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Thursday, January 11, 2024

Encore classical music schedules and information from Radio Tumbril

 


Regular Broadcast times of Encore By WRMI and Channel 292 are:
02:00 - 03:00 UTC Friday 5850 kHz WRMI to US
20:00 - 21:00 UTC Friday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe
11:00 - 12:00 UTC Saturday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe (Channel 292 off air)
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz WRMI to US and Canada
18:00 - 19:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe (Channel 292 off air)
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, the east coast of the US and Iceland. (Sometimes RTTY on the lower sideband. Suggest notch out or use USB.)
 
Antenna problems and injury at Channel 292 - off air until February.
Encore wishes Rainer Ebeling a speedy recovery and looks forward to the reinstatement of the excellent service from 292.
 
 Some Things to see on The Encore Website:
The Encore website is www.tumbril.co.uk where you will find:
Important information about funding of Encore - Radio Tumbril.
Up-to-date transmission times and frequencies.
The playlists for the most recent programs.
An email link.
Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL cards are welcome.
 
WRMI and Channel 292 are very generous with their air-time but Encore still costs around 100 Dollars/Euros a month to broadcast. If you can - please send a small contribution to help Encore keep going.
 
(Please don't be put off by the POWR security wall when using the PAYPAL button - it is a harmless requirement of WIX the website hosting service.)
 
THIS FORTNIGHT"S PROGRAM - (First broadcast this FRIDAY 12th January) by WRMI at 0200 UTC on 5850, (and 2000 UTC on 15770) and then Channel 292 on SATURDAY (13th January) at 11:00 UTC on 9670 kHz) (Channel 292 off air):
Starts with a piece for piano and Cello by contemporary Rachel Portman, some late Renaissance church music from Orlandud de Lassus, and a piece for four hands at the piano by Turkish composer Fazil Say.
After that - Caught in the Treetops by Charlotte Bray,Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 2, and Suite Symphonique by George Chadwick.

The Program ends with The Vapours - an experimental art music piece by Anna Meredith.
 
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 - www.tumbril.co.uk
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