As per news circulating in many BCDX social media platforms, British Broadcasting Cooporation(BBC)'s Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast for 2026 will be on June 2ist during 2130-2200utc (Sunday) on shortwave on the following frequencies viz.
9460 kHz(via Woofferton), 9510kHz(via Ascension) & on 12070kHz(via Woofferton).
The broadcast will be also available on DAB in UK & also online at
The BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast is a special annual half hour program by BBC World Service for scientists and other staff working at the British Stations in the Antarctic isolated in harsh winter condition. It is aired on June 21st coinciding with the midwinter solstice in Antarctica.The program features interviews, music requests, messages to family members & friends etc.The program also includes a specially recorded message from the the British monarch.
More information about the history of BBC's Annual Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast, here is a useful link.....
I like to share story of my so far the sole attempt to listen to this BBC's Annual Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast from 2018 i.e. 8 years back...........Which was posted on this blog.
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My First Ever Attempt On BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast
BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast for 2018 was heard here in my QTH on three frequencies( as per lastest update posted on mt-shortwave.blogspot.com) 5985kHz & 9890kHz (via Woofferton) and 7360kHz via Ascension Islands on )June 21st (of 2018).
RX:Grundig Yacht Boy 400
ANT:Cu WIRE 78' Length 30' Height With COAX LEADIN
Geographical Location of Reception Place(Abhayapuri):
Longitude:26º18´20´´North
Latitude:90º37´50´´East
And the signal was audible on 5985kHz & 9890kHz.And the reception (the signal strength )was better on 9890kHz than 5985kHz.The fading was there on both frequencies.
And on 7360kHz there was heavy noise plus perhaps sideband splatter & very very difficult to pick up the audio contents.
Here is the link to the audio recorded on 5985kHz from 2129utc:
The link to the audio recorded on 9890kHz from 2134utc
The link to the audio recorded on 7360kHz from 2138utc
The link to the audio recorded on 9890kHz at 2142utc
and finally the link to the audio recorded on 9890kHz from 2159utc:
And this is my first attempt to listen to BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast & very glad that I could pick up the signals.
My special thanks goes to the two DX News Source Wolfgang Büschel, Germany's WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News and Shortwave Central Blog (mt-shortwave.blogspot.com) for latest update on BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast for 2018.
My special mention goes to My DX friend from New Delhi Mr.Alokesh Gupta(VU3BSE), who's previous loggings of BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast is always an inspirtation for me.
Source:
https://gkcalling.blogspot.com/2018/06/my-first-ever-attempt-on-bbc-antarctic.html)
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More observations//monitoring reports etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)
