{"id":53076,"date":"2022-06-20T10:03:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T14:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=53076"},"modified":"2022-06-20T10:03:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T14:03:04","slug":"bbc-midwinter-broadcast-frequencies-and-schedule-june-21-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/bbc-midwinter-broadcast-frequencies-and-schedule-june-21-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Midwinter Broadcast Frequencies and Schedule: June 21, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Richard Langley, who shares the following note from Alan Pennington via the WoR io group:<\/strong><\/p>\n

BBC Antarctic Midwinter broadcast – June 21 frequencies confirmed
\nFrom: Alan Pennington<\/p>\n

Thanks to Dave Passey at Woofferton who has just confirmed to me the frequencies for the BBC Antarctic Midwinter broadcast tomorrow, Tuesday 21st June, at 2130-2200 UTC:<\/p>\n

“Following the test transmissions, the 6035kHz from DHA has been closed out, leaving just the three:<\/p>\n

7305 ASC
\n9505 WOF
\n12065 WOF<\/p>\n

You are correct that there will only be one transmission on Shortwave at 2130UTC. “<\/p>\n

(in the UK, the programme is also on BBC WS on DAB at 2130 UTC, 2230 BST. This is probably a slightly shorter edition though: 2132-2200, so best to listen on shortwave!)<\/p>\n

This from BBC’s Media site:<\/p>\n

The BBC\u2019s unique annual broadcast to Antarctica, featuring music and messages.<\/p>\n

The Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast is unlike anything else on the BBC World Service. Every year, we make this special programme for just 32 listeners: the team of scientists and support staff isolated at British research stations in the Antarctic midwinter.<\/p>\n

Presented by Cerys Matthews, the programme features messages from family and friends at home as well as music requests from Antarctica. For decades it has been part of the traditional midwinter celebrations.<\/p>\n

For the staff living at three British Antarctic Survey research stations (Rothera, Bird Island and South Georgia), and at other national bases across the frozen continent, midwinter is a special time. With no sunlight, Antarctica is at its coldest and those stationed on the frozen continent face months of total isolation.<\/p>\n

Midwinter celebrations at the British research stations include a feast, exchange of presents, watching the 1982 horror film The Thing (where an alien monster terrorises an Antarctic base) and listening to the BBC\u2019s Midwinter Broadcast.<\/p>\n

As ever, this year\u2019s programme includes recorded messages from family and friends of the winterers, music requests from the personnel in Antarctica, and appearances from special guests.<\/p>\n

A Boffin Media production produced by Martin Redfern for the BBC World Service<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/mediacentre\/proginfo\/2022\/25\/antarctic-midwinter-broadcast<\/a><\/p>\n

73, Alan Pennington<\/p>\n

Many thanks for sharing this, Richard!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We will once again ask that listeners across the globe share their recordings here on the SWLing Post<\/em>. We will post details in a separate post!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley, who shares the following note from Alan Pennington via the WoR io group: BBC Antarctic Midwinter broadcast – June 21 frequencies confirmed From: Alan Pennington Thanks to Dave Passey at Woofferton who has just confirmed to me the frequencies for the BBC Antarctic Midwinter broadcast tomorrow, Tuesday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,651,43],"tags":[9855,3892],"class_list":["post-53076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-schedules-and-frequencies","category-shortwave-radio","tag-2022-antarctic-bbc-midwinter-broadcast","tag-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-dO4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53025,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/today-transmission-tests-for-the-2022-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast\/","url_meta":{"origin":53076,"position":0},"title":"Today: Transmission tests for the 2022 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast","author":"Thomas","date":"June 14, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley, who writes: Hi Thomas: According to a posting on the WoR io group, the frequencies for the 21 June broadcast won't be finalised until after the test transmissions, but the latter have now been scheduled. 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