My AM Archive: Winter 2004-2005

RECEPTION from across Europe is reflected in this post of Medium Wave memories, dating from December 2004 and February 2005.

The previous post in this thread, My AM Archive: Summer - Autumn 2004, 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 2004 : Medium Wave

• 1 December [2004]: 2042 UTC: 531 kHz: Swiss B C Beromunster Poor-fair-poor reception via Beromunster SUI Switzerland. Speech by male host, music, two tracks from female vocalist. Music: Chubby Checker.
• 1 December: 2106 UTC: 549 kHz: United Christian Broadcasters Fair reception via Irish Christian Broadcasters. Music: "I Found Jesus". Female host "Twelve minutes past nine". Female host: "Get your Bibles ready and the family tucked up in bed". ID for United Christian Broadcasters. Telephone: 01782 642000. Website.

February 2005 : Medium Wave

• 25 February [2005]: 2100 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio One Excellent-good-fair reception. 500 kW via Tullamore, Ireland. RTE weather: Cold, frost. Ad: Grand Jeep Cherokee, Quinn Direct (car insurance). The Best of Rattleboy, interview: Jonathan Donaghue.

Logo of United Christian Broadcasters, heard 549 kHz.

• 25 February: 2155 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Scotland Excellent-good-fair reception. 2 kW via Dumfries. Weather forecast: Drizzle, sleet, clear, 6°C. Hazardous travel. News: Soldiers jailed. Tel Aviv explosion. IRA expel 3 men. Pope recovers from operation.

That completes the logs for Winter 2004-2005.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2002-2003

MORE Medium Wave memories, this time from the winter of 02-03, specifically the months December 2002 and February 2003.

The previous post in this thread was logs from the previous year - Winter 2001-2002. Visit that post 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 2002 : Medium Wave

• 23 December [2002]: 1905 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Strong to fair reception. Carlisle [Brisco] transmitter, 1kW 'Match Night Special' Jonathan Parr.  Derek Lacey interviews Tony Cunningham.  Jim White interviews Mick McCarthy.  Matt Williams reviews World Cup 2002. Jonathan Agnew interviews Nasser Hussain, Captain of the England Cricket team, on tour in Australia. Live commentary of Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United, FA Cup Round 2, by Derek Lacey. Brunton Park attendance: 6809. Result: Blues 0 - Iron 1.

Promotional photocard of Derek Lacey.

• 31 December: 2300 UTC: 1062 kHz: Danmarks Radio Strong to good reception. P4 Network via Kalundborg, 250 kW. Danish New Year celebrations, ABBA 'Happy New Year'. Chimes, Hymns.
  [Radio] Luxembourg tribute with Allan Krautwald, music: Little Eva 'The Locomotion'; Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. 'The Great 208'.

February 2003 : Medium Wave

• 6 February [2003]: 1946 UTC: 531 kHz: Swiss B C Good reception. Music: Instrumental version of 'Just When I Needed You Most'. Beromunster, Switzerland, 500 kW.
• 6 February: 2012 UTC: 549 kHz: United Christian Broadcasters Good to fair reception. County Monaghan, Ireland 'Godly Pursuit' with Roy Clarke & Wendy Crocker. Stoke-On-Trent ST4 8YY.
• 6 February: 2105 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 Ireland. Strong to good reception. Tullamore transmitter, 500 kW 'Sea Scape' male host, shipping in the waters surrounding Ireland, reflecting on the loss of the Prestige in the Atlantic off the coast of Spain. Chuck Cruegar reads from his logbook. Telephone contact details. New Zealand sailing Americas Cup.
• 6 February: 2140 UTC: 576 kHz: Mega Radio Germany. Fair reception. Dance music, female vocals, male vocals.
• 6 February: 2157 UTC: 585 kHz: RNE Madrid Spain. Good to fair reception. Two males, conversation of news events in Spain.

QSL verification card from RTE, verifying reception 6 February 2003, 2105 UTC, 567 kHz Medium Wave.

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