WCXN Claremont C 1170 was probably first logged in Finland by the crew of LEM299 Hannu Asikainen (HAS) and Hannu Niilekselä (HN)n on Decembet 12, 2010. The station carries the slogan “La Radio Que Sueña” and, according to NRC’s AM Radio Log 2013 also “Poder 1170 AM”. WCXN has been heard with it’s Mexican music format by rather many listeners in Scandinavia during the last two years. The station is owned by Birach Broadcasting Corporation which is totally owned by its president Sima Birach. Mr. Birach also kindly verified my reception of WCXN in Lemmenjoki on February 3, 2011. Sima, your confirmation was highly appreciated!
KUFO Portland OR on 970 is a pretty commonly heard US West Coast station in the northern parts of Scandinavia. Previously KUPL and later KCMD was re-assigned the KUFO call letters in March 2011. When I heard it in October 2012 it was heavily disturbed by KBUL Billings MT. Milt McConnel promptly verified my mp3. Thanks Milt!
I heard Radio Santa Beatriz on 1350 AM (actually on a clear split below 1350) in early February 2012 in Lemmenjoki during LEM317. At that time the signal was rather weak, however both the AM and FM frequency was clearly announced. Later I also have managed to hear the station in my home QTH in Borgå. The station is part of Radiodifusora El Sur to which also e.g. Radio Las Vegas also in Cusco belongs. After several tries I finally got a confirmation on my reception from José Raul Tapia Acurio. Gracias José!
KPRO Riverside CA was first logged in Finland in 2008 by the ENOX10 pedition in Enontekiö, Lapland by Hannu Niilekselä (HN) and Tuomo Ahonen (TUA). Since then the station has been logged here a couple of times- My own log stems from late October 2012 during LEM319 together with HN. A nice ID was heard: “We are coming your way on AM 1570. A very pleasant good evening to you from KPRO Riverside, Inspirational Radio”. Valorie Stitely, GM kindly confirmed my reception. Thanks Valorie!
XEAVR is a rare Mexican that has been heard only a few times in Finland. The first logging was made by the crew of LEM266 in early November 2008. During LEM274 together with Pertti Äyräs XEAVR was heard on January 30, 2009 with a steady signal with Fórmula programming // 970. As in the case of XEMTS 780 presented previously the confirmation was received from HQ in México City.
A fast response by Lance Fitzsimmons confirmed my mp3 audio of my reception of KBRV on October 25, 2012. KBRV was originally on 540 kHz, moved to 790 kHz in 1966 and moved to 800 kHz in 2012 where it has been heard by several Scandinavian listeners. Thanks Lance for your confirmation.
XEMTS was heard on 780 with Radio Fórmula px // 970 and giving ID for XERFR 970. The station faded periodically up over WBBM during LEM319 in late October 2012. A short confirmation was received from R Fórmula in México City. By far the most commonly heard Mexican on 780 here is XEWGR Monclova, CO (formerly XEMF).
KADI Springfield, MO was heard in Lemmenjoki last October with a nice id “The Laura Ingraham Show coming up at 8 am right here on AM 13-40 the Ozark’s Big Talker”. Rod Kittleman confirmed my mp3 audio. Thanks Rod!
Radio Vilhena AM 1450 transmits from the city with the same name and thesite lies in the easternmost part of Rondonia. Radio Vilhena has been heard a couple of times in Scandinavia. If I remember correctly, Ole Forr in Norway was the first, or among the first,to catch the station more than 10 years ago. My own reception stems from one of the recent peditions to Lemmenjoki. A short confirmation recently arrived (thanks JPR!) and became my verified Brazilian # 10 on 1450.
This station was a surprise on a difficult frequency, namely 800. A frequency dominated by MEC in Rio de Janeiro during cx towards La Plata and Brasil and TWR Bonaire during more northerly cx. This tends , at least for me, to mostly “skip over the frequency” when searching for something new. In early February 2011 I heard a station in Lemmenjoki heavily disturbed by TWR which turned out to be R Maria transmitting from Vina del Mar in Chile. Fortunately María carried an id also including the magical word “Chile”. During the time of reception I also heard, e.g., R Cooperativa, Valparaíso on 730 and BBN R, Vina del Mar (note, NOT Bogotá!) during a short and selective opening towards the middle coastal of Chile. I just recently got a short Facebook confirmation of this encounter with Radio Maria. Interestingly enough, Hannu Niilekselä managed to catch R María in El Salvador on 800 a couple of years ago. This shows that no frequency should be left non-scrutinized. Magic happens! Thanks Henrik Klemetz and Jari Ruohomäki for listening to my audio of this rare station from Chile.
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