10/31/14

WSLB Ogdenburg NY 1400

I logged them back in March 2013 but had no luck with my report so today I sent a reminder and soon I received a very nice reply from Michael Guimond, Station Manager   who writes:
I love hearing from DX'ers!  I usually send the story to the local papers and will post it on our Facebook page as well!  This is the best audio that I've received!

10/30/14

WAOS Austell GA 1600

No antennas = no new loggings. Still a new QSL. I sent a reminder to La Mejor Atlanta this afternoon and received a brief email verifying my reception. It was signed by Sammy La Mejor.

Star FM Kuressaare EST 93.3 MHz

This one was logged under rather good tropo conditions in August. Today I received a nice email from DJ Liis Lusmägi who writes that I have listened to her morning show. Liis know some Swedish, as she went to Vadsbogymnasiet in Mariestad when she was 17 years old.

Radio Padania Libera Brescia I 97.0 MHz

This one was logged last year, follow up report was sent this morning with a reply in 5 minutes. Report was verified by Marco Festa Marketing e Comunicazione .

10/28/14

France Bleu Maine Le Mans F 96.0 MHz

I have tried to use the contact form for France Bleu stations with not so good response. However recently I realized that every local station has its own Responsable Technique and that their email address follows a certain pattern. So when I found Axel Cesare on google I sent a report to axel.cesare@radiofrance.com and within minutes I received a nice QSL.

France Bleu Breiz Izel Brest F 93.0 MHz

France Bleu Breiz Izel has a powerful transmitter in Brest with 150 kW. Logged now and then here in Ornskoldvik. QSL via Facebook.

10/27/14

Radio Helax Ostrava CZE 93.7 MHz

Verification via Facebook. I was recommended to check http://www.abradio.cz/radio/32/helax-937/ for better reception of Radio Helax Dance Music Station, I thought my recording was pretty good!

10/24/14

Virgin Radio Tours F 96.1 MHz

QSL via Facebook where I had a chat with their DJ.

Radio Drechtstadt Dordrecht HOL 95.7 MHz

Radio Drechtstad is the local radio station for Dordrecht. They transmit with 355 eatts with their antenna on the roof of the Dordrecht City Hall. My report was sent via the contact form on their home page and was verified by Pascal Kusters.

10/21/14

Rádio Sever Žilina / Krížava SVK 94.5 MHz

I sent a report on Facebook and received a "Like" on their timeline but also a personal message confirming my reception.

FM4 Bruck AUT 102.1 MHz

When I heard FM4 they carried News in English after identification in both English and German. My reception was verified by Jenny via Facebook.

10/20/14

Heart South Wales Cardiff G 105.4 MHz

I used their contact form for my report and got an almost instant reply from Gareth Setter
Managing Editor ­ Global South Wales.

10/17/14

Ö2 Radio Tirol Innsbruck AUT 96.4 MHz

My reception was verified by Jaqueline Hirsch at the Public Relations Department.

10/15/14

Radio Margherita Milano I 89.5 MHz

My reception was verified by the staff via Facebook.

10/14/14

Smooth FM Northwest Winter Hill G 100.4 MHz

Programme director Jamie Griffiths apreciated my report and gave a detailed description of the content of my report: The announcer is our weekday afternoon presenter Paul Phear - it's remarkable to hear an FM transmission from over 1600km away.

Nation Hits! Kelvey Hills Wales G 102.1 MHz

This station is owned by Town and Country Broadcasting. Martin Mumford is their managing director. He verified my reception in a nice email. He also cinfirmed my reception of Radio Cerdigion 97.4 and Radio Carmartenshire 97.1 MHZ owned by the same company.

RBS Strasbourgh F 91.9 MHz

Stephane Bossler Directeur d'antenne was very enthusiastic when he confirmed my July 22 reception of Radio Bienvenue Strasbourg, RBS. In a separete mail Frédéric Président of RBS writes:

I'm Frédéric president of radio RBS. Radio RBS is a community radio this 1979. We are in Strasbourg and we transmet on 91.9 FM around the departement of Bas-Rhin in Alsace (France).
It's amazing that you were able to pick us from Sweden ! What equipment do you use ?
We know that many people watching around the world via our website: http://radiorbs.com but it's was the first time with FM !

West FM Givran G 97.5 MHz

This is a 150 watts relay station to their main transmitter on 96.7 MHz. Reception verified by presenter Alan Shaw.

10/13/14

Radio Néo Paris F 95,2 MHz

This is a station promoting new music and new artists. "Radio Néo est une radio FM et une webradio qui a pour volonté d'offrir un programme musical différent, ouvert aux nouveaux artistes de la scène française ou issus de l'espace francophone". QSL via Facebook.