Russia's Radio Maria broadcasting for the Easter holidays

 

Radio. Maria, from St. Petersburg, Russia, 1053 kHz will broadcast during Easter. Information from Reijo Alapiha 

The activation from April 17-20 on 1053 kHz (and 92.6 MHz).

(Mauno Ritola, MWlist iog (2025-04-16) MW Info)

Update on new Brazilian station on 60 meters

Name: Radio Maria
Callsign: ZYF-692
Frequency: 4885
Power: 1 kW

Tentative schedule: daily 0400- 2100 UTC

Studios located at Taguatinga (Brasilia)
Xmtter Site located at Anapolis-GO

This station was formerly Radio Carajas, later got to be Radio Voz do Coracao Imaculado, and after a period of inactivity was purchased by Fundacao Nossa Senhora Aparecida, an institution of the Catholic Church, which is reactivating it as Radio Maria.
Horacio A. Nigro
Montevideo
Uruguay
(DXplorer June 29/BC-DX #920 via wb, Germany)

4885 Radio Maria. At the time of observation, catholic preaching, musical break and phone-ins w/ listeners' prayers to Our Lady [yes, maybe a phone nr.]. (...): not Radio Difa Acreana nor Radio Club do Para, but tests from a new station owned by the Our Lady of Aparecida Foundation; tx site at Anapolis GO, day time power 1 kW/night time power [says 212 kW which is a mistake, so most probably 212 watt or then 0.12 kW if there was some typing mistake],
ANATEL registered call sign ZYF 692, name "Radio Voz do Coracao da Imaculada."

Other data:
GC: 16 15 25 00 S 49 01 08 00 W, Base tower: 91.4 m ASL One main tx, 2 standby units. Manufacturer "Indelmond" - Industria e Comercio de Aparelhos Electronicos, Lda. Tx model [doesn't say which]:
TBI-OT-1.

Radio Voz do Coracao Imaculado, ex-Radio Carajas, was inactive and was sold four years ago to the Our Lady of Aparecida Foundation which is reactivating this channel under the new name "Radio Maria", so new ownership, new station albeit using the rig and site of the original station.
(BC-DX #920)

QSL info from Radio Maria

Italy
Radio Maria World Family decided to start a QSL service, as a friendly attention towards radio enthusiasts. So, after talks with Radio Maria WF President, Emanuele Ferrario, and Radio Maria WF Network Director, Claudio Re, I begun to confirm reports as QSL manager. It is a volunteer amateur service. So far we have QSL letter for Radio Maria Nederland 675 kHz and
Radio Maria station in Andrate, Italy, on 26000 kHz AM and 26010 kHz DRM.

Mail address:
If you prefere a paper confirmation, you can write to my address:
Giampiero Bernardini - via Tertulliano 35 - 20137 Milano - Italy.
If possible, please, add stamps, IRC, 1 dollar etc. just to help me in answering.

We'll appreciate audio clips. We are interested in knowing how you receive Radio Maria. About DRM broadcasting we'll appreciate information about audio quality, a copy of Dream software log and images of Dream software at work.
Ciao
Giampiero Bernardini
QSL Manager - Radio Maria WF
Guenter Lorenz-D, A-DX July 2)

26000 R. Maria, Andrate, on AM mode, is being noted as late as 1800.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 30)

Radio Maria begins on 675 AM kHz

As previously reported, the new Dutch Catholic station Radio Maria has commenced broadcasts on 675 kHz, which it has taken over from Arrow Classic Rock. On its website, you can find MP3 audio fragments of the opening of Radio Maria (2′25″) beginning with a short statement (in Dutch) by Arrow boss Ad Ossendrijver. Radio Maria will be broadcasting 24 hours a day on 675 kHz, initially with religious music programmes, but will gradually develop a full programme schedule. Radio Maria is non-commercial, and will depend entirely on voluntary donations.

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The repeats of old programmes from Dutch commercial broadcaster Arrow Classic Rock on 675 kHz will cease at the end of January, to be replaced from 1 February by test transmissions from religious station, Radio Maria, based in Italy but now active in various parts of the world. An official start date for Radio Maria, which will be based in Den Bosch, has not yet been announced.
(Source: DutchMedia Weblog/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)