Wallpaper of the Week: Zara Holland

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Season 2018/19: The Season So Far - Part 1

UNDER the managerial team of John Sheridan, Tommy Wright and Paul Murray, Carlisle United have completed their fixtures for the month of August, which will follow in a moment.
In this post, I will also bring you the fixtures for September, bring you some Carlisle United video from the archives courtesy of Twitter, and bring you a new development in women's football this season. Enjoy.

Carlisle United Football Club results: August 2018

Saturday 4th: EFL League Two: Exeter City 3 - United 1
Saturday 11th: EFL League Two: United 2 - Northampton Town 2
Tuesday 14th: Football League Cup: United 1 - Blackburn Rovers 5
Saturday 18th: EFL League Two: Cheltenham Town 0 - United 1
Tuesday 21st: EFL League Two: United 2 - Port Vale 1
Saturday 25th: EFL League Two: United 1 - Crewe Alexandra 0

Watch BBC Cumbria Sport commentate on United's goal against Crewe Alexandra:

GOAL CAM 📹

James Phillips and Chris Lumsdon commentating on Ashley Nadesan’s winner for @officialcufc today.@BBC_Cumbria pic.twitter.com/AvWVykOm7m

— BBC Cumbria Sport (@bbccumbriasport) August 25, 2018

Carlisle United fixtures: September 2018

Saturday 1st: EFL League Two: Mansfield Town v United (3pm)
Tuesday 4th: Football League Trophy:United v Morecambe (7:45pm)
Saturday 8th: EFL League Two: Cambridge United v United (3pm)
Saturday 15th: EFL League Two: United v Tranmere Rovers (3pm)
Saturday 22nd: EFL League Two: Bury v United (3pm)
Saturday 29th: EFL League Two: United v Stevenage (3pm)

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From the football archives: March 28, 2005. United v Halifax Town. United gifted a goal by Town's 'keeper, Ian Dunbavin. Enjoy...

We can all agree that Loris Karius has had a rough few months between the sticks. However, none of his mistakes even come close to this moment of madness brought to you by former Halifax Town keeper, Ian Dunbavin. pic.twitter.com/1PB6kERh67

— Ball Street (@BallStreet) July 27, 2018

Tweeted by BallStreet.

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Manchester United Women join the FA Women's Championship

Now playing in the second tier of women's football, the Devils recorded their first win of the season with a cup win over Liverpool. Their league season begins away at Aston Villa on Sunday 9 September.

All for now.

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My DX Archive: Winter 1995-96

PAST the mid-point of August 2018, the football season is back and (spoiler alert) today's Premier League matches are underway; Manchester City have recorded a 6-1 victory over Huddersfield Town.
Away from football, the Settle - Carlisle Railway has today hosted Engine number 60103 - The Flying Scotsman - What a pleasure it was to see the engine on the line. I must, when I have a picture available, share here on the blog!

To today's blog post: Taking you back to the Winter of 1995-96, to bring you my logbook of radio broadcasts received during that season. These broadcasts were received on Short Wave radio. To find out more about Short Wave radio, click here. [Editorial note: The link does take you to a broadcaster of gospel / religious programming, though the technical aspects are true to how Short Wave radio works. All the views expressed on the site are those of the broadcaster, the views may not be those shared by this blog.]
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 1995: Short Wave

• 7 December [1995]: 1150 - 1225 UTC: c.5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Newsline', 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks and Diana Janssen. Cutbacks at BBC World Service due to a reduction in the 1995 Budget. BBC testing in Slovakia. Jonathan Marks talks to Rich McVicar of HCJB, Quito. HCJB to launch on internet. Mike Bird's propagation report. Next week: Digital short wave.
• 7 December: 1953 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International A-1136 VIENNA is closing an international English broadcast with the postal address and internet details. Coming up soon: a German language broadcast.
• 7 December: 2003 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International News: Military meeting between Russia and China. Election results. United Nations to decide future of peace keepers in the African country of Rwanda. London hosts conference for UNHCR to implement the Dayton peace agreement in the former Yugoslavia. English to Europe. Protests in East Timor. Swiss news.
• 7 December: 2025 UTC: 6180 // 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 49mBand to Europe, Middle East and North Africa. 'Newshour' Oliver Scott, Nigeria.
• 31 December: 1620 UTC: 15240 kHz: Channel Africa Strong to moderate reception. Auckland Park, South Africa. 'Short Story': 'The Last Christmas of the War' by Angela Goffey. Music: 'I Believe'. 'Africa Alive' at 1633 UTC, looking forward to the new year 1996. English to West Africa.

January 1996: Short Wave

• 5 January [1996]: 1902 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International German language broadcast, music and speech.
  
• 5 January: 1912 UTC: 5940 // 5995 kHz: Voice of Russia 'Commonwealth Update' Ukraine weapons. Azerbaijan & Russia make an agreement. Mr Shevardnadze in Abkhazia & Georgia. Malcolm Rifkind features in commentary.
• 5 January: 1930 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International 'Slovakia Today' News: Border agreement with Czech Republic signed. President's son on fraud charge. New Government priorities for 1996. Slovaks & Danes meet in Copenhagen. 'Back Page News': Public Service interview - Satisfied with Life? Accident: Girl stuck in a washing machine. Search for Mr Slovakia 96: Age 17 to 25. Meteorite on show in Slovakia. 'Slovak Kitchen': Slovakian recipe.
• 5 January: 20 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle English Service News with Geoff Norton: Germany regrets the resignation of a Russian politician. Turkish properties burned in Germany. Telephone charges to rise. Elections in Stuttgart. 'European Journal': Peace in Bosnia. Arms delegation meets in Vienna.
• 5 January: 2155 UTC: 7510 kHz: Monitor Radio via WSHB News with David Brown at PRI (Public Radio International): Government workers get full pay. Financial news. Italian soldiers retaliate in (Somalia) Africa. Israel - Palestine terror. Israel and Syria close peace talks. US involvement in Haiti.
• 7 January: 1308 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Norway International 'Norway Now' looking at cold winter weather, new smoking laws. Seizures of illegal narcotics have increased in Norway. Names of asylum seekers to be put on a register. Norwegian man calls off attempt to cross Antarctica.
• 7 January: 1345 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Denmark [Danmarks Radio / Radio Danmark]: A walk around Copenhagen including music from sisters from Bulgaria. An interview with Trevor Davies. Postal address: PO 666 1506 COPENHAGEN. Denmark in the EU.

QSL from Denmark, January 1996.

• 28 January: 19 UTC: 12160 kHz: WWCR Nashville TN USA 'World Of Radio': World Radio Network (WRN) satellite service, cut backs at Radio Canada International, Canadian media says RCI has five million listeners, less than other shortwave stations. Details of RCI broadcasts for February [1996]. Television broadcasts on America One via satellite. Broadcasts in Oklahoma, USA. US FM stations closing. I R C A (International Radio Club of America) DX News. Three Alaskan stations are to test in February 1996.

February 1996: Short Wave

• 1 February: 1157 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception via Juilich, Germany. 'Media Network': French authorities decide to play only French language music in France. A government reshuffle in Canada hopes to divert the closure of Radio Canada International, scheduled for 31 March 1996. Deutsche Welle has closed its relay in Malta. Media fair in Cannes, France, hosted by Radio France Internationale. Music: 'Radio Ga Ga' by Queen. Profile of Radio Monte Carlo and Trans World Radio via Monaco. Mike Bird propagation forecast.
• 3 February: 2015 UTC: 12160 kHz: RTÉ via WWCR Nashville USA - Sports news including English football results: Newcastle United 2 - Sheffield Wednesday 0, Wimbledon 2 - Manchester United 4. Moderate to poor reception.
• 4 February: 1151 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Sincerely Yours', letters programme with Mr Jonathan Groubert and Lee Martin. Letter from Norway in praise of the Radio Netherlands medium wave service on 1386 kHz. Pete Myers is on holiday in the Caribbean! 'Sounds Interesting' now on air. Slight reception from BRT / RVI Brussels.
• 4 February: 1902 UTC: 5960 kHz: Radio Norway International Strong to good reception. 'Norway Now' news with Colin Glass, weather report. Norwegian relations with Israel. Reading from a book by a lady.
• 7 February: 1600 UTC: 9615 kHz: Radio Australia Strong to good reception. World news features a plane crash in the Dominican Republic. NATO studying peace in Bosnia. Financial relations between Hong Kong and India. Iran to mediate in Afghanistan. No coup in Thailand says General. Indonesia to buy missiles from France. Taiwan stabilises relations with China. 'Australiana' now on air.

