RADIO RELOJ, COSTA RICA - FROM 1973


RADIO RELOJ FROM 1973
Transcribed and Translated by Alfredo Cañote


 Here is the sixth in our series of Rare Radio Recordings. A regular reader of MEDXR and Twitter friend, Alfredo Cañote, has kindly supplied the transcribed text for this recording and included an English translation.


RADIO RELOJ, San José, Costa Rica

I made this recording on October 13, 1973, at 0832 UTC (6:32 pm local time in Melbourne) on the frequency of 6006 kHz. The brief excerpt is edited and consists mainly of music and frequent station identifications. Once again, Alfredo Cañote has done a wonderful job of deciphering the station announcements through some heavy atmospheric noises and static on the 49mb that evening!

 Below is the recording, transcription and translation for you to follow along while listening to Radio Reloj.





NOTE:  Below is a rough translation! Poor reception meant that some parts of the announcements were missed (represented by ......) and could not be deciphered.


SPANISH TRANSCRIPTION

 Radio Reloj de Costa Rica
2:34 minutos 20 segundos
¿Qué hora tiene Sr. Ramírez......?

 Radio Reloj de Costa Rica
2:37 minutos 5 segundos
....Radio Reloj...
.....nuestro amigo Manuel Antonio Fernández allá en Carpalo(?)
........personal de "Fuertes del IMA" en La Aguja ....... y San Sebastián
Radio Reloj de Costa Rica
2:37 minutos 25 segundos
y ayayay 
libranos de esto



ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Radio Reloj de Costa Rica
2:34 minutes 20 seconds
What time does Mr. Ramirez .......?

 Radio Reloj de Costa Rica
2:37 minutes 5 seconds
....Radio Reloj...
......Our friend Manuel Antonio Fernández Hernandez back in Carpalo (?) 
...........Staff of "Fuertes del IMA" in "La Aguja.......and San Sebastián"
Radio Reloj de Costa Rica
2:37 minutes 25 seconds
And ayayay...
"but deliver us from...."*

 * Its an expression that indicates its a GREATEST song, thing, etc



My Radio Reloj QSL Card from 1984







Once again, my thanks to Alfredo for taking the time to decipher the announcements out of all the noise in this recording! This is much appreciated, Alf!



For those who can remember, 
and those who enjoy radio history!


More information on Radio Reloj in the 1980s, written by Takayuki Inoue, can be found at : Patepluma Radio - Radio Reloj, Costa Rica



Check out other Rare Radio Recordings:





73 and good DX to you all,

Rob Wagner VK3BVW


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