Rádio Maria launched on shortwave in Brazil

Rádio Maria has begun broadcasting on shortwave from Anápolis in the state of Goiás in Brazil. The Catholic station has reactivated an old transmitter on the frequency of 4885 kHz on the 60 meter shortwave band. Years ago the same transmitter (call letters ZYF692) was used by Rádio Carajás. According to Brazilian DXer Adalberto Marques de Azevedo, the license is owned by Foundation Nossa Senhora Aparecida. The transmitter power is listed as 1 kilowatt. Brazilian DXers have reported that Rádio Maria simulcasts its FM programming on shortwave. The FM transmitter (94.5 MHz) is located in Ceilândia, Distrito Federal. Rádio Maria broadcasts 24 hours a day, with live programming from 6 in the morning to midnight local time. The address of Rádio Maria is: Qna 05 Lote 20, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brasil 72110-050. The station can also be contacted by email. On the Brazilian Radioescutas mailing list the station was first reported heard on June 28.
(DXing.info, July 2, 2009)

New low-power AM stations launched in Italy

Challenger Radio is a new low-power station from Italy, broadcasting on 1566 kHz mediumwave. Test transmissions have consisted of religious programming. Challenger Radio broadcasts from Villa Estense, in Padua (Padova in Italian) in the North-Eastern part of the country. According to Italian DXer Fabrizio Magrone, the transmitter power is 500 watts, and the station plans to broadcast in digital DRM in the future. The station can be reached by email and by phone at +39-0429-660118.
    Another new AM station in Italy is Radio Broadcast Italia from Rome on 1485 kHz. According to Magrone, the station has a 1-kilowatt transmitter, but is currently broadcasting at half power. Radio Broadcast Italia transmits historic recordings of pioneering Italian pirate radio stations. The station can be reached by email. Roberto Scaglione reported on the new stations on the EMWG mailing list on June 6.
(DXing.info, June 14, 2009)

Radio Hage on shortwave from Somalia

Radio Hage (Radio Leader) is a new shortwave station transmitting from Galkayo, Somalia. Transmitter and antennas for the station were installed already in 2007, but the station finally came on the air in April 2009. According to Australian ham radio operator Sam Voron, who has been helping to set up this and many other Somali radio stations, Radio Hage operates with a power of 1.25 kW on the frequencies of 3980 and 6915 kHz shortwave. Broadcast times are listed as 0900-1000 and 0300-0500 UTC. The station aims to be an independent and educational voice in the war-torn country. Radio Hage can be contacted by email.
(DXing.info, May 5, 2009)

Radio Esperanza new in Argentina on 1660 AM

Radio Esperanza from Virrey del Pino Partido de La Matanza, in the capital Buenos Aires region, has begun broadcasting on 1660 kHz on the extended AM band. The station's FM programming on 88.3 MHz is being simulcast on the AM frequency. The address of Radio Esperanza is Volta, e/Vesalio y Dubalia, Barrio Esperanza, (B1763) Virrey del Pino, Buenos Aires, and telephone number +(02202) 49-3745. Radio Esperanza has been heard with mostly music programming by DXers in Argentina.
(DXing.info, May 5, 2009)

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