Radio Chaski - Peru
logs edited for clarity
All times UTC
5980.00 kHz,
Radio Chaski, Cusco, 1234-1340. Heard on Jan 16, 2013 Quechua and Spanish music with religious
temas. Station identification as, “Por Radio Chaski.. región
Inca.” Music to a phone number mentioned (084) 509748. I made a call and was answered
by pastor Valentín Quispe, who informed me that this test transmission now for
a month is at 1000-1500 and 1700-2200 .
Postal address is: Alameda Pachacutec D-5,
Cusco. The station is within the same tempel alongside Urgiha Park. Telephones: 084-509748 and cellular 9848-95084. This is
a stationed owned by the chain Radio Integridad in Lima 700kHz broadcasting in
Quechua and after 1400 in Spanish. The transmission site is in the Urubamba
Valley, SINPO 44444. (Arrunátegui).
Also heard at 2259, Jan 26, with a nice ID, just before BBC signs on at *2300.
You can listen to the signal received in Engelholm here: www.thomasn.sverige.net/5980-130126-2259z-Radio_Chaski.mp3
. Also heard at 2315-0020, Jan 26 and 27 with nice recorded ID at 0000: ”Radio
Chaski”. A reception report was sent to them and I (Nilsson) got a reply
stating among others: "You are correct that Radio Chaski has not been on
the air for very long. We began transmissions in November of last year. The
station had not been on the air for many years, but with a new solid-state
transmitter, we began transmissions once again. I believe you are the first
international listener to contact us". The email was signed by Bruce
Maddux. (Nilsson and Perry in DXplorer). Also
heard at 0035, Jan 28, with acceptable signal. The station has this homepage: www.bmmcusco.org/RadioChaski/
. I sendt an e-mail report attaching an audio file to missionary Bruce
Maddux, but three hours later I received an e-QSL from the station
manager Valentin Quispe H (at vaquime24@hotmail.com ). He confirmed
the morning local Quechua
transmission at 1000-1500, while Red Radio Integridad is
relayed at 2200-0100. (Rodríguez)
(DSWCI/DX Window 472/06 Feb 2013)
(photo/Radio Chaski/Quechua Radio Announcer and Technician)