11:03 to 11:36 UTC via Cuba? 10.27.097 s unit reception in south central United States.
Initial reception beginning at 11:03 was news spoken in English by a female announcer. The broadcast paused for identification in Spanish at 11:08 and then continued with the female announcer in English. She spoke of continuation of the CITGO Venezuela Heating Oil Initiative and solidarity until 11:10 when the station proceeded to give another identification call in Spanish. The female announcer resumed from 11:11 and presented a multiple part segment regarding history of the Venezuelan currency. The announcer mentioned the introduction of new coins and bills as well as the country's battle with inflation. At 11:23 the broadcast continued with folk music until about 11:26. At this time broadcast frequencies and times were given for various locations throughout the Americas. At 11:30 the broadcast continued in Spanish as a male announcer repeatedly spoke of the dollar. Monitoring was ceased at 11:36. The frequency was re-checked at 12:08 and found to be dead air.
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All times are UTC.
Limited audio from the broadcast is available in .wav format here.
Links:
07.09.09
Venezuela steps up control of television, radio (Reuters)
10.06.09
Venezuela's inflation at 27.3 percent in September (Associated Press)
