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Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Tropo Returns With A Bang!

A nice bit of tropospheric activity graced the FM broadcast band today! While no big distances were achieved there were some good signals levels with many continental stations at instant RDS levels!  

 97.4 0739  F  France Culture, Abbeville/Limeux (80) OMs in school, as 98  364km
 98.5 0739  F  France Culture, Sens/Gisy-les-Nobles (89) oMs in school, as 98  577km
 95.1 0742  D  WDR 3, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) WDR_3___ Over Norfolk  505km
 94.8 0743  D  SWR3, Linz/Ginsterhahn (rlp) Soft pops, as web  560km
 93.8 0744  F  France Musique, Sens/Gisy-les-Nobles (89) Classical, as 88.7  577km
 96.3 0745  F  France Inter, Sens/Gisy-les-Nobles (89) IN talk, as 103.7  577km **
 93.3 0747  D  WDR 2, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) YL report, as web stream  421km
 92.9 0749  F  France Musique, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) Classical, as 88.7  474km
 92.1 0750  F  France Inter, Verdun/Septsarges (55) YL talk, as 103.7  548km
 89.5 0755  F  France Culture, Auxerre/Molesmes (89) OM, as 98.0  655km
 89.6 0755  F  France Culture, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) OM, as 89.5  474km
107.2 0756  D  WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) Pops, as 106.7  593km
107.4 0757  D  Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) German pops, as web  508km
106.7 0812 BEL City Music, Aalst/Hofstade (vlg-ovl) Owl City song, as web stream  351km
104.0 0818 BEL Bel RTL, Bruxelles/Hilton Hotel (brc) YLs serious talk, as web  378km
107.1 0819  F  France Bleu 107.1, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) YL  OM talk, as web stream  497km
 98.7 0836  D  AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) ID. US OM and pops  648km
 97.2 0838  F  France Musique, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) Cassical, as 88.7  446km
 94.4 0840  F  France Inter, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) French song, as 103.7  446km
 91.8 0841  F  France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18) Classical, as others  672km
107.2 0844 BEL Radio Bingo, Roeselare/Zilverberg (vlg-wvl) Radio Bingo IDs  313km
 87.6 0848  F  RTL, Béthune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles (62) French crooner, as 87.7  343km
 87.7 0849  F  RTL, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) French crooner, as 87.6 and web stream  299km
 87.6 0850 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) Oldies, as web stream  278km
 93.0 0850  F  RTL, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) Jingle ID in ads  339km
 88.0 0852  F  Fréquence Horizon, Béthune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles CV11 (62) Horizon ID in phone call  344km
 89.2 0853  F  RTL 2, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) Rap, as web stream. Lots of ch channel qrm  339km
 89.6 0856  F  RDL-Radio Dallas Loisirs, Saint-Omer/Racquinghem (62) OMs phone in, as web stream  306km
 89.8 0900 BEL VRT Radio 2, Nieuwkerken-Waas/Watertoren (vlg-ovl) ID and news  343km **
 90.6 0903 BEL Joe FM, Oud-Turnhout/Watertoren Pidpa (vlg-ant) Ashford  Simpson song, as web stream  376km
 91.0 0905 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) MJs Rock With You, as web stream  334km
 92.0 0907  F  Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) Pops, as web stream  288km
 92.1 0908  F  Le Mouv', Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Le Mouv ID  497km
 92.2 0912  F  RTL 2, Béthune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles (62) French pops, as web stream  343km **
 93.8 0914 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Dance song, as web stream  387km
 95.3 0921  F  RMC, Château-Thierry/les Blanchards TDF (02) Jovial OMs on phone, as web stream  502km **
 95.4 0922 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) Ad break and ID  359km
 96.3 0925 HOL Radio Veronica, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) ID after ad break  366km
100.3 0930 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) L1 Nieuws  443km
100.8 0935  F  Concact, Lens or Valenciennes ID and dance music
