Blog Logs - Monitoring South America

Recent monitoring from various SDR units in late July, from our secluded DX Cabin in the mountains of North Carolina.

All times UTC / frequency in kHz (kilohertz) // parallel frequency

Bolivia

6135, Radio Santa Cruz, 2332-0115. Very weak Spanish conversation at tune-in to Bolivian cumbia music. Station jingle to local time check and Andean pan flutes at 2338. heard from SDR Divinopolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Shifted to SDR Pardinho, São Paulo, Brazil for signal enhancement and SIO 444 at 2350. Station promo and Andean vocals. Full station identification “Radio Santa Cruz,” at 0000 including frequency/transmitting location. Public service announcement string. Still audible at 0115 recheck. Website: http://www.irfabolivia.org (SDR Divinopolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil/ SDR Pardinho, São Paulo, Brazil).

3310, Mosoj Chaski, 0053-0105. Lady’s vocals over rustic Bolivian pan flutes. Brief station reference to children’s singing. Quechua programming with phone-calls and station ID at 0100. Great music between talk, evening phone-calls, and personal messages to rural listeners. Station is from Cochabamba in the south-central highlands of Bolivia. Due to the station’s isolation, many of the local relay on Mosoj Chaski for personal messages, news and entertainment.  (SDR São Luiz do Paraitinga, Brazil).

5952, Radio Pio XII, 0103-0115. Bolivian music vocals amid slight signal fades. Male announcer’s Spanish evening messages, local news, phone conversations and local time/temp check. Website: http://www.radiopio12.com.bo  (SDR São Luiz do Paraitinga, Brazil).

Brazil

4865, Radio Alvorada Londrina, 0037-0100. Portuguese religious programming format to congregation 'sing-along.' Religious testimonials. Brief pause at 0030 for station ID Continued religious programming with music. Fair signal for 5 kW station in state of Parana.  (SDR Pardinho, São Paulo, Brazil)

4885, Radio Clube do Para. I have monitored this station for several years, and an easy one to follow their programming format. Announcer's Portuguese program banter to commercial jingles. Many references to "do Para" at 0050 with additional station information. Fair signal quality with commercials, station promo's to full identification at 0100, followed by news briefs. Tentative on station underneath as Brazil's Radio Difusora Acreana. (SDR Pardinho, São Paulo, Brazil)

6040, Radio Evangelizar (ex Radio RB 2), 0118-0132. Announcer duo’s Portuguese talks and listener phone-in. Religious format to fanfare music at 0123. Station promotional and ID. Additional station info with phone and contact information, Religious devotionals over background music. Fair signal quality for station in Curitiba, Parana. No sign of // 9725 or 11935 kHz. (SDR Pardinho, São Paulo, Brazil)

5940, Radio Voz Missionaria, 0142-0205. Station jingle, identification and frequency in kilohertz at tune-in, followed by jingle repeat. To God be the Glory gospel song in Portuguese at 0144 and on-going devotionals. Fair signal on // 9665 kHz. Format continued with segments of Hallelujah Chorus and Just a Closer Walk with Thee over closing invitation by pastor. Noted programming with a two-second delay at website streaming audio: http://www.radiovozmissionaria.com.br   Station is located in Camboriu, Santa Catarina in southeastern coastal Brazil. The station website has a link to post correspondence, but bounced my report, as well as their posted email link contato@radiovozmissionari.com.br  (SDR Rio Janeiro, Brazil)

Chile

1380, Radio Corporacion 1835-1900. Afternoon Spanish religious sermon before live and enthusiastic congregation. Presume this was Pastor Fernando Chaparro. Break at 1900 for several station ID’s, station QTH, religious station jingle. Evening greetings and program-lineup. (SDR Santiago, Chile)

1060, Radio Maria 1902-1910. Station’s canned ID into Catholic evening rosary; // programming at http://www.radiomaria.cl/ (SDR Santiago, Chile)

Radio Nac'l de Chile

1140, Radio Nacional de Chile 1910-1920. Spanish evening announcements to station promo. Sports news update on upcoming games August 4^th. PSA, national news on Chile and two announcer’s Santiago items over hip-hop music. (SDR Santiago, Chile).