• 24 February: 1437 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands Dutch language sport broadcast to Europe via Flevo, music from Wet Wet Wet.
• 24 February: 1446 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Letter concerning holidays in Austria, letter from Jack. Mike Code writes from London, letter from Georgia Middle School in Atlanta, USA. 'Report From Austria'. Pat Mardy. Guitar music. Eric Clapton: 'Tears In Heaven'.
• 24 February: 1536 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Tennis, golf, Alberta Tomba wins skiing. Football: Blackburn 1 - Liverpool 2, Manchester City 1 - Newcastle United 0. Rugby. 'Sportsworld' Who will win the FA Cup in May? Cycling in South Africa, Bloemfontein, Phil Liggett reports. Football: Carlisle United 0 - Oxford United 0, half time.
• 24 February: 1623 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Football: Report from Celtic. Live football: Manchester City v Newcastle United, City lead 2-1. Liverpool lead 3-0 away from home. Goal: Faustino Asprilla scores for Newcastle, 2-2 live from Maine Road, Manchester. Final scores: Blackburn 2 - Liverpool 3. Wimbledon 3 - Aston Villa 3. Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Sheffield Wednesday 0. Carlisle United 1 - Oxford United 2.
• 24 February: 1659 UTC: 15205 kHz: Voice of America News at 17 UTC: Murders in Iraq, NATO in Sarajevo for Yugoslav peace process. Russian troops in Chechnya. Protests in Pakistan.
• 24 February: 1836 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America Special English news: King Hussein visits Israel. 'American stories' via Morocco, 250 kW.

• 24 February: 1852 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden AIDS prevention drug in Sweden. 'Swedish youth revolution': Study of those aged 16 to 25.
• 24 February: 1904 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'From Our Own Correspondent' to Europe.
• 24 February: 1910 UTC: 6055 / 6130 kHz: Voice of Russia News: Ukrainian ships to fly their flag. Balloon flight to North Pole. Sport: Badminton. Headlines: Chechnya. Turkey. Politics. 'Newmarket'. President Yeltzin to stand for election for a second term.
• 24 February: 1936 UTC: 7235 kHz: RAI International Italy. News: Italy to join the European single currency. European employment pact discussed in Rome, headed by Jacques Santer. Pope John Paul II sets limit for Cardinal selectors. Italians enjoy magic, visiting palm readers. 'Weekend' with Judith Harris. Visit to a museum.

...And at this point, we will stop. Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower!

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My DX Archive: Autumn 1995

ONE of the joys of bringing these memories is the logging of occasional broadcasts, which can be found in this post, covering Autumn 1995.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 1995: Short Wave

• 3 September [1995]: 1400 UTC: 5875 kHz (49m): Irish Overseas Broadcasting Moderate to poor reception. Loss of signal commonplace. Colin Connely from RTE via BBC. PO Box 4950 DUBLIN 1 IRELAND.

Irish Overseas Broadcasting QSL card, September 1995.

• 4 September: 0740 UTC: c.6100 kHz: HCJB English Service Box 17-17-691 QUITO ECUADOR Good reception. News headlines. 'Studio 9' Ralph Kurtenbach and his family return to Quito. Slight interference from Radio Netherlands, Hilversum, Holland, Dutch language broadcast. HCJB health programme visits Mexico to study people's diets.
• 21 September: 20 UTC: 15315 kHz: Radio Netherlands To Central & West Africa 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks and Howard Shannon. Mr Sam Younger of BBC World Service talks of Short Wave. Veronica News Radio, PO Box 2240 1202 CH HILVERSUM NETHERLANDS.
• 25 September: 1812 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague 49m, 250 kW to Europe via Rimavska Sobota: Visit to a museum.
• 25 September: 1839 UTC: 6020 kHz: Radio Netherlands News: Dave Durham. Newsline: President of Angola visits Brussels, Belgium. Israel PLO self rule. Former Italian Prime Minister stands trial for mafia work. Mrs Winnie Mandela has divorce papers served.

• 25 September: 1855 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America Special English features a state fair in Iowa.
• 25 September: 1905 UTC: 7205 // 7230 // 7350 kHz: The Voice of Russia News: NATO start military exercises in France. Russia decides to co-operate with Asia. Kazakhstan treaty. Yugoslavia sanctions to be lifted? 'Commonwealth Update'.
• 25 September: 1938 UTC: 9760 kHz: Radio Tirana, Albania News: Albanian troops. Art academy of Albania in Tirana.
• 25 September: 2047 UTC: c.12 MHz: Forever Health Ministry PO Box 283 OKLAHOMA 73459-0243 USA Caller in Texas, USA.
• 25 September: 2053 UTC: 13770 kHz: Monitor Radio via WSHB 'Letterbox'. Religious article from the Christian Science Monitor.
• 25 September: 2110 UTC: 13650 // 13670 kHz: Radio Canada International 'Business Report' Craig Mclean. 'Spectrum' food news.

• 26 September: 2108 - 2120 UTC: 11705 kHz: Radio Havana Cuba Good to poor reception. News: Cuba, United States of America, Ecuador, British newspaper, murder, trade unions, education in Russia, land arguments in Brazil.

October 1995: Short Wave

• 17 October: 1753 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice Of America 'Talk To America' interviews a professor in Saudi Arabia.
• 17 October: 2137 UTC: 11945 kHz: BBC World Service Princess Anne is to visit the Falkland Islands, the visit to be commemorated by a set of stamps. The bridge between the Scottish mainland and the Isle of Skye opened yesterday, protests took place by people who would not pay the £4.50 toll. Ian MacDonald closes his report with 'Scotland The Brave'.
• 17 October: 2145 UTC: 11705 kHz: Radio Havana Cuba 'DXers Unlimited' Arnie Coro, model 'KK99' AM radio receiver. A new FM repeater on a mountain top is on air: 145.150 kHz, Callsign: 306REP. Radio hobby worldwide: VHF Low & VHF High bands.

November 1995: Short Wave

• 22 November: 1935 UTC: 5995 kHz: The Voice of Russia 'Moscow Yesterday And Today': Phillip, an elder Monk, built a Monastery and ran the building. Interference from a German language broadcast. Ivan The Terrible paid to build the Monastery. Phillip joined the Tsar in July 1566.
• 22 November: 2003 UTC: 6180 // 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Report from Jerusalem: Shimon Peres is new Prime Minister of Israel, following assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. UK News: Rosemarie West jailed for ten murders. Report regarding the Bosnian peace process.

Thank you for joining me for these memories of Autumn 1995!

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My DX Archive: Summer 1995

TAKING a trip back twenty-three years, to the summer of 1995, for memories of broadcasts heard on Short Wave radio.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 1995: Short Wave

• 23 June [1995]: 1834 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International English language: Slovak subsistence, living costs. Slovak Government press conference. Interference from BRT French language broadcast. Meeting taking place between Slovak & Swiss Foreign Ministers. European Union lends support to Slovakian crackdown on music bootleggers.
• 23 June: 19 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice Of America News headlines: Rocket attack in Israel. NASA Shuttle launch is delayed. British politician Douglas Hurd retires. 1910 UTC: VOA Newsline concentrates on Chechnya, Russia.

