My DX Archive: Autumn 1994

Radio France Internationale QSL, September 1994

SPRINGTIME has finally arrived in the parishes surrounding the Fox Tower, the snowdrops are in bloom and here on Reporting From The Fox Tower, I am taking this opportunity to celebrate the season of autumn, with memories of radio broadcasts from September, October and November 1994.
Catch up with memories of Summer 1994 here.

Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 1994: Short Wave

• [Sunday] 11 September [1994]: 1625-1645 UTC: 6175 kHz: Radio France Internationale. Strong to moderate reception. 'Focus on Asia': France, China, USA, Korea. 'Club 9516': 'Woodstock' competition. Record request: Yossou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry '7 Seconds'. Penpals: Todoca Gabriel of Romania, Bill Kazoupi of Chicago IL USA. News Quiz: 'Who Am I?' Spanish winner of the 1994 Tour De France. (Miguel Indurain). Radio France Internationale postal address. Record request, 'Radio Recipe'.
• 14 September: 1905-1920 UTC: c.6000 kHz: Radio Budapest, Hungary. 'Comment': Chinese-Hungarian relations. Hungarian buildings renovated with help from Japan. Hungarian television. Football.
• 14 September: 1923 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International. Discussion regarding CO2 emissions. James Mason interviews Sir Michael. 'NewsNet' programme, news headlines: Bosnian conflict. Crimea. Algerian president to release prisoners.
• 14 September: 1941 UTC: 6180-6195 kHz: BBC World Service. 'Europe Today' featuring news of Prime Minister John Major.
• 14 September: 1951 UTC: 7285 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw. NATO & Warsaw Pact soldiers meet, lady dumps her baby. 16 & 17 year old boys face courts. Memories of Poland under Nazi occupation.
• 14 September: 2003 UTC: 7345 kHz: Radio Prague. English to Europe. British guest visits Czech Republic. Czech National Bank funds IMF. 'Calling All Listeners' feature Messrs Casper, Bartle, Port, Wells.

Radio Prague QSL, September 1994

• 14 September: 2026 UTC: 9615 kHz: Deutsche Welle. Jewish High School opens in Central Berlin. DW postal address. 'Headcrash' feature: James Mason of Swiss Radio International and a professor elaborate on the 'Worldwideweb' and 'Internet'. Deutsche Welle will soon be on the 'world wide web'.
• 14 September: 2105 UTC: 9640 kHz: Radio Moscow. Georgian refugees return to Aphazia. United Nations Security Council maintains sanctions against Iraq. Cuban minister reforms financial planning. Cuban-US dialogue. US-led forces control Haiti. 'Focus on Asia & The Pacific': Korean peninsula mourns Kim Il Sung. India rejects Kashmiri help. UN view of Yugoslavia.
• 14 September: 2142 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service. English to France: 'Newshour': Korean (nuclear) reactors.
• 14 September: 2211 UTC: 15070 kHz: BBC World Service. English to Turkey: 'World Business Report'.

Letter from Paris, winning a T-shirt!

October 1994: Short Wave

• 16 October: 1150 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands. 'Happy Station' Strong to good reception. Rosemarie Ninaber leaving 'Happy Station' and Radio Netherlands. Classical music. Tribute to Rosemarie, followed by interview. Phone call from Pete Myers, recorded tribute by Tom Meyer. Jonathan Groubert & Rosemarie close the show.

October 1994: Medium Wave

• 16 October: 2130 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Netherlands. *New on this frequency* New publications from Radio Netherlands announced. News headlines: Chancellor Kohl wins German elections. Trouble in Israel. [Satellite link to transmitter fails. Following a period of silence, broadcast is back on air; telephone connection] Jacki Spears read news. 'Happy Station' with Jonathan Groubert: Dance music. Classical music, Rosemarie Ninaber.

October 1994: Short Wave

• 20 October: 1852 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Newsline' Palestine Liberation Organisation and Israel, elections take place in West Bank and Gaza Strip. 'Research File' World Health Conference, Paris, France. Results of a smoking survey in the British Medical Journal, interview.
• 20 October: c.19 UTC: 6055 kHz: Voice of America 'VOA News' Correspondent visits bomb site in Israel: Tel Aviv. News from Egypt. Worldwide weather report. United Nations envoy to Yugoslavia talks of plans for Croatia.
• 20 October: 1934 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria Market links between Austria and South America. Religious difficulties block Euro unity. Austrian girls lose self-esteem after adolescence, due to treatment in schools.
• 20 October: 1946 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'The Farming World' covers Albania, Slovakia.

KOL Israel QSL, October 1994

• 20 October: 2015 UTC: 9435 kHz: KOL Israel 'Studio 3' Books and music, 'Art Focus' Israeli artists.

October 1994: Medium Wave

• 25 October: 1715 UTC: 1197 kHz: Voice of America Interference from UK broadcaster Virgin 1215, which also operates on 1197 kHz. VOA to Europe on Medium Wave. 'VOA News' Economic institute report from Bonn, Germany. Wednesday's weather in selected cities. 'Newsline' Unrest after suicide bombing in Sri Lanka, report from South Asia Correspondent.
• 25 October: 1722 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. 'Sixty Degrees North' Swedish development corporation brings Danida and other international organisations together under one umbrella. Interview with a Social Democrat charged with heading the new organisation.

November 1994: Short Wave

• 16 November: 1440 UTC: 11950 kHz: Radio Canada International Strong to good reception. Canadian weather report. 'Spectrum' Jim Craig. North America National Hockey League strike, Canadian teams including Winnipeg join the strike. NHL team goes to Moscow to play the Spartak Moscow team.

November 1994: Medium Wave

• 17 November: 2135 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Netherlands (216 metres) Strong to good reception. News read by Carol van den Ring: Albert Reynolds (Irish President) resignation. Explosions in Israel. Weather. 'Newsline' with Robert Green: Mr Reynolds' resignation. European Union delegates visit Japan regarding trade. Protests in East Timor, Indonesia. Fifth anniversary of the 'Velvet Revolution' (Czechoslovakia becomes Czech Republic and Slovakia).

  

  NHK Radio Japan QSL, 1994

  'Media Network': Radio Free Kenya. VOA Bethany relay station closes. Focus on broadcasts to and from Indonesia. News from New Zealand. Mike Bird's solar report. Jonathan Marks closes the broadcast.

November 1994: Short Wave

• 25 November: 2152 UTC: 11925 kHz: Radio Japan (also 6055 kHz via Skelton) Japanese company imports American books including 'Debt Of Honour' by Tom Clancy. 'Book Beat' followed by 'Tokyo Pop-In' to 22 UTC.

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My DX Archive: Summer 1994

THE irony, after a week of some of the heaviest snowfall in the parishes surrounding the Fox Tower, that this blog should bring you a post referring to Summer. Welcome, one and all, to memories of the Summer of 1994, as heard via radio broadcasts from the World over.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 1994 : Medium Wave

• 1 June [1994]: 2145 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden. Strong reception. '60° North': Sweden's image abroad. 'Money Matters': Industries. Address: S-105 10, Stockholm, Sweden. Receiver: Zeon Tech AC-100.

