"It's not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on" - Marilyn Monroe
RTW Waddinxveen is the local radio for Waddinveen, The Netherlands, a village 19 kilometers from my QTH. With 50 Watt they broadcast on 105.8 MHz. i sent my report to info@rtw.nl . Willy Klomp-Koel was so kind to confirm my report:
The first broadcast of RTW Waddinxveen was in 1987. As part of the strategy to move from local to bigger regional radio entities (see my earlier blog) RTW Waddinxveen is cooperating with other local radio stations in RTV Midden Holland.
Radio Castilla-La Mancha is a Spanish public radio station belonging to the Radiotelevisión de Castilla–La Mancha group , a company dependent on the autonomous government of Castile-La Mancha . It belongs to the Federation of Radio and Television Organizations of the Autonomies , a professional association that brings together the main regional public radio and television channels in the country.
I heard them during the July 1st, opening. Jesus Sanchez was so kind to confirm my reception report. Apart from identifying the station with PI code I received a traffic message for Toledo, Spain:
UPDATE: A strong Radio Castilla La Mancha station ID. I heard this one on 105.9 MHz, which has only a 350 Watt relay listed in Riópar, Castilla La Mancha:
On 92.0 MHz I heard COPE Madrid, Spain. Actually it was COPE Mas Madrid via a 2 kW relay transmitter in Villalbilla, 25 kms east of Madrid:
According to FM list I heard a COPE Más Madrid broadcast, but I heard an annoucement of both COPE Madrid and COPE Más (with the frequencies 106.3 and 94.8 for the Madrid transmitters):
COPE Madrid is Madrid’s leading generalist channel, with a broad focus on news, sports, and current affairs, strongly oriented towards the local community and sports enthusiasts.
COPE Más is a supplementary channel that places more emphasis on entertainment, lifestyle and cultural topics, often with a local and accessible approach.
My reception report was confirmed by Mrs. Beatriz Perez Otin, journalist, producer and presenter at COPE. Thank you Beatriz!
Radio Marca Sevilla is a radio station based in Sevilla, Spain, part of the Radio Marca network. The station is dedicated entirely to sports as witnessed by their slogan “El Deporte es Nuestro” (The Sport is Ours), which I clearly heard during my reception of the station:
The Radio Marca network started in 2001 with the newspaper Marca as its craddle. My reception report was confirmed in two emails from the technical department by mr. Pablo Arellono Mauleon and mr. Manuel Martinez Bravo. Thank you so much!
The picture below shows the Radio Marca network. Not really nation wide, but focussing on the bigger cities. The station in Sevilla on 94 MHz has a power of 1 kW.
During a nice opening towards Spain on July 1st one of the stations I picked up was COPE Andalucía. I did hear the regional COPE Andalucía ID, but not the more local Cordoba or Granada ID. And as the two 1 kW transmitters are only 100 kilometers apart it is difficult to say which location I received. Cordoba might be a bit more likely given the other stations I heard, but not by much.
Manuel Marin from the technical department in Granada was so kind to confirm my report.
Another nice catch during the June 18th SpE opening was Radio Andalucía Información on 91.6 MHz from Mijas, Spain. Mijas is an interesting spot as it hosts many transmitters and, more importantly, many stations that can be heard during SpE events. I sent my report to mnaharro@rtva.es . Manuel Garrido Fernández was so kind to confirm my report.
Radio Andalucía is part of RTVA (Radio TV Andalucia) which belongs to the Autonomous Government of Andalucía, so it is a public broadcaster. Another name for RTVA seems to be CanalSur, although maybe I’m missing some corporate legal details here.
I didn’t know Andalucia (or Andalusia) was an autonomous region like Catalonia. So once again: what a nice hobby we have as you learn so much!
Given fact it is a regional public broadcaster there is quite a bit of focus on the region. That means local information, coverage of the various festivals and sports includes bullfights typical for the region. And of course there is flamenco music as you can hear on the clip I recorded:
During the SpE opening to Spain on June 18th I picked up the ID of MuyBuena Radio from Benidorm on 98.3 MHz:
I sent my report to info@activafm.es and Ivi Venegas was so kind to send a confirmation.
MuyBuena is part of the Emisoras Musicales group which operates various networks in Spain. The MuyBuena network consists of relatively low power stations predominatly located along the Costa Blanca. With 2 kW the Benidorm transmitter is actually one of the stronger transmitters.
My first FM QSL from Portugal: M80 Rádio, broadcasting from Serra de Montejunto near Lisbon with 10 kW. Audible for about 15 minutes allowing me to identify a couple of songs and an ID.
M80 began broadcasting on January 18, 1993 in Spain as Radio 80 Serie Oro. In 1994, the name was changed to M80. In 2018 M80 Radio stopped broadcasting in the country, and was replaced by Los 40 Classic.
But in Portugal, where it started broadcasting in 2007, the station is still present with a solid nation wide coverage:
Radio Stad Montfoort, or RSM, is the local radio station from the little city of Montfoort, only 5 kilometers south of my QTH. Remco Kuijer was so kind to confirm my reception report. One of their programs is “Radio Bingo”. This game program is so popular that even from other provinces listeners participate by tuning in to their live stream.
When tropospheric conditions are not too unfavourable, Ici Nord, broadcasting with 130 KW on 94.7 MHz is an easy catch here in Woerden. Somehow my MP3 recording didn’t reach Alex at the PR desk but the details of my report were sufficient for an email confirmation:
Hello Peter,
I’m Alexander, i’m working for listeners relationship in ICI NORD radio ! Nous sommes honorés d’être écoutés depuis les Pays-Bas, votre pays est magnifique !
Je ne trouve pas votre enregistrement dans le mail, mais d’après ce que j’ai pu lire je peux vous confirmer qu’il s’agit bien de notre antenne ! La fréquence 94.7 est la plus forte de toutes nos antennes !
« Nous confirmons que Peter Reuderink a reçu Ici Nord, émettant depuis la région Nord-Pas-de-Calais, à Lille, en France sur 94.7 MHZ, le 20 mai à 8h 49 CEST »
Je vais vous faire parvenir quelques autocollants à ajouter à votre collection, ils datent d’avant le changement de marque ! Nous nous nommions avant janvier 2025 « France Bleu Nord » et nous sommes donc devenu « Ici Nord » cette année !
Bonne soirée à vous,
Alex
My first QSL for this station is from 1985 when it was still called Radio France “Fréquence Nord”. In 2000 the local radio stations from Radio Bleue and Radio France partnered and the station continued as France Bleu Nord. Since 2024 the France Bleu networks have been rebranded to “Ici”, with “Ici Nord” for this station.
UPDATE: Alex sent me some nice stickers via the mail which arrived a view days later. Thank you Alex!
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