• 23 June: 1922 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International 'News Net' Swiss AIDS Foundation reports new infections. Russian Parliament questions Vladimir Putin over sacking a defence minister. British politician Douglas Hurd resigns.
• 23 June: 1943 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service West Europe. 'Newshour' Sport: Rugby World Cup Final to be contested by New Zealand and South Africa this coming weekend. Cricket: England v West Indies: West Indies innings: 209-6. World News headlines: Chancellor Kohl of Germany makes statement regarding Bosnia. European Union summer meeting.
• 23 June: 2024 UTC: 7170 kHz: Deutsche Welle 'Germany Today' A mining company to buy homes to continue a project. 'Marts & Markets': Financial news. Language course: 'German - Why Not?' / 'Deutsch - Warum Nicht?'.
• 23 June: 2045 UTC: BBC World Service 7160 kHz to the Gulf, 7325 kHz to Europe.
• 23 June: 21 UTC: 9700 kHz: Radio Bulgaria News: New Directors of Bulgarian Television & Radio are elected by Parliament. US to finance Bosnia. Moscow Correspondent in Chechnya.
• 23 June: 2111 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service 'World Business Report' Richard Lister with 'Britain Today' Douglas Hurd to resign. Recordings from Mr Hurd and the Prime Minister Mr John Major. Comment from Robin Cook of Labour.

• 23 June: 2127 UTC: 9535 kHz // 9760 kHz: Voice Of America 'World Report' Climbers are wrapping the German Parliament building in silver paper! Bad weather. Financial news, elections in the Caribbean: Haiti.
• 23 June: 2134 UTC: 9730 kHz: YLE Radio Finland 'Happiness Is...' Mid-summer festivities: festivals, off-licenses, drunken boat-handlers! Music: A waltz.

July 1995: Short Wave

• 6 July: 1150 UTC: 9650 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Radio Netherlands on satellite, 'On Target'. Radio nostalgia: Radio Luxembourg: 6090 kHz, 208m / 1440 kHz. Netherlands Antilles receives a new Radio Netherlands service. BBC Monitoring find a new station broadcasting USB-SW in Israel. Radio Vilnius has closed.
• 22 July: 1923 UTC: 7230 kHz // 7350 kHz: Radio Moscow - The Voice of Russia 'News & Views' Conflict in Central Europe: Serbia receives support from Russia. Concerns regarding Cuba and nuclear testing. News in Brief: Chechnya, Bosnia. Music by Elton John. Discussions regarding Iraq and Bosnia.
• 22 July: 21 UTC: 11850 kHz // 11865 kHz: Radio Japan News: Links between Ukraine & China. Rioting in the Ukraine 18-21 July. Report from Bosnia. Japanese weather: typhoon predicted. Japanese Government to visit China. Headlines: Japanese elections. China says US should not interfere. Broadcast via Gabon. 'Asia Weekly'.
• 23 July: 1550 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service 'Waveguide' Simon Spanswick broadcasts details and interviews concerning DAB - Digital Audio Broadcasting.

August 1995: Short Wave

• 6 August: 1247 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Ed Stewart: Music: Kiki Dee 'Loving And Free'. P J Proby 'Maria'. Roy Orbison 'Only The Lonely'. Close of programme. BBC broadcasts a message from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office for British Citizens in Croatia: Request for British Citizens to leave Croatia safely. 13 UTC: 'Newshour' Balkan civil war: Croatia.
• 6 August: 1330 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Denmark Football tournament 'Norway Cup'. 'Pinpointing People And Places'. A journey through Norway. Prince Phillip visits a tower in Norway. Danish news update.
• 6 August: 1351 UTC: 11650 kHz: Radio Sweden Broadcast to North America. 'In Touch With Stockholm' Alan Pryke. Guitar competition. Folk music.
• 6 August: 1407 UTC: 11925 kHz: Voice of the Mediterranean [Malta] 'Melita Panorama': Appointment of an ombudsman. Fishing report. Profile of a Labour MP. Newspaper review. Recent Marriages!
• 6 August: 1433 UTC: 13595 kHz: Adventist World Radio 'Wavescan' Review of Lowe 250 receiver. Host: Gordon Bennett, 1 Whitehaven Road, Stockport, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 161 439 1346 Review of the new BayGen 'wind-up' receiver. DX News from Turkey and the US, Canada.
• 15 August: 16 UTC: 6175 kHz: Radio France Internationale (49m) Fair to good reception. World news headlines: Balkan Civil War (Bosnia), Japan apologises for its role in World War 2. King Hussein of Jordan states Saddam Hussein should not continue as ruler of Iraq.

• 17 August: 1150 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands via Flevo to Europe : 'Media Network' presented by Jonathan Marks and Diana Janssen, subject: Radio in Indonesia. Netherlands-owned Indonesian radio broadcaster in 1940. Pacific War: Japan surrendered 15 August 1945. Mike Bird's Propagation Forecast.

That concludes the logs from the summer of 1995. Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower!

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It's Coming Home! (Domestic football, that is)

Reporting From The Fox Tower

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Carlisle United Football Club

FOLLOWING England men's greatest World Cup achievement since the previous semi final in 1990, the pre-season friendlies in domestic football have taken place and, for Carlisle United, they are now complete and it is time to focus on Season 2018/19. Reporting From The Fox Tower will be keeping you up to date with Carlisle United - The Blues - Bringing you the fixtures and results, starting right here, with the fixtures for August.

AUGUST 2018

Saturday 4th: EFL League Two: Exeter City v United (3pm)

Saturday 11th: EFL League Two: United v Northampton Town (3pm)

Tuesday 14th: Football League Cup: United v Blackburn Rovers (7:45pm)

Saturday 18th: EFL League Two: Cheltenham Town v United (3pm)

Tuesday 21st: EFL League Two: United v Port Vale (7:45pm)

Saturday 25th: EFL League Two: United v Crewe Alexandra (3pm)

...Ready For It?

COME ON YOU BLUES!

Short Wave: Summer 2018

LOGS of Short Wave broadcasts, received Sunday 15 July 2018, listening to the Sangean ATS-405.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

July 2018: Short Wave

• [Sunday] 15 July [2018]: 0937 UTC: 6070 kHz: Channel 292 Male speech in the German language, music: Robbie Williams 'I Love My Life'. Moderate to poor reception. Channel 292 via Rohrbach, Germany, 1 kW transmission. Music: Cyndi Lauper 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun'. Programme: Radio DARC [Deutscher Amateur Radio Club], 100 kW via Moosbrunn, Austria.
• 15 July: 0959 UTC: 6150 kHz: Europa 24 Male speech in English, promoting an album called 'Revelation', music from Ryan Webb. Moderate to poor reception. Europa 24 via Datteln, Germany, 250 watts. Music: 'My Religion' by Ryan Webb. Programme: Radio Marabu.
• 15 July: 1023 UTC: 6205 kHz: Laser Hot Hits Music and male speech. Moderate to poor reception. Music: Boston 'More Than A Feeling', male speech, music: Status Quo 'In The Army Now', Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 'Don't Go Dragging My Heart Around' To 1045 UTC.
• 15 July: 1059 UTC: 6285 kHz: Coast FM Tenerife. Music, extended IDs and jingles - "From the Sky News centre at midday" - 11 UTC news bulletin: Theresa May, Novichok in Wiltshire, England football team finish 4th in 2018 World Cup in Russia. Wimbledon. Music: Boy Meets Girl 'Waiting For A Star To Fall', Kings Of Leon 'Sex On Fire'. Moderate to poor reception. Music: Beats International 'Dub Be Good To Me'.
• 15 July: 1119 UTC: 6305 kHz: Radio Merlin International Music: Blancmange 'Living On The Ceiling'.