June 1994: Short Wave

• 5 June: 1812 UTC: c.5 MHz: Radio Norway International. Strong to moderate reception. Bosnian refugees in Norway. Norwegian football. 50th Anniversary of D-Day.
• 26 June: 1916 UTC: 6120 kHz: Radio Finland. Finnish Conservative Party is looking for a new leader.
• 26 June: 20 UTC: 9760 - 9770 kHz: Voice of America. News: French paratroopers in Rwanda. Presidential election in the Ukraine. News from Sarajevo & Hungary. Belgian Prime Minister is denied Presidency of the EU by the UK. David Chadwick read the news. 'Concert Hall': 'West Side Story'.
• 26 June: 2035 UTC: 15070 kHz: BBC World Service. English Service directed to Turkey. 'Brain of Britain' with host Robert Robinson and contestants Mr Thompson, Mr Evans and Mr Havercroft.
• 26 June: 21 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait. English to Europe on shortwave, 1341 kHz to the Gulf. News roundup: The Emir, Grand Prince & Prime Minister mourn Hebron Mosque massacre. Financial update. Radio Kuwait signing off - Midnight in Kuwait, 10pm in the UK, 21 UTC.

Radio Kuwait QSL

• 26 June: 2103 UTC: 9690 kHz: Radio Romania International. English news: Ukraine elections. Belgian PM denied Presidency of the EU. Fighting in Somalia, Rwanda. Afghan troops take land. Bosnian troops will not take part in a meeting. Football World Cup: Romania will face USA. Colombia v Switzerland. 'Frankly Speaking' feature: FIFA football World Cup. 'Radio Pictures': Male talks of trees.
• 26 June: 2126 UTC: 41m: Radio Moscow. Joe Adamov concludes 'Adamov's Mailbag'. 'Music From Moscow'. News: Ukraine elections. Russian PM plans external investment. 'Culture & The Arts'.
• 26 June: 2149 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International. David Ward interviews a Jazz musician. Music by Strauss.
• 26 June: 2258 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden. Alan Pryke closes the 'In Touch With Stockholm' programme with classical music.  Vatican Radio also audible on a nearby frequency.
• Thursday 30 June: 1133 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands. News: Fighting in Kabul, Afghanistan. Fighting between police & demonstrators in Bangladesh. Britain & China agree on transfer of military sites. China will scrap democratic changes in Hong Kong in 1997. Government changes in Japan. Six UN observers abducted in Liberia. Sport: Football world cup: Holland progress to second round: Holland 2 - Morocco 1, Saudi Arabia 1 - Belgium 0. 'Newsline' with Ginger Da Silva: European court case over trade embargo with Greece. British Monarchy. 'Media Network': Radio Free Asia to China, Radio Free Europe, VOA. Germany sends transmitters to Mozambique. UNESCO launches Rwandan station. Caller from UK on answerline. Offshore radio feature: Veronica, Atlantis, Nordzee, Monique, Antwerp. UK stations: Capital, Radio London, Caroline, Mi Amigo. Radio Paradise. Propagation Report from Mike Bird in Australia.

July 1994 : Short Wave

• Monday 25 July: 1948 UTC: 9700 - 9760 kHz: Voice of America. The Magazine Show. Listeners Letters. Walk for Justice. Oppressed races in the USA.

Voice of America QSL, July 1994

• 25 July: 20 UTC: 9795 kHz: Radio Moscow: English News. Bill Clinton to meet Estonian President in Moscow. Georgian leader V S Aphazia comments on UN sanction. Russia sends aid to Zaire. Leaders of Israel & Jordan meet in Washington. 'Moscow Mailbag' with Joe Adamov.

August 1994 : Medium Wave

• Sunday 14 August: 2030 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden. 'Sounds Nordic' presented by Keith Foster: Letter from London, 'Acid Jazz' music. Report from the Stockholm Water Festival. Music by The Cardigans, interview with Nina. Competition: "Which Beatles album first featured 'Don't Let Me Down'?"

August 1994 : Short Wave

• Tuesday 16 August: 19 UTC: 6040 kHz: V O A News: Plutonium found in Germany. 'Carlos The Jackal' appears in court in Paris. Two Rwandan refugees killed by Zaire troops. Israeli troops asked to leave Lebanon. State of Emergency announced in Sri Lanka.
• 16 August: 1958 UTC: 9770 kHz: Swiss Radio International. 'Carlos the Jackal' in Court. US National bank reports 4% change in interest rates. Colombia's Prime Minister cleared of criminal charges.
• 16 August: 2020 UTC: 9920 kHz: China Radio International. Industrial & financial news. Central, German, Swiss & Hong Kong banks to invest in China.
• Tue 16 August: 2038 UTC: 11630 - 11870 kHz: Radio Moscow. 'Yours for the asking' music request show: Ian Blair of England. Elvis Presley 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Love Me Tender'. Seventeenth anniversary of Elvis' death. Music from Acker Bilk.

Radio Moscow QSL, August 1994

• 16 August: 21 UTC: 11940 kHz: BBC World Service. English to Mid & South Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia & Zimbabwe. 'Newshour' on the air.
• Sunday 28 August: 1140 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands. Strong reception. 'Happy Station' broadcast. Music from Sister Sledge 'We Are Family'. Jonathan Groubert introduces Howard Shannon who reads letters. Phone call from Jonathan's Mum. Music: 'Sunrise, Sunset'.
• 29 August: 08-0815 UTC: c.17900 kHz (18 MHz / 16m): Radio Pakistan. Strong to good reception. News headlines: China - US agreement, war in Bosnia. River levels. Readings from the Koran in Arabic, followed by English translation.
• 29 August: 0830-0840 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands. Strong to good reception. 'Network Europa' Howard Shannon: Bosnians reject peace plan. Germany: Kohl attacks SDLP. Ireland: Sinn Fein statement. Africa: Hutu people murdered in Rwanda. Asiawatch organisation claims China transplants prisoner's organs.

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I hope you have enjoyed these memories of the Summer of 1994. Feedback would be gratefully received! Please use the comment feature below. Thank you.

Season 2017/18: The Season So Far - Part 7

FEBRUARY has been quite a busy month for Carlisle United Football Club, the fixtures for the month have been concluded and the look ahead to the springtime fixtures of March and April are what the Club are concentrating on now, with the possibility of reaching the League Two play-offs in May, for the second consecutive year.
In a moment, the fixtures for March, but first, the results for February.

February 2018: Results

Saturday 3rd: League Two: Wycombe Wanderers 4 - United 3
Saturday 10th: League Two: United 1 - Colchester United 1
Tuesday 13th: League Two: Notts County 2 - United 1
Saturday 17th: League Two: United 2 - Chesterfield 0
Tuesday 20th: League Two: Barnet 1 - United 3 [Rearranged fixture from January 6th]
Saturday 24th: League Two: Yeovil Town 0 - United 1

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March 2018: Fixtures

Saturday 3rd: League Two: United v Grimsby Town (3pm)

Saturday 10th: League Two: Exeter City v United (3pm)

Saturday 17th: League Two: United v Crawley Town (3pm)

Saturday 24th: League Two: United v Cambridge United (3pm)

Friday 30th: League Two: Cheltenham Town v United (3pm)

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Please note the final fixture of March takes place on the afternoon of Good Friday, at the beginning of the Easter weekend.