Peru 

4747, Radio Huanta 2000 via Ayacucho , 0010-0035. Spanish commentary format to lady announcer. Very weak signal SIO 222. Local time check at 0020 to children’s segment of talks and singing. Musical jingles with echo effect shorts. Peruvian musical vocals to station ID with kilohertz frequency at 0033 over Peruvian flute music. (SDR Pardinho, São Paulo, Brazil).

4775, Radio Tarma, 0040-0050. Spanish good evening greetings to listeners and station jingle, “Radio Tarma’” ID with reference to broadcasting on “4775 kilohertz onda corta.”  Peruvian huyanos vocals to additional local time check. Intial SIO 323, improved by 0050. (SDR Pardinho, São Paulo, Brazil).

6174, Radio Tawantinsuyo, 0045-0055. Exceptional huyanos music at tune-in. Brief local time check and reference to station. Additional evening huyanos music amid SIO 444. (SDR Pardinho, São Paulo, Brazil).

4920,. Radio La Voz del Pueblo 0056-0125. Tentative on what has been reported from early July as a new Peruvian station. Initial tune-in with Peruvian vocals to 0057. Accordion music vocals to 0100. No ID break at the hour, continued into Peruvian charango music to 0104. Musical program continued past 0125. Not certain on this station, however the Peruvian format certainly fits. Pardinho, São Paulo, Brazil). Additional information on this station notes broadcast are from Santiago de Chuco, La Libertad. Broadcast hours are 0000-0400 and 1200-0000 UTC. Postal address is: Poemas Humanos 650, Altos San Jose', Santiago de Chuco, La Libertad, Peru. 

(GVH/NC)

Radio Chaski returns to shortwave

                                    

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)

New Peruvian station on shortwave

You Tube audio OAW4Y - Radio JPJ del Peru (Jesus Parraga Jimenez)

Lima, Peru



Radio JPJ is a new legal shortwave station from Peru, broadcasting on 3360 kHz. Radio JPJ (named after its director Jesús Párraga Jiménez) is located in Monte Los Olivos, Distrito de San Martin de Porres, in the Province and Department of Lima. The station was first heard on June 9, 2011, by Markku Kaunisto, Jouni Keskinen and Juha Vehmas in Finland. According to information received by Henrik Klemetz and Alfredo Cañote, Radio JPJ uses call letters OAW4Y and has a power of 1 kW. The address is Manzana D, Lote 9, Asoc. Vivienda Monte Los Olivos, Distrito de San Martín de Porres, Provincia y Departamento de Lima, Perú.
(DXing.info)

Radio JPJ streaming audio http://www.radiojpj.com/

(log edited for clarity)

3360 Radio JPJ (Jesús Párraga Jiménez). Audible 0824 with definite music here from this new Peruvian. Heard 0826 what sounded like a jingle with last syllable in last word repeating like an echo. Into lively pop-like music sounding like Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated"!! Another rock song to 0833 with another brief echo jingle. Definitely "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor at 0837-0840, then echo jingle again but local interference taking over. Same jingle at 0844 as the 0826. Stronger audio at 0850 with jingle just before "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" remake by Cyndi Lauper. Dance remake of "Bette Davis Eyes" at 0858 going to 0900, and into next dance song. "Sweet Child O Mine" by Guns N Roses at 0917. Sounded like more tropical Latin American pops at 0955. Gradually faded but still audible at 1007. The jingles heard on the website match up pretty well with what I heard. It would have been much easier if not for the horrendous QRN. (11 August)
(Dave Valko, PA/HCDX & Scott Barbour, NH)

Blog Logs - Peru

All times UTC

3329.53, Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco, 1020-1100, Dec 08. Man/woman with "Feliz Navidad", "Atenciones", continues to provide a strong signal, that is much better than in past seasons. (Wilkner)

4746.9, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2215-2218, Dec 17. Spanish announcement, huaynos, talk. SINPO 34332 QRM China 4750. (Mille, Petersen)

