- 0956 UTC, 882 kHz : BBC Radio Wales, for South Wales via Washford, Somerset. Music : No Doubt 'Don't Speak'.
- 1018 UTC, 909 kHz : BBC Radio Five, for Northern England via Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire. Traffic & travel report. The top ten most talked about news stories of the week (The Vuvuzela, Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins, Lindsay Lohan).
- 1042 UTC, 936 kHz : Fresh Radio via Hawes, North Yorkshire. Music from A~ha, Dido, Ellie Goulding, Gwen Stefani.
- 1133 UTC, 1053 kHz : TalkSport via Droitwich, Worcester.
- 1148 UTC, 1071 kHz : TalkSport via Wrekenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- 1335 UTC, 1170 kHz : Magic 1170 via Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside. Music from The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, ad break.
- 1359 UTC, 1215 kHz : Absolute Radio, for Northern England via Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire. Music : Lenny Kravitz 'Fly Away', ad break, The Cardigans 'My Favourite Game', Florence & The Machine, Genesis 'That's All'.
- 1444 UTC, 1242 kHz : Absolute Radio via Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside. Music : The Clash 'London Calling', Sheryl Crow.
- 1515 UTC, 1341 kHz : BBC Radio Ulster via Lisnagarvey, Co Down, Northern Ireland.
- 1535 UTC, 1368 kHz : Manx Radio via Douglas, Isle of Man.
- 1557 UTC, 1413 kHz : Fresh Radio via Skipton or Richmond, North Yorkshire. Music : The Eagles 'Hotel California', Cher 'Believe'.
- Martin
- I was born in the beautiful city of Carlisle, resident of Cumbria. The view from my home includes the Fox Tower, after which I named this blog.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Summer 2010 Medium Wave DX Results
SUNDAY 25 JULY 2010 was spent with the Roberts R881, tuned to the Medium Wave band. Here are the results of what I heard throughout the day:
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Miss Cumbria 2010 - The Result!
IN the public vote, Kirstie Day received over 800 votes, Abbie Steele received 259. In the fundraising challenges in aid of The Variety Club, Kirstie raised £5000, Abbie raised £560.
The winner of Miss Cumbria 2010 is Kirstie Day, age 18, of Carlisle, centre of picture, above. The Runner up, only one point behind Kirstie, was Abbie Steele, age 19, of Stainmore, centre left, black dress. Third was Sarah Goulding, age 20, of Cockermouth, whilst Claire Beeby, age 23, also Cockermouth, far left, green dress, was fourth.
Kirstie received not only the Miss Cumbria title, but also Most Popular Contestant (for the public vote) and Biggest Fundraiser.
So our Congratulations go to Kirstie, but also to Abbie, well done, so very proud of you!
(Click on the names highlighted above to see the Miss Cumbria gallery images. Main picture by Paul Fisher Photography)
A Belated Happy Birthday, Miss Lohan!
Only a couple of weeks late, but a belated Happy 24th Birthday to the Hollywood Hurricane, the actress who can start a riot in an empty house, Miss Lindsay Lohan. The picture above was taken during the evening of Friday 2 July, when Miss Lohan was out celebrating her Birthday with her entourage, with a can of Red Bull. Surely Lindsay has ingested enough stimulants of legal and illegal varieties, without adding a high energy drink to the mix? So, for your next Birthday, party like the Lohan ... !
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The Beautiful Ballerina
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Listening and voting, June 2010
THIS blog is in two parts; the first part is the 'Listening', which is the list of broadcasts I heard on the Short Wave band, Saturday, 19 June 2010. The 'voting' is the second part, which I shall persuade you to take part in after I have posted my Short Wave logs, starting here!
· 1327 UTC, 13790 kHz : China China Europe , Asia , Australasia , America Urumchi , China China Drive
- 0805 UTC, 11645 kHz : Radio
· 0832 UTC, 11670 kHz : BBC World Service , United Kingdom Middle East via A'Seela, Oman
· 0847 UTC, 11785 kHz : China China
· 0922 UTC, 12020 kHz : RDP Internacional , Portugal
· 1024 UTC, 13635 kHz : Voice of Turkey Turkey Asia and Africa , 500 kW. Play/drama, followed by pop music. TRT World website.
· 1225 UTC, 13700 kHz : Radio Nederland Holland Netherlands Europe . Live report from the FIFA World Cup, Durban , South Africa Holland Japan
· 1247 UTC, 13720 kHz : Radio Exterior de Espana, Spain Europe . 'Diario de Europe' / 'Hispanorama'. REE website.
· 1307 UTC, 13760 kHz : Voice of Korea Korea North Korea Europe and America
· 1327 UTC, 13790 kHz :
· 1405 UTC, 13800 kHz : Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Iran
· 1425 UTC, 13845 kHz : WWCR-3, Nashville TN USA Europe and America
· And finally, 1536 UTC, 15825 kHz : WWCR-1, Nashville TN USA Europe , Middle East and America
Don't stop voting!
