{"id":36143,"date":"2019-02-17T09:31:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T13:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=36143"},"modified":"2019-02-17T09:31:52","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T13:31:52","slug":"guest-post-bolivian-miners-radio-station-documentaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/guest-post-bolivian-miners-radio-station-documentaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post: Bolivian Miners\u2019 Radio Station Documentaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tracy Wood (K7UO), who shares the following guest post:<\/i><\/p>\n

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Bolivian Miners\u2019 Radio Station Documentaries<\/h1>\n

Bolivian mine workers\u2019 radio stations have long held an affinity among these Altiplano communities. Many were stations were targeted for shootings, bombings, etc. by forces loyal to earlier dictatorships. Today, few stations remain as the mining sector has declined in importance and newer generations migrate to the larger cities and lowland farming regions.<\/p>\n

Radio Nacional de Huanuni and the Catholic church\u2019s Radio Pio XII are two of the remaining miners\u2019 stations with some long-standing shortwave presence; others like Chocaya\u2019s Radio \u00c1nimas permanently signed off with the mining center\u2019s closing.<\/p>\n

Two documentaries have been made about this earlier Bolivian miners\u2019 broadcasting movement. The first one is a 30-minute 1983 UNESCO documentary entitled \u201cLa Voz del Minero\u201d (\u201cThe Voice of the Miner\u201d). This grainy 16-mm Spanish-language documentary fortunately has been ported to YouTube. The film features audio and video clips from several stations including Radio Nacional de Huanuni, Radio Pio XII, Radio \u00c1nimas and Radio Vanguardia. Sharp eyes will notice at the 26-minute point a console-mounted Hammarlund HQ receiver in Radio Pio XII\u2019s studios.<\/p>\n

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The second documentary is from 2017 but remains in limited release. It includes many interviews\/images. The film is called \u201cLas Voces del Socav\u00f3n\u201d (\u201cVoices of the Tunnels) by Argentine filmmakers Magal\u00ed Vela V\u00e1zquez and Julia Delfini.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa Voz del Minero\u201d:<\/p>\n