{"id":43969,"date":"2020-06-21T14:12:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T18:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=43969"},"modified":"2020-06-22T08:16:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T12:16:59","slug":"reminder-help-record-the-2020-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-today-june-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/reminder-help-record-the-2020-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-today-june-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Help record the 2020 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast today (June 21)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_38278\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-e1561117722151.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38278\" class=\"size-large wp-image-38278\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-38278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Halley VI Research Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica (Source: British Antarctic Survey Team)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Every year, the BBC broadcasts a special program to the scientists and support staff in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.antarctica.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">British Antarctic Survey Team<\/a>.\u00a0The BBC plays\u00a0music requests and sends special messages to the small team of 40+ located at various Antarctic research stations.\u00a0Each year, the thirty minute show is guaranteed to be quirky, nostalgic, and certainly a DX-worthy catch!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/listening-across-the-globe-2016-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast\/\">After successful listener events from years past<\/a>, I\u2019m once again calling on all\u00a0<em>SWLing Post\u00a0<\/em>readers and shortwave radio listeners to make a short recording (say, 30-60 seconds) of the\u00a0<strong>BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast<\/strong>\u00a0today and share it\u00a0here at the\u00a0<em>Post.<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Important: Time and frequencies<\/h1>\n<p><strong>There has been some confusion about the broadcast time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trusted DXers have reported the time as <strong>21:30 UTC<\/strong>&#8211;this is the time when the broadcast has taken place in years past, no doubt coinciding with events at the BAS bases in Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/w3ct0vz4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The BBC website has reported the broadcast time as 21:30 BST<\/a> which would equate to 20:30 UTC.<\/p>\n<p>I will listen at both times, but perhaps this is when the BBC are to broadcast the stream online? Likely a mistake on their part.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to\u00a0<em>SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0contributor, Richard Langley, who confirms the three frequencies the BBC plan to use this year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5790 kHz from Woofferton UK<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>7360 kHz from Woofferton UK<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>9580 kHz from Ascension Island<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recording the Midwinter Broadcast has become an\u00a0<em>SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0community tradition!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/help-record-the-2020-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-on-june-21\/\">Read our previous post for more details<\/a>. We will also publish a reminder on June 21, prior to the broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m especially fond of this broadcast as it always falls on my birthday and&#8211;this year&#8211;Father&#8217;s day as well!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you would like to participate in our BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast recording event, <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/help-record-the-2020-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-on-june-21\/\">please read our original post<\/a> which includes all relevant details.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, the BBC broadcasts a special program to the scientists and support staff in the\u00a0British Antarctic Survey Team.\u00a0The BBC plays\u00a0music requests and sends special messages to the small team of 40+ located at various Antarctic research stations.\u00a0Each year, the thirty minute show is guaranteed to be quirky, nostalgic, and certainly a DX-worthy catch! 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