As always,

C'mon Ye BLUES!!

2018 on the air.

BRINGING you more recent radio logs here on Reporting From The Fox Tower, with broadcasts received over these first seven weeks of 2018.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW).

Short Wave: January 2018

• [Monday] 29 January [2018]: 1519 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR, USA. Good to fair reception, English to Europe, Middle East, Americas via WWCR-2, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Music with vocals, a lot of noise on the channel. Male speaks of 'God, the most merciful', 'Our God' - "Have you been careless about Christ? Have you forgotten about God?" WWCR programming shows Ray McMahon 'Jesus Is Our Shepherd' / Michael Guido 'The Sower'. Female speech, new programme at 1530 UTC: Male with prayer at the start of the programme, "The almighty God of Heaven". Speech continues, regarding armageddon. Reading verses from the Bible, speaking of 'wickedness' and 'refusing to repent'. Reading of chapters of Revelation from the Bible. WWCR programming shows Larry Gilmore 'Christlife Servant Leadership Ministry'. Logged to 1539 UTC.
• 29 January: 1602 UTC: 17730 kHz: Eye Radio, South Sudan. Faint reception of female speech, muffled against noise. Poor reception. Female speech continues, male speech. [Sources show Arabic / English via Issoudun, France] Logged to 1608 UTC.
• 29 January: 1615 UTC: 17640 kHz: BBC World Service, UK. Female and male speech, broadcast lost to noise. [Sources show English via Ascension, 250 kW] Logged to 1620 UTC.

Medium Wave: February 2018

• [Tuesday] 13 February [2018]: 1938 UTC: 1566 kHz: BBC Somerset, UK. Good to fair reception, 1 kW via Taunton, Somerset. Music from Albert Hammond 'The Free Electric Band', female host with time check "It's twenty to eight", interview with female guest, lots of laughter. Georgey Spanswick with an interview broadcast on BBC Radio Derby. Music: Robbie Williams 'Millennium' Time check "Ten to eight on the BBC" Contact details, speech regarding the preceding interview with Samantha, who was a lead in the Rio Carnival. Logged to 1951 UTC.
• 13 February: 1952 UTC: 1566 kHz: Vahon Hindustani Radio, Holland. Good to fair reception, via Den Haag, Netherlands (Holland). Asian music, male speech, Asian music with female vocal. Male speech at 20 UTC (news?) speech included India and Goa. Jingles, male speech, web details. Speech in Dutch at 2005 UTC. Music with male vocal at 2006 UTC. Logged to 2010 UTC.
• 13 February: 2014 UTC: 1575 kHz: RAI Radio 1, Italy. Strong to good reception, 30 kW via Genova Portofino, Italy. Male speech at a sporting event - Football? FAST speech in commentary! Dominant broadcast on this channel. Logged to 2027 UTC.

[Football update: The football covered by RAI Radio 1 could have been that evening's Champions League match: Juventus v Tottenham Hotspur. Elsewhere that evening: Notts County v Carlisle United.]

• 13 February: 2049 UTC: 1584 kHz: Panjab Radio, UK. Strong to good reception, 200 watts via Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, North London. Music with a very strong subcontinent feel - Male speech with reference to locations in London, contact details? Continued male speech. ID for Panjab Radio news at 21 UTC: Sexual offences, Oxfam aid workers, six week old baby dies. Sport update. "This is Panjab Radio on 1584 AM" ID, top of the hour ads: Tourism, driving lessons, Punjabi restaurant, The Black Prince Maharaja Tour. ID, music, male speech, with broadcast details: Medium wave, satellite, contact post code? Music under speech. Logged to 2113 UTC.
• 13 February: 2117 UTC: 1593 kHz: Bretagne 5, France. Strong to fair reception, 10 kW via Saint-Goueno / Collinée, France. Acoustic singing from a male, followed by another male, singing lead with a band. French language. Brief female speech in French. Music, female vocals with some lyrics in English: "There is nothing I can do / To save you from yourself". Female speech, music: Ed Sheeran 'Shape Of You'. Music from a band which also includes bagpipes! Male vocals. Logged to 2131 UTC.
• 13 February: 2137 UTC: 1602 kHz: KBC Radio, Holland. Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Pietersbierum / Harlingen, Netherlands (Holland). Music: Bruce Springsteen 'I'm On Fire', Eric Carmen 'All By Myself'. Co-channel interference from SER Cartagena, Spain. Logged to 2153 UTC.
• 13 February: 2237 UTC: 1692 kHz: Norwegian Coastal Radio, South, Norway. LGQ Rogaland, Norway. Navigational warnings and weather, ice. Broadcast at 2233 UTC. Muffled speech. To 2244 UTC.

DX Extra

• 13 February: 2250 UTC: 648 kHz: Radio Caroline, UK. Good to fair reception, 1 kW via Orfordness, Suffolk [Community Radio]. Music: Status Quo 'Something Bout You Baby I Like', Small Faces 'My Mind's Eye', ID 'Online, on your mobile, Radio Caroline'. Music: Billy Idol 'Hot In The City', Roger Daltrey 'Walking In My Sleep'. Promo for the Radio Caroline website - Use online stores to donate to Caroline, promo by Roger 'Twiggy' Day for his show. ID 'This is Europe's first album station, Radio Caroline'. Music: Stereophonics 'Maybe Tomorrow'. Logged to 2318 UTC.

Thanks for listening!

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My DX Archive: Spring 1994

WELCOME to the second Sunday of February, a busy sporting Sunday with the Winter Olympics underway, the Six Nations Rugby tournament continuing and football fixtures being played. We are also days away from Valentine's Day, which will also mark the midpoint of the month.

Reporting From The Fox Tower takes you back to March 1994, as the starting point of memories of the Springtime of that year, for the logs of radio broadcasts heard at the time.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 1994 : Medium Wave

• 15 March [1994]: 1945 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four, UK. Feature regarding abortions in the USA.
• 15 March: 2004 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE 2FM, Republic of Ireland. Sports Update, 'That Petrol Emotion' in concert tonight.
• 15 March: 2006 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service, UK. News: UK tried to stop Sweden, Finland, Austria and Norway entering the EU. Troubles in Estonia.
• 15 March: 2012 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five, UK. Live football: Arsenal 0 - Torino 0 (Half Time).
• 15 March: 2035 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five, UK. Live football: Arsenal 0 - Torino 0 (Second Half).