101.6 0937  F  RFM, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Pops, as web stream  285km
106.7 0940  F  Beur FM, Bagnolet(Paris)/Tour Mercuriales Ouest (93) IDs in OM talk  498km **
107.5 0943 BEL Nostalgie Belge, Braine Le Comte or Boussu-Bois Adverts and ID
 87.8 0945  F  France Bleu Nord, Lille/La Pilaterie (59) Phone in, as 94.7  337km
106.2 0946  F  France Bleu Nord, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Jingle ID and ads  266km
 87.7 1001  D  NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) ID and YL news  627km
 87.9 1002  D  NDR Info, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) YL news, as 87.7  599km
 90.3 1004  D  WDR 5, Nordhelle (nrw) Fair. ID after news  554km
 91.8 1006  D  WDR 2, Hohe Warte (nrw) ID after news and weather  544km
 92.4 1013  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz/Ginsterhahn (rlp) Rolling Stones song, as web stream  560km
107.0 1030  D  WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) Weather report and ID  592km
106.6 1032  F  Radio Campus Lille, Lille/Cité Scientifique (59) Heavy rock track, as web stream  342km
 88.9 1036 HOL Radio Noord-Holland, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) OM talk, as web stream  321km
 89.5 1037 HOL 100% NL, Alkmaar or Utrecht OM  YL, as web stream (Suspect Utrecht)
 91.1 1040 HOL Slam!FM, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) V good. SLAM_FM_ and scrolling RDS  342km
 91.4 1041  F  Contact, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 2 (59) Lady Bla Bla nonsense, as web stream  338km
 92.4 1042 HOL Radio Hollandio, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) Dutch music, as web stream  323km
 93.3 1046 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Almost noise free. Indian music, as web stream  321km
 93.4 1047 HOL Radio Rijnmond, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (zho) Kool and The Gang, as web stream  313km
 94.0 1051 BEL RTBF Musiq' 3, Ronquières (wln-hai) Shrill classical strings, as web stream  391km **
 94.6 1100 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren (brc) Vocal ID on the hour  378km **
 95.2 1102 HOL Slam!FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) SLAM_FM_ Late news start. ID. V good!  313km
 95.8 1105  ?  UNID, ? Club music station. Distorted. Sounded like it was off-tune
 96.5 1107 HOL 3FM, Several low power sites Tina Turner, As web stream
 97.4 1110  F  Rire et Chansons, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) OM comedy sketch, as web stream  497km **
107.4 1121 BEL Family Radio, Presumed Oostende Jingle ID
107.5 1123 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Two bars but co-channel QRM. As web  296km **
103.4 1126  F  RTL, Charleville-Mézières/Sury (08) ID in local adverts  479km **
107.3 1347 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) Dutch music, as 107.9  292km
107.9 1351 BEL VBRO, Torhout (vlg-wvl) Dutch music and ID  297km
104.9 1355  F  Europe 1, Rouen, Compiegne or Abbeville Lively OMs chat, as web stream  **
 88.3 1402  F  France Culture, Laval-Evron/Mont Rochard (53) YL, as 88.5  550km
 88.5 1402  F  France Culture, Bourges/Neuvy (18) _CULTURE  672km
 89.8 1403  F  France Musique, Abbeville/Limeux (80) Classical, as 88.7  364km
 89.0 1404  F  France Culture, Le Mans/Mayet (72) YL, as 88.5. Noise free  599km
 91.4 1405  F  France Musique, Troyes/les Riceys (10) Opera, as 88.7  643km
 92.2 1409  F  France Musique, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) OM, as 92.0, etc  646km
 94.6 1412  F  France Inter, Chartres/Montlandon (28) Haydn horm piece, as 103.7  531km
 95.0 1412  F  France Inter, Mantes-la-Jolie/Maudétour [95] (78) Haydn horn piece, as 103.7, etc.  463km
 95.3 1413  F  France Inter, Troyes/les Riceys (10) Haydn horn piece, as 103.7, etc.  643km
 95.5 1414  F  France Musique, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) Rousing symphony, as 88.7  842km
 98.1 1416  F  France Culture, Chartres/Montlandon (28) YL singing solo, as 98.0  531km
 98.4 1417  F  France Culture, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) YL singing solo, as 98.0  842km
101.6 1421  F  France Bleu Haute Normandie, Neufchâtel-en-Bray/Croixdalle (76) ID and OM talk  381km
103.2 1422  F  France Bleu Berry, Bourges/Neuvy (18) BLEU.BER OM and phone caller  672km
