Catholic
Shortwave Stations
in the Americas
By Michael Dorner
Catholic
Radio Update #62, May 8, 2000
Most Catholic shortwave is in the Americas, including
some very old pioneer Catholic Radio that, although they may
now concentrate on their AM and FM stations, are still on
the shortwave band.
These pioneer stations go back to the very beginning of shortwave
broadcasting.
However, even though Latin American Catholic shortwave stations
generally operate on the international shortwave bands (a
few still operate on the old tropical bands, but these are
falling into disuse) and identify these frequencies as such,
these stations do not really program for other countries,
for an international audience. They cover their national territory,
particularly areas inaccessible to AM and especially FM coverage.
| Freq |
Call |
Station |
Pwr |
City,
local tx hours |
| 3235 |
OAW3A |
Radio
Luz y Sonido |
1 |
Huanuco,
Peru 0500-2100 |
| 3255 |
ZYF533 |
Radio
Educadora |
1 |
Crato,
Brasil 09-1400, 19-2000 |
| 3300 |
HCJX6 |
La
Voz del Santuario |
1 |
Baños,
Ecuador 0500-2000 |
| 3360 |
HCVB7 |
La
Voz del Upano |
|
Macas,
Ecuador 0545-2200 |
| 3380 |
TGCH |
Radio
Chortis |
1 |
Jocotán,Guatemala
06-08,16-2330 |
| 3395 |
HCOT1 |
Radio
Católica |
10 |
Santo
Domingo, Ecuador -0100 |
| 4775 |
ZYG207 |
Radio
Congonhas |
1 |
Congonhas,
Brasil 0500-2200 |
| 4785 |
ZYG790 |
Radio
Caiari |
10 |
Porto
Velho, Brasil |
| 4800 |
OBX7C |
Radio
Onda Azul |
1 |
Puno,
Perú 0400-2300 |
| 4825 |
ZYG868 |
Radio
Cançao Nova |
10 |
Cachoeira
Paulista, Brasil 24hr |
| 4835 |
HJAM |
Radio
Buenaventura |
1 |
Buenaventura,
Colombia 0530-2400 |
| 4835 |
TGTZ |
Radio
Tezuhetlan |
5 |
Cobán,
Guatemala 0600-2200 |
| 4835 |
OCX2E |
Radio
Marañon |
1 |
Jaén,
Perú 0500-2200 |
| 4835 |
OAX7T |
Radio
Sicuani |
1 |
Sicuani,
Perú 0430-2200 |
| 4845 |
CP72 |
Radio
Fides |
5 |
La
Paz, Bolivia 0645-2300 |
| 4850 |
HCAV3 |
Radio
Luz y Vida |
3 |
Loja,
Ecuador 0500-2230 |
| 4865 |
ZYD649 |
Radio
Alvorada |
5 |
Londrina,
Brasil 0400-2400 |
| 4870 |
HCVB7 |
La
Voz del Upano |
5 |
Macas,
Ecuador 0545-2200 |
| 4885 |
ZYG362 |
Radio
Clube Paranense |
5 |
Belem,
Brasil 0500-0200 |
| 4886 |
OAX5X |
Radio
Virgen de Carmen |
8 |
Huancavelica,
Perú 0500-2100 |
| 4915 |
HJRI |
Armonias
del Caqueta |
3 |
Florencia,
Colombia 0500-2200 |
| 4925 |
CP114 |
Radio
San Miguel |
5 |
Riberalta,
Bolivia 0500-2200 |
| 4940 |
OAW8A |
Radio
San Antonio |
1 |
Atalaya,
Perú |
| 4945 |
ZYG525 |
Voz
do São Francisco |
1 |
Petrolina,
Brasil 0800-0100 |
| 4950 |
OBX7I |
Radio
Madre de Dios |
5 |
Puerto
Maldonado,Perú 0530-2100 |
| 4965 |
OAZ7B |
Radio
San Miguel |
1 |
Cuzco,
Perú 0400-2100 |
| 5020 |
OBX9K |
Radio
Horizonte |
15 |
Chachapoyas,
Perú 0600-2100 |