Part two of this post is, of course, further encouragement for you to vote for ABBIE STEELE, pictured right, in her campaign to become Miss Cumbria 2010. A quick recap of how you can vote for Abbie:
By telephone : Call 09016561528 and then key in 05 when asked;
By text : Cumbria 05 Abbie S (with capitals in the correct places) to 84205.
Voting lines are open till 2nd July for Miss Cumbria. All votes cost 60p plus standard network charge on mobile phones.
The official Miss Cumbria website, featuring Abbie in the photo gallery, voting details and votes cast so far, can be visited by clicking here.
Once again, Good Luck Abbie! x
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Vote for Abbie!
ABBIE STEELE, pictured left, of Stainmore, Cumbria, has been chosen by the Miss Cumbria organisation to compete in the Final - Abbie needs your votes!
To make Abbie Miss Cumbria 2010, voting is by telephone and text. Voting lines are open until July 2, 2010.
To vote by telephone, call 09016561528 and then key in 05 when asked. To vote by text, send Cumbria 05 Abbie S [with capitals in the correct places] to 84205.
All votes cost 60p plus standard network charge on mobile phones.
Show your support for Abbie on Abbie's Miss Cumbria Campaign on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Abbies-Miss-Cumbria-Campaign/124362190936005
Become friends with Abbie on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=699796809
Good Luck Abbie!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Domestic Football round-up, May 2010
THE domestic football season has come to a close in England and here are the results of who became champions, who was promoted, who won the play-off matches and who was relegated, with some notes as we go through.
First things first, the Premiership Champions are Chelsea FC, whilst the three teams relegated from the Premiership are Burnley, Hull and Portsmouth.
In the Championship, the Champions are Newcastle United, promoted are West Bromwich Albion and the winner of the play-off is Blackpool. Relegated are Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle and Peterborough United.
The League One Champions are Norwich City. Leeds United promoted in second place, whilst Millwall won the play-off final at Wembley Stadium. Carlisle United Football Club finished the League One season in fourteenth position. Relegated from League One are Gillingham, Wycombe Wanderers, Southend United and Stockport County.
The League Two Champions are Notts County, promoted are Bournemouth and Rochdale. Dagenham & Redbridge won the play-off final. Morecambe finished their season in fourth position. Relegated out of the Football League are Grimsby Town and Darlington.
The Blue Square Premier Champions are Stevenage FC (formerly Stevenage Borough). Oxford United are promoted, courtesy of winning the play-off final. Barrow won the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium and finished their season in fifteenth position. Relegated from the Blue Square Premier are Forest Green Rovers, Ebbsfleet and Grays Athletic.
It is with regret that this season has come to a close with the loss of Chester City Football Club, who closed after having a history of over a century. An unofficial Chester Football Club website is available here.
Football does not end here for 2010, the FIFA World Cup will soon be upon us. Whoever your club is, wherever your country is, let us hope the tournament will be, as always, the best ever.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
The Morecambe mountain wallpaper
THE next time you visit Morecambe, Lancashire, look out for the mountain. Namely The Alps. Not quite. Wallpaper of the Week brings you an image which is part of a metal sculpture on the seafront of Morecambe, which illustrates the range of hills, fells and mountains which are visible in the distance. Do visit Morecambe and enjoy!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
May 2010 Medium Wave DX and a view of Appleby
I spent the evening of Friday 14 May 2010 listening to the Medium Wave band. The meagre results are as follows:
- 810 kHz : BBC Radio Scotland via Westerglen, Scotland. Sport: Rugby Union. Ospreys v Glasgow.
- 837 kHz : France Info via Nancy, France. Discussion between two males and a female.
- 846 kHz : Radio North / Gospel 846 via either Caradonagh, Co Donegal or Galway, Republic of Ireland. Male host with music: Buddy Holly 'Heartbeat'.
- 855 kHz : Radio Nacional de Espana [RNE] 1 via Cotillas Tower, Murcia, Spain. Fast moving speech between male and female hosts with news and sport reports.
KEEPING in with the railway theme, may I tip my hat to those working overnight at Crosby Garrett on the Settle - Carlisle line. I believe it is Story Rail who are working there; I can see their lights on the line from my home in Brough!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Strong, secure, safe. Wallpaper election special.
CARLISLE changed hands last Friday morning from Labour to Conservative, joining Penrith and the Border as a representative seat of the new government. To celebrate, Wallpaper of the week brings you Carlisle Castle. Enjoy.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Happy Birthday, Mele!