• 15 July: 1208 UTC: 9610 kHz: Radio Romania International Pop music, female speech, ID, music. Male speech, ID - Fanfare! Radio Romania International Arabic Service, Strong to moderate reception. Music. Broadcast to Middle East. To 1223 UTC.
• 15 July: 1328 UTC: 9830 kHz: Deutsche Welle Female and male speech. Deutsche Welle on this frequency via Sao Tome in Hausa language. Female speech, music, ID. Moderate to poor reception. Broadcast to West Africa. To 1340 UTC.
• 15 July: 1345 UTC: 9840 kHz: Tentative reception of Voice of Turkey Female speech. Moderate to poor reception. Brief male speech. Believed to be Voice of Turkey, Turkish language via Emirler, Turkey, 500 kW. To 1355 UTC.
• 15 July: 1418 UTC: 11530 kHz: Dengé Welat via Moldova in Kurdish language. Music. Strong to moderate reception. Music. To 1428 UTC.
• 15 July: 1450 UTC: 11560 kHz: All India Radio Music. Female speech. Moderate to poor reception. Extended speech, music. Programme: Pushto language to Afghanistan. To 1459 UTC.
• 15 July: 1502 UTC: 11600 kHz: Overcomer Ministry Brother R G Stair is on the air and he wants to "Make America Great Again"! Brother R G Stair asks if this is a world we want to live in, a world of fighting, which is fighting against God. This is Overcomer Ministry to Europe via Spaceline, Kostinbrod / Sofia, Bulgaria. "Don't judge yourself by others" Good to moderate reception. "Are you ready for the Lord's coming?" "We are all God's people" English to Europe via Bulgaria. Brother Stair wants listener to confirm when they hear a broadcast - Email and telephone please. To 1517 UTC.

The Overcomer Ministry studio.

• 15 July: 1525 UTC: 11610 kHz: China Radio International Female and male speech in the English language. China Radio International (worldwide) via Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang, China. Ad break! Strong to moderate reception. Weekend edition of 'Today'. Logged to 1540 UTC.
• 15 July: 1750 UTC: 11630 kHz: China National Radio Female speech, male speech, music. Moderate to poor reception. Music to top of the hour, time pips, music. Kazakh language, 100 kW via Lingshi, China. To 1802 UTC.
• 15 July: 1808 UTC: 11635 kHz: Tentative reception of Cuba - Music, female speech, poor reception. To 1812 UTC.
• 15 July: 1814 UTC: 11645 - 11650 kHz: China Radio International Female speech in German, with male guest on telephone. Music. Strong to good reception. Via Urumqi, China. To 1832 UTC.
• 15 July: 1837 UTC: 11695 kHz: China Radio International Female and male speech, music. Good reception. French language broadcast, 150 kW via Cerrik, Albania. To 1840 UTC.
• 15 July: 1846 UTC: 11775 kHz: China Radio International Male and female speech, music, German language broadcast, strong to good reception. Female speech. 500 kW via Kashi, China. To 1852 UTC.

• 15 July: 1854 UTC: 11800 kHz: Deutsche Welle Male speech, music, female speech, music. Deutsche Welle sport update: France have beaten Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 Football World Cup Final. Donald Trump in the news. Strong to good reception. Music. Hausa language, 250 kW via Issoudun, France. Broadcast off air at 19 UTC.
• 15 July: 1901 UTC: 11800 kHz: "This is Adventist World Radio, The voice of hope" - "Visit us at awr.org" Arabic language programme. Female with the intro, male host, upbeat programme with music and speech. Strong to good reception. Female and male speech, music. Alwaad Arabic to Middle East and North Africa. To 1911 UTC.
• 15 July: 1915 UTC: 11820 kHz: Radio Saudi Male singing, strong to good reception. Arabic language via Riyadh, 500 kW. To 1917 UTC.
• 15 July: 1923 UTC: 11860 kHz: Radio Sanaa / Republic of Yemen Radio Arabic speech, male and female voices, broadcast via Saudi Arabia. Good to moderate reception. To 1926 UTC.

A mixture of broadcasts I haven't heard for a while, as well as broadcasts heard for the first time!

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My AM Archive: The Year 2000

MEMORIES of Medium Wave, from the year 2000. Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

February 2000: Medium Wave

• 3 February [2000]: 21 UTC: 1062 kHz: Radio Denmark Strong to good reception. News in English with Julian Isherwood. Far-right government in Austria, disarmament crisis in Northern Ireland. USA discuss military ties with Taiwan. USA: Baltimore woman gives birth to second set of triplets.
• 7 February: 2058 UTC: 1062 kHz: Radio Denmark Good to moderate reception. Interference from Talk Radio UK / talkSPORT. Programme: "Radio Denmark International, news in English, with Julian Isherwood". Hijacked Afghan plane at Stanstead [sic] airport. Finnish election results. News from Russia, General Pinochet of Chile, Austrian Government, Hilary Clinton, news from Sweden. Rail crash in Cologne, Germany. Northern Ireland: Bomb alert. Croatian Presidential election run-off. Sri Lanka bomb attack. Japanese elections. Weather report. Broadcast close at 2105 UTC.

March 2000: Medium Wave

• 2 March: 2154 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong reception. 'Media Network' 1000th edition! Communication from Singapore. Catherine Metcalfe writes from Canada. History of 'DX Jukebox' 1950-1981, 'Media Network' 1981-present. Reflections of Radio Prague and Radio Berlin International. Live webcast on Saturday 11 March. Andy Sennitt's memories of the late Pete Myers. Mike Bird's 'Media Network' memories: Falklands War 1982. Recorded memory of Arthur Cushen.
• 9 March: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Announcer: New broadcasting season, A-00, begins Sunday 26 March 2000. 'Media Network' edition 1001. Postbag from USA regarding web-radio. Live webcast Saturday 11 March, 14 UTC, www.rnw.nl  Brian Clarke reports on the rise of web-radio in Auckland, New Zealand. Richard Jackson of Radio Caroline & Nova Radio, now on air in Thailand. Programme concludes with Mike Bird's propagation report.

May 2000: Medium Wave

• 11 May: 21-2133 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to moderate reception. 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks & Diana Janssen: Feature by Jonathan regarding future of video recording and playback, with reference to DVD & MP3. Radio in Africa feature: Community radio. Mike Bird's Solar Report from Australia.
• 25 May: 2059 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Good to moderate reception. Announcer broadcasts the Radio Netherlands email address: letters@rnw.nl  'Media Network' Fire at Bonaire transmitter site results in changes to the Radio Netherlands broadcast schedule. Radio Canada International hosts a conference in Montreal. Radio Canada International reports it is currently receiving full funding from the Canadian Government.

July 2000: Medium Wave

• 6 July: 2051 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Newsline' Press Review: Euro 2000 football tournament - Italy, Holland, France. Middle East Peace talks. Fuel prices increase. 'Media Network': Diana Janssen & Jonathan Marks. Cassettes on way out? Martin Hamilton of Chelmsford writes regarding DAB and Digital One. The future of Radio Austria International is in the balance. Blue Danube Radio closed, FM4 on air. Sirius Satellite Radio on the air in the USA. Mike Bird's Solar Report.

September 2000: Medium Wave

• 21 September: 2052 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong reception. English to Europe via Wolvertem, Belgium. 300 kW. 'Media Network' Digital Special with Jonathan Marks. Dutch DAB transmissions off the air. Review of DAB receivers. Results of DRM tests are published by an ITU working group. DRM field tests took place in the UK, Portugal and Bonaire. The UK test site was Orfordness. DRM showcase.
• 27 September: 22 UTC: 1386 kHz: LBH Radio Test Transmission. Strong reception. English to UK & Europe via Bolshakovo, Russia. Power: 2500 kW. Contact details: Tel: 01255 677000, email: engineering@lbhradio.com  Postal address: LBH Radio, Studio House, 21-23 Walton Road, FRINTON ON SEA CO13 0AA  Broadcasting on 216.4 metres Medium Wave, Music playlist: Billie Piper 'Something Deep Inside', Sting 'Brand New Day'. Britney Spears '...Baby One More Time', The Corrs 'What Can I Do', S Club 7 'Two In A Million'. Kylie Minogue 'Spinning Around', Darude 'Sandstorm', The Carpenters 'Yesterday Once More'.
• 28 September: 2104 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong reception. English to Europe via Wolvertem, Belgium, 300 kW. 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks on a DXpedition in Northern Finland, where broadcasts from Madagascar, Iraq, Iran, Zimbabwe, Holland, North America, Canada, Faroe Islands, Spitzbergen and Norway were all heard. Mike Bird's Solar Report.