• 15 March: 2038 UTC: 1053 kHz: BBC Radio One, UK. Dance music. Also broadcasting on 1089 kHz.
• 15 March: 2055 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden. Music programme.
• 15 March: 21 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio 1215, UK. News: UK to get another national commercial radio station - Speech / talk / phone-in based programming. Music: James 'Sit Down', Pearl Jam 'Jeremy'.
• 15 March: 2115 UTC: 1386 - 1494 kHz: Radio Moscow, Russia. Listeners Letters: Letter from Northern Ireland.

March 1994 : Short Wave

• 17 March: 20 UTC: 5920 kHz: BBC World Service, UK. News headlines in 'News English' followed by Ukrainian service.
• 17 March: 2010 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle, Germany. English for Europe 20 - 2050 UTC. Meeting of the Anglo-German Association. Today's German papers: EU to find fishing rights for Germany. Mark Rossman: 'Hits in Germany': Bruce Springsteen, Tori Amos, D:Ream. DW investigates St Patrick's Day celebrations in Cork. Also available on 7170 kHz, 9615 kHz & Astra 1A satellite. Address: 50588 Cologne, Germany. 'Germany Today' ends, 'Tourism' programme.
• 17 March: 2145 UTC: 9750 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour'.

Radio Moscow QSL, 17 March 1994

• 17 March: 2205 UTC: 9890 kHz: Radio Moscow News: Russian MIG 29s to fly in South America. Demonstrations in French cities over social policies. Pakistan may join the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Fire extinguished at Ukrainian nuclear plant.
• 17 March: 2225 UTC: 9915 kHz: BBC World Service English to the Caribbean 'Network UK' Rugby sport.

March 1994 : FM

• 20 March: 1650 UTC: 89 MHz FM: Manx Radio (Isle of Man) Good reception. 'Solid 60s Show' Helen Shapiro. News: Helicopter crash in Northern Ireland. Colin Parry (Father of IRA victim Tim Parry) places a white carnation in Warrington. The family of Jonathan Ball also attend.

April 1994 : Short Wave

• 4 April: 1615 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Feature regarding Swedish Children's television: Barney Bear, Alfie Atkins, Pippy Longstocking.
• 14 April: 1134 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands (Holland) Strong to good reception. News: Rwanda. Weather: Sunny. Newsline: Greece in the European High Court. Media Network: Jonathan Marks saw Phil Collins in concert on Saturday. Deutsche Welle relay in Kigali. BBC, Adventist World Radio, WCSN and TV Radio Marti, on UHF, in Florida & Cuba.
• 15 April: 1847 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Special English', 'Mosaic'. Wartime memories from a man who was in his '20s at the time. Letter from a listener in Malawi, 'how do you choose names for kids?'.

Voice of America QSL, 15 April 1994

• 15 April: 1855 UTC: 6100 kHz: Radio Yugoslavia Female host talks of writers and the Baltics, Greece. Next broadcast: 2030 UTC, 9620 kHz.
• 15 April: 1910 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'Outlook': Man tries to buy an aircraft.
• 15 April: 1916 UTC: c.7195 kHz: Radio Romania International Press Review. Electoral campaigns, several European countries to take part in 'World Trade 94'.
• 15 April: 1942 UTC: 9760 kHz: Voice of America English to Europe via Gloria (Portugal) 'The Magazine Show' Monday hosts the Boston Marathon. Pat Bodner previews the race, including a runner from 1928, Johnny Kelly. 100th anniversary of a recording by Betty Smith.
• 15 April: 1958 UTC: 9765 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Listeners Special, music. Letters from Wisconsin, Puerto Rico, Holland. L Groubert from Cincinatti, USA. Letter from Japan, in Japanese. D J Powell from Switzerland. American listener asks how he could work on shortwave radio. Iranian geography: 62000 miles. Male & female host. Letter from India. Postal address: PO Box 33 34 Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran. Programme close at 2025 UTC.
• 15 April: 11 UTC: 9535 kHz: Swiss Radio International, Switzerland. Strong to good reception. News: US helicopters, Rwanda. 'Dateline': Italian politics, UN in Yugoslavia, Japanese politics, World Health Organisation leads fight against polio.

Swiss Radio International QSL, 15 April 1994

• 15 April: 2030 UTC: c.9410 kHz: BBC World Service 'Science in Action' to Africa.
• 15 April: 2035 UTC: 9615 kHz: Deutsche Welle 'German by radio' female host, verbs.
• 15 April: 21 UTC: 9700 kHz: Radio Bulgaria News: Military arms to pass through Bulgaria. No change in former Yugoslavia. UN to send equipment to blue helmets. German politician visits Bulgaria.
• 23 April: 0844 UTC: c.6295 kHz: Adventist World Radio Strong to moderate reception. Joanna Lim presents nutritional information, food magazine show. 'Lifestyle Magazine'. Address: AWR, 39 Brendan Street, London W1.
• 24 April: 1136 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Happy Station' with Pete Myers. Strong to good reception. Telephone call. An Indian man gets married today. Music from Madonna. Gerry MacDuff writes from Canada. Letter from Martin Cowin, Cumbria, England - Me! - "Who puts the 'Happy Station' programme together?" Music from Ella Fitzgerald. Also heard at 1530 UTC.

May 1994 : Short Wave

• 14 May: 1913 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Newsline': Chancellor Kohl of Germany. Conference featuring Czech Prime Minister and the Danish foreign minister. President Clinton nominated Judge Brier for Supreme Court, Clinton hails change in South Africa. Transfer of power from Israel to Palestine. Report regarding the forthcoming soccer world cup, world cup postage stamps, US postage stamps of Elvis Presley. Music: 'Hound Dog'. 'Press Conference USA' reviewing Apple Macintosh computers.

• 14 May: 1956 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'From The Weeklies'. World news at 20 UTC: BBC Worldwide.
• 14 May: 22 UTC: 9445 kHz: Voice of Turkey News: Heavy fighting in Bosnia. Turkish-Cypriot community asks to be recognised. Heavy fighting in Azerbaijan. Refugees caught between Somalia and Yemen caught in rebel crossfire. 'Press Review': Neo-nazis fight in Germany. 'Outlook': EU meeting in Luxembourg. 'DX Corner': Lagos 1 on 4990 kHz, Chad on 4910 kHz. 4890 kHz - RFI. 05 UTC 4770 kHz Africa.

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Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower - And keep listenin'!

Season 2017/18: The Season So Far - Part 6

MANY may forget, as an FA Cup weekend continues, that league football does continue, this post is testament to that. Carlisle United Football Club have completed their January fixtures, so here are the results from the opening month of 2018:

January 2018: Results

Monday 1st: Sky Bet League Two: Mansfield Town 3 - United 1
Saturday 6th: FA Cup: United 0 - Sheffield Wednesday 0
Saturday 13th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Crewe Alexandra 0
Tuesday 16th: FA Cup (Replay): Sheffield Wednesday 2 - United 0
Saturday 20th: Sky Bet League Two: Stevenage 0 - United 0
Saturday 27th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Forest Green Rovers 0

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First visit to this beauty of a place in 2018 - And a win! @officialcufc 1 - Crewe 0.

