Blog Logs - South America

wonder what DXers are hearing south of the border ? Enjoy this sampling of logs from the Danish Shortwave DX Club

All times UTC

Bolivia

Spanish
3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cotapachi, 0955-1028, Jan 12 and 14. Drama in Spanish and talks in Quechua with some rustic vocals. Nice ID over flute music at 1021 as well as some other announcement. Signal poor to fair. (D’Angelo/FCDX and Bolland)

4409.83, Radio Eco, Reyes, 2300-0005, Jan 04, 05, 09 and 16. Bolero beat with Andean flute music and DJ in Spanish, 0000 Spanish announcement, then seems messages service from listeners. Stronger than usual, 25322-34332. (Otávio, Petersen and Wilkner)

4451.2, Radio Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Yacuma. Daily 2310 to sign off, Spanish mention of Santa Ana and the exchange rate for dollar/Boliviano. Station ID: "...en esta ondas de Radio Santa Ana...", presenting the usual program: El Mensajero de la Mosquitania. ID: "...RSA...". SINPO 34332. (Otávio, Rodriguez and Wilkner)

4716.70, Radio Yatun Ayllu Yura, Yura, 0225-0235, Jan 12. Spanish announcement and shouting, Bolivian songs. SINPO 23322. Utility interference in conversation. (Petersen)

4796.5, Radio Lipez, Uyuni, 2334-2345, Jan 09, mentioned activities of the Bolivian Federation. Sent greetings to listeners in Ecuador, Peru and even Colombia! Poor signal. (Rodriguez)

4865, Radio Logos, Santa Cruz (tentative), 0110-0220, Jan 10. Heavily disturbed by Brazilian Radio Alvorada and Verdes Florestas. But one positive ID. HCJB programming, but presented the programme “La Hora Adventista” and IDed this satellite channel. 0200 the program: “Gracia con nosotros”. (Rodriguez)

6134.8, Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 2202-2218, Jan 10, "....no importa cuan lejos estes Radio Santa Cruz siempre te acompaña ..." initial ann of program: El Maestro en casa del IRFA. Message from the Bolivian Administration of Carreteras, "...contigo esta en cada momento Radio Santa Cruz, la mejor radio de esta tierra oriental....". Mentioned FM 92.3 and web at http://www.radiosantacruz.com.bo/ . (Rodriguez). Also heard at 0933-1100, Jan 10, Spanish conversation and music, signal is threshold and has a heterodyne covering it from a Brazilian station. (Bolland)

Brazil
Portuguese

3365, Radio Cultura, Araraquara, SP, 0003-0014, Jan 14, Portuguese (translated) "... Good night, here is the Culture Radio, this is only successful .. Radio Cultura 67 years, the Radio City .. a broadcast of the Integrated Radio Rober to Montoro, Araraquara, São Paulo...". SINPO 43343. (Azevedo)

4805.02, Radio Dif. do Amazonas, Manaus, AM, 2330-2340, Jan 16, Portuguese fast talk. It is long time, since I have heard this station. SINPO 24232, QRM Voice of China 4800. (Petersen)

4845.25, Radio Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus, AM, 2235-0119, Jan 08 and 14, Portuguese announcement, Brazilian music and songs. SINPO 25222. Mauritania was off the air. (Bernardini and Petersen)

4865, Radio Alvorada, Londrina, PR, 2303-2307, Jan 14, Portuguese ID (translated) "... The Alvorada Radio, he joined the Network Militia SAT ...". SINPO 32232. (Azevedo)

4885, Radio Clube do Pará, Belém, PA, 0652-0715, Jan 17, Portuguese talk. Brazilian songs, SINPO 24322. (Méndez)

4894.9, Radio Novo Tempo, Campo Grande, MS (tentative), 0428-0536, Jan 10. Mainly soft musical programming with some Portuguese talks, no definitive ID heard, weak signal with deep fades. (D'Angelo)

4915, Radio Difusora, Macapa, AP, 0740-0850, Jan 07 and 15. Program of music and songs with Portuguese announcement, 0844 full and lengthy ID. SINPO 35433. (Cody and Méndez)

6060, Super Radio Deus é Amor, Curitiba, PR (presumed), 2350-0003, Jan 16. Long religious talk in Portuguese before a live audience. Radio Habana Cuba opened its carrier just before midnight, but audio did not commence until 0001 covering the Brazilian which was fair until then. (D'Angelo)

