My Short Wave Archive: March 2015

 INTERNATIONAL radio broadcasts, heard via Short Wave, received Tuesday, March 10, 2015.

The previous post of the thread, My Short Wave Archive: January 2015, 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.

March 2015 : Short Wave

• [Tuesday] 10 March [2015]: 2057 UTC: 15490 kHz: Radio Exterior de Espana  Spanish language football commentary, via the new scheduled broadcast on this frequency, 19 - 23 UTC, Monday to Friday, to Middle East / Asia.
  Fair to poor reception.
  Coverage of Real Madrid v Shalke, which is being played tonight, UEFA Champions League Round of 16, Leg 2 of 2. The score is 3-3 on 67 minutes (5-3 on aggregate).
  Programme: Tablero deportivo via Radio Nacional de Espana. [Programme website]
  Logged to 2113 UTC.
  [Record of the match from UEFA can be found here]
  
  

  

  Assignment editors discuss the latest story developments in the VOA newsroom in Washington, D.C.

• 10 March: 2119 UTC: 15580 kHz: "Music - LOUD music - on Short Wave!"  Voice of America  Female vocalist, singing in English, the track was Ariana Grande 'The Only One'. Male host with news the family of Marvin Gaye are suing Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for plagiarising a Marvin Gaye song for 'Blurred Lines' - Playing now.
  [Link: Marvin Gaye estate vs Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams]
  Music: Rihanna 'Don't Stop The Music'.
  Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Greenville, NC, USA (IBB site).
  Music: Mark Ronson 'Uptown Funk'.
  Programme: 'Border Crossings' / 'Top 10' show. Presenter: Larry London. Music: Fergie 'LA Love'. One Direction 'Little Things'.
  Logged to 2139 UTC.
• 10 March: 2143 UTC: 15610 kHz: WEWN  Birmingham AL [USA]  English language broadcast with a studio based female holding a telephone interview with a male guest; Studio based male holds a telephone interview with a male regarding persecution of Christians in Libya.
  WEWN (EWTN - Catholic programming) to Europe and Middle East. Good reception.
  Programme: 'Kresta in the Afternoon' "brought to you from Catholic Business Pages dot com" [sic].  Live broadcast; Close of the show prior to the top of the hour.
  IDs for EWTN Radio WEWN, broadcasting from Birmingham AL.
  Announcement of frequency for this hour: 15610 kHz for 2200 UTC.
  'News Link': The Vatican. Statement from Pope Francis.
  Now on air, for the next two hours: 'Catholic Answers Live'.
  Logged to 2200 UTC.
• 10 March: 2209 UTC: 15770 kHz: "Speech carries over the airwaves from Okeechobee, FL, USA"
  WRMI  World Radio Miami International  - The broadcast is the voice of Brother Stair on the Overcomer Ministry, broadcasting from Okeechobee to Europe and America. Includes a break for music.
  Fair reception.
  English to Europe and America via Okeechobee FL USA.
  Brother Stair talking about the Second World War, the Japanese attack on the American base Pearl Harbour. Break for music. Continued speech.
  Logged to 2221 UTC.

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DX Notes, October - November 2017

WELCOME to my radio listening logs for October - November 2017, covering Short Wave and Medium Wave. All broadcasts were received on the Roberts R881.

[Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), transmission powers in watts and kiloWatts (kW)]