A post shared by Martin COWIN (@martincowin) on Jan 13, 2018 at 3:40pm PST

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February 2018: Fixtures

Saturday 3rd: Sky Bet League Two: Wycombe Wanderers v United (3pm)
Saturday 10th: Sky Bet League Two: United v Colchester United (3pm)
Tuesday 13th: Sky Bet League Two: Notts County v United (7:45pm)
Saturday 17th: Sky Bet League Two: United v Chesterfield (3pm)
Tuesday 20th: Sky Bet League Two: Barnet v United (8pm) [Rearranged fixture from January 6th]
Saturday 24th: Sky Bet League Two: Yeovil Town v United (3pm)

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Thank you for continuing to visit Reporting From The Fox Tower!

My DX Archive: Winter 1993 - 94.

BRINGING you some more memories of radio broadcasts, logged over the course of the Winter of 1993 - 94. The following logs are broadcasts received on Short Wave and Medium Wave.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 1993

• 13 December [1993]: 1912 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America News: Mark Hopkins profiles Boris Yeltzin. Evan Hayes reports from Bonn. Elections, Germany, Austria, Latvia, Macedonia, Middle East. US troops leave Somalia.
• [Saturday] 25 December (Christmas Day): 0827 UTC: 11690 - 12010 kHz: Radio Moscow World Service Good reception. Programming: 'Pacific Update', News headlines in brief at 0830 UTC, Audio Book Club.
• 27 December: 1914 UTC: 1197 kHz (Medium Wave): Voice of America Good to moderate reception. Interference from Virgin 1215 which also uses 1197 kHz. Programming: Men who kidnapped school students to fly to Iran have been arrested, Korea, explosion: UN base, Somalia, Germany sees increase in attacks on visitors.
• 30 December: 2130 UTC: 1179 kHz (Medium Wave): Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. News headlines: Österland link at risk. Report from "The Guardian", EEA [European Economic Area?] in force from 1st January 1994. "Sixty Degrees North" programme.

Adventist World Radio QSL, January 1994

January 1994

• [Saturday] 1 January [1994]: 1526-1600 UTC: 5940-5945 kHz: Adventist World Radio Strong to good reception. Test transmissions: AWR address, frequencies, times, transmitter information, music. Address: PO Box 100 252 Darmstadt Germany - Frequency list: 5940 5945 7115 7180 7270 7315 9455 9465 11610 13715 13790 kHz. Lady sings 'Amazing Grace' at 1526 UTC. Announcement "This is AWR The Voice of Hope", 250 kW from Slovakia to Africa, Middle East, Asia and Europe.
• 6 January: 1155 UTC [5955 kHz?] Radio Netherlands 'Media Network': Estonia closes broadcasts. Radio Free Europe to close on Medium Wave. Report from BBC in Caversham, UK. Cutbacks at Radio Prague, details of World Radio Network, London. Adventist World Radio via Radio Prague. World Radio TV Handbook. BBC Radio 2 & 3 satellite broadcasts, Capital Radio satellite broadcasts. 'Receiver Shopping List' (Edition 14) available. Radio New Zealand International. Arthur Cushen reports from the Pacific. Propagation Report with Mike Bird, New South Wales, Australia.
• 11 January: 19 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America News: President Clinton in Brussels. Report from Cairo. US Dollar strong against the pound in London. China & US to discuss textile imports. North Korea and the US to negotiate? Shooting in Kashmir. Banning of cigarettes ads in USA? 'Newsline' with Kent Cline. NATO to use force in Bosnia?
• 11 January: 1936 UTC: 6060-6080 kHz: Radio Australia Sports bulletin programme: Cricket: Australia v New Zealand. Tennis: Pete Sampras. Australian Rules Football in Canberra. Australian who campaigned to bring the Olympics to Sydney has been given an honour by the IOC.
• 11 January: 1936 UTC: 6 MHz: Radio Yugoslavia English broadcast. Female newscaster. Civil war clashes continue in Bosnia. 'Croatia & Muslims are fighting Muslims attacking Serbia'. UN decides to suspend flights to Sarajevo. '82mm fell on Sarajevo Airport'. Japanese troops will not be going to the former Yugoslavia. Bill Clinton to visit Moscow, Russia, tomorrow. Brussels summit concerning NATO. Yugoslav film wins Moscow movie awards.
• 11 January: 2023 UTC: 7170 kHz: China Radio International Female broadcaster: Weather in China. Are Chinese chocaholics? Chinese sports: figure skating.

• 11 January: 2039 UTC: 7 MHz: Radio Obershindingo Japan. Postal address: Radio Obershindingo, 3 Hidoanna Shivuoka 418-01 Japan.
• 11 January: 21 UTC? 9690 kHz (31m) Radio Romania News: NATO meeting. Romania makes links with Turkey. New Director General of Romanian television appointed. Links between Thailand & Romania are being renewed. Red Cross helps Serbia. Boris Yeltzin opens Russian parliament. Israeli troops to withdraw from Jericho. Fires calm down in Sydney. Good to moderate reception.
• 11 January: 2130 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service IRA ban lifted in Ireland.
• 29 January: 2240 UTC: 963 kHz (Medium Wave): Radio Finland Strong to moderate reception. Programme: "Focus" Spain slowing down Sweden & Finland's membership of the EU. Upturn in European import/export markets, South Asia & Russia contribute to Finland's export income.
• 29 January: 2315 UTC: 1368 kHz Medium Wave: Manx Radio Good to poor reception. 'The Late Show' Music from Nat King Cole, presenter: Chris Price, who mentions a lady in Colwyn Bay, who enjoys the music of Nat King Cole.
• 30 January (Sunday): 1725 UTC: 1179 kHz Medium Wave: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Programme 'Sounds Nordic' the Swedish singles chart: Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting 'All For Love' at No 1. An interview with staff of 'Interface', a Swedish computer magazine. Visit to a music museum.

