My Short Wave Archive: October 2010

 ST EDWARD's Day, Wednesday 13 October, 2010, an evening of listening to Short Wave radio broadcasts, as shared here.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: August 2010, 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.

Receiver used: Roberts R881.

October 2010 : Short Wave

• [Wednesday] 13 October [2010]: 2111 UTC: 3915 kHz: BBC World Service  Measured, clear speech, male host with male guest in English.
  Fair to poor reception, English to East and South East Asia via Kranji, Singapore.
  Logged to 2124 UTC.
• 13 October: 2128 UTC: 3955 kHz: KBS World Radio  Seafood and natural remedies of medicine from fish. Rice and abalone (mollusc) as an example. 'Happy Cooking'.
  Female host announces KBS Radio website, broadcast schedule (2100 UTC: 3955 kHz; 0230 UTC: 9460 kHz DRM; 1430 UTC: 9460 kHz), via World Radio Network website, via KBS website. Announces postal address for Seoul, Korea.  'Goodbye everyone'.
  Off air at 2132 UTC.
  Strong to good reception, English to Europe via Skelton, Cumbria, UK (VT).
• 13 October: 2219 UTC: 3985 kHz: Voice of Croatia  News: Government declassified documents regarding gas distribution business in Croatia. Sale of Austrian bank to Bavarian bank, links to the Croatian national bank.
  Good reception.
  International news: Chilean miners are being released after being trapped in a collapsed mine for 69 days at 700 metres (below ground). Meetings between Israel and Croat dignitaries in Zagreb. ID.
  Sport: Tennis: Shanghai Masters. Weather reports. ID.
  Genealogy programme: Ethnic roots.
  English to Europe and America.
  Headlines with Chris Bushell on 'Croatia Today'.
  Announcements: Croatian Radio via satellite and broadcast schedule (MW: 1134 kHz; Short Wave: 7375 kHz to Australia? 11675 kHz. Europe: 3985 kHz, 6130 kHz, 7170 kHz), also via the Voice of Croatia website.
  English broadcast off air at 2233 UTC.
• 13 October: 2247 UTC: 4005 kHz: Vatican Radio  Female and male in conversation, English, speech regarding Nigerian Catholic man, interview. Bad audio.
  Fair (to poor) reception. English to Europe.
  Female host, with passages of speech by male.
  ID at 2300 UTC. Announcement of Vatican Radio website, music, interval signal.
  Spanish language broadcast.
  Logged to 2305 UTC.

Vatican Radio QSL card, verifying reception on 13 October 2010.

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My Short Wave Archive: Summer 2008

 TRANSCRIBED from my original notes, here are pieces of news, notes and logs of radio broadcasts heard on the Short Wave band during June and August 2008.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: March 2008, 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.

Receiver used: Roberts R881.

[ June 2008: 'News & notes from the internet!' : Postal address for National Radio Company of Ukraine - Radio Ukraine International, 26 Khreschatyk St, KYIV 01001  Ukraine

E-mail: English section: vsru @ nrcu . gov . ua ]

June 2008 : Short Wave

• [Saturday] 21 June [2008]: 1900 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Nederland Wereldomroep  Live commentary from Euro 2008 [football] Quarter Final: Holland v Russia. Dutch language.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Logged to 1925 UTC.

Radio Nederland Wereldomroep postcard.

 August 2008 : Short Wave

• [Thursday] 21 August [2008]: 2130 UTC: 2805 kHz: A spurious broadcast from Radio Sweden!
  Musical ID interval signal 'To The Wide Wide World', followed by intro by George Wood.
• 21 August: 2205 UTC: 3985 kHz: Voice of Croatia  Female speech, male speech, music.
  Spanish language broadcast.
  Logged to 2220 UTC.
• 21 August: 2230 UTC: 4005 kHz: Vatican Radio  Interval signal, English Feature programme with Philippa Hitchen. Tenth anniversary of Omagh bombing, 15 August 1998. Lydia O'Kane interview.
  Good reception.
  English Feature programme to Europe, Europe 1st Programme.
  Bishop Seamus Heggarty.
  Logged to 2240 UTC.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2003-2004

 APPROACHING the Autumn of 2020, here are memories of Medium Wave radio broadcasts heard during the months of December 2003, January and February 2004.

