While visiting Trujillo in mid October 1985, I first heard the transmission of Radio El Porvenir on the measured frequency of 3904 kHz. The station has given the identification as "Desde el distrito de El Porvenir, Trujillo, la ciudad de la eterna primavera, transmite Radio El Porvenir, La Voz del Norte Peruano, en la frecuencia de los 3950kHz banda de 90 metros onda corta." Although the frequency was nominally announced as "3950 kHz", it has drifted between 3900 kHz and 3955 kHz.

Radio El Porvenir was founded and operated by Manuel Domingo Gil Gil. He is also the owner of Radio Huamachuco (founded on August 13, 1975) which formerly broadcast with the same shortwave transmitter. The station used "Jeloso" brand transmitter (0.25kW) feeding into a 1/2 wavelength dipole antenna. While the station was active on shortwave, it operated at 1000-0400. After having been on the air for about one year, its studio and transmitting equipment were dismantled by the MTT, because of the illegal broadcasting operation.

Currently OCZ2Q Radio El Porvenir broadcasts on the authorized frequency of 99.9MHz with an output of 0.5kW.

QTH: Jirón Unión 239, oficina 302, Trujillo, Distrito de El Porvenir.

Information by Takayuki Inoue Nozaki, Japan, 1996