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COLOMBIA: In what is being hailed as a major development for the 
non-profit community radio movement in Latin America, a new law in 
Colombia will allow for up to 2000 new community and public 
interest radio stations. Communities or associated organizations 
may operate with up to 250 watts on either FM or AM. FM stations 
may be 24 hours while AM are limited to daytime operation only. 
The community stations have complete freedom over programming and 
may air some commercial advertisements. However, large 
corporations are strictly prohibited from owning these stations 
and there are strong restrictions on how and when these stations 
may be sold. Among the first beneficiaries of this law will be the 
numerous low-powered religious radio stations which have been 
operating illegally. (Translated summary of "Colombia Autoriza 
Nuevas Emisoras" by Henrik Klemetz, originally printed in "Radio 
World" magazine & reprinted in Radio Nuevo Mundo #214, via Don 
Moore) Unfortunately no SW. This will likely affect some of the 
unlicensed religious stations in Colombia that have been on SW
in recent years. (Don Moore)

ECUADOR: Ondas Azuayas in Cuenca on 1110 kHz relays some Radio 
France Internationale programming on both its AM and FM 
frequencies. The SW of 4985 is to be reactivated soon. This 
according to DXer "A. Pedroia" in Play-DX (via Radio Nuevo Mundo
via Don Moore).

MEXICO: The Centro Promotor de la Radio Comunitaria en Mexico 
(Ceprac) since February 6 has been producing a 5 minute radio 
segment "Planeta Radio" which is carried on Radio Educacion's AM 
frequency every Tuesday at 10:20 p.m. (Mexican time, I guess, 
which would be 0420 UTC). The program includes sample recordings 
from community radio stations in Mexico and Latin America and 
news about community radio broadcasting. "Soon" they will begin a 
regular 15 minute spot on Radio Mexico International on 
shortwave.  According to the Ceprac representative who posted 
this on the DEVMEDIA list, the program is not on Radio 
Educacion's SW frequency, which carries a different program 
stream from the AM. More information can be obtained from A. 
Lopez Sustaita via e-mail at 75150.136@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Postal 
mail to Apartado Postal 7-1126, Mexico 06702, DF, Mexico. If we 
can actually receive this program, it will be an interesting way 
to hear some unusual stations! Senor Lopez adds that Radio Mexico 
has just bought new equipment and will shortly "regularize" their 
transmissions. BTW, I don't know if he speaks English as I 
communicated in Spanish. BTW, Radio Educacion's MW frequency
1050? 1060? I can't recall off hand - often comes in very well here 
in Iowa, so I suspect people in Iowa and points south and west in the 
US might be able to hear this program on MW, local QRM permitting. 
(Don Moore) 



PERU: In reference to Dave Valko's log of Radio Quillabamba with 
mentions of Radio Sicuani and Radio Huanta Dos Mil, this was 
probably part of a comunicado. In this example, someone in 
Quillabamba sent messages to friends/relatives in Sicuani and 
Huanta and specified which stations to reply on. Almost all 
references to other stations that I've heard on Latin American 
stations have been of this nature. Sometimes the sender will even 
specify exactly when to answer, e.g. "Answer on Radio Sicuani on 
Tuesday morning." Stations that carry comunicados usually do so 
in a morning slot, a lunchtime slot, and the early evening. (Don 
Moore) 

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