By Mika Mäkeläinen

Another capital station, which has no intention to return to its former shortwave frequency of 6010 kHz. Nowadays transmissions are 24 hours a day, but only on FM 94.3 MHz and on the internet at
h ttp://www.americatv.com.pe/radioamerica.

The station is located at Montero Rosas 1099, Santa Beatriz, not far from the Radio Nacional building. I got a confirmation for my ancient 1988 report, signed by Victor Tejada Zavaleta, Productor General, who also verified a report for Ilkka Suni. Mr. Tejada and Jorge Arriola Vivian, Jefe de Marketing & Promociones, showed me around the station and took me to the studio. Leaving another YLE cap I walked out with a Radio America t-shirt...


Finnish journalist and DXer Mika Mäkeläinen on assignment April 1-12 in Peru, to cover the 2000 presidential election, also found time to visit some Peruvian radio stations.
Full report on Mäkeläinen's web site, a HCDX partner site.