4775, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 1048-1100, 2224-2232 and 0105-0125. Dec 14, 16 and 17, Spanish talks, canned promos, ID: "...Radio Tarma Internacional...", ann programme: "Sentimiento Latinoamericano" with Equadorian folk music, Chiley Bolivia, SINPO 22332 CODAR made it practically impossible for a better signal. (Bolland, Mille and Rodriguez)

4775, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 2333-0245, Dec 23/24. Peruvian vocals, ID, ann "Navidad" and sending Christmas greetings to listeners. SINPO 25322 some CODAR QRM in USA. (D'Angelo/FCDX and Méndez)

4790.1, Radio Visión, Chiclayo, 0230-0240 and 0753-0804, Dec 19/23. Spanish religious talks, hymns, SINPO 33333 QRM Pakistan at 0230, weak at 0753: 15321. (Méndez and Petersen)

4790.2, Radio Visión, Chiclayo, 0120-0240, 0555-0605 and 0924-0933, Dec 25. Spanish religious talks: "Gloria a Dios", hymns by choir, SINPO 25322 CODAR QRM in Denmark. (Méndez and Petersen)

4824.64, La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, 1000. Dec 12. Numerous station IDs as "...La Voz de la Selva...". (Wilkner)

4857.45, Radio La Hora, Cusco, 1052-1100, Dec 16, Spanish ballads with time announcement, a pattern with the music when the machine would get stuck on a track and keep repeating. I have had this experience with my CD player in my truck whenever the CD is slightly damaged and gets stuck and keeps repeating. Ads, canned ID: "...Radio La Hora ...", fair. (Bolland)

4857.5, Radio La Hora, Cuzco, 2324-2345, Dec 24 and Jan 05, beatiful Peruvian music and songs, talk about "la Navidad", reactivation after some weeks. SINPO 25322. (Méndez and Rodriguez)

4940, Radio San Antonio, Atalaya, 2120-2200, Dec 13. Special program from "Radioton" to raise money for Christmas for poor children, presentation of local artists, declamations and Comedians. "San Antonio en la Radioton 2008". (Rodriguez)

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2219-2225, Dec 11. Andean music and song, SINPO 24332. (Mille)

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2315-2350, Dec 21. Vocal, announcement in Spanish, ID, instrumental music, SINPO 25322. (D'Angelo/ FCDX and Méndez)

4991, Radio Manantial, Chilca, 0108-0123, Dec 23. Preacher in Spanish before a "live" audience working up the crowd. Poor to fair. (D'Angelo/FCDX)

5059.2, La Voz de las Huarinjas, Huancabamba, 1140-1200, Dec 14. Folk music, to give time: "...seis, seis de la mañana con 42 minutos La Voz de las Huarinjas les acompaña con la programacion de la mañana...", poor, bad modulation. (Rodriguez)

5120, Ondas del Sur Oriente, Quillabamba, 2243-2246, Dec 11. Latin American song and talk. SINPO 24332. (Mille)

5120, Ondas del Sur Oriente, Quillabamba (p), 2250-2257, Dec 24. Spanisk talk, weak, audible in LSB, SINPO 15321. (Méndez)

5460, Radio Bolivar, Cd. Bolivar, 1115, Dec 10, noted with fair signal. (Wilkner)

5460.6, Radio La Voz de Bolivar, Bolivar (presumed), 0016-0044, Dec 23. Spanish talk and time check to Peruvian vocal group. Poor but in the clear. (D'Angelo/FCDX)

6019.39, Radio Victoria, Lima, 0646-0715, Dec 25. Religious program: "La Voz de la Liberación", SINPO 24322. (Méndez). Also heard at 1115-1141, Jan 01, Spanish talk, weak, just off a few hertz from 6020 with Spanish talk, notch needed. (Bolland)

6047.17, Radio Santa Rosa, Lima, 1105-1120, Dec 08 and 10, weak signal with co-channel problems. (Wilkner)

6195.82, Radio Cusco, Cusco, 1057-1105, Jan 03. Huaynos music presented, very weak signal. (Bolland)

