Greek Radio CHTO ready to broadcast in Toronto on 1690 AM

CHTO on 1690 kHz AM is the latest newcomer on the Canadian X-band, ready to begin regular transmissions in September. The station was heard widely during test broadcasts in late July and early August, initially on 1690.7 kHz, but later closer to the nominal frequency. CHTO stands for Hellenic Toronto Radio, but in addition to Greek, the station is planning to transmit also in English, Armenian, Romanian, Serbian and Bulgarian. CHTO transmitter power is 1 kW.
(DXing.info, August 29, 2007)

Radio Cóndor 1630 AM logged in Buenos Aires

In Argentina, Radio Cóndor has been logged on the frequency of 1630 kHz on the already crowded X-band. Radio Cóndor broadcasts from the city of Temperley, Partido
de Lomas de Zamora, in the province of Buenos Aires. The station was first observed by local DXer Marcelo A. Cornachioni, who reported about the station on Conexión Digital mailing list on August 24. According to Cornachioni, the station announced (011) 4244-1843 as a contact telephone number.
(DXing.info, August 29, 2007)

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