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New
Argentine X-band station Hosanna AM on 1660 kHz
Hosanna AM is a new Evangelical
Christian station on 1660 kHz AM in Argentina. The
station is apparently broadcasting from La Iglesia
Evangélica Internacional Nueva Jerusalem
from the town of Ezeiza. Hosanna AM was first identified
by DXer Marcelo A. Cornachioni and reported on the
Condig mailing list on February 15.
Another new
station in Argentina is LRI357 Radio de la Sierra
broadcasting from Tandil in Provincia de Buenos
Aires. Radio de la Sierra operates on 1180 kHz AM,
retransmitting Catholic station Radio María
in Córdoba on 99.5 MHz FM. The station can
be contacted at Belgrano 531, (7000), telephone
(02293) 44-6383, 43-0760 and by email.
Information about the station was reported by Luciano
Gentile on Condig mailing list on February 16.
(DXing.info,
February 16, 2006, updated on February 17)
New New Zealand
station testing on 1278 AM
The Radio Network (TRN) is testing
a new frequency, 1278 kHz for a possible new service
to the southern Taranaki region in the western North
Island of New Zealand. The transmitter is located
at Rotokare, near the small town of Eltham. Maximum
permitted power is 6.3 kW. The tests have been reported
as a series of tone tests. TRN already operates
NewstalkZB from Napier on 1278 kHz in the Hawkes
Bay region on the eastern North Island coast. The
licence is valid until November 1 2006. The station
was first reported by David Ricquish of the Radio
Heritage Foundation on HCDX mailing list on February
16.
(DXing.info,
February 16, 2006)
Radio
El Sol from Argentina reported on 1450 kHz
 A
new Argentine station has begun test broadcasts
on 1450 kHz mediumwave. Radio El Sol, unlike most
newcomers, is a licensed station, owned by Grupo
El Sol, which also runs LRL-416 FM Sur (88.9 MHz)
and various other media. The president of the company
is Rodrigo L. M. Ghisani. Radio El Sol has offices
at Calle Hipólito Yrigoyen Nº 122, Ciudad
de Quilmes, Provincia de Buenos Aires, telephone
+54-11-4257-6325. News about Radio El Sol was first
reported by Marcelo A. Cornachioni on Condig mailing
list on February 6. According to information received
by Luciano Gentile, Radio El Sol has a power of
10 kilowatts.
(DXing.info,
February 12, 2006)
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Radio
Guarani launched in Argentina on 1140 kHz AM
 Radio
Guarani is a new unofficial Argentine station broadcasting
from San Justo, partido de La Matanza, on the frequency
of 1140 kHz mediumwave. Radio Guarani is aimed at
the Paraguayan community around the Argentine capital
Buenos Aires. The station was first reported by
Argentinian DXer Claudio Morales. The street address
of Radio Guarani is Avenida Juan Manuel de Rosas
4323, and its telephone number +54-11-4484-3150.
The station can also be contacted by email.
(DXing.info,
February 4, 2006)
Radio Sinaí
from Peru reported on 6061 kHz shortwave
Peruvian DXer Alfredo Cañote
has reported hearing a new shortwave station. Radio
Sinaí broadcasts from the town of Huánuco
on roughly 6061 kHz, on the 49 meter shortwave band.
Cañote heard the station for the first time
in early January. The station is located at Jirón
Abtao 287, Cercado, Huánuco, Huánuco,
Peru, telephone (62) 51-6288. Radio Sinaí has
also email.
According to information received by Cañote,
and distributed by Argentinian DXer Arnaldo Slaen,
the general manager of the new station is Ruben Matias
Lopez.
(DXing.info,
February 2, 2006)
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