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

December 2003 : Medium Wave

• 28 December [2003]: 1550 UTC: 1053 kHz: TalkSport Excellent to good reception. Multi-transmitters. 'Football First' Latest score: Carlisle United 1 - Darlington 0 (First half). Preview of Middlesbrough v Manchester United, 1605 UTC kick off. Half time classified results: Carlisle 1 - Darlington 1 [Sky Sports Team Sheet]. Ads: Ladbrokes, 'Buffalo Soldiers' DVD.
• 28 December: 1630 UTC: 1062 kHz: D R Radio Excellent to good reception. 250-300 kW via Kalundborg. Danish Broadcasting Corporation Country music with female host, music by Willie Nelson and Norah Jones 'The Next Big Thing', 'I'll Never Get Over You'. Alan Jackson with Jimmy Ruffett, Lonestar.
• 28 December: 1725 UTC: 1071 kHz: TalkSport Good reception. 1 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle - Upon - Tyne '5-0-5' Gary Newbon. Full time classified results, sports news: Jonny Wilkinson shoulder injury returns. 'Phone-in: Tottenham Hotspur fan. Paul, Norwich City supporter.
• 28 December: 1803 UTC: 1080 kHz: Faint broadcast.
• 28 December: 1804 UTC: 1089 kHz: TalkSport Good reception. Multi-transmission. Gary Newbon '5-0-5' Middlesbrough 0 - Manchester United 1 [TransferMarkt Match Sheet]. 'Phone-in: Everton fan, Aston Villa fan, interview with David O'Leary, Aston Villa manager. Peter, Tottenham Hotspur fan.

• 28 December: 1833 UTC: 1107 kHz: AFN Europe Good to fair reception. 10 kW via Frankfurt, Germany. Sports broadcast, Noise QRN.
• 28 December: 1851 UTC: 1134 kHz: Voice of Croatia Fair to poor reception. 600-1200 kW via Zadar, Croatia HRV. Male speech, Al-Quaeda, female host, music: National Anthem.
  1900 UTC: English. Croatia sending aid to Iran. Political headlines in Croatia. Serbian elections today. Weather: Moderate, overcast.
• 28 December: 1925 UTC: 1161 kHz: Tay AM Fair reception. 1.4 kW via Greenside Scalp, Dundee. Ad for Homestyle Direct, Victoria Street, Perth. Ad break, ID.

January 2004 : Medium Wave

• 4 January [2004]: 1533 UTC: 1152 kHz: Magic 1152 Good-fair-good reception. 1.8 kW via Greenside, Newcastle - Upon - Tyne. Email address for Andy Bell at Magic, ad break, ID 'This is Magic 1152'. Music: INXS 'Need You Tonight'. ID 'Great hits, non stop, the 80's experience on Magic 1152'. Music: Big Country.
• 4 January: 1608 UTC: 1170 kHz: Magic 1170 Excellent to good reception. 320 watts via Stockton, Teesside. Music: Booker T & The MG's 'Green Onions'. Billy Joel 'Just The Way You Are'. ID 'Magic's retro chart years'. Music: Macy Gray 'I Try'. Email address for Sean Tilley at Magic Radio.
• 4 January: 1645 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Excellent to good reception. 600 kW via Solvesborg, 254 metres. Swedish language P1 broadcast. Female host, news programme.

Card verifying reception of Magic 1170, 4 January 2004, 1608 UTC, 1170 kHz.

• 4 January: 1720 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Excellent-good-fair reception. Multi-transmission. Ad: Travelodge. Dominic Mohan. Music by Longview, Travis, Paul Weller.
• 4 January: 1749 UTC: 1242 kHz: Virgin Radio Fair-good-fair reception. Multi-transmission. Dominic Mohan comments on Christmas singles 2003. To 1753 UTC.
• 4 January: 1756 UTC: 1251 kHz: Classic Gold Amber Good to fair reception. ID for the Classic Gold network, via Classic Gold Amber, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds 0.76 kW. Music: D:Ream 'Things Can Only Get Better'. Logged to 1808 UTC.

February 2004 : Medium Wave

• 29 February: 1550 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent reception. Carling Cup Final, Bolton v Middlesbrough, live from the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Commentary by Mike Ingham, summary by Mark Lawrenson. Middlesbrough win 2-1.

Television highlights of the Carling Cup Final, 29 February 2004.

• 29 February: 1612 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Excellent to good reception. 1 kW via Carlisle. PowerGen Challenge Cup Fourth Round, Workington Town v Leeds Rhinos, live from Derwent Park, Workington. 66 minutes: Town 12 - Rhinos 62. Commentary: John Walsh.

I hope you like the bonuses which were added to this post as composed: The Carlisle United - Darlington team sheet courtesy of Sky Sports; The Middlesbrough - Manchester United match sheet courtesy of Transfer Markt; The Magic 1170 verification card courtesy of Alan Ross at Magic 1170; The Carling Cup Final highlights courtesy of the Middlesbrough FC Video Vault YouTube channel.

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Tropical Band DX, October 2010

TUNING the lowest frequencies of the Short Wave band, the Tropical band, produced the following results on the evening of Wednesday, 13 October, 2010 (Times in UTC, frequencies in kHz) :

• 2110 - 2125 UTC, 3915 kHz : BBC World Service, English to East and South East Asia via Kranji, Singapore.
• 2125 - 2135 UTC, 3955 kHz : KBS World Radio, English to Europe via Skelton, Cumbria, UK (VT Group transmitting station).
• 2220 - 2235 UTC, 3985 kHz : Voice of Croatia, English to Europe and America. 'Croatia Today' with Chris Bushell (Website in Croatian).
• 2245 - 2305 UTC, 4005 kHz : Vatican Radio, English to Europe (Website is Europe 1st Programme schedule).