Friday, January 06, 2023

Encore-Classical music from Radio Tumbril

 

Dear Listener,
Regular Broadcast times of Encore are:
02:00 - 03:00 UTC Friday 5850 kHz WRMI to US
11:00 - 12:00 UTC Saturday 6070 AND 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
 
Repeated:
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 7730 & 5850 kHz WRMI to Europe US and Canada
17:00 – 18:00 UTC Sunday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
22:00 - 23:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
03:00 - 04:00 UTC Monday 5950 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland. (touch of seasonal RTTY on the lower sideband. Suggest notch out or use USB.)
20:00 – 21:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
  
Some additions to the website:
The Encore website is http://www.tumbril.co.uk where you will find:
Important information about the funding of Encore - Radio Tumbril.
Up-to-date transmission times and frequencies.
The playlists for the most recent programs, and an email ink. 
 
Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL cards are welcome.
 
This Week's Program - (First broadcast on Friday by WRMI at 0200 UTC on 5850, and then Channel 292 on Saturday at 11:00 UTC on 6070 and 9670 kHz):

Starts with a few choice extracts from Mendelssohn's Elijah. After that - The Chairman Dances by John Admas, and Tavel Notes 2 by the film composer Richard Rodney Bennett.


Part of a double bass Quartet in D Major follows on, and the program finishes with some Piano music from Chopin, and the overture from The Bartered Bride by Smetana.
 
Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.
A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is: http://kiwisdr.com/public/  Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.
 
Thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril - and thank you for your support.
 
Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - http://www.tumbril.co.uk