Colombia
Spanish

6035.00, La Voz del Guaviare, San José del Guaviare, 2015-2035 and 0000-0120, Jan 06, 09, 13 and 19, reactivated after several months off the air on SW, not heard since Mar 2009. Musical programme, Spanish ID: "...desde Guaviare, La Voz del Guaviare 1180 AM HJFC emisora afiliada a RCN...", "...este es el programa numero uno de la radio en el Guaviare
Fiesta RCN, RCN Voz del Guaviare, disfrute de los grandes exitos y las mejores orquestas, los ritmos que nos ponen a bailar y gozar, la verdadera fiesta de la radio esta en RCN Voz del Guaviare”, talks and jingles, 24332, QRM from 6040 and splashes from R Marti, Miami, 6030. (Bernardini, Petersen and Rodriguez)

Peru
Spanish

3329.47, Radio Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco, 1030-1100, Jan 15 and most days, Spanish comments. Tuning the signal in required notching out CHU's carrier and tuning Huallaga's signal in precisely to the smallest possible spot. At 1053 the signal mproved slightly and a female was heard commenting. At 1054 canned promos presented. (Bolland and Wilkner)

4746.9, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2305-0102*, Jan 05, 10, 11 and 16. Peruvian songs with bilingual ann, ID: "...Transmite esde Huanta, bella esmeralda de los Andes; Radio Huanta 2000 OAZ5D 4755 KHz onda corta; OCX5O 1160 Khz onda media y OCC5A 92.9 Mhz FM estereo...", then peruvian national hymn. SINPO 35433. (D’Angelo/FCDX, Cody, Petersen and Rodriguez)

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2250-2351, Jan 06 and 16. Iimpassioned talk in Spanish - seemed to be political. Station ID and several announcements. Peruvian vocals and more talk, SINPO 34333. (D'Angelo and Cody).

5024.90, Radio Quillabamba, Quillabamba, 1046-1100, Jan 14, I cannot really hear Quillabamba well, but with a few adjustments on the notch and tuning, some talk in Spanish can be heard under Rebelde. At 1051, Huaynos music is heard while Spanish comments on Rebelde. The signal was threshold. (Bolland)

5039.22, Radio Libertad, Junin, 1100, Spanish program. (Wilkner)

5120.39, Radio Ondas del Sur Oriente, Quillabamba, 1050-1120, Jan 09 and 14. Spanish comments and music, it was threshold, to say the least. (Bolland and Wilkner)

5939.3, Radio Melodia, Arequipa, 0103-0125, Jan 09. Peruvian melodies, 0115 program “Melodia en los Deportes” with report from a local football match, strong QRM from BBC on 5940. (Rodriguez)

6173.91, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco, 0050, Jan 09. Traditional songs in high pitch voice, male speakers in Spanish, many mentions of “pelota”, fair signal, but still no ID heard here. (Bell). Also heard at 1049-1100, Jan 12, sandwiched in between stations on 6170 and 6175, making for a difficult copy, noted Spanish comments. Still if Tawantinsuyo was not off frequency, I doubt, if I would be able to copy anything from it. At 1053 the signal suddenly disappears for a few
moments. Believe music is being broadcast at that time? Station had faded into the noise by the hour. (Bolland)

Uruguay
Spanish

5794,1; 5795,9; 5796,3; 5796,5; 5797,1 Emisora Chaná, Tacuarembó, 0115-0140, Jan 11. Various songs of romantic, tangos, zambas, many local ads in Spanish: “….Centro Estetico….”; “Semanario…..al servicio de Tacuarembó”; Provisión El Altillo, Herrería Cheché, Transporte Nahuel; Celulares 18; Taller Manzanito; Pilo Pelo, Taller 19, Diario El Avisador. Station identification as; “Emisora Chaná, Ciudad de Tacuarembó”. SINPO 35332. (Slaen). Cf. DX-Window No. 392. (Ed)

6045 USB, Radio Sarandi, Montevideo, 2323-2350, Jan 04. Predominant male and female in a eloquent Spanish talks, short music, seems advs, mentions of “Uruguay”. QRM, seems some distortion in audio, few words readable, 22432. Also heard at 0733-0743, Jan 16, male outside “movimento agrário”, mentions of “Montevideo, Uruguay” returning studio talks. QRM
resumed from KBS, some saturated audio, 32432. (Otávio). Also heard at 0210, Jan 10, pop songs, mainly Spanish, but including Bruce Springsteen “Glory Days” and Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling”; time checks and occasional canned IDs. Weak signal. QSL in 24 hours from Fernando Gopar saying the station was using 250 watts at the time (thanks to DX-Window and
Horacio Nigro for the info). Heard twice subsequently on 6045, no sign of Zimbabwe here recently. (Bell)
(DX Window # 394 via Anker Petersen)