October 2000: Medium Wave

• 5 October: 2104 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. English to Europe via Wolvertem, Belgium, Power: 300 kW. Archived 'Media Network' broadcast on the air: 'Wartime Reception', narrated by the late Pete Myers. Recordings of broadcasts from World War 2, 1939-1945, including William Joyce. Mike Bird broadcasts his final Solar Report on Media Network.
• 7 October: 2316 UTC: 1386 kHz: LBH Radio (On air) Strong to good reception. English to UK & Europe via Bolshakovo, Russia, Power: 2500 kW. Male host, email: studio@lbhradio.com  Music: Steps, ID: 216.4 metres Medium Wave, ad break.

LBH Radio QSL card, 2000

• 26 October: 2100 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong reception. English to Europe via Wolvertem, Belgium. Power: 300 kW. 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks hosts the last ever radio edition of 'Media Network'. Memories and recordings of broadcasts relating to the Falklands War 1982, clandestine broadcasters of the 1980's including a Russian programme broadcast to Iran via Sofia. Dutch Radio via Hilversum, memories of the late Arthur Cushen of New Zealand. Recordings of AFN Frankfurt, 1990 Gulf War. George FM, New Zealand. Recordings of Radio Moscow's commentary of the Russian coup, Summer 1991. Jonathan Marks makes the final thank-you's before closing the programme at 2130 UTC.

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The Netherlands and Sweden, 1997-98

REPORTING From The Fox Tower continues to bring you memories of radio broadcasts heard in years gone by. This post spans October 1997 - October 1998, with logs of the Netherlands and Sweden.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

October 1997: Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 30 October [1997]: 2158 - 2223 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong reception via Wolvertem, Belgium. English to Europe. 'Media Network' : Reports regarding Sky Radio, Nigeria and Radio St Helena. Mike Bird Propagation Report: Sun spot cycle 23. WRTH news with Andy Sennitt: WKDM (USA?), Radio San Marino International, Klassic Rock (Dutch?), Radio Congo Liberté, winter schedule: Indonesia. Andy Sennitt to leave WRTH after 20 years. Jonathan Groubert reports on multi-cultural broadcasting in Europe.

January 1998: Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 1 January [1998]: 2145 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Media Network'. Review of receiver sales world wide features a report from Universal Radio USA, Bob Grove of Grove Enterprises USA and Martin Lynch & Son UK. Peter Waters of Waters & Stanton, UK, also reports. Jack Summers of Vancouver, Ontario, Canada, concludes the report. The new Radio Netherlands 'Receiver Shopping List' is now available.

March 1998: Medium Wave

• [Thursday] 12 March [1998]: 2205 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception via Wolvertem, Belgium. English to Europe. 'Media Network' : Universal Radio, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA publishes new book. Telephone call from listener in Kidderminster, England.

July 1998: Medium Wave

• 9 July [1998]: 2057 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception via Wolvertem, Belgium. English to Europe. 'Media Network' report on broadcasting in Rwanda, regarding the civil war and the ethnic cleansing. Report on broadcasting in Liberia. Mike Bird's sun spot report.
• 9 July: 2132 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong reception. 'Sixty Degrees North'. News: Man struck by lightning in Stockholm. Weather report.

October 1998: Medium Wave

• 8 October [1998]: 2046 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception, English to Europe via Wolvertem, Belgium. Newsline: Holland wins place on United Nations Security Council. New Russian Government. 'Media Network' with Jonathan Marks & Diana Janssen, Mike Bird's solar report. Discussion: 'Is the future of Radio on the web?' includes Universal Radio Inc USA. The Sony ICF 2010 receiver has been a best seller for 13 years. Lowe Electronics, Matlock, Derbyshire, England agree future of radio is on the web. Kenwood & Yaesu discontinue SW receivers. Details of radio in New Zealand. Radio Netherlands web site: www.rnw.nl has 'Real Radio' section, edited by Andy Sennitt.

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My AM Archive: April 1997

WELCOME to an extensive post on Reporting From The Fox Tower, of Medium Wave memories from the month of April 1997, including as-it-happened logs of a major breaking news story. First, housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

April 1997: Medium Wave

• 5 April [1997]: 1311 UTC: 567 kHz: RTÉ Radio One : Sport: UK football: Arsenal 3 (Wright, Platt, Bergkamp) - Chelsea 0. Music: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 'Dancing In The Streets' on 'Saturday Two Til Five' presented by Tony O'Donoghue, strong reception. Snooker: Hendry v Williams. Racing from Aintree. Football: Derry City v Shelbourne.
• 5 April: 1343 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland Scottish football: Raith Rovers v Celtic. Morton v St Johnstone. Airdrie v Clydebank. Aberdeen v Motherwell.
• 5 April: 1405 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four Strong reception, Newcastle-upon-Tyne transmitter. Afternoon play.
• 5 April: 1408 UTC: 612 kHz: RTÉ 2FM : Athlone transmitter. Moderate to strong reception. Lorcan Murray. Music: 'Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel', Spice Girls 'Who Do You Think You Are'. UK football: Aston Villa 0 - Everton 1, Southampton 1 - Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester United 0 - Derby County 0. Music: Orbital 'The Saint'. Breaking news from Aintree: Grand National postponed, bomb warning.

RTE QSL: 5 April 1997

• 5 April: 1439 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service Moderate to good reception via Orfordness transmitter. 'Sportsworld' Live reports from Aintree with Ian Payne and Charlie Brookes. Ian Brown updates the UK football scores: Arsenal 3 - Chelsea 0, Manchester United 0 - Derby County 1. Cricket report. Live at Aintree: Interview with Jenny Pitman. Cricket update. Football scores: Manchester United 0 - Derby County 2, Aston Villa 1 - Everton 1.
• 5 April: 1500 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York Good to strong reception via Fulford transmitter. 'North Yorkshire Sport' Telephone 01904 641 641, Football at Bootham Crescent, York City v Notts County. Report from Aintree. Goal: York 0 - County 1. Report from Northampton v Scarborough: 0-0. Football round-up: Aston Villa 2 - Everton 1, Manchester United 1 - Derby 2, Arsenal 3 - Chelsea 0. Update from Aintree. Rugby Union report: Harrogate 72 - Clifton 0. Goal: Northampton 1 - Scarborough 0. Return to Aintree for statements. Football: Carlisle United 1 - Fulham 2. Darlington 0 - Doncaster Rovers 2. Traffic Report: A66 closed to all high sided vehicles between Penrith and Scotch Corner.
• 5 April: 1527 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio 10 Gold Strong to good reception via Lopik, Utrecht, Holland, 120 kW, Dutch language: Music: John Miles 'Music'. Men At Work: 'Down Under'. OMD: 'Joan of Arc'. Tight Fit 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'. News bulletin: The Martell Aintree Grand National abandoned following bomb warning. Weather report. Music: Elvis Presley.
• 5 April: 1606 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Strong to good reception - via Droitwich? Classified football results: Carlisle United 1 - Fulham 2. [BBC Radio Five Live Aintree podcast: Click HERE]
• 5 April: 1611 UTC: 720 kHz: BBC Radio Four Interview with Shadow Home Secretary Jack Straw regarding Sinn Fein / IRA, possibly responsible for the Aintree bomb warning. Interview with Michael Howard, Home Secretary of the Conservative Government.
• 5 April: 1619 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Strong to good reception via Carlisle. Relay of BBC Radio Five Live: Gary Lineker interviews Des Lynam live at Aintree. Nick Barnes reports from Brunton Park following Carlisle United's 2-1 loss to Fulham, interview with Mervyn Day. Report from Aintree. Football: Barrow v Colwyn Bay. Premier League football results: Manchester United 2 - Derby 3. Report from Southampton - Nottingham Forest. Newcastle 1 - Sunderland 1. Arsenal 3 - Chelsea 0. Aston Villa 3 - Everton 1. Reports from Ian Brown and Alan Green. Report from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Round-up of all results from football and Rugby Union.