| 5020 |
OAX5Y |
Radio
San Cristóbal |
1 |
Ayacucho,
Perú |
| 5025 |
OAX7Q |
Radio
Quillabamba |
5 |
Quillabamba,
Perú 0500-2200 |
| 5030 |
HCRP1 |
Radio
Católica Nacional |
10 |
Quito,
Ecuador 0500-2100 |
| 5030 |
OAZ2A |
Radio
Los Andes |
5 |
Huamachuco,
Perú |
| 5035 |
ZYG853 |
Radio
Aparecida |
10 |
Aparecida,
Brasil 0700-0300 |
| 5040 |
HCVB7 |
La
Voz del Upano |
10 |
Macas,
Ecuador 0545-2200 |
| 5050 |
HCFF1 |
R
Jesús del Gran Poder |
5 |
Quito,
Ecuador 0445-2000 |
| 5305 |
O---- |
Radio
La Inmaculada |
1 |
Santa
Cruz, Perú 1500-2130 |
| 5470 |
OBX1M |
Radio
San Nicolás |
5 |
Rodríguez
de Mendoza,Perú 06-21 |
| 5950 |
CP60 |
Radio
Pío XII |
5 |
Siglo
Veinte, Bolivia 0600-2200 |
| 5965 |
HCVB7 |
La
Voz del Upano |
10 |
Macas,
Ecuador 0545-2200 |
| 5995 |
CP41 |
Radio
Loyola |
1 |
Santa
Cruz, Bolivia 0600-2200 |
| 5999 |
HCVB7 |
La
Voz del Upano |
10 |
Macas,
Ecuador 0545-2200 |
| 6030 |
CE603 |
Radio
Santa María |
10 |
Coyhaique,
Chile 0500-2300 |
| 6045 |
OCY4H |
Radio
Santa Rosa |
5 |
Lima,
Perú 24 hr |
| 6055 |
CP90 |
Radio
Juan XXIII |
3 |
San
Ignacio, Bolivia |
| 6080 |
CP229 |
Radio
Tarija |
|
Tarija,
Bolivia |
| 6085 |
CP229 |
Radio
San Gabriel |
5 |
La
Paz, Bolivia 0450-2200 |
| 6105 |
ZYE971 |
Radio
Cançao Nova |
10 |
Cachoeira
Paulista,Brasil 24hr |
| 6135 |
CP32 |
Radio
Santa Cruz |
10 |
Santa
Cruz, Bolivia 0500-2100 |
| 6135 |
ZYE954 |
Radio
Aparecida |
25 |
Aparecida,
Brasil 0700-0300 |
| 6155 |
CP12 |
Radio
Fides |
10 |
La
Paz, Bolivia 0645-2300 |
| 6160 |
ZYE245 |
Radio
Río Mar |
10 |
Manaus,
Brasil 0900-0100 |
| 7140 |
I---- |
Radio
Maria |
5 |
Spoleto,
Italy --inactive |
| 9625 |
CP-- |
Radio
Fides |
15 |
La
Paz, Bolivia 0645-2300 |
| 9630 |
ZYE954 |
Radio
Aparecida |
10 |
Aparecida,
Brasil 0700-0300 |
| 9675 |
ZYE971 |
Radio
Cançao Nova |
10 |
Cachoeira
Paulista, Brasil 24hr |
| 9695 |
ZYE245 |
Radio
Río Mar |
75 |
Manaus,
Brasil 0900-0100 |
| 9820 |
ZYE--- |
Radio
Nove de Julho |
10 |
São
Paulo, Brasil --c.p. |
| 11855 |
ZYE954 |
Radio
Aparecida |
1 |
Aparecida,
Brasil 0700-0300 |
| Multp |
DZN |
Radio
Véritas Asia |
250 |
Manila,
Philippines† |
| Multp |
WEWN |
Radio
Católica Mundial |
500 |
Birmingham,
USA 24 hr† |
| Multp |
HVJ |
Radio
Vaticano |
500 |
Vatican
City 24 hr† |
| Multp |
S2WD
R |
adio
Renascença Intnl 1 |
100 |
Lisbon,
Portugal --inactive† |
| Multp |
KJES |
KJES |
50 |
El
Paso, USA --split† |
Notes:
*inactive
† international service
All times are local, not UTC, and should be considered approximate
because there are often changes because of various events.
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--Commercial--
The bible to South America; great in
any DX shack
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