February 1994

• 10 February: 1715 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Thursday's edition of '60° Degrees North': Is it wise for the UN to bomb Sarajevo? News with Jim Downing. Serbs could be bombed. Interview with Swedish Prime Minister. Committee reviews possible entry to the European Union. Serbs should give up arms, but bombs may injure serving Swede troops. NATO may bomb Sarajevo. Thursday's deliveries from Swedish Rescue Service have been delayed until Sunday, 13 February. A visit to a Reindeer market. Austria, Finland, Norway & Sweden may be allowed to enter the EU. [Receiver: Panasonic FM-LW-MW 3 Band Receiver; "GX30 High Sensitivity" Model No: RF-1630L; Made in Singapore.]
• [Tuesday] 15 February: 10:05 UTC: 1458 kHz Medium Wave: BBC Newcastle BBC Radio Newcastle Weather at 10:05, music by D:Ream. BBC 'phone-in number: 091 232 6565. 'Sue', re: pancake race: 091 276 4809. 'Vlad The Lad'. Metro Controller David Harrod coming up soon. Strong to moderate reception. Music by Rita Macneil 'Working Man'. Travel update: Snow in West Northumberland, snow on the A66 Bowes - Stainmore 2 lanes in operation. Travel via AA Roadwatch. Missing cars: Beige fiesta & red fiesta. Man from BBC pronunciation unit on soon. 'Snow watch' call 091 232 6565. Music from Julian Lennon 'Too Late For Goodbyes'.
• 16 February: 1948 UTC: 5945-6155 kHz: Radio Austria News: Atomic Energy Commission. Music: Vienna Art Orchestra. Report by Joanna King: Women in Romania die during childbirth. David Ward ends broadcast with the waltz 'With Us, At Home' by Strauss.
• 16 February: 1958 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle Broadcasting on 5960, 7285 kHz, Astra 1A. Mark Caldwell hosts 'Germany Today'. Peggy Graham, news: Chancellor Kohl. Strikes in north Germany. Steel companies are fined by the EU. Dalai Llama turns down an invitation to visit the Frankfurt celebration. German troops return from Somalia. Ash Wednesday.
• 16 February: 2042 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Music USA' (Jazz) Interview with Dave Frishburg. VOA station ID. 3000 Radio stations in the USA. Winston Marsellers, Phil-wood Quartet selected for awards.
• 16 February: 2055 UTC: 6180-6195 kHz: BBC World Service Feature on the Northern Ireland Job Club, interview with Paul, unemployed, of Belfast. Sports news: GB wins two gold medals at the winter Olympics, Lillehammer. Malta win a medal.

Radio Prague QSL, February 1994.

• 16 February: 2110 UTC: 7265 - 7345 kHz: Radio Prague Czech Press Review: Slovakian elections. Czech farm trade is small. War crimes. 'Calling All Listeners': Letter from Illinois, USA. Susan J Sheppard in Connecticut asks for a QSL. Radio Prague archives. Letter from Glasgow. Clandestine stations in Cuba have been heard around the world. 'Calling All Listeners' end at 2127 UTC.
• 16 February: 2156 UTC: 11815 - 11925 kHz: Radio Japan 'Tokyo Pop-In' Music programme: Japanese pop music.
• 24 February: 2217 - 2230 UTC: 1512 kHz Medium Wave: BRT Brussels 'North South' with Frans Vossen, 'Economics': European car industry is slow. EC publishes figures of car sales in Europe. Strong to good reception.

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My DX Archive: Autumn 1993

REPORTING From The Fox Tower takes you back to September 1993 as the starting point for more media memories, memories of radio broadcasts, mainly on Short Wave and Medium Wave. The Summer 1993 DX Archive can be found here. Before we begin, some housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 1993

• [Friday] 17 September [1993]: 1908 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Newsline' presented by Al Eagle [sic]. The crew of a US Space Shuttle are to collect a German telescope on Sunday. France's President Mitterrand was nearly the victim of a hitman in 1984. Man buys the home of artist Vincent van Gogh. News headlines read by Jim Herriot: Palestine & Middle East peace plan. Bosnian air lifts. Heads of state meet in Europe, concerning farming. British Nationalist Party (BNP) wins a seat in the UK.
• 17 September: 2012 UTC: 7300 / 7345 kHz: Radio Prague Press Review. Skoda Company miss out on cash help at London meeting. Prague public don't think there is life after death. Hosts: Olga Sumtavas and Suzanna Keovann.
• 17 September: 2110 UTC; 2116 to 2130 UTC: 9720 kHz: Radio Yugoslavia Strong to moderate reception. Details of the civil war peace plan. Financial news. Appeals for sanctions to be lifted. Harvest days festival on the Yugoslavia - Romania border. Radio Yugoslavia contact numbers: Fax: 3811-33-20-14, telephone: 3811-34-69-42.
• [Saturday] 18 September: 1458 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service 'SportsWorld' Football: Blackburn 0 - West Ham 1.
• 18 September: 1459 UTC: 13600 kHz: 22 metres; 100 kW broadcast. Radio Prague English to Middle East: News, From The Weeklies, Encounter.
• 18 September: 1535 UTC: 15625 kHz: Voice of Greece Political news: Russia's President Boris Yeltzin, News from Bosnia. PLO President Yasser Arafat spoke in an interview to a German magazine.

A sticker from the Radio Netherlands 'Happy Station' programme

October 1993

• 3 October: 1140 UTC: Radio Netherlands 'Happy Station' 65th Anniversary broadcasts, Tom Meyer to appear on 14 November 93. Competition: "Why do I listen on a Sunday?" 'Happy Station' Birthday T-shirt for winners. 'East of Edam': Radio Netherlands via satellite (World Radio Network), Transponder (channel) 22, Astra 1B satellite, 7.74 MHz, MTV Europe sound channel, broadcasts at 0930 & 1530 UTC.
• 3 October: 1312 to 1330 UTC: 11940 kHz / 25mBand: Radio Romania International Strong / Good to fair reception, propagation varies from slight to moderate. Listeners letters: Letters from England, including a letter from Blackpool, Lancashire. A letter concerning opera, sample of opera music, a letter from Finland.
• 3 October: 1403 - 1430 UTC, 1445 - 1500 UTC: 6295 kHz: Radio Caroline Moderate to poor reception, broadcast from Granville Docks, Dover, Chris Kennedy plays Jimi Hendrix, Fine Young Cannibals. 'Lola', 'Runaway Train', 'The Man Who Sold The World', Bonnie Raitt. Seagulls. Radio Caroline address: PO Box 963, London SW20 9XL
• [Saturday] 9 October: 1804 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America News: Courthouses in Cairo are scenes of attacks. 32 Euro leaders meet in Vienna to discuss minority races in Europe, including the Welsh as an example. BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International) executives go on trial in Abu Dhabi. Somalian warlord announces possible ceasefire. Boris Yeltzin announces reforms in Russia. Rob Sivek presents 'Agriculture Today': US National Biological Survey, US Agriculture Minister visits Japan.
• 9 October: 1832 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden reports from a beer festival... Interview with the lieutenant of a boat which sails from Finland to Sweden and vice versa, interview with the navigator.
• 9 October: 1925 UTC: 9410 / 9750 kHz: BBC World Service Archeology feature programme. Animals sheltering in the shadows of dry stone walls, reporting from York. Anglo-Saxon helmet found by an excavator on site. Links to the excavations on the site of the Channel Tunnel.