• 5 April: 1644 UTC: 774 kHz: BBC Radio Leeds Good to strong reception, Farnley transmitter. West Yorkshire Sport: Report regarding Everton Football Club. Coca Cola Cup: Middlesbrough v Leicester City. The 1996 Coca Cola Cup Final was contested by Leeds United and Aston Villa. Classified football results. Report from Aintree. Football reports: Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town. Manchester United v Derby review. Bolton Wanderers promoted to Premier League football. Travel news: M1 motorway Junction 43, M62 Dewsbury, A650 Bradford. 17 UTC News: Aintree Grand National bomb warning, car crash in Leeds. Hull sweet factory takes legal action. Police caution children playing on railway lines. Leader of the Opposition, Tony Blair, releases a statement. Violence in Yemen. Weather report. Music: Lionel Richie 'Night Shift'.
• 5 April: 1718 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live 'Alan Green's Sportstalk'. Strong to good reception.
• 5 April: 1722 UTC: 1053 kHz: Talk Radio UK Strong to good reception - via Start Point transmitter? Danny Baker, phone-in: Football: Walsall fan travels to the match in an ice cream van! Dave Wood faxed in from London, Rob in Dartford. Ad break: No1 Ska Album, Mail On Sunday, Jammie Dodgers. Postal address: Talk Radio UK, PO Box 2460 LONDON W1A Fax from Helen Jones. Simon in Leicester. Sue in Middlesex.
• 5 April: 1745 UTC: 1062 kHz: Danmarks Radio, Denmark. Strong to good reception. Music: Lisa Stansfield.
• 5 April: 1754 UTC: 1170 kHz: Great North Radio Good to moderate reception. Music: Average White Band 'Let's Go Round Again'. Music: ABBA.

• 12 April: 1430 UTC: 1170 kHz: Great North Radio Music: Wet Wet Wet 'With A Little Help From My Friends'.
• 12 April: 1434 UTC: 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Strong to good reception. Ad break: All request weekend, Wimpey, 'Fever Pitch' book, Gillette Sensor Excel, British Airways.
• 12 April: 1440 UTC: 1278 kHz: RTÉ Radio 2FM Strong to good reception, transmitter: Dublin / Cork? Presenter: Lorcan Murray? Music: Brannigan 'Self Control'.
• 12 April: 1446 UTC: 1341 UTC: BBC Radio Ulster Football: Cliftonville 1 - Lochall 1 Paul Stokes & Nicky Griffen report from Windsor Park, Belfast. 'Sportsround' programme. Adam Coates is the presenter. Football scores: Sherbourne 1 - Derry 0. Barnsley 2 - Charlton 0, QPR 0 - Sheffield United 0. Rugby: All-Ireland league: Shannon are the holding Champions. Men's hockey: Lisnagarvey lead a match. Football update: Blackburn 1 - Manchester United 2, Arsenal 1 - Leicester 0. Racing: Tony Dobbin. 15 UTC News: Attempted murder of Pope in Bosnia. 'SportSound': Scottish Cup: Celtic 0 - Falkirk 0. Transmitter: Lisnagarvey, strong reception.
• 12 April: 1525 UTC: 1368 kHz: Manx Radio Moderate to good reception via Foxdale. The Afternoon Show Music: Kula Shaker 'Hey Dude'. 'Flightwatch At Ronaldsway Airport'. Music: U2 'Staring At The Sun'. Ad break: The Tile Shop, Isle of Man Post Office, Music: The LA's 'There She Goes'; Paul Weller : 'Peacock Suit'.
• 12 April: 1554 UTC: 1422 kHz: West Coast Radio Ireland Moderate reception. Gentlemen speak of reception reports received by the station.

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My AM Archive: Winter 1996-97

TEMPERATURES have been hitting record heights over the past week, so it is time for Reporting From The Fox Tower to bring you memories of Winter '96-97.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 1996: Medium Wave

• 22 December [1996]: 19 UTC: 1314 kHz: Radio Norway International 'Norway Now' presented by Andrew Glasse. News: Norwegian Government resignations, Political news & views. Two Norwegian Red Cross aid workers killed during fighting in Chechnya. Sports news. Children present views on Christmas.
• 22 December: 1930 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden 'In Touch With Stockholm' presented by Alan Pryke. Telephone conversations with listeners in Italy and Sweden. Postal address: Radio Sweden, S 105 10 Stockholm, Sweden. E-Mail from Ron Gregory, Edmonton, New Brunswick, Canada, who listens to Radio Sweden via CBC Cable. Music. Comments feature by Hannah Valentine, Cheshire, England. 'The Daily Telegraph' (UK newspaper) spotlights Swedish footballer Tomas Brolin. 'Spot The Group' competition results: 'Supertramp'. Telephone messages from David Brown, Rockhampton, Australia and Janet & Don Berry, London, England. Alan Pryke announces he is to leave 'In Touch With Stockholm'. Music to close.

January 1997: Medium Wave

• 2 January [1997]: 2150 UTC: 1440 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks & Diana Janssen. Dr Gene Scott's broadcasts from Anguilla in the Caribbean: 6090 kHz // 11775 kHz. Letters from Singapore, Sri Lanka, Australia, India, France. Radio Netherlands initiate new service from Meyerton, South Africa on 11655 kHz. Report from Barrie Ferber in Fiji, Report regarding broadcasts from Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Radio Nepal. Broadcast hours of Libya & Argentina. Talk Radio in Holland now broadcasts English segment. VOA Europe renamed VOA Express. Propagation Report with Mike Bird on 'Media Network'.
• 9 January: 2207 UTC: 1440 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks interviews Julian Isherwood of Radio Denmark International. Diana Janssen reports HCJB wish to build a relay station in Australia. Radio Prague issued Christmas CD's. News from the Pacific region by Arthur Cushen, Invercargill, New Zealand. Africa round-up: Nigeria: The Voice of Nigeria, Kaduna, Kuderat has a UK postal & E-Mail address: PO Box 9663 London SE1 3LZ RKN@postline.demon.co.uk Jim Cutler's Media Quiz. Mike Bird Propagation Report.
• 12 January: 19 UTC: 1314 kHz: Radio Norway International 'Norway Now' (English programme): Live report from the north of Norway, increasing snowfall closes 80 roads. Two pensioners die in an avalanche. Weather forecast. Norwegian economy is wealthier than ever before. Norwegian delegation to visit Russia. 'Listeners' Corner': Christmas & New Year greetings. Letters from Bangladesh, Greece, USA, Kenya, Romania. Postal address: 0340 Oslo, Norway. End of show at 1930 UTC.

• 12 January: 1930 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden 'Sounds Nordic' Sarah Isiaacson is today's guest, Sarah has released a new album. Jazz CD is recorded in the Radio Sweden studios. Request from Canada: Ace of Base 'My Deja Vu'. Request for Swedish folk music from Libya.
• 16 January: 2150 UTC: 1440 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' South Africa runs tests on Short wave. All India Radio launches Hindi & English language services on the Internet. Technical developments from Philips and Grundig. Listener reaction: India, USA, Canada, Nigeria. Reports from Walter Cargill in Glasgow, Andy Sennitt of WRTH uses a new radio-related computer programme. News from Britain: Student-run & hospital-based radio stations may have a permanent home on Medium wave. The smallest FM licence station is Ullapool, north west Scotland, 1500 listeners. TWR release new languages. Propagation report from Mike Bird in Australia.

