Friday, February 12, 2010

Blog Logs - South America

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on *sign-off

Argentina
11710 and 15345, RAE, Radiodifusion Argentina al Exterior is again active on these SW frequencies from Jan 22, 2010.This was confirmed today by the Director of RAE through a personal e-mail to me. The tube has been bought in USA and is in use now, with the General Electric transmitter. The station has been inactive since Oct 27, 2009. (Barrera, Jan 25). The news was also reported by Bueschel and Koie.

Bolivia
4699.98, Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, 2245-0115, Jan 21, 22, 23, 26 and 27, Spanish religious talk, mentioning "Santa Maria", songs, mentioned Santa Clara and Santa Cruz; back on the air and booming in ! SINPO 35333. (Bernardini, Petersen and Wilkner). Also heard on 4699.95 at 0930 on Jan 25, but on Jan 27 at 1030-1045 on 4700, .." en Bolivia hoy". (Wilkner)

Brazil
4805.02, Radio Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus, AM, 2220-2340, Jan 22, 25 and 26, Portuguese discussion with jingles, SINPO 34434, interference via Voice of China 4800(Petersen)

4885, R Clube do Pará, Belém, PA, 2205-2210, Jan 25, Brasilian song, 34332-3 (Mille)

4925.2, Radio Educação Rural, Tefé, AM, 0008-0010, Jan 21, Portuguese, SINPO 25332 (Mille)

4985, Radio Brasil Central, Goainia, GO, 2258-0016, Jan 21 and 27, football live "gooooal!", talk, SINPO 25332. (Mille and Wilkner)

5045.00, Radio Cultura do Pará, Belém, PA, 2050-0225, Jan 21, 23, 24 and 27, Portuguese excited football report, 2103 ID: "Rádio Cultura", pop songs, SINPO 35333 (Bernardini, Mille and Petersen)

5940, Voz Missionaria, Camboriú, SC (tent.), 0518-0630, Jan 23, Portuguese sermon and religious songs, SINPO 23322. (Robic)

5970, Radio Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 0123, Jan 21, sport football game, fair. (Bernardini)

6009.96, Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 0118, Jan 21, sport: "Gooooooooool", weak. (Bernardini)

6070, Radio Capital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 0147, Jan 28, male evangelist in Portuguese, alleluia’s, crowd response, slightly distorted audio, fair. (Bell)

9695, Radio Rio Mar, Manaus, AM, *1100-1115, Jan 23, opening ann, ID: "Radio Rio Mar, Manaos", temperature: "Máxima 32º, mínina 25º", "Sete horas na Amazonia", ann: "Radio Rio Mar, compromiso", "Sete horas un minuto", advs, another ID: "Radio Rio Mar, onda media..., ondas curtas, 9695 kHz, faixa de 31 metros y 6160 kHz, faixa de 49 metros, Radio Rio Mar, Manaus, Amazonia, Brasil", 24322. Heard earlier on Jan 30 at 1009-1025, Brazilian songs, news, SINPO 23322. (Méndez)

Colombia
5910, Marfil Estereo, Lomalinda, 2355-0045 and 0925-0936, Jan 18, 23 and 29 usual Latin American songs, SINPO 23332. (Bernardini, Méndez and Mille)

Peru
4746.94, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2245-2330, Jan 22, 23 and 27, Spanish talks and Andean pop songs, SINPO 25332. (Petersen)

4789.94, Radio Visión, Chiclayo (p), 0235-0515, Jan 20, 22, 24 and 30, Spanish talks with musical interludes, religious talk and shouting from audience, hymns by choir, "Ave Maria" mentioned, nice ID at 0454 and again at 0500, preaching, 24332 slight CODAR QRM. (D’Angelo and Petersen). Also heard at 0937-0948, Jan 23, religious hymns and predicts, SINPO 14321. (Méndez)

6047.11, Radio Santa Rosa, Lima (tentative), 0936-0940, Jan 29, there is a carrier on this frequency which is probably Santa Rosa. Unfortunately, I cannot hear any audio at this time. Possibly the station has not come on the air yet? Regardless, I thought I would post this carrier for continuity. Incidentally, the carrier is poor. Checked back at 1034. The carrier was still on the air, but no audio could be heard. (Bolland)

Uruguay
5785v, Emissora Chaná, Tacuarembó, 0147-0209, Jan 20, ID “Emissora Chaná…Uruguay”, advs with music, 0154 local music selections, 0204 more advs with music, SINPO 35533 (Otávio)

6045 USB, Radio Sarandi, Montevideo, 2315, Jan 21, animated discussion in Spanish, telephone numbers, ID at 2340. It seems the ID is often a male speaker with quite a bassy voice which does not carry well on the weak signal. Accent in “Sarandi” appears to be on the second syllable. (Bell)
(DSWCI/DX Window 395)