{"id":56982,"date":"2023-06-04T07:51:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T11:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=56982"},"modified":"2023-06-04T07:51:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T11:51:29","slug":"don-moores-photo-album-western-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/don-moores-photo-album-western-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Moore\u2019s Photo Album:\u00a0Western Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><strong><em>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/don-moore\/?swcfpc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Moore<\/a>\u2013noted\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.donmooredxer.com\/books\/peru.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">author<\/a>, traveler, and DXer\u2013for the latest installment of his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/don-moores-photo-album\/?swcfpc=1\">Photo Album guest post series<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_MountainTown_1995.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56960\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_MountainTown_1995.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_MountainTown_1995.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_MountainTown_1995-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_MountainTown_1995-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_MountainTown_1995-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_MountainTown_1995-624x416.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><b>Don Moore\u2019s Photo Album:\u00a0<\/b><b>Western Venezuela<\/b><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>by Don Moore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I started this series several months ago with pictures of <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/don-moores-photo-album-ecos-del-torbes\/\">Ecos del Torbes<\/a> and other stations in San Crist\u00f3bal, Venezuela. This time I want to take you to the other places I visited on that trip to Andean Venezuela in January 1995.<\/p>\n<p>When I started DXing in the early 1970s, Venezuelans were the most commonly heard Latin American shortwave stations. The 90- and 60-meter bands were full of them and there were more than a few to be heard in the 49- and even 31-meter bands. But the Venezuelans began abandoning shortwave before other countries in the region and by the late 1970s their numbers had been considerably thinned. Only a handful remained in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_OldRadioDial_1995.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56961\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_OldRadioDial_1995.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_OldRadioDial_1995.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_OldRadioDial_1995-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_OldRadioDial_1995-1024x676.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_OldRadioDial_1995-768x507.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_OldRadioDial_1995-624x412.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This radio dial [click to enlarge] goes back to a time when Latin American stations were found all over the radio bands.<\/p>\n<p>One of the last Venezuelan stations to leave shortwave in the 1990s was Radio Valera in the busy commercial city of Valera.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_00.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56972\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_00.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_00.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_00-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_00-1024x795.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_00-768x596.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_00-624x485.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For decades, Radio Valera was one of the best heard and most consistent Venezuelan stations on 60 meters. Roque Torres Aguilar, waving on the left side, was station manager at the time of my visit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56971\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_01.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_01-300x165.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_01-1024x562.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_01-768x422.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_01-624x343.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve found listings in DX publications for their 4840 kHz frequency as far back as 1946.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_02.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56979\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_02.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_02.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_02-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_02-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_02-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_02-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was given this 59th anniversary key chain when I visited Radio Valera in January 1995. So the station must have begun around 1935.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_03.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56970\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_03.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_03.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_03-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_03-1024x693.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_03-768x520.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioValera_03-624x422.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Station studio in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>A second shortwave station in the state of Trujillo was Radio Trujillo in the nearby town of the same name. Broadcasting on 3295 kHz, they were one of the easier catches in the 90-meter band in the early 1970s but were gone by the late 1970s.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56967\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_01.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_01-300x228.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_01-1024x777.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_01-768x582.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_01-624x473.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 1995 the station sign still listed 3295 kHz although they hadn\u2019t used the frequency in around twenty years. The earliest record I have found of Radio Trujillo had them on 3310 kHz in 1946.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_02.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56966\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_02.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_02.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_02-300x183.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_02-1024x624.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_02-768x468.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioTrujillo_02-624x380.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Announcer Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n in the Radio Trujillo studio.<\/p>\n<p>The next state south of Trujillo is M\u00e9rida and its capital city was once home to several shortwave stations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioLosAndes_01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56968\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioLosAndes_01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioLosAndes_01.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioLosAndes_01-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioLosAndes_01-1024x758.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioLosAndes_01-768x568.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioLosAndes_01-624x462.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Radio Los Andes used 6010 kHz in the 49-meter band which meant it was often covered by stronger international broadcasters. In North America the station was always best heard in the mornings when the frequency was more likely to be open. They also identified as simply <i>Mil Cuarenta<\/i>, in reference to their medium wave frequency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioUniversidad_01-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56981\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioUniversidad_01-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioUniversidad_01-1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioUniversidad_01-1-300x248.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioUniversidad_01-1-1024x847.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioUniversidad_01-1-768x636.