Radio Reloj

Radio Reloj

Broadcast area	Republic of Cuba/Worldwide
Branding	Radio Reloj
Programming
Format	State news and information
Ownership
Owner	Cuban Institute of Information and Social Communication[1]
Sister stations	Radio Rebelde Radio Progreso Radio Taíno CMBF Radio Musical Nacional Radio Enciclopedia
History
First air date	July 1, 1947 (1947-07-01)
Technical information
Power	50,000 watts (AM stations) 6,000 watts (FM station)
Links
Webcast	radioreloj.cu/multimedia
Website	radioreloj.cu

Radio Reloj (Spanish for Radio Clock) is an internationally broadcast Spanish-language radio station, located in Cuba. It currently carries an all-news format. The station is noted for the sound of a ticking clock in the background, and announcing the time every minute of broadcast.

Overview

The station is heard on various AM frequencies throughout the country and also on certain FM frequencies, such as 101.5 FM in Havana.

Listenership outside of Cuba

From its inception in 1947 until the Internet era, Radio Reloj was generally available only to listeners in Cuba. However, on occasion during a clear night (especially during the winter months), Radio Reloj could be heard in adjacent countries, and it generally has a good signal in areas immediately north of Havana such as the Florida Keys (from Islamorada to Key West) and some parts of Southwest Florida. A good example of DXing of Radio Reloj was on the morning of 21 January 1999 at 1:20am (Eastern Time), when US radio station WMCA, licensed in New York City and broadcasting on 570 AM (the same as Radio Reloj's Santa Clara signal), went off the air for transmitter maintenance. Once WMCA's carrier signal dropped, Radio Reloj's broadcast could be heard up and down the entire Eastern Seaboard of the United States including New York City, where WMCA broadcasts originate.^[2]

Radio Reloj is also available free in satellite broadcast in Hispasat 30° W. Radio Reloj has also started broadcasting its programming via an Internet stream using any media player in decent albeit low bit-rate sound quality.

References

This page was last edited on 20 March 2024, at 08:17