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My AM Archive: November 1996

VISITING my Medium Wave logs of November 1996 - But first, housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

November 1996: Medium Wave

• [Monday] 11 November [1996]: 2025 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE 2FM (Ireland) Dave Fanning plays 'First Band On The Moon' by The Cardigans, 'Hang Up Your Disco Suit' by (Belfast Band) Tunic, Lightning Seeds 'What If', Gene: 'Fighting Fit'. Music from Lionel Richie, Elton John.
• 11 November: 2045 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service Report from Harare, Zimbabwe.

• 11 November: 2115 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Football discussion: Alan Green debates refereeing in the UK and Europe.
• 11 November: 2120 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria 'Night Network' Classical music. Interference from DLF (Deutschlandfunk), Germany.
• 11 November: 2124 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland Music: Men At Work 'Down Under'.
• 11 November: 2136 UTC: 873 kHz: AFN [Armed Forces Network; For US forces based in Germany] Frankfurt 'Good Time Rock 'n' Roll': The Beatles 'Eight Days A Week'.
• 11 November: 2156 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales 'Country Corral' Country music show: Rita McEntire: 'It Don't Matter', Bradley Foster 'Last Chance For Love'. BBC Radio Wales via Washford, 100 kW.
• 11 November: 2159 UTC: 963 kHz: YLE Radio Finland via Pori, Finland. English broadcast, internet information.

The Big Workshop, Helsinki, YLE headquarters.

• 11 November: 2202 UTC: 1053 kHz: Talk Radio UK: News. James Whale: Discussions: The Royal British Legion, Teachers. Live from Newcastle. Telephone 0500 10 53 89 Callers: Brenda in Newcastle, Colin in Llanelli, Scott in Fife, Sean in Manchester.
• 11 November: 2231 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden: News: Al Simon. Nordic meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. Swedish Police arrest an Iranian. Danish journalists detained in Sri Lanka. Weather report. 'Sixty Degrees North': Bill Schiller reports from the Nordic Council meeting.
• 11 November: 2240 UTC: 1197 kHz: Virgin Radio Music from the Bee Gees 'You Win Again'.
• 11 November: 2243 UTC: 1278 kHz: RTE 2FM (Ireland) Music: BabyBird 'You're Gorgeous'.
• 11 November: 2246 UTC: 1368 kHz: Manx Radio, Isle of Man. Transmitter: Foxdale. 'The Late Show' History of Douglas, Isle of Man, visiting Woodside Terrace, Victoria Terrace. Music: The Bee Gees 'Words'. Music: Whitney Houston: 'Run To You'. Independent Radio News: Prime Minister John Major, The European Court of Justice. Manx Radio News: New Parliament Buildings.
• 11 November: 2309 UTC: 1386 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'A Good Life' reports on food security in Africa, Ginger Da Silva reports from Kenya. Trailer for 'Music 52/15', postal address for 'On Target', the Radio Netherlands printed schedule. Details of the Radio Netherlands direct telephone numbers. 'Press Review': Sport: Boxing, football: Holland 7 - Wales 1. Reporters: Robert Green, Dave Durham.

• 11 November: 2338 UTC: 1467 kHz: Trans World Radio - Transmitter: Monte Carlo. Programme: 'Words of Hope' - 'How To Get To Heaven' Life or Death, we will be with the Lord. Music. 'Day's End' with Victor Pearce, tour of the Holy Land. Closing announcements by Andrew Pettinger.

That concludes this visit to my Medium Wave archive.

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Tuning the Roberts R881, Medium Wave, June 2018

Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 2018: Medium Wave

• [Saturday] 16 June [2018]: 1713 UTC: 549 kHz: Spirit Radio Music, ID: 'Spirit Radio, Passion For Life', music. Good to moderate reception. Promotion for GymPlus.ie followed by ID and music. 11/25 kW via Carrickroe, Co Donegal. Male host, message to say hi to a listener, text on 087 888 9292. Music: Westlife 'What About Now' [Spirit Radio contacts: Telephone: 01 272 4760, spiritradio.ie] ID: 'The music we play might make your heart race! Spirit Radio, Passion For Life'. Music: The Script 'The Man Who Can't Be Moved'. [The male host earlier mentioned this is a jukebox format] Male host with FIFA World Cup latest: Peru 0 - Denmark 1. Music 'Feels Like Heaven'. Female speech regarding Co Wicklow centre for festival and commemorative events - Spirit Radio events guide? Music, male speaks of a female artist. To 1740 UTC.
• 16 June: 1755 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland Music: Neil Young 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart', conclusion of an interview with Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young). 7pm news: The Macintosh Centre, Glasgow Centre of Art, club and other buildings damaged by fire. Glasgow has a shortage of doctors. Twelve year old epileptic child can be treated with cannabis oil. Sinn Fein vote to support abortion. Seven people hurt when taxi runs into people in Russia. Sport: Andy Murray. World Cup: Peru 1 - Denmark 1; Argentina 1 - Iceland 1; France 2 - Australia 1. Weather: Uplands forecast, cloud base: 300 metres, inshore waters - 'Take The Floor' programme crashes the weather! Gary Innes with 'Take The Floor'. Strong to good reception, 2 kW via Dumfries. Music from David Kennedy Band. To 1810 UTC.
• 16 June: 1926 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio 4 The narration of a boxing match between Joe Lewis and Max Schmelling - Lewis hits the canvas from a Schmelling punch - The contest continued to the twelfth round, Schmelling win. Strong to good reception, 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Profile of Lewis. To 1936 UTC.

• 16 June: 2003 UTC: 657 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Commentary of a rugby fixture, male commentator confirms I am listening to BBC Radio Wales. Speech referred to the TMO (Television Match Official) and referee, audio from the referee mic can be heard. This is commentary of the rugby union international between Argentina and Wales. Referee mic picks up his instructions at scrummage. Male host commentator states 78 minutes (of 80) have been played - Wales lead? Moderate to poor reception, 2 kW via Wrexham. To 2016 UTC.
• 16 June: 2033 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York Music: Male rendition of 'Son Of A Preacher Man' (Live, before an audience, with full band). Namecheck for Craig Pattinson. Now performing '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'. Female vocalist performs 'Blowin' In The Wind' and 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T' on BBC Radio York 'BBC Music Introducing in York'. Strong to good reception. The backing band is from the University of York, with Martin the sound engineer. The crowd are baying for more. Max Dalton was one of the musicians. Now performing 'Stand By Me'. Compere mentions everyone involved in this concert is a volunteer, donations to BBC Children In Need will be welcomed. 500 watts via Fulford, York. Now performing 'God Only Knows'. End of the 'BBC Introducing' broadcast; Phil Butler to Leeds, York, Sheffield and Humberside on air next. To 2059 UTC.
• 16 June: 2115 UTC: 684 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional de Espana Female speech in the studio, with male on telephone. RNE via Seville, Spain, 600 kW. ID, male speech into sports report with female interviewing female. ID and speech continuing, regarding Spain. ID for RNE, female speech into male speech. Good reception. Spanish language. To 2130 UTC.
• 16 June: 2133 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live A mother in Northern Ireland speaks to Stephen Nolan on BBC Radio Five Live. Good to moderate reception. Echo on broadcast! Could reception be both Droitwich (150 kW) AND Stagshaw (50 kW)? [Logged as Stagshaw, Northumberland, 50 kW.] News bulletin included Scotland's reaction to the Macintosh Centre fire, the mother featured on the show is the mother of an epileptic boy being treated with cannabis oil. Sport update: Rugby union internationals, FIFA Football World Cup 2018: Argentina 1 - Iceland 1. Golf update. Brexit update. Tory MP Sir Christopher Chope blocks yet another bill; The Tory wanker blocked - Objected to - the 'Upskirting' bill. Interview with a Police Officer, whose Police Dog was stabbed on duty - Tory Chope blocked a bill to make this a crime. The Dog Survived! To 2158 UTC.