Short Wave : Friday 20 October 2017

• 20 October: 1925 UTC: 9730 kHz: The Short Wave Band is very noisy these days. I believe I hear China Radio International in Spanish / Portuguese language, spoken at length by a male, with music in the background - Not sure if the music is the same broadcast. China Radio International in Portuguese via Kashi-Saibagh, 500 kW, though Voice of Vietnam is also on air on this frequency: English language to 1930 UTC; French from 1930 UTC via Hanoi-Santay, 100 kW. Moderate reception of this frequency; To 1930 UTC.
• 20 October: 1935 UTC: 9810 kHz: IRIB Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran. Moderate reception, 500 kW via Sirjan, Iran. Male speech in English! The male speaks of the Russian Foreign Minister, who says Washington DC should withdraw the US nuclear weapons. Russia hopes to speak to Pyongyang. English language to Europe and Africa. News from Madrid. News from Istanbul, an explosion. News of the Russian Foreign Ministry and the International Atomic Agency. IDs, times and frequencies, contact details. Music. To 1952 UTC.
• 20 October: 2041 UTC: 11580 kHz: WRMI Radio Miami International, USA. Moderate reception, 100 kW via Okeechobee FL USA. Deep, male voice in American English; English to Europe and Americas. To 2049 UTC.

Sunday 5 November 2017

5 November: 1820 UTC: 5935 kHz: Radio Romania International. Strong reception, 300 kW via Tiganesti, Saftica, Romania. Listener's Day broadcast: Richard Cole, Pennsylvania, USA, points to Donald Trump as a source of fake news, as does a listener in Alabama, USA. Listener in Nevada USA shares their views on Donald Trump. Comments from a listener in Brazil.

Martin Cowin (Me!) at 1825 UTC with views on fake news, the subject of today's programme. UK listener with views of fake news on social media. English to Europe. Listeners in the USA on sources of fake news on social media. To 1840 UTC.

Medium Wave: Saturday 25 November 2017

• 25 November: 2042 UTC: 1314 kHz: RNE Radio 5, Spain. Strong to moderate reception. Classical orchestral works, which have featured speech at two intervals. The speech was male, I believe it to be Spanish. I believe the music to also be Motion Picture Soundtracks. The male speech has an 'echo', so I believe I hear more than one transmitter. To 2058 UTC.
• 25 November: 2102 UTC: 1323 kHz: Smooth Radio, Sussex, UK. Strong to moderate reception, 500 watts via Southwick, Brighton. Music: Madonna 'Crazy For You', male voice with 'Smooth Radio' ID, Cyndi Lauper 'Time After Time'. Female voice: 'Your relaxing music mix, Smooth Radio' ID. KC & The Sunshine Band 'Please Don't Go'. 'Smooth Sanctuary'. George Benson 'In Your Eyes'. Male presenter with a link. Alicia Keys 'Empire State of Mind (Part 2)'; The Bee Gees. To 2120 UTC.
• 25 November: 2138 UTC: 1332 kHz: Smooth Radio, Cambridgeshire, UK. Good to moderate reception, 600 watts via Gunthorpe, Peterborough. Music: Lady Antebellum 'Need You Now'. Male host with ID for Smooth Radio prior to a lengthy ad break, including ads for Christmas! Ad for a pantomime. Music: John Lennon 'Woman'. Female ID, Fleetwood Mac 'Dreams'. 'The Smooth Sanctuary', male host. Female ID, Simply Red 'Holding Back The Years'. To 2151 UTC.

• 25 November: 2158 UTC: 1341 UTC: BBC Radio Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK. Strong to good reception, 100 kW via Lisnagarvey, County Down, Northern Ireland. Gaelic speech with music to 22 UTC. News: Arrests following stabbings at York Road, Belfast. Libyan coastguard says migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean have died. British Transport Police detain two men following incident in London on Friday night. Time Magazine v Donald Trump. Sport: Rugby Union: Ireland lose to Argentina. Weather, BBC News. 'The Saturday Club': Mystery voice, television theme, look at the news of the week, from the archive, female guest. Dedications by text: 81771, email jb @ bbc . co . uk and via Twitter @ bbcradioulster. Music: Maureen Evans 'Like I Do'. Recap of contact details. John is the host. He had to clean out the car! Music: Andy Williams 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You'. To 2216 UTC.

[Following BBC Radio Ulster on 1341 kHz, I tuned to 1350 kHz, which was quiet. Tuned to 1359 kHz, which carried a 'Black Friday Event' ad, which ruled out BBC Radio Solent, but could have ruled in Free Radio 80s (Shilton, Coventry) or Smooth Radio (South Wales / Essex). Signal did not carry, so moved on to tune to 1368 kHz.]