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioUniversidad_01-1-624x516.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Radio Universidad on 3395 kHz was arguably the best heard Venezuelan station on 90 meters and it remained on shortwave until the early 1980s. The station didn\u2019t have any kind of outside sign but there was this ad for a religious program on the station on a bridge a few blocks away. Radio Universidad is a private station but takes its name from the Universidad de Los Andes, one of the best universities in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56963\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_01.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_01-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_01-1024x689.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_01-768x517.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_01-624x420.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aside from the university, the city of M\u00e9rida is best known for the world-famous Coromoto Ice Cream store.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_02.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56962\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_02.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_02.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_02-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_02-1024x673.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_02-768x505.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/YV_CoromotoIceCreamStore_1995_02-624x410.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For many years the store has held the record for offering the most different ice cream flavors, as seen in this picture from 1995. Some of the flavors such as chocolate and fresa (strawberry) are common. More unusual ones included <i>cebada<\/i> (barley), <i>chicharron<\/i> (fried pork rind), <i>trucha ahumada<\/i> (smoked trout), and <i>espinacas<\/i> (spinach). Other flavors were combinations of items and named after all sorts of things such as events (1994 USA\u00a0 World Cup), countries (Italia, Canada), or quirky expressions (<i>Te Amo en Silencio<\/i> \u2013 I Love You Silently).\u00a0 Some local radio stations and TV networks had flavors named after them, such as Radio Universidad and Radio 1560. It\u2019s been a long time since I was there but I remember that the onion ice cream was surprisingly good, the rose ice cream tasted like putting my nose in a bouquet of flowers, and the spaghetti with cheese was gritty with ground-up frozen spaghetti.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56969\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_01.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_01-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_01-1024x694.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_01-768x520.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_01-624x423.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>M\u00e9rida is a mountainous state and home to all of Venezuela\u2019s highest peaks, topping out with Pico Bol\u00edvar at just under 5,000 meters. The state also includes a narrow strip of hot lowlands near Lake Maracaibo and that is home to the state\u2019s second largest city, El Vig\u00eda.\u00a0 On 3215 kHz, Ondas Panamericanas was another of the better-heard Venezuelans stations in 90 meters in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_02.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56977\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_02.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_02.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_02-300x296.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_02-1024x1009.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_02-768x757.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_OndasPanamericanas_02-624x615.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Announcer Orlando Suarez gave me a tour of the station.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56978\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1075\" height=\"1369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_01.jpeg 1075w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_01-236x300.jpeg 236w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_01-804x1024.jpeg 804w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_01-768x978.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_01-624x795.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>San Crist\u00f3bal wasn\u2019t the only city with a shortwave broadcaster in T\u00e1chira state. Radio Frontera, which used to broadcast on 4760 kHz, made its home about an hour away in San Antonio, along the border with Colombia. The station took its name from the border. At the time of my visit they had just moved to the top floor of this building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_02.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56973\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_02.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_02.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_02-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_02-1024x686.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_02-768x515.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_02-624x418.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Modesto Marchena was the long-time owner and manager of Radio Frontera. I spent over two hours at the station because he was so friendly and talkative. Radio Frontera\u2019s shortwave frequency had been inactive for several years but while I was there he called the transmitter site and had them turn it back on. He kept 4760 kHz on the air for several days after that and many DXers around the world reported hearing it. I believe that was the last time Radio Frontera was on shortwave. Se\u00f1or Marchena passed away in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_03.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56976\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_03.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_03.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_03-202x300.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_03-689x1024.jpeg 689w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_03-768x1141.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_03-1034x1536.jpeg 1034w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_03-624x927.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The view from Radio Frontera\u2019s studios.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_04.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56980\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_04.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_04.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_04-300x170.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_04-1024x581.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_04-768x436.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_04-624x354.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These glasses are a unique set of station memorabilia. Se\u00f1or Marchena gave them to me during my visit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-56995 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1229\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_05.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_05-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_05-1024x802.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_05-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_05-624x488.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1229px) 100vw, 1229px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Radio Frontera QSL card from the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_06-e1685877916109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56996\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_06-e1685877916109.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_06-e1685877916109.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_06-e1685877916109-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_06-e1685877916109-1024x379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_06-e1685877916109-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_06-e1685877916109-624x231.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Radio Frontera sticker from 1995.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_07.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56974\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_07.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_07.jpeg 332w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ven_RadioFrontera_07-219x300.jpeg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Picture of an old pennant found online.