Spanish
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for ''Radio Clock'') is a government-owned
Spanish-language
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radio station in
Cuba
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. It carries an
all-news radio
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All-news radio is available in both local and radio syndication, syndicated forms, and is carried on both major US satellite radio networks. All-news sta ...
format and is based in
Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.
Frequencies
The station is heard on various AM frequencies throughout the country, with the strongest signals on 570, 790 and 950
kHz
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. At night, using a good radio, the station can be heard around the
Caribbean
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and
Southern United States
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.
The station also broadcasts on several FM frequencies in Cuba, such as 101.5 FM in Havana.
Listenership outside of Cuba
From its inception in 1947 until the Internet era, Radio Reloj was generally available only to listeners in Cuba. However, on occasion at night when radio waves travel farther, Radio Reloj can be heard in nearby countries. It generally has a good signal in some areas of the United States, such as the
Florida Keys
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,
Southwest Florida
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and around the
Gulf of Mexico
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. Even when the announcers may be hard to hear, listeners can identify it from the ticking clock sounds.
A good example of
DXing
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of Radio Reloj was on the morning of 21 January 1999 at 1:20 a.m. (Eastern Time). Radio station WMCA in New York City, assigned to 570 AM, the same as Radio Reloj's Santa Clara signal, went off the air for
transmitter
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maintenance. Once WMCA's carrier signal dropped, Radio Reloj's broadcast could be heard up and down the
Eastern Seaboard of the United States
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including New York City, where WMCA broadcasts originate.
Radio Reloj is available as a free satellite broadcast in Hispasat 30° W. Radio Reloj also broadcasts its programming via an Internet stream from its website.