Radio Educacion‘s Centennial in 2024.
To celebrate its century of broadcasting, in Nov 2023, Radio Educacion in Mexico began a new feature, Radio Centenaria, to present programs emblematic of its history. Right now it is only on its AM channel, 1060 kHz, and on-line Monday-Friday at 15-19 hours local time. Each month covers a different decade (February was the 1940s). All of this is of course en Espanol and fascinating. Their Radio Centenaria special site is here and includes the program schedule for the month:
https://sites.google.com/view/agendare/radio-centenaria?authuser=0
In June there will be an Encuentro Diexista of more direct interest to shortwave listeners, and between now and then this column will carry more details about that event and the history of the station. Radio Educacion’s shortwave frequency is 6185 kHz. That service began in 1977, which is why the mediumwave centenary carries more heft on AM radio. Compared to its AM cousins the program schedule is more limited (with a lot of good music filler).
Classical music fans should take special note of Sunday’s Concierto O.S.N. which takes place Sundays from 1815 to 2015 local time (currently 0015-0215 UTC). More about the centennial and its programs (especially any shortwave tie-ins) in the coming months.
(Bill Tilford-IN-USA; private SW Program Spotlight; via NASWA Journal #3 – page #9; of March 8, 2024)
BC-DX items 8 March via WOR iog (2024-03-13)