EUROPE:
This coming weekend
Encore - Classical Music on Radio Tumbril will be broadcast again at the NEW
TIME in Europe of 11:00 UTC on SATURDAY on 6070 kHz by Channel
292.
There is much less
interference from adjacent channels at this time.
There are two repeats
- 19:00 UTC Friday on 6070 kHz and 09:00 UTC on Sunday on 7440 kHz by Channel
292.
NORTH
AMERICA:
WWCR Nashville will
broadcast the Encore on Saturday at 21:00 UTC as usual on 9350 kHz. The
propagation is very good over the US and much of Canada and the signal carries
to parts of western Europe too.
WBCQ Maine will send
out the show on 7490 kHz at 01:00 UTC Monday to the US. (Early
evening Sunday local US - obviously.)
Sadly the US
broadcasts of Encore are going to have to stop at the end of
February.
As many folks know - Radio
Tumbril is a one-man operation existing without sponsorship.
Even with the generosity of
WBCQ and WWCR - in keeping costs to a minimum - it requires hundreds of dollars
a month to broadcast Encore to North America and the money to pay for the
electricity will run out when Radio Tumbril is one year old.
Unless the situation changes -
the last transmission with WBCQ will be 01:00 UTC Monday 2nd March. The last
transmission with WWCR will be Saturday 29th February 21:00 UTC.
The European broadcasts are of
much lower power - and, naturally, much less costly. Radio Tumbril will continue
on Channel 292 for the foreseeable future.
In the meantime - many thanks
to everyone in The US, Canada, and beyond (India for instance) who have been
listening regularly and enthusiastically to the broadcasts of Encore from WBCQ
and WWCR. I'm very sorry they have to come to an end.
But not quite yet...
So do let us know how well you
can pick up Encore at your location by emailing to encoretumbril@gmail.com. We try to reply to all emails and
will send eQSL cards for full reports - though a brief report is fine.
This week's
programme will start with a Spanish dance by Sarasate and a couple of
Bagatelles by Gerald Finzi. Then a couple of songs - one by Puccini and the
other by Mahler. A contemporary piece next - To the pale Green Sea of Evening
by Jennifer Barker, and a piano piece by Alkan to follow. The show finishes
with some of a sonata by Beethoven - Richter on Piano and Rostropovich on Cello.
The Adagietto from Mahler's 5th to finish us off.
The playlist is on the website
and will be updated soon after Saturday's broadcast of the new show by Channel
292 at 11:00 UTC - but probably not until Sunday evening.
Both Channel 292 and WBCQ as
well as WWCR can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in
your location. Easy to find their sites with a google search.
In the meantime - thank you
for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave. And thank
you to everyone for letting us know how well the signal is received where you
live.
Brice Avery - Encore - Radio
Tumbril - www.tumbril.co.uk
Regular Broadcast times
are:
11:00 - 12:00 UTC Saturday on
6070 kHz and repeated 19:00 - 20:00 UTC Friday on 6070 kHz Channel 292 (Germany)
and 09:00 UTC Sunday on 7440 kHz.
21:00 - 22:00 UTC Saturday on
9350 kHz WWCR (Nashville).
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Monday on
7490 kHz WBCQ - (Maine).