• 25 November: 2225 UTC: 1368 kHz: Radio Caroline North courtesy of the Radio Caroline Support Group, via Manx Radio! Strong to good reception, 20 kW via Foxdale, Isle of Man. Inclusion of an ID for 648 kHz - Caroline is going on the old BBC World Service frequency! Male host, contact from a listener at Heddon-On-The-Wall, ad break which included the Ross Revenge having to change location - Documentary available to purchase from the webshop. Weather for the Isle of Man. Music. Male ID 'This is Radio Caroline North'. Music from Status Quo; Music from The Temptations. Competitions: Listeners in Norfolk and Walsall. David Knight has been in contact with the show. Music, jingles for Radio Caroline North 1368 kHz! To 2250 UTC.

[1377 kHz was quiet]

• 25 November: 2252 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Lithuania. Good to moderate reception, via Viešintos, Lithuania, ID as 'Radio Svaboda'. Speech from male and female, sounds quite emotional! Eastern Europe / Russian language IDs at 2259 UTC, male with news at 23 UTC: Vladimir Putin; Islamic terrorists; Angela Merkel; France: President Macron. Mugabe leaves power in Zimbabwe. To 2308 UTC.
• 25 November: 2312 UTC: 1395 kHz: Radio Seabreeze AM, Holland. Moderate reception, via Grou, Holland, 100 watts - From a transmitter BELOW sea level! Music: Mumford & Sons, male speech, web address, link into next song: Fleetwood Mac 'Dreams'; Meatloaf & Cher 'Real Dead Ringer For Love'; Duran Duran; Pretenders 'Don't Get Me Wrong'. To 2331 UTC.

[1404 kHz was quiet]

• 25 November: 2336 UTC: 1413 kHz: Premier Christian Radio, London, UK. Good to moderate reception, 500 watts via Heathrow (West London) / Dartford Marshes (East London). Male voice with a weather forecast, ID for Premier Christian Radio, music with male speech, 'God is in the moon' - Song by female vocalists, 'Church On The Moon'. 'Gospel Tonight' is the name of the show. Male ID. Echo from both transmitters. To 2354 UTC.

• 25 November: 2356 UTC: 1413 kHz: BBC Radio Gloucestershire, UK. Good to moderate reception, 500 watts via Bourton-On-The-Water / 200 watts via Berkeley Heath. "This is the Late Show from the BBC" male host, music: Texas 'I Don't Want A Lover'. Male ID for the song and the 'Late Show' - Guess the item competition - Ten minutes of the competition left! Guess from a listener in Falmouth. ID for the BBC. Music: Lynyrd Skynyrd 'Sweet Home Alabama'. [QRM from Premier Christian Radio] More guesses in the competition: A walkaway cooker?! Music: Bee Gees 'Tragedy'. The mystery items were mortar and pestle (for grinding up food). Music: Moody Blues 'Question'. To 0015 UTC.

[1422 kHz was quiet]

• [Sunday] 26 November: 0018 UTC: 1431 kHz: Smooth Radio, UK. Good to moderate reception, 350 watts via Rayleigh ( Southend-on-Sea, Essex) / 140 watts via Manor Farm, Reading, Berkshire. 'Smooth Love Songs, on Smooth Radio' Emeli Sandé & Labrinth 'Beneath Your Beautiful', ID, Wham! 'Last Christmas' - Hoping to be the Christmas Number One for 2017, to mark one year since the passing of George Michæl on Christmas Day 2016. Now playing: Vanessa Williams 'Saving The Best For Last'; Rod Stewart 'I Don't Want To Talk About It'; Shania Twain 'You're Still The One'. To 0032 UTC.

That completes the logs for October - November 2017. My intention is to spend some of the festive - New Year period listening to broadcasts, with the hope that the logs will appear on Reporting From The Fox Tower at the close of 2017 and / or the first days of 2018. Until then, Good Listening!

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