<\/p>\n<h1><b>MEMORIES<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>If you were DXing in the 1970s you probably have lots of good memories of Venezuelan stations from that time period. Sometimes with hobby friends we quiz one another on the frequencies and names of these long-ago stations. In those days there were Venezuelans every 10 kHz on 60 meters, starting with Radio Frontera on 4760 kHz. A good trick is starting there and going up the band naming them all.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m happy that I made this one trip to western Venezuela nearly three decades ago and had the opportunity to visit a few of the radio stations. Venezuela is a beautiful country and I always wanted to return and see more of it. Unfortunately, the political and economic situation today isn\u2019t the best for visitors. I hope things turn around soon but even if they do most of those stations we listened to long ago have been forced to close their doors. In my online searched it appears that of the stations I visited only Radio Trujillo is still on the air and this was confirmed by Jorge Garcia Rangel in Venezuela. Shortwave from Venezuela now belongs to the history books.<\/p>\n<h1><b>AUDIO RECORDINGS<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Radio Valera as heard in Pennsylvania in 1978:<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56982-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioValera_4840_04Dec78_0350.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioValera_4840_04Dec78_0350.mp3\">https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioValera_4840_04Dec78_0350.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Radio Valera recorded locally on medium wave in January 1995:<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56982-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioValera_LocalRecording.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioValera_LocalRecording.mp3\">https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioValera_LocalRecording.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Radio Trujillo 1975 via <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontheshortwaves.com\/Venezuela\/Trujillo.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On The Shortwaves<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56982-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ontheshortwaves.com\/Venezuela\/Trujillo.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontheshortwaves.com\/Venezuela\/Trujillo.mp3\">https:\/\/www.ontheshortwaves.com\/Venezuela\/Trujillo.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Radio Trujillo recorded locally on 1280 kHz medium wave in January 1995:<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56982-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioTrujillo_1280_LocalRecording.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioTrujillo_1280_LocalRecording.mp3\">https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioTrujillo_1280_LocalRecording.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Radio Los Andes (using the Mil Cuarenta ID) as heard in Pennsylvania in 1980:<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56982-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioLosAndes_6010__26Jan80_1050.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioLosAndes_6010__26Jan80_1050.mp3\">https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioLosAndes_6010__26Jan80_1050.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Radio Los Andes as heard in Michigan in 1990:<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56982-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioLosAndes1040_6010_90Feb17.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioLosAndes1040_6010_90Feb17.mp3\">https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioLosAndes1040_6010_90Feb17.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Radio Universidad as heard in Pennsylvania in 1980:<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56982-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioUniversidad_3395kHz_24Apr80_0951.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioUniversidad_3395kHz_24Apr80_0951.mp3\">https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioUniversidad_3395kHz_24Apr80_0951.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Ondas Panamericanas as heard in Pennsylvania in 1979:<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56982-8\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/OndasPanamericanas_3215_02Apr79_0315.mp3?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/OndasPanamericanas_3215_02Apr79_0315.mp3\">https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/OndasPanamericanas_3215_02Apr79_0315.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Ondas Panamericanas recorded locally on medium wave, January 1995:<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56982-9\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/OndasPanamericanas_MWLocal.mp3?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/OndasPanamericanas_MWLocal.mp3\">https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/OndasPanamericanas_MWLocal.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Radio Frontera as heard in Pennsylvania in January 1982:<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56982-10\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioFrontera_4760_01Jan1982.mp3?_=10\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioFrontera_4760_01Jan1982.mp3\">https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioFrontera_4760_01Jan1982.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Radio Frontera as heard in Honduras in July 1982:<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56982-11\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioFrontera_4760_11July1980.mp3?_=11\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioFrontera_4760_11July1980.mp3\">https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RadioFrontera_4760_11July1980.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h1><b>LINKS<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>This site has many old Venezuelan station stickers, pennants, cards, etc:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/souvenirdeemisorasvenezolanas.blogia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/souvenirdeemisorasvenezolanas.blogia.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Radio Trujillo website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotrujillo1280.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.radiotrujillo1280.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Don Moore\u2013noted\u00a0author, traveler, and DXer\u2013for the latest installment of his\u00a0Photo Album guest post series: Don Moore\u2019s Photo Album:\u00a0Western Venezuela by Don Moore I started this series several months ago with pictures of Ecos del Torbes and other stations in San Crist\u00f3bal, Venezuela. 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Through my ears I traveled to other countries and explored other cultures. But\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02_EcosDelTorbes.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02_EcosDelTorbes.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02_EcosDelTorbes.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02_EcosDelTorbes.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02_EcosDelTorbes.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54792,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/don-moores-photo-album-santa-barbara-honduras\/","url_meta":{"origin":56982,"position":1},"title":"Don Moore\u2019s Photo Album: Santa B\u00e1rbara, Honduras","author":"Thomas","date":"November 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Don Moore\u2013noted\u00a0author, traveler, and DXer\u2013for the following Photo Album guest post series: Don Moore's Photo Album:\u00a0Santa B\u00e1rbara, Honduras by Don Moore I first set foot in Latin America in January 1982 when I arrived in Tegucigalpa to begin three months of Peace Corps training. Three\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/03_SantaBarbara-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/03_SantaBarbara-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/03_SantaBarbara-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/03_SantaBarbara-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/03_SantaBarbara-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":62900,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/don-moores-photo-album-guatemala-part-seven-radio-maya-de-barillas\/","url_meta":{"origin":56982,"position":2},"title":"Don Moore\u2019s Photo Album: Guatemala (Part Seven) \u2013 Radio Maya de Barillas","author":"Thomas","date":"May 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Don Moore\u2019s Photo Album: Guatemala (Part Seven) \u2013 Radio Maya de Barillas by Don Moore More of Don\u2019s traveling DX stories can be found in his book\u00a0Tales of a Vagabond DXer\u00a0[SWLing Post affiliate link]. 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