A recent survey of AM dials in the AMBA (Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires), carried out in early February 2025, reveals that there are many stations that are not in operation, most likely affected by power cuts. The high temperatures that affect the area of the City of Buenos Aires and its surroundings, implies an increase in the demand for electricity to combat the heat wave, and in particular, the simultaneous use of air conditioners, causes overloads in the electricity system, which leads to the interruption of supply by the companies providing the service, which is sometimes also affected by inclement weather (severe storms and lightning) that cause failures or breakdowns in the medium and/or high voltage network. In recent days, when the ambient temperature has reached 38° Celsius, there have been many power cuts in large areas of the capital and the Buenos Aires conurbation, and many medium wave and FM radio stations have suffered.
According to a check of the AM dial, several radio stations are off the air, among them ECO RADIO (1220 KHz) from Buenos Aires, and RADIO FOLCLORÍSIMO from José León Suárez (1410 KHz), as the most prominent, and which for now are added to the list we published in this Blog on 16/11/2024.
On the other hand, we would like to point out the return to the ether of LRI208 ESTACIÓN 820 / RADIO MARÍA ARGENTINA (820 KHz), the station owned by the Bishopric of Lomas de Zamora and with transmitter plant in the town of Glew, Almirante Brown, which was inactive for a few days, and is now operational again.
We also offer information from our readers that RADIO BELGRANO AM 650 (650 KHz), has plans to sell or rent the signal on this frequency, having moved all its programming to its ‘sister’ station RADIO ARGENTINA (570 KHz), both stations have central studios on the 2nd floor of 569 San Martín Street in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, and a transmitting plant on the grounds of the Ciudad Evita Nature Reserve, La Matanza District, Province of Buenos Aires, and are operated by the same company ‘Prodera S. A.’, which until now has been operating on the same frequency as RADIO ARGENTINA. A.’, the same company that until a few years ago operated Radio Splendid AM 990, currently in charge of Alpha Media S.A. For the moment, RADIO BELGRANO AM 650 broadcasts only tango music and the occasional religious programme in most of its slots. Finally, its website: http://www.belgrano650.com.ar, where it was possible to listen to the station on-line, is currently inactive.
(Translated from Spanish)
Argentina en AM y FM Facebook group (2025-02-04)