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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Monitoring México on shortwave

All times UTC
4800, XERTA, Radio Transcontinental de América, México D. F., 0506-0604, Jul 01, 06 and 12. Religious talks and hymns in Spanish "El amor de Dios", SINPO 25322. (Méndez). Also fading out 1230, Jul 02 with music; 0930, Jul 08 carrier only. (Wilkner)

6010, Radio Mil, México D. F., 0453-0710, Jul 12, Latin American songs, Spanish ID: "Radio Mil". From *0500 interference from Radio Nederland en 6015 and from *0600 interference from Radio Habana Cuba en 6010. At 0702 Radio Mil back, SINPO 12321. (Méndez)

6104.74, XEQM, RASA, Mérida, 0230-0257, Jul 14. Music, Spanish shouting announcement, weak-moderate signal but hard to understand. Subsequent monitoring this frequency around the same time, but only on Jul 15 I heard a weak signal with ID “Candela.” Other days the station was not audible. By the way, in 1977 I visited the station which still is located at the same address in Mérida. Now after 32 years, I was able to hear the station in the Netherlands ! (Van Arnhem). Just a weak carrier noted on 6104.75 at 0215-0245, Jul 21, with no audio. (Petersen). Also heard at 0514-0559, Jul 06, 07, 08, 09 and 12, phone-in and songs in Spanish, "Llámenos para conocernos", "Envía la palabra…", telephone number, "A través de la FM", song "Y quién es él" by José Luis Perales, locutor, "OK, OK, número de teléfono...", "Hola, buenas noches, llamen al ...53...., "Candela", "Hola, son ustedes tan buenos, tan gentiles", "Ahorita", signal best in LSB, 14321 variando a SINPO 44322. At *0559 started BBC with French on 6105. (Méndez). Also heard in Florida at 0935-1105, Jul 08 and 10, music and talk in Spanish over barnyard sounds, a series of canned advertisements, the signal fades in and out from good to poor. (Bolland and Wilkner)

6185, Radio Educación, México, D. F., 0600-0640, Jul 03 and 12. Classical music, program preview, ID: "Los programas de Radio Educación especialmente dedicados a fortalezer la cultura", SINPO 34433. (Méndez)
(DX Window # 381/DSWCI)