6195.8, Radio Cusco, Cusco, 2204-2310, Dec 13. Station reactivated, not heard by me since Aug 2007 when it was on 6193.4. Featuring a long program from Iglesia Dios es Amor without ann or advs. During the programme a feature called Mensajes Cantados with sung praises. At 2308 a short ID like "...Radio Cusco..." , then continued with another evangelical programme called "La Voz de la Profecia". Also heard at 1100, Dec 14, again introducing Iglesia Dios es Amor. (Rodriguez). Heard as UNID

9720, Radio Victoria, Lima, 1145-1200, Jan 01. Preacher in Spanish with sermon, testimonials, fair to poor. (Bolland)
(DSWCI-DX Window # 367-368)

Blog Logs - Peru

All times UTC

3329.7, Radio Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco, 2248-0059, Jun 14 and 15, Spanish talks, lively Indian pops repertoire, advs, 34242. (Gonçalves and Groppazzi)

4484, Radio Frecuencia VH, Celendín, 0151-0200, Jun 15, Spanish conversation, bridge music. (Jensen)

4746.9, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2242-0122, Jun 07, 12, 14, 15, Quechua and Spanish talks, Indian songs, Andean pop songs, 24332. (DXC, Gonçalves, Groppazzi, Jensen and Slaen)

4774.96, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 2234-0156, Jun 14, 15 and 18, Spanish talk, beautiful Andean music, ID at 0156: “OCX4J 1510 kHz onda media, OCX4W 4775 kHz en onda tropical banda de 60 metros en amplitidud modulada ... 99.3 ... frecuencia modulada estereo transmite Radio Tarma desde Tarma, Perú, en América del Sur”, 25232. (Groppazzi, Jensen and Petersen). Also heard at 1009-1020, Jun 17, Spanish comments over music, ID; noise, both natural and man made, weak. (Bolland)

4790.07, Radio Visión, Chiclayo, 2245-0025, 0520-0533 and 0813-fade out 0915, Jun 14, 15 and 18, Spanish religious talks, ID: "...por Radio Vision y este programa de la Iglesia Pentecostal....", huaynos, hymns, 25333, but from *2345 QRM from R Pakistan and 21332, Pakistan faded out later! (DXC, Gonçalves, Groppazzi, Méndez, Petersen and Slaen)

4824.47, La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, 0030-0209, Jun 15, Spanish talk, songs, ID, sports live, 12332 only audible in LSB due to heterodyne from Brazil. (DXC, Groppazzi and Jensen)

4826.6, Radio Sicuani, Sicuani, 0148-0150, Jun 15, modern Latin rhythms and ann in Spanish, weaker than the above, but the heterodyne was noticable. (Jensen)

4940, Radio San Antonio, Villa Atalaya, 2225-2235, Jun 12, Spanish, ballads, talks, 15331. (Gonçalves)

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2215-0015, Jun 07, 12, 16, 17 and 18, Quechua and Spanish religious talks, ID, Indian songs, 35442. (Gonçalves, Groppazzi, Petersen and Slaen)

4991, Radio Manantial, Chilca, Huancan, Huancayo, 2217-2351, Jun 12 and 14, Spanish and Quechoa talks, Huayno music and songs, ID twice, heterodyne, 24332. (DXC, Gonçalves and Groppazzi)

5120.24, Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba, 2254-0214, Jun 14, Spanish, music, talks, advs, sport live, 24332. (Gonçalves and Groppazzi)

5470.3, Radio San Nicolás, San Nicolás, 2306-2317, Jun 14, Spanish, Indian music, talks mentioning San Nicolás, 24332. (Gonçalves and Groppazzi)

5486.70, La Reyna de la Selva, Chachapoyas (t), 2340-2350, Jun 18, Spanish talk, music, 15211. (Petersen)

5939.3, Radio Melodía, Arequipa, 2222-2232, Jun 16, Spanish talks, songs, 15331, heterodyne with Brazil 5940. (Gonçalves)