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July 1996: Flanders On The Air

FROM time to time, a station, for whatever reason, would be given my full attention. For the first week of July 1996, Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, broadcasting from the Flanders region of Belgium, was the focus of my logs on Medium Wave. Prior to the logs, housekeeping notes regarding abbreviations in the logs: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

July 1996: Medium Wave

• [Monday] 1 July [1996]: 2051 UTC: 1512 kHz: BRT - Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal: Spanish broadcast to Europe. 21 UTC: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal in English with Dominique Wittevrongel and the 'Brussels Calling' programme. News: Unemployment in Flanders falls, Education Union denies reports concerning foreign teaching assistants. 1995 was dryest [sic] year for 130 years. Spring 1996 also dry. Fruit & Veg prices drop. Fishing: Catching Herring. Weather: wet, 13-18°c. Press Review with Deanne Lehman, Current affairs on 'Belgium Today' with Frans Vossen: Belgium is President of the European Union. 'Focus on Europe' with Colin Clapson: The 'Euro' currency. Sports news.
• [Tuesday] 2 July: 2103 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal: Stephen Windross hosts 'Brussels Calling': News: Young people on benefits. BRTN name new radio bosses. 11th July: Public holiday, Tour de France reaches Belgium. Press Review with Frans Vossen: Tour de France, unemployment, Tourism, European Monetary Union. 'Belgium Today' and 'Living in Belgium' with Deanne Lehman.
• [Wednesday] 3 July: 2106 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Good to moderate reception. 'Brussels Calling' Press Review: Russian Presidential elections, Belgium Parliament debates. Liz Sanderson reports for 'Belgium Today', Dominique Wittevrongel is 'Around Town', discussing Belgium's live music scene: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, David Bowie, House of Pain, Pulp, Radiohead.

• [Thursday] 4 July: 2120 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal 'Brussels Calling' Economics with Deanne Lehman: shipping of fruit juices.
• [Friday] 5 July: 2103 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal (BRT) 'Brussels Calling' with Deanne Lehman. News: Apple harvest drops, Polish discover hashish in a bus. Liz Sanderson Press Review: Belgian Royal Family, asylum seekers, football bribery probe: Olympic Marseille, Club Brugge. 'Belgium Today': Retired couples. 'The Arts': Photography in Antwerp.
• [Saturday] 6 July: 21 UTC: 1512 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal 'Brussels Calling' with Stephen Windross. News: Welfare systems update. Municipal Police strike. National Beef Day. Sport: Le Blanc wins stage 7 of Tour de France, football: Club Brugge will play Steua Bucharest. Press Review: New figures regarding HIV / Aids. Rock Festival review: Therapy? were the headine act. 'Music from Flanders': Paul Rans reports from a Folk & Jazz festival.

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Medium Wave, March - May 1996

SPRINGTIME 1996 is the next stop on the visit to my listening archives, with extensive logs from March, April and May that year. A gentle reminder of the housekeeping notes regarding abbreviations in the logs: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 1996: Medium Wave

• March 1996: New Talk Radio UK address: Talk Radio UK, PO Box 1089, LONDON W1A 1PP (Moz Dee).

April 1996: Medium Wave

• 8 April: 1823 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 (Ireland) 500 kW transmission. Patti Page performs 'Tennessee Waltz' on 'O'Brien on Song', hosted by Jack O'Brien.
• 8 April: 1857 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland 2kW transmission from Dumfries. Music programme: 'Jump The Q'.
• 8 April: 1859 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio 4 2kW transmission. Monday Play: 'Uganda'
• 8 April: 19 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE 2FM (Ireland) News: Paul Reynolds reports from the Apprentice Boys stand-off in Belfast, Beef crisis, vandalism at Co Galway fish farm. Weather. Dave Fanning plays Radiohead: 'Street Spirit'. 2FM via Athlone transmitter. Music from Nirvana 'In Bloom', 'Heart Shaped Box'.
• 8 April: 1931 UTC: 648 kHz: BBC World Service Interview with Ian Paisley regarding the Apprentice Boys march in Belfast.
• 8 April: 1934 UTC: 675 kHz: 675 Radio 10 Gold Amsterdam, Holland. Jos Van Heerden presents 'Super Gold' Beatles 'Strawberry Fields'. The Move 'Flowers In The Rain'.
• 8 April: 1955 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live Sport: Feathered Gale won the Irish Grand National, Workington Town got beat by Sheffield Eagles in Rugby Super League. Live football: Newcastle United 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.

• 8 April: 2032 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live Sport: Alan Green commentates on the football match Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers, the score is 0-0. Faustino Asprilla has been substituted.
• 8 April: 2038 UTC: 963 kHz: YLE Radio Finland News from Sweden, report from Helsinki. Easter comment. Heavy interference.
• 8 April: 2043 UTC: 1053 kHz: Talk Radio UK Ronnie Barbour discusses family values. Tony from Luton discusses accents. Ad break: Ford Transit vans. News: Belfast, NYSE, slimming pills, skier killed in France. Football result: Newcastle United 1 - Blackburn Rovers 2. James Whale on the air. Callers: David in Glasgow, Deirdre in Belfast.

May 1996: Medium Wave

• 14 May: 1720 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 500 kW transmission from Tullamore, Ireland. 'Farm News' programme, weather forecast now on air.
• 14 May: 1730 UTC: 585 kHz (513 metres?) BBC Radio Scotland : 2kW transmission from Dumfries. 'Coastlines': Ecology report.
• 14 May: 1755 UTC: 666 kHz: BBC Radio York 'North Yorkshire Sport' with racing results. 500 watt transmission from Fulford. Traffic reports: Whitby A174, A684 via Leyburn. 'North Yorkshire Tonight': Report from a hospital union in Sheffield.

• 14 May: 1818 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio 10 Gold 120 kW transmission from Lopic, Holland. Music: Sandie Shaw, 'Puppet On A String'.
• 14 May: 1833 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria 1kW transmission from Carlisle. Music with Mark Paxton.
• 14 May: 1837 UTC: 774 kHz: BBC Radio Leeds 500 watt transmission via Farnley. 'Yorkshire Sport': Top table of Neil Back (rugby), Geoffrey Richmond (football) and Mike Edge (swimming coach) discuss tolerance of behaviour by sportsmen towards officials. Cricket report by Jonathan Agnew. 'Night Sport' looks towards Euro 96. Call 0113 244 3222 (Leeds).
• 14 May: 1911 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales. 100 kW transmission via Washford. Sport: Cardiff Arms Park hosts Neath v Pontypridd (Live Rugby). Sending off: Steve Lewis, red card, headbutt. Neath are Champions!
• 14 May: 1924 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio Five 909 kHz = 330 metres. Live Rugby League: Wigan 20 - Halifax 0. Transmitter: Moorside Edge, 200 kW transmission. Rugby League result. Topical sport broadcast: 'Inside Edge' with Rob Bonner.
• 14 May: 1958 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Solvesborg transmitter, 600 kW transmission. English programme: 'Sixty Degrees North' with Sara Larsch, Swedish Youth Culture, Techno art.

• 14 May: 2011 UTC: 1197 - 1215 kHz: Virgin Radio Music : The Police - 'Every Breath You Take'. Ad break. Highlights of this morning's 'Russ And Jono's Breakfast Experience'.
• 14 May: 2017 UTC: 1386 kHz: Voice of Russia Transmitter site: Bolshakovo or Kaliningrad, 2500 kW transmission. Classical music.
• 14 May: 2023 UTC: 1440 kHz: Radio Netherlands Dutch language broadcast via RTL Marnach, LUX (Luxembourg). 1200 kW transmission.

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