890 - UNID 12/2 10am EST between the Cay and PR. Seemed to give calls, HI— (I missed the last two letters). Would appear to have been R. 8-90, La Consentida, Mao, DR 900 - CBC St. Michael, Barbados poor level 12/3 9am from St. Thomas. Signal level increased as we headed south but didn’t hold up that well as we headed west from Grenada. A per ads, CBC has a monopoly in the communications business. Reggae Christmas carols were fun! 920 - SS local-like in Grenada. Presumed YVOX Porlamar. 12/5 9am. 940 - WINZ Miami - best FL signal at Princess Cay. No Cuban under/over it. Interesting because WINZ has an STA for 25kw night because of Cuban interference. 1000 - Cuban bubble wobbler. Only here one night (11/30, 4 hours out of Ft. Lauderdale). It was also noted here last year. 1030 - Port-au-Prince, R. Ginen. Taped 12/2 10am (heading to PR) but no ID heard. 1060 - WIXC Titusville is back on relaying WWBA-820 and yes, they do give an ID a minute or two before the WWBA ID. Heard in Orlando, St. Thomas 9am 12/3, Martinique (very weak 12/4 11a) and also off of north central Cuba 11am 12/9. 1090 - Deportes, Caracas, one of the earlier YVs to boom in as we approached Grenada. Apparently YVSZ Caracas. 1130 - My hearing must be grim because just as I did while in Boston in Sept., I heard this as “Radio Cinco" 12/3 10:15pm from south of PR. 1150 - “CMX R. Guaymas” is what I heard 11/30 9pm 4 hrs. out of Ft. Laudedale but that doesn’t hold up in deference to WRTH’s R. Bayamo, Entronque Bueycito. 1160 - Caribbean Radio Lighthouse, St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda fairly good in Grenada but not memorable from anywhere else. 1200 - It sounded like R. Pinto to me but more than likely was R. Tiempo, Caracas, 12/6, 9a, 40 miles E of Bonaire. 1240 - Radio Maria, Santo Domingo, DR. No “de la alta gracia” ever heard. Good level between PR & St. Thomas, 10pm EST 12/2 and 12/3 9am AST in St. Thomas. It was heard quite a ways as we headed south. It was also surprisingly strong as we left Grenada for Bonaire. The web site says (essentially) variety programming but all I ever heard was religious chanting and hymns. 1260 - WISO Ponce relaying WAPA 12/8 9am between Haiti/Cuba 1260 - SS w/Christmas music around 9a 12/6 nearing Bonaire. Presumably Caracas.
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