• 29 October: 2315 UTC: 1458 kHz [Medium Wave]: BBC GLR (Greater London Radio) Announcement concerning closure of medium wave broadcasts on this frequency. Listeners can rejoin programmes on 94.9 MHz FM. Postal address: 35c Marylebone High Street, LONDON W1A 4LG (also heard 31 October, 1845 UTC). Telephone 071 224 2424

November 1993

• [Tuesday] 9 November: 2050 UTC: 873 kHz [Medium Wave]: American Public Radio - National Public Radio (NPR). Postal address: Washington DC 20036 USA Rock music by Aerosmith, promotion. News at 21 UTC: Sexual harassment in the workplace can be reduced. Medicine to relieve Alzheimer's Disease in women. Markets news. Protests about 'Living wills'. Senators [verbally] attack police, prisons, public laws over crime figures. Military news: Bosnian bridge destroyed by shelling. Weather report (Cloud, rain in UK). Sports news. 'Armed Forces Digest' at 2111 UTC, 'Jazz World' at 2130 UTC.
• 14 November: 1140 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Happy Station' 65th Birthday broadcast, Pete Myers with 'Happy Station' introductions by Edward Startz (1928-1970) and Tom Meyer (1970-1992). Listeners' memories of Eddie Startz's 'Nice cup of tea'. Eddie was interviewed in the USA during World War II. Memories of the Tom Meyer era, Pete interviews Tom live in the studio. Tom sings a Jazz song "Easy Come, Easy Go".
• 14 November: 1918 UTC: 6105 kHz: Radio Romania International Questions and answers: Store shop keepers. 'Letterbox'. Broadcasting to Europe.
• 14 November: 1941 UTC: 6120 kHz: Radio Finland 'Compass North' discussing communism, the Finnish press, social workers, European co-operation, Russian elections. Weather news from Helsinki.
• 14 November: 20 UTC: 6110 kHz: Swiss Radio International to Western Europe. News: Israel-Palestine violence. Turkey & Israel agreement. Nigerian government talks with trade unions. Puerto Rico votes on independence from the USA. UN peace keepers find injured Croatian. Swiss Ambassador visits USA. 'Roundabout Switzerland'.

QSL verification from Polish Radio Warsaw, November 1993.

• 14 November: 2036 UTC: 6135 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw Weekly request corner: Music by Chopin for listener in Philadelphia. Folk music for Antony Bowman, Blackpool, Lancashire. Rock music for 20 year old Lithuanian listener. Classical music for Phillip in Virginia, USA.
• 14 November: 2058 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Sports news on 'Europe Today': Wimbledon, Melbourne weightlifters win medals. New York Marathon. 'Newshour' at 21 UTC: Chinese economic reform, Nigeria, Puerto Rico.
• 21 November: 1210 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception ["Weather here in the UK: Snow!"] 'Happy Station' on location in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Pete Myers interviews a representative of the Bonaire Tourist Association. Caribbean music. Report from Flamingo airport by Pete. Jaime Báguena, Rosemarie Ninaber and Pete give last impressions of Bonaire. Next show is from Aruba.

Thank you for taking the time to revisit the autumn of 1993. If you intend to tune a radio over the course of 2018, may I take this opportunity to wish you good DX!

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Festive Frequencies 2017 - 2018

WELCOME to this first post on Reporting From The Fox Tower of 2018, taking a look at the log of radio broadcasts received on Christmas Eve (Sunday 24), New Year's Eve (Sunday 31 December 2017) and the first logged broadcast of 2018 (Monday 1 January).
[Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), transmission powers in watts and kiloWatts (kW)]

Short Wave: Sunday 24 December 2017

• 24 December: 1450 UTC: 9810 kHz: Radio Romania International. Strong to good reception, 300 kW via Galbeni, Romania. Romanian speech: Female speech, music with male vocalist, male speech giving frequencies and an ID for Radio Romania International. Music to the top of the hour, birdcall (bird song), top of the hour pips, male speech, brief music, female speech, news? Gathering of world leaders, including Prince Charles and President Macron of France? Medal was mentioned. Music, female vocalist. Female speech, male speech on phone. To 1508 UTC.
• 24 December: 1521 UTC: 9840 kHz: World Harvest Radio International, USA. Good to poor reception, English to Europe, Africa and the Americas, via WHRI Angel 2, Cypress Creek, South Carolina, USA. Music in the English language, audible male and female speech, female speaks of relationships being restored, David in a relationship with Lord Jesus Christ. Male wishes listeners a 'Very Merry Christmas', female says 'Keep Christ in Christmas'. ID for World Harvest Radio, web and email addresses. New programme: 'Christian Crusaders', male speech, prayer. Music: Christmas hymns: 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!' Reading from the scriptures, broadcast interrupted by noise. To 1538 UTC.
• 24 December: 1559 UTC: 9880 kHz: China Radio International. Strong to good reception, English to Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, via Nanning, Guangxi, China. Reception is excellent! News: China's amphibious aircraft has completed first test flight, can carry water to combat fires. Plans to develop hydrogen energy cells in China. Car plants in China. Tourist ship collides with stone-carrying barge. Fire in Philippino furniture store. Tropical storm death toll rises. Officers dismissed due to terror groups in Turkey. South Korean fire in sports centre parking lot. 'Chinese Theatre' involved in daily life of China: Wild China, through the eyes of photographers. To 1614 UTC.

• 24 December: 1629 UTC: 11560 kHz: All India Radio. Strong to good reception. Upbeat 'music hall' style song, female speech. 1630 UTC news bulletin? Pakistan, Islamabad, Kashmir. Music with male vocals. Dari? To the Indian Subcontinent? To 1645 UTC.
• 24 December: 1653 UTC: 11625 kHz: Vatican Radio. Poor reception, 250 kW via Talata-Volonondry, Madagascar. English broadcast: Male speech on a very distorted channel: "God is desperate for you to hear his word", music: 'Away In A Manger' played on the piano. Speech. Interval signal to 1700 UTC: New broadcast: 250 kW via Santa Maria di Galeria: Male speech in the French language, giving frequencies. To 1708 UTC.
• 24 December: 1743 UTC: 11930 kHz: Radio Marti, USA. Poor reception, 250 kW via Greenville B, USA. Spanish language speech by a female and male, break for music, male speech continues. Female speech, heavy noise. To 1750 UTC.

• 24 December: 1820 UTC: 13845 kHz: WWCR, USA. Moderate to poor reception, English to Europe and America via WWCR-3, Nashville, Tennessee. University Network: Pastor Melissa Scott speaks about the relationship between the Earth and the Lord. Points to think about. Heavy noise. Bible references. Reminder of the points spoken about. Reading the Bible from cover to cover gives a true reflection of events. "Proof of Cain to be able to be harmful to his brother". Be obedient. 'God's place in Jesus' scriptures'. To 1832 UTC.

Medium Wave: Sunday 31 December 2017

• 31 December: 1914 UTC: 1431 kHz: Smooth Radio, Essex / Berkshire, UK. Moderate to poor reception. Music: Madonna 'Borderline', male speech, music: John Legend 'All Of Me', Andy Williams 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You', 'Street Life', severe noise. Smooth Radio via Essex (350 watts) / Berkshire (140 watts). To 1930 UTC.
• 31 December: 2004 UTC: 1449 kHz: BBC Radio Four, UK. Good to poor reception, heavy interference and noise. Male speaks about a dance and how his father taught him to dance. The father was a military man, who died. Male speaks with an Australian / New Zealand accent - Actor Russell Crowe? BBC Radio Four via Redmoss, Aberdeen, 2 kW. To 2013 UTC.

