Listen to Ondas del Río Mayo

Radio Ondas del Rio Mayo, Nueva Cajamarca; 1045-1106 fair to poor signal on Nov 18, 2000, with the early morning show "El Madrugador".
At 1056 ID was given as "Esta es Radiodifusora Comercial Ondas del Rio Mayo que transmite desde sus oficinas centrales en el Jiron Huallaga 348, Distrito Nueva Cajamarca, Provincia de Rioja, Departamento de San Martin, Peru. OBX9N 1490 kHz onda media con 1 kW de potencia efectiva en antena. OCW9O 100.7 MHz frecuencia modulada estereo. OAZ9Q 5045 kHz (sic) onda corta cobertura internacional."
The station still announces its shortwave outlet as "5045 kHz" with a faked callsign OAZ9Q.
Takayuki Inoue Nozaki, Japan, Nov 19, 2000, Relámpago DX



This Peruvian broadcaster is very new (1993) to the international shortwave broadcast scene. It commenced broadcasting from Nueva Cajamarca in January 1992 on 6803 kHz with a transmitter capable of only 250 watts.
The station operates from 1000-1200 UTC and 2100-0100 UTC with a variety of music programs. Evenings include a lively musical request program that is very popular with the local listeners.

Nueva Cajamarca, with a population of appoxicamtely 5.000, is located in the province of Rioja in the Department of San Martín. Agriculture is the most important element of the local econoomy The primary crops are rice and corn. The local market places are abundant and active. They form a beehive of commerce and serve as an integral part of the regions economy.

Edilberto Lucio Peralta Loxada is the station's gerente. He replies to listener reports with a personal letter. Spanish language reception reports with return postage an be sent to the station at:
Ondas del Río Mayo
Jirón Huallaga 348
Nueva Cajamarca, San Martín
Peru
Richard A. D'Angelo, NASWA Journal, August 1993