6019.5, Radio Victoria, Lima, 2203-2310 and 0605-0857, Jun 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21 and 22, Spanish/Portuguese preaching, religious program: "La Voz de la Liberación", 35433 // 9720. (Bolland, Bredahl Jorgensen, Gonçalves, Groppazzi, Méndez and Wilkner)

6047.22, Radio Santa Rosa, Lima, 2225-2400, Jun 07 and 17, Spanish talk, catholic songs, 24332. (Petersen and Slaen)

6173.86, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco, 0010-0100, Jun 15, 17 and 18, Spanish talks, jingle, mentioned Argentina, Andean songs, ID, 25332. (DXC and Petersen)

6535.8, La Voz del Rondero, Huancabamba, 2336, Jun 14, Spanish, LA music and talks, 24332. (Groppazzi)

9720, Radio Victoria, Lima, 2214-2226 and 0550-0605, Jun 12, 14 and 21, Spanish religious programme: "La Voz de la Liberación", ann and music, 34333 // 6019.5. (Gonçalves, Groppazzi and Méndez)

(Source: SWCI/DX Window # 353 via Anker Petersen, Denmark)

Blog Logs - Peru

All times UTC

3234.81, Radio Luz y Sonido, Huanúco (pres.), 1005-1015, Mar 13, Spanish comments, short music and mentions "Peru", very weak signal kept fading in and out regularly. This coupled with noise and a heterodyne from possibly R New West Britain made details difficult to get. (Bolland)

4746.8, Raido Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2310-0105, Mar 07, 08 and 16, Spanish talk about "La familia", programme: "Radioperiodico 2000". ID: "...Transmite Radio Huanta 2000 OAZ5B 4755 kHz onda corta, OBX5O 1160 kHz onda media; OAZ5A 92.5 MHz FM estereo...", strong CODAR QRM, 21331-23332. (Petersen and Rodriguez)

4790.00, Radio Visión, Chiclayo, 0210-0655, Mar 04, 05, 06, 07, 12, 15, 16 and 18, Spanish preaching in programme "La Voz de la Salvación", hymns, multiple IDs, 25232 with some CODAR QRM. No longer on 4790.2. (D'Angelo, Liangas, Méndez and Petersen)

4824.4, La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, 1126-1135, Mar 06, again copying the program between CODAR blasts, noted Spanish comments. Have not heard this station for awhile. The signal was poor and fading out periodically. (Bolland). Last heard in Dec 2007, acc. to our Tropical Bands Monitor at http://www.dswci.org/tbm/index.html . (Ed)

4857, Radio La Hora, Cusco, 0019-0025*, Mar 04, Spanish ID: "desde Cusco para todo el pais, Radio La Hora", local pop selections, 0025 abruptally sign off, 32323. (Bobrowiec)

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta (p), 2340-2350, Mar 16, Spanish talk, best in USB due to utility QRM, 13222. (Petersen)

4974.8, Radio del Pacifico, Lima, 0755-0810, Mar 08, religious songs and talk, 25322. (Cody)
5039.2, Radio Libertad, Junín, 1033-1210, Mar 06, 07, 08 and 11, transmitter problems on Mar 06, but return to regular strength on Mar 07, Huaynos music, Spanish comments and canned promos, programme: "Informativo Junin Avanza." Web: www.regionjunin.gov.pe/sietemaravillas . "...es Radio Libertad presentando el informativo Junin Avanza...", notice of Universidad Nacional San Ignacio. At 1201 "...el Departamento de relaciones publicas de la municipalidad provincial de Junin presento, el informativo Junin Avanza, gracias por su sintonia...". Operates only in the morning hours. Poor signal. (Bolland, Rodriguez and Wilkner)

5486.7, Radio Reyna de la Selva, Chachapoyas, 2352-2358*, Mar 07, tropical music, "...gracias a todos los amigos que nos sintoniza dia a dia a traves de los 101.5 FM de Reyna de la Selva...", strong signal, but poor audio. (Rodriguez)
(DX Window #346 via Anker Petersen/DSWCI)

Photo: La Voz de la Selva studio