107.6 1430  G  Vibe FM, Watford/YMCA (EN-HTS) Advertise on Vibe 107.7  173km
 87.9 1431  F  France Culture, Parthenay/les Chateliers (79) French OM over soft music, as 88.0  712km
 88.0 1431  F  France Culture, Alençon/Mont d'Amain (61) French OM over soft music, as web stream  498km
 88.2 1436  F  France Culture, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) YLs, as 88.0  853km
 92.1 1443  F  France Musique, Laval-Evron/Mont Rochard (53) Operatic shrieking, as others  550km
 94.9 1446  F  France Inter, Bourges/Neuvy (18) Rare appearance over BBC Lincolnshire  672km
 95.1 1447  F  France Inter, Laval-Evron/Mont Rochard (53) Peaking over a reduced Norfolk  550km
 99.2 1450  F  France Inter, Orléans/Traînou (45) Operatic shouting, as 103.7  590km
 89.0 1454  F  RFI Paris, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) YLs discussion, as web stream  497km **
 89.8 1455  F  RDL-Radio Dallas Loisirs, Dunkerque/le Banc Vert (59) 60s song, as 89.6  275km
 91.5 1504  F  Virgin Radio, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) messed up song, as web stream  285km
 91.8 1514  F  Fun Radio, Amiens/Dury TDF (80) Dance music, as web stream  390km **
 92.8 1515  F  NRJ, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Pops, as web stream  341km
 92.8 1517  F  Skyrock, Vannes/le Prat (56) Familiar jingle ID and ads, as web stream  647km **
 93.6 1525  F  Virgin Radio, Amiens/Dury TDF (80) Presumed Amiens due to conditions. Coldplay, as web stream  390km **
 93.8 1527  F  Contact, Saint-Omer/Tatinghem (62) Phone in quiz, as web stream  297km
 94.2 1528  F  Contact, Amiens/Dury 3 (80) Phone in quiz as 93.8  391km **
 95.0 1529  F  RTL, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel (62) ID and ads, including one for Carrefour!  302km **
 96.4 1535  F  BFM Business, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) Stocks et shares, as web stream  339km
 96.5 1536  F  Skyrock, Saint-Omer/Asdoit (62) Phone in quiz as 93.8  296km
 97.8 1538  F  France Bleu Nord, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel (62) Boogie woogie song and ID  302km **
 99.0 1548  F  RPL 99FM/RCV, Lille/Lambersart (59) RCV programming, as web stream  334km
100.2 1551  F  France Bleu Picardie, Amiens/Dury Towercast (80) OMs chat, muffled audio, as web stream  390km **
101.3 1555  F  NRJ, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 (59) Dance beats, as web stream  338km
102.5 1559  F  RFM, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Pops, as 101.6  266km
107.3 1600  F  Skyrock, Evreux/Tour de la Madelaine (27) ID, jingle and pops  464km **
107.5 1606 BEL VBRO, Poperinge (vlg-wvl) Dutch music, as 107.3  304km
 87.9 1617  F  Virgin Radio, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel (62) Ad break, ID  302km
 88.2 1627  F  Radio Classique, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) OM serious talk, as web stream  339km
105.7 1639  F  France Info, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel (62) Presumed site. As other France Infos  302km **
106.7 1641  F  Fun Radio, Hesdin/le Quesnoy-en-Artois (62) ID and Club beats, as web stream  334km
107.0 1643  F  RMC, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Very weak, gruff voiced OM as web stream  285km
 90.6 1808  F  France Inter, Nantes/Haute-Goulaine (44) YL and French OM song, as 103.7  675km
 93.8 1810  F  France Inter, Parthenay/les Chateliers (79) French song, as 103.7, etc.  712km
 94.2 1811  F  France Culture, Nantes/Haute-Goulaine (44) Deep voiced OM, as 98.0  675km
100.7 1818  F  France Inter, Guéret/Signal du Maupuy (23) OMs  YL serious talk, as web stream  785km
102.3 1942  F  NRJ, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) ID in excitable phone in  299km
100.8 1947  F  Contact, Three sites listed Phone in, as web stream
100.6 1953  F  France Bleu Picardie, Abbeville/Limeux (80) ID and pops  364km
 91.8 2006 HOL FunX, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (zho) Pops, as web stream  313km
 94.2 2221  F  Europe 1, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) YL phone in, as web stream  299km
 99.4 2226 BEL Topradio, Gent/IVAGO Proeftuinstraat 43 (vlg-ovl) Repetitive club beats, as web  333km
 99.6 2226 HOL Slam!FM, Hoorn/Electronweg (nho) Lady Blah Blahs DX This Way, as 91.1  325km

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