Doug Smith W9WI wrote:

Tony Meloche wrote:
The station has no call, oddly, but it's 50,000W unlimited day and
night, as of the 1/1/04 WHAM logs. No other all-Spanish station with
music and programming indigenous to the Lastin world (in other words, it
was not a Spanish broadcasting USA station) anywhwere near that close
with that kind of transmitter. References I could pick up in Spanish
also indicated Belize City. It was as clear as suburban AM for quite a
while on 830 AM, though hampered by WCCO in Minneapolis.

How sure are you it wasn't WFNO in suburban New Orleans? That station
has been *widely* reported lately. A growing number of U.S.
Spanish-language stations are catering to ethnicities other than
Mexican. (David can better address that aspect!) One station is being
widely reported out of Houston with Colombian "cumbia" music, for example.



Yes, I logged the Houston station last night, too - but they
identified in a way - though Spanish - that made it unmistakeable: The
station call letters spoken clearly, followed by the word "Hoo-ston" :)


I'm willing to accept that 830 wasn't Belize, and that station may
not even exist anymore. But I listened for 90 minutes, and with the
exception of a rolling-voiced announcer making comments about the
"fantastic" station, there was no ID during that time - which is exactly
what I typically hear on Latin, South American and Carribean stations.
Nothing else in the frequency listing has an output power anywhere near
50,000W, and I doubted that I would be getting reception that strong and
clear from a 10 or 25kw station in Brazil or Venezuela (though I know
what unusually good prop can do on occasion).

Bottom line: It seems unlikely it was Belize. But programming, format
and style
matched any of the Latin/Central/South American stations I have heard,
and was nothing like any USA AM station. Interesting. Input from those
who responded to this post was appreciated!

Tony


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