2, 694-712 London Road, HOUNSLOW TW3 1PG] - 12 January: 1731 UTC: 972 kHz: Sunrise Radio Ads: McDonalds, Covid-19, contact the ads team at Sunrise Radio. Programme: 'Drive on Sunrise' Traffic and travel update. Sunrise Radio available via Amazon Smart Speaker and YouTube channel. Music.
Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Southall.
Male host Paul Shah speaks about song just played; Bollywood anagram competition.
Logged to 1741 UTC.
[Main switchboard: 0208 574 6666] - 12 January: 1744 UTC: 981 kHz: Radio Algerienne - Chaine 2 Male speech, Arabic language programming, music.
Strong to poor reception, up to 300 kW via Ouled Fayet, Algeria (ALG).
Music. Male speech at 1752 UTC. Music.
Logged to 1754 UTC. - 12 January: 1758 UTC: 990 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live Conor McNamara with live football commentary of Sheffield United v Newcastle United.
Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Tywyn, Wales.
Logged to 1822 UTC.
Frequencies, contacts for Great Yorkshire Gold
- 12 January: 1758 UTC: 990 kHz: BBC Radio Devon Music: Lenny Kravitz 'It Ain't Over, 'Til It's Over' Traffic and travel at 1804 UTC: Exeter, Ilfracombe, Newton Abbot - Call BBC Radio Devon travel line on 0808 100 2829. Music: Keane 'Somewhere Only We Know'.
Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Exeter, Devon.
Music: Dua Lipa and Miley Cyrus 'Prisoner' BBC Make A Difference update: Donate a laptop. Music: Erasure 'Love To Hate You'.
Logged to 1824 UTC.
[BBC Radio Devon, PO Box 1034, Plymouth PL3 5BD - Main switchboard 01752 260323]