• 31 December: 2028 UTC: 1458 kHz: Gold - Manchester, UK. Good to poor reception. Music: Cyndi Lauper 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun', 'New Year's Eve party' ID. 5 kW via Ashton Moss, Manchester. Music: 'Venus' [Co-channel reception of BBC Radio Newcastle] ID for Gold, music: 'Just Hold On', ID, T-Rex 'I Love To Boogie', 'Sweet Talking Guy'. To 2044 UTC.
• 31 December: 2050 UTC: 1467 kHz: Trans World Radio - Europe. Good to moderate reception, 1000 kW via Roumoules, France. Continuous male speech, Polish language? Speech including tentative ID and frequencies, speech continues past the top of the hour. Female speech and music? Interval signal / Off air / News bulletin? To 2106 [21:11] UTC.
• 31 December: 2123 UTC: 1485 kHz: SER, Spain. Moderate to poor reception [Co-channel male speech in English, speaking of an 'album of the week'], male and female speech in Spanish language - SER Radio Melilla, 5 kW via Melilla, the Spanish autonomous city, on the border of Morocco. To 2132 UTC.

Google Maps image of Melilla, on the Moroccan border.

[Other DX notes: 31 December: 2145 UTC: 1503 kHz: Broadcasts included speech and music - Obliterated by noise. Music: Dance music. Most likely to be RNE Radio 5 or BBC Radio Stoke. To 2156 UTC.]

• 31 December: 2237 UTC: 1530 kHz: Pulse 2, UK. Good to poor reception. Music: Bon Jovi 'Livin' On A Prayer', Ike & Tina Turner 'Disco Inferno', Tiffany 'I Think We're Alone Now', Michael Jackson 'Billie Jean'. 740 watts via Vicars Lot, Huddersfield. To 2302 UTC.
• 31 December: 2308 UTC: 1548 kHz: Forth 2, UK. Strong to moderate reception. Music: Irene Cara 'Fame', 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life', male speech: "Good evening..."[Laughter], music: R Dean Taylor 'Ghost In My House', Men Without Hats 'Safety Dance', Electric Light Orchestra. Male speech on Forth 2, Colinswell, Edinburgh: ID 'The Greatest Hits for Edinburgh, Lothian and Fife, this is Forth 2'. Music: The Weather Girls 'It's Raining Men', ID, D:Ream 'Things Can Only Get Better'. Forth 2: 2.2 kW via Colinswell, Edinburgh. Male host with contact details. Music: Bee Gees 'You Should Be Dancing', ID, Whitney Houston 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'. To 2344 UTC.
• 31 December: 2346 UTC: 1557 kHz: Smooth Radio, UK. Strong to moderate reception, via Kings Heath, Northampton (760 watts) or Veals Farm, Southampton (500 watts). Music: Stevie Wonder 'I Just Called To Say I Love You', male speech with time check [12 minutes to Midnight], "This show continues to one o'clock". Ad break, music: Chicago 'If You Leave Me Now', Toni Braxton 'Unbreak My Heart'. Smooth Love Songs hands over to Big Ben - The Midnight chimes from Big Ben - "Happy New Year, from Smooth Radio". Music: Foreigner 'I Want To Know What Love Is', Rod Stewart 'I Don't Want To Talk About It'. ID: "Your relaxing music mix, Smooth Radio". Music: George Michael 'Jesus To A Child', Richard Marx 'Right Here Waiting'. To 00:16 UTC.

Medium Wave: Monday 1 January 2018

• 1 January: 00:25 UTC: 1566 kHz: BBC Somerset, UK. Good to poor reception, 1 kW via Taunton, Somerset. Male speech "...In the west of England". Music: McFadden and Whitehead, male speech, music: Chic 'Le Freak', speech, music, male speech "Across the west country, thanks for joining us, whatever you are doing...". Music: Bee Gees 'Night Fever'. To 00:50 UTC.

Thanks for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower!

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Season 2017/18: The Season So Far - Part 5

AND so, we have reached the final day of the calendar year 2017 and Reporting From The Fox Tower brings you the month-end roundup of football results, as we have now passed the halfway point of the football season. First to the Premier League, where things are looking good for the boys in blue:

The Premier League Table, 31 December 2017.

CARLISLE United Football Club have completed their December fixtures, so here are the results for The Season So Far - Part 5:

December 2017: Results

Saturday 2nd: FA Cup: Gillingham 1 - United 1

Saturday 9th: Sky Bet League Two: Newport County 3 - United 3

Saturday 16th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Port Vale 2

Tuesday 19th: FA Cup: United 3 - Gillingham 1 [Rearranged fixture; United face Sheffield Wednesday in the third round of the FA Cup]

Saturday 23rd: Sky Bet League Two: Forest Green Rovers 0 - United 1

Tuesday 26th: Sky Bet League Two: United 3 - Accrington Stanley 1

Saturday 30th: Sky Bet League Two: United 0 - Coventry City 1

January 2018: Fixtures

Monday 1st: Sky Bet League Two: Mansfield Town v United (3pm)

[Saturday 6th: Sky Bet League Two: Barnet v United - Postponed]

Saturday 6th: FA Cup: United v Sheffield Wednesday (3pm)

Saturday 13th: Sky Bet League Two: United v Crewe Alexandra (3pm)

Saturday 20th: Sky Bet League Two: Stevenage v United (3pm)

Saturday 27th: Sky Bet League Two: United v Forest Green Rovers (3pm)

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Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower during 2017.

All that remains to say is...

Happy New Year!

RFTFT's Most Popular: Top 3 of 2017

REPORTING From The Fox Tower, on Christmas Eve Eve, welcomes you to an overview of 2017, bringing you the top three most viewed posts of the year, bringing you the most popular first.

Amy Willerton

Wallpaper of the Week, 23 July 2017

The most popular post of 2017 on Reporting From The Fox Tower was 'Wallpaper of the Week, 23 July 2017', posted on the above date and was a real mixed bag of items in one post. The post began with the Wallpaper image of Tailbridge Hill, Nateby. The image was captured 20 September 2016.

The post introduced Amy Willerton, pictured above, before closing with Chris Froome's 2017 Le Tour de France victory. The post had 144 views.

To the second most popular post:

Pulse 2 broadcasts on 1278 kHz in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK.

Medium Wave, September 2017

 An evening listening to Medium Wave radio had the second highest number of views, with 138 recorded visits to the post. The broadcasts were logged on September 21, with the post dated September 24.

The third most popular post:

Caitlin

Sidney

Facing West: Facebook Live, 29 April 2017

Reporting From The Fox Tower was in experimental phase at points during the year, bringing you the Facebook Live video broadcast by Facing West, which was carried live on Facebook, Saturday 29 April. Facing West are a band consisting of sisters Caitlin (left) and Sidney (right) Powell.

The 'Facing West: Facebook Live' post has received 113 views since uploaded on Sunday, April 30.

Those were the three most popular posts of 2017.

The plan, at the moment, is a final post of the year on Saturday 30th, looking at Carlisle United Football Club's results in December, though I intend to spend some quality time with my radio, so there may be radio logs posted here.

Until the next time, may I wish you a Merry Christmas!

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