kW non-dir to NE/ME Kurdish1630-1700 4810 ERV 050 kW non-dir to NE/ME Yezidi1700-1715 4810 ERV 050 kW non-dir to NE/ME Turkish1715-1745 4810 ERV 050 kW non-dir to NE/ME Azeri1745-1815 4810 ERV 050 kW non-dir to NE/ME Farsi1815-1845 4810 ERV 050 kW non-dir to NE/ME Arabic(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 23)ASCENSION ISL/UAE/U.K. BBC British Antarctic Midwinter Special 21 June,and here's a press info coming from BAS<https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/midwinters-day-2017/><https://www.bas.ac.uk/for-staff/><https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/sites-and-facilities/>(Harald Kuhl DL1ABJ, BrDXC-UK ng June 21)Reminder the BBC BAS midwinter's day broadcast to Antarctica is scheduledtomorrow Wednesday 21 June at 2130 UT, presumably on 3 of the frequenciestested last week, i.e. 7360, 6035, and 5985 kHz. {not 7230 kHz}(Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK ng)Martin hat die Frequenzen ausgewaehlt,It will be on 5985 kHz from WOF, 7360 kHz from ASC & 6035 kHz from DHA-UAENo broadcast on 7230 kHz. Regards Martin, 2E1EKXand RR to be send to<transmissiontest -at- gmail.com>to Martin Goulding-WOF_2E1EKX, chief technician at Woofferton-UK.David Porter_WOF_G4OYX wird darauf den QSL Schreibverkehr wahrnehmen.(June 21)5985, June 21 at 2150 UT check, VG signal from BBCWS mid-winter special,Woofferton site as heard via University Enschede Twente remote SDR inNetherlands, family greeting. Didn't even try for it direct here on any ofthree frequencies. Richard Langley, NB, will be archiving his recording ofthe whole thing, accessible to dxld yg members.(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and dxld June 21)Sowohl auf 5985 kHz von WOF, 7360 kHz von ASC, und 6035 kHz von DHA-UAEgut seit 2130 UT zu hoeren.(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, <http://ratzer.at><http://remotedx.wordpress.com> June 21)BBC World Service Midwinter's Day program, June 215985 kHz good, 6035 kHz weak, 7360 kHz fair in Sofia, Bulgaria.(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)In Bologna Italy 5985 fair to good, 7360 weak, 6035 nil.A Bologna 5985 discreto, buoni picchi; 7360 debole.Grundig WR5408 PLL, antenna stilo.(Stefano Valianti-ITA, bclnews June 21)Re: BBC British Antarctic Midwinter Special 21 June"Will archive later." - -Archived here:<https://shortwavearchive.com/archive/bbc-world-service-annual-antarctic-midwinter-broadcast-june-21-2017>and here;<https://archive.org/details/BBCWSBASAnnualMidwinterBroadcast5.985and7.360MHz21June20172130UTC>(Richard Langley-NB-CAN, dxld June 24)Midwinter's Day 2017 21 June, 2017 News storiesAs darkness cloaks Antarctica, science and support staff wintering acrossthe white continent will today celebrate Midwinter's Day - the shortestday in the Austral winter. With some staff experiencing 24-hour darkness,this day represents a turning point where the return of the sun gets evercloser.Aurora Australis looking south from Rothera Point in Antarctica [caption}In a tradition that goes back to the days of Scott and Shackleton, BASstaff at Rothera, Bird Island and King Edward Point Research Stations,will celebrate with a festive meal and exchange gifts. Prime MinisterTheresa May has sent a letter congratulating BAS staff on the achievementsof this year, and wishing them a happy Midwinter's Day.A highlight, which brings family and friends closer, is listening to theBBC World Service's annual Midwinter's Day broadcast. This year'sprogramme is presented by radio DJ Cerys Matthews of BBC6 Music and willinclude personal greetings to everyone working at BAS's research stations.The world-class polar research carried out by BAS scientists continuesthroughout the year, so festivities must fit around ongoing science andmaintenance tasks. Some of the fun activities this year include "WinterOlympics", breakfast in bed served by station leaders, and exchanginghome-made gifts with each other.(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and dxld June 21)BBC World Service English program t e