Radio Marca Sevilla is a radio station based in Sevilla, Spain, part of the Radio Marca network. The station is dedicated entirely to sports as witnessed by their slogan “El Deporte es Nuestro” (The Sport is Ours), which I clearly heard during my reception of the station:
The Radio Marca network started in 2001 with the newspaper Marca as its craddle. My reception report was confirmed in two emails from the technical department by mr. Pablo Arellono Mauleon and mr. Manuel Martinez Bravo. Thank you so much!
email QSL for Radio Marca Sevilla
The picture below shows the Radio Marca network. Not really nation wide, but focussing on the bigger cities. The station in Sevilla on 94 MHz has a power of 1 kW.
During a nice opening towards Spain on July 1st one of the stations I picked up was COPE Andalucía. I did hear the regional COPE Andalucía ID, but not the more local Cordoba or Granada ID. And as the two 1 kW transmitters are only 100 kilometers apart it is difficult to say which location I received. Cordoba might be a bit more likely given the other stations I heard, but not by much.
QSL COPE Andalucia, 87.6 MHz
Manuel Marin from the technical department in Granada was so kind to confirm my report.
Another nice catch during the June 18th SpE opening was Radio Andalucía Información on 91.6 MHz from Mijas, Spain. Mijas is an interesting spot as it hosts many transmitters and, more importantly, many stations that can be heard during SpE events. I sent my report to mnaharro@rtva.es . Manuel Garrido Fernández was so kind to confirm my report.
Radio Andalucía is part of RTVA (Radio TV Andalucia) which belongs to the Autonomous Government of Andalucía, so it is a public broadcaster. Another name for RTVA seems to be CanalSur, although maybe I’m missing some corporate legal details here. I didn’t know Andalucia (or Andalusia) was an autonomous region like Catalonia. So once again: what a nice hobby we have as you learn so much!
Radio Andalucía Información network (courtesy: FMLIST)
Given fact it is a regional public broadcaster there is quite a bit of focus on the region. That means local information, coverage of the various festivals and sports includes bullfights typical for the region. And of course there is flamenco music as you can hear on the clip I recorded:
During the SpE opening to Spain on June 18th I picked up the ID of MuyBuena Radio from Benidorm on 98.3 MHz:
I sent my report to info@activafm.es and Ivi Venegas was so kind to send a confirmation.
QSL email from MuyBuena Radio, 98.3 MHz, Benidorm
MuyBuena is part of the Emisoras Musicales group which operates various networks in Spain. The MuyBuena network consists of relatively low power stations predominatly located along the Costa Blanca. With 2 kW the Benidorm transmitter is actually one of the stronger transmitters.
On the 22nd of May there was a nice SpE opening towards Bulgaria. One of the stations I heard was BNR Radio Varna playing some traditional music.
Mrs Kremena Ivanova was so kind to confirm my reception. She wrote that Radio Varna celebrated its 90th birthday on December 9th, 2024 being the oldest radio station in Bulgaria. A bit of history from Wikipedia:
In 1933, Dimitar Kulev, then a student at the Varna Boys’ High School, assembled two amateur radio transmitters together with his physics teacher , with the more powerful of which on January 6, 1934, he broadcast a live performance by the “Sea Sounds” choir.
On May 25, 1933, the Varna Radio Club was established as a section of the Rodno Radio Union. The first live radio broadcast from Varna was made on January 6, 1934 on medium waves with a frequency of 1276 kHz. On July 19, 1934, the Ministry of Railways and Transport authorized the construction of a radio station and in September 1934, the trials of Radio Varna began.
The birth date of the radio is considered to be December 9, 1934, when a concert was broadcast from the Varna “Unity” Hall, which was the first medium wave broadcast in Northern and Northeastern Bulgaria
On 25 January 1935, Tsar Boris III signed the decree establishing the Bulgarian National Radio. The document, which officially marked the beginning of “Radio Sofia”, as the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) was then called. Radio Varna got a new board an became part of BNR.
A QSL for my reception of COPE Málaga on 89.8 MHz. I heard them during a Sporadic E opening on June 24th. The transmitter is located south west of Málaga and has a power of 5 kW. Again Artur from Maresme DX was a great help in making the connect with Javier Campos from the technical department at COPE Málaga.
Again with the help of Artur from Maresme DX I received a very nice email and a scan of a QSL letter from Radio Surco, broadcasting from Tomelloso, Spain, on 91.4 FM. I posted a recording of my reception on YouTube. Radio Surco has two transmitter sites: 2 kW on 91.4 MHz, and 1.2 kW on 99.2 MHz:
Radio Surco transmitter locations
Dear Peter,
Thank you for contacting us and receiving news from the Netherlands. This year, at least, we have received three messages like yours, from different locations. We assume that due to the location of our broadcast tower and the very flat area where we are, the waves work their magic and allow us to reach distant places.
We are a radio station with two broadcasting centers, but according to your instructions, it is Tomelloso’s that you heard. Radio Surco Tomelloso was born in 1986 and is an independent commercial station. Its cover, being a flat land, covers “La Mancha”, an area of the Autonomous Community of Castilla La Mancha to which four of its provinces belong. Tomelloso is in CiudadReal, specifically.
The Radio Surco Tomelloso station is located about 12 kilometers as the crow flies or cross-country
I attach the certificate you are requesting, although we do not have an official model. Thank you for being on the other side and greetings from Spain.
Montserrat Castellanos Cañones Directora
QSL letter from Radio Surco, Tomelloso, Spain, 91.4 MHz
Where would I be with a little help from my friends? I heard Blue Radio Chella on 90.2 MHz, but my report remained unanswered. Artur Fernández Llorella was so kind to help me to get in touch with Alex Selfa, director of the station. Within a day I got a nice email confirmation:
Blue Radio is a local station broadcasting on 90.2 MHz with 2.5 kW power from Chella. Headquarters are in Xátiva, 50 km south of Valencia.
OOps… I checked my Spam inbox and had a nice surprise: a few weeks ago I received a QSL from Radio Tour, a smaller regional station from the Potenza area. I heard them on 101.8 MHz, a transmitter from Potenza with 500 Watts. I sent my report with MP3 to scrivi@radiotour.fm and received a reply within a day!
email to QSL my reception of regional station Radio Tour from Potenza, Italy
Radio Tour operates 13 fairly low power transmitters from the Potenza area. And that’s what I like about this catch! The strongest station is 4 kW on 100.3 MHz, also from Potenza. There is an 800 Watt transmitter in Balvano, and their third strongest transmitter is the one I received… The slogan of Radio Tour is “Radio Tour Viaggo in 1a classe nel passato” – “Radio Tour, I travel 1st class journey into the past”… which I found a bit surprising as I heard songs from the 90-ies… but that’s probably because of my own age…
Radio Maria operates 95 radio stations in many countries around the world. I have received Radio Maria stations from Austria, Colombia, Italy, Venezuela. A few years ago they were even active on the former Dutch national radio frequency of 675 kHz before this transmitter was closed. But unlike similar world wide religious broadcasters like AWR or TWR they have no presence on shortwave. Nice to add Spain to my collection!
F/d email to QSL Radio Maria España, received on 88.5 MHz.
Mr. Lopez from Radio Maria España was so kind to confirm the report of my reception made during a Sporadic E opening on June 24th. I sent my report to radiomaria@radiomaria.es . Unfortunately their are 4 stations present on this frequency, all low power. Given reception conditions that day my guess is that Toledo (2kW) was the transmitter I received, Marbella being less likely.
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