MONDAY, the third of May, 2010, is not only the May Day Holiday in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, but is also the Birthday of Mele Koning, pictured left.Mele (Emelie) is Swedish, grew up in and studied in Sweden, complimenting her school and college studies with becoming a model and a DJ, which has served Mele well, by securing modelling work in Europe and playing DJ sets in Europe and the United States of America.
Mele divides her time between Ostersund and Stockholm in Sweden and New York City and Los Angeles in the USA, as well as points between.
Mele is currently in the USA, following her first loves, those American boys - Isaac, Taylor and Zac - Hanson, who are touring the States with their new music.
Mele is keeping up to date with the tour and everything else on her web pages, which are as follows:
Twitter : http://twitter.com/allispretty
Tumblr : http://allispretty.tumblr.com/
Wordpress : http://allispretty.wordpress.com/
The official Hanson web is http://www.hanson.net/
Happy Birthday, Mele! Everyone else - Have a great Holiday weekend!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Wallpaper of the week, 1 May 2010
WALLPAPER of the week for the beginning of May features the crest of the city of Carlisle, situated on an external wall of Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Wallpaper of the week, 25 April 2010
WALLPAPER of the week returns with an image of Carlisle Cathedral, which I hope you enjoy!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Happy Birthday, Maria!
THE CURRENT EDITION of The Westmorland Gazette, published Thursday, April 15, 2010, lists this coming Monday, April 18, as the twenty - third birthday of former Wimbledon tennis champion, Maria Sharapova, pictured left. Here's hoping Maria has an enjoyable day and best of luck for the 2010 tennis season!Follow Maria online at her official website: http://www.mariasharapova.com and keep up to date with The Westmorland Gazette online at http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
As mentioned above, hopefully Miss Sharapova will appear during the tennis season as part of the 2010 summer of sport, which will be covered here on Reporting From The Fox Tower. I intend to share with you my thoughts and reactions to the close of the domestic football season, the build-up and the results of the South Africa football World Cup and other events taking place during 2010, not just the summer. Better get revising the sporting calendar!
Apologies for the absence of Wallpaper of the Week recently, but it will return very soon. Until then, take care and be good!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Short Wave DX: April 2010
HERE is a list of what I heard on the Short Wave radio band, on the evening of Thursday 8 April 2010. All times in GMT / UTC, all frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Enjoy!
- 1849 UTC, 7520 kHz : Radio Tirana, Albania. English to Europe and America. Website.
- 1904 UTC, 7550 kHz : All India Radio, General Overseas Service. English to Europe and Africa. Website.
- 1925 UTC, 7570 kHz : Radio Thailand. News, Business news. English to Europe via Udon Thani, Thailand. Website.
- 20:00 UTC, 9490 kHz : Family Radio. "Send an email to international@familyradio.com to receive our card", Off air.
- 2018 UTC, 9645 kHz : Vatican Radio. "Visit us [online]".
- 2033 UTC, 11610 kHz : Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Hilversum, Holland. English to West Africa via Kigali, Rwanda. "Visit our website". 'Earth Beat' programme, 'Reloaded' programme. Radio Netherlands Worldwide is also on Facebook and Twitter.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
FM DX Logs, Sunday 28 March 2010
Sunday 28 March 2010 was the day Carlisle United Football Club contested the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final, against Southampton FC, at Wembley Stadium. I travelled to the game on a bus and spent the day listening to my pocket FM radio in the early morning and evening, the broadcasts I heard are as follows (all times in British Summer Time) :
- 0635 BST : STRAY FM, Harrogate (97.2 MHz). Host: Paul Hartley, music from Black Eyed Peas 'Meet Me Half Way' and Billy Joel 'Uptown Girl'. Strayfm.com
- 0700 BST : BBC RADIO HUMBERSIDE, Hull (95.9 MHz). Host: Andy links to the news at 0700. bbc.co.uk for Humberside
- 0720 BST : BBC RADIO SHEFFIELD (104.1 MHz). 'Traffic and travel for South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire'. Sports news with Sarah Major. bbc.co.uk for Sheffield
- 0825 BST : HEART. Music from Gabrielle, ID, Take That. heart.co.uk
- 0830 BST : BBC RADIO LEICESTER (104.9 MHz). Host: Steven Butt, ID, news: Murder charge. bbc.co.uk for Leicester
- 1950 BST : BBC RADIO SHEFFIELD (88.6 / 94.7 / 104.1 MHz). 'Eastern Air' Community broadcast.
- 1955 BST : BBC RADIO NOTTINGHAM (95.5 / 103.8 MHz). Community broadcast, text 07786 201038. bbc.co.uk for Nottingham
- 1958 - 20:00 BST : TRENT FM (96.2 / 96.5 MHz). Ad for John Rose Jewellers, music: Ke$ha 'Tik Tok'. trentfm.co.uk
I hope you find the above of interest, if you would like to interact, please use the comment facility below. Finally, may I take this opportunity to wish you a Happy Easter!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
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