{"id":57062,"date":"2023-06-21T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T04:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=57062"},"modified":"2023-06-21T07:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T11:30:09","slug":"help-record-the-2023-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-today-june-21-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/help-record-the-2023-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-today-june-21-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Help record the 2023 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast today (June 21, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13662\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble.jpg 650w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>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>. The BBC plays music requests and sends special messages to the small team located at various Antarctic research stations. Each 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> today and share it here on the SWLing Post. Details on this below.<\/p>\n<h1>Time and frequencies<\/h1>\n<p>Our intrepid contributor, Richard Langley, reports:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><strong>According to a posting on Glenn Hauser\u2019s World of Radio IO group, the following frequencies are confirmed for the broadcast on 21 June [at 21:30 UTC]:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>7255 kHz Dhabbaya 250 kW<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>12005 kHz Woofferton 300 kW<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>13810 kHz Woofferton 250 kW<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>(Ascension relay \u2013 not being used)<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m especially fond of this broadcast as it always falls on my birthday and it&#8217;s always fun capturing this unique DX!<\/p>\n<h1>Share your recording and notes with us!<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53184\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tecsun-PL-330-BBC-Midwinter-Antarctica-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Comment with your recording!<\/h1>\n<p><strong>During the Midwinter broadcast, I will publish a dedicated post where you can comment and include links to audio and video of your 2023 Midwinter Broadcast recordings.<\/strong> When this post is available, I will link to it here. This will allow you to post your logs and recordings at your convenience without my availability becoming the bottleneck.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So that there&#8217;s no confusion, I&#8217;ve turned off comments on <em>this<\/em> post<\/strong> so that comments are left on the appropriate article.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the format I&#8217;d like you to leave in your comment of the dedicated post:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Name:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Listening location:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Notes: <\/strong><em>(Include frequencies and any details about your receiver and antenna.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Link to audio or video: <\/strong><em>(YouTube, Vimeo, Internet Archive, SoundCloud, etc.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Video and Audio Recordings<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elecraft-KX2-Zoom-H2N-Midwinter-Broadcast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26640\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elecraft-KX2-Zoom-H2N-Midwinter-Broadcast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elecraft-KX2-Zoom-H2N-Midwinter-Broadcast.jpg 848w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elecraft-KX2-Zoom-H2N-Midwinter-Broadcast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elecraft-KX2-Zoom-H2N-Midwinter-Broadcast-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Elecraft-KX2-Zoom-H2N-Midwinter-Broadcast-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a>There is no way to directly upload audio in your comments, however, you can link to the recordings if you upload them to the Internet Archive (which I&#8217;d highly recommend) or any of the video streaming services&#8211;like YouTube and Vimeo&#8211;or audio services like SoundCloud.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a photo you&#8217;d like to include in your comment, send me an email from the same address you used in your comment. I&#8217;ll manually post the image at the top of your comment when time allows.<\/p>\n<p>As with each year, I&#8217;ll make sure the BAS team and the BBC receive a link with all of your recordings!<\/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. The BBC plays music requests and sends special messages to the small team located at various Antarctic research stations. Each year, the thirty minute show is guaranteed to be quirky, nostalgic, and certainly a DX-worthy catch! 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Time to tune into one of the most unique broadcasts transmitted by the BBC World Service: the Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica. If you have confirmed the 2023 frequency details, please share them in the comments. 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Ahead of this, two frequencies will be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-e1561117722151.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-e1561117722151.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-e1561117722151.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-e1561117722151.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13739,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/thanks-for-recording-the-2015-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast\/","url_meta":{"origin":57062,"position":2},"title":"Thanks for recording the 2015 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast!","author":"Thomas","date":"June 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to those of you who made\u00a0a video or audio recording of your reception of the 2015\u00a0BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast. I'm\u00a0putting together a post with all of the recordings to publish by mid-week.\u00a0If you haven't yet sent in your recording, please do so today! Simply contact me\u00a0with a link\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1024px-Antarctica_6400px_from_Blue_Marble.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38277,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/reminder-help-record-the-2019-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":57062,"position":3},"title":"Reminder: Help record the 2019 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast today","author":"Thomas","date":"June 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-1024x681.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-1024x681.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halleywinter-BAS-Antarctica-Survey-1024x681.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13713,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/reminder-help-record-the-2015-bbc-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":57062,"position":4},"title":"Reminder: Help record the 2015 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast today!","author":"Thomas","date":"June 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"As a reminder:\u00a0I\u2019m calling on all SWLing Post\u00a0readers and shortwave radio listeners to make a short recording (say, 30-60 seconds) of the BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast and share it\u00a0here at the Post (frequencies and time below). 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