Ecuador: Radio El Buen Pastor
Date Station Frequency Time Comments Source
1997-05-20 R Buen Pastor 4815 0245-0300 non-stop slow songs before s/off a. 0300 by YM into long version of NA. (Krone) DXWin 66
1997-05-04 Radio El Buen Pastor 4815 0240 with exceptional good signals on my 600 metre beverage. Giving news from Amazonas region as well as Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Hard to ID as they do not give away catchy jingles but ID simply as "son las 9 con 50 minutos aquí en Radio El Buen Pastor". Then chansons as "Exitos para el corazón" and "Adiós del amor" before c/d 03.03 with el himno "Gloria a Ti" (Pedersen) DXWin 65
1997-04-12 R. El Buen Pastor 4815 0233-0251 Pgm of nice HC mx w/announcements by man. Canned ID by W at 0246 and again at 0248. First official ID from home!! Not very strong w/some lcl QRN, but the ZY was off. Seems like this has been staying on later than listed 0100 s/off. New sked?? (Valko 12 April) Cumbre 134
1997-03-13 Radio El Buen Pastor ? 4815 0130-0205 Om anncr w/ romantic ballads & HC n/a at s/off. Stronger sig than expected if 1kW & Lazy H antenna. Poss more power or better antenna? (Rausch Mar 13) Cumbre 129
1997-03-11 Radio El Buen Pastor ? 4815 0032-0204 w/ mix of SS talk & mx. Mostly Andean mx. At 02:01, brief annc., probably an ID, flute piece, & HC n/a. Following night, same s/off routine beginning at 02:05. Fair level, but lots of splatter from above and mixing w/ Brazilians. (Delibert Mar 11 & 12) Cumbre 129
1997-02-24 R. El Buen Pastor ? 4815 1102 noted at 1102 w/HC type folklorica with lots of flutes. Low modulation and no anmts noted. Gone by 1115. (Lobdell, Feb. 24) DXWin 54
1997-02-16 R. El Buen Pastor ? 4815 1111-1135 Long nonstop rel. tlk by M in what sounded like a mix of SP and lcl lang w/many ments of Palabra de Dios and programa. 1127 intro by M over instru. mx and into HC mx pgm w/M host. TC at 1133. Strong signal but weak modulation, always the case. Feel sure I could've IDed it if modulation was up to par. Hrd daily with the same routine. Just can't ID. (Valko Feb 16) Cumbre 126
1997-01-19 Radio El Buen Pastor ? 4815.0 1130-1140 Steady music during epriod. No breaks for comments or ID's. Signal (Bolland, Charles, 01/19/97) Cumbre 122
1996-11-09 Radio El Buen Pastor 4815 1026-1105 Quechua, om hosting music program but no apparent ID's. Fair but beginning to fade aroind 1100. (D'Angelo, Nov 9) DXWin 39
1996-10-27 R. El Buen Pastor ? 4815 1041 nice rustic HC-style mx, group vocal, pan pipes, but hvy QRN. Anmt by man at 1048, TCs, but too much static to ID. (Berg, Pemaquid Peninsula DXpedition, Chamberlain, Maine). DXWin 37
1996-10-06 R. El Buen Pastor ? 4815 0037 Mix of relig pop vocals and brief ancts by man; some TCs too, I think. No ID as such, but the unmistakable (and long) HC NA by gran orquesta at 0106 to 0108*. Modest signal, best around 0045. Henrik Klemetz recently reported them back on 4815.0 from 4815.4. (Berg, Oct. 6) Cumbre 107
1996-10-05 R El Buen Pastor 4815.0 0105 back to nom. fq from 4815.4, 10/5, 0105 s/off w/NA. (Klemetz, Dateline Bogotá) DXWin 35
1996-09-05 R El Buen Pastor 4815 0106 ex-4830, heard here for 1st time on this date till 0106* Not much stronger here than the Brazilian on fq. (Klemetz DLB Sept 5) Cumbre 102
1996-07-20 Radio Buen Pastor 4830.2 2347 After checking the recording I found clear ID "...transmit Radio Buen Pastor..." on 20th July at 2347 UTC while T chira was on a break. Report is on it=B4s way... (Havukunnas) DXWin 25
1996-06-26 R.Buen Pastor 4830.2 0032 HC folk mx, man ancr; poor/fair w/ rcvr in USB to split it from Tachira on 4830. (McVicar, June 26) Cumbre 92
1996-04-20 R. El Buen Pastor 4830.2 1332 (Saraguro); w/non-stop Ecuadorian folk music. At 1355, "Enfoque en la Familia" (Focus on the Family). IDs at 1410 into Ecuadorian oldies show w/Patricio Lozano. Exc signals. This is the best time to get them, after 1300 UTC when Tachira fades out. Buen Pastor doesn't go off until 1500 UTC. All one needs to do is move to Ecuador! (McVicar Apr.20) DXWin 10
1996-04-05 Radio El Buen Pastor 4830.21 0104 (Saraguro) with the National Anthem. FR-gd w/Tachira either unusually low in strength or off the air. Radio El Buen Pastor has applied for a frequency change to 4815 kHz and has also applied for an FM license. (McVicar, Apr 5) Cumbre 81
1995-10-12 R.El Buen Pastor 4830.2 1202 Saraguro; w/nx program called "Informativo Saraguro", TC and ID w/fqy. good o/Tachira, Oct.12 (McVicar) Jihad 55
1995-09-02 Radio El Buen Pastor 4830.2 2143 (Saraguro), in Quichua with OM/YL hosting, into an Ecuadorian pasillo. Good signals o/Tachira, Sept.2 (McVicar) Jihad 49
1995-08-21 Radio Buen Pastor 4830.2 2309 with OM giving ID, Ecuadorian folk song, OM with live ID as "R.Buen Pastor," followed by recorded ID as "Radio del Buen Pastor." good strength but het. Aug.21. They had been off the air for a few weeks due to transmitter problems. (McVicar) Jihad 47
1995-08-03 Radio El Buen Pastor 4830.2 QSL Saraguro; (They are definitely keeping with the "El Buen Pastor" now.) Full data hand-written card obtained from OMS missionary Mark Vogan. Also signed by OMS Vice President David E. Dick and OMS Ecuador Field Director Mike Schrode. All were visiting the HCJB compound for a tour and I cornered them for a QSL when we got to my office! (I had my logbook with me.) Mark is working on designing a QSL for Radio El Buen Pastor and reports that they have already received reports from Venezuela, Colombia and Italy. My QSL was the first :-) (McVicar) Jihad 44
1995-07-08 Radio Buen Pastor 4830.2 2355 w/Ecuadorian folk songs, ID at 2357, songs; poor due to mixing with R. Tachira. Beautiful signals and in the clear at 0212 w/Tachira off and strong and in the clear the next morning at 1354 w/up beat SS contemporary Christian songs. July 8, 9. Official inauguration ceremonies to be held July 15 (McVicar) Jihad 41
1995-06-25 Radio Buen Pastor 4830.2 1250-1300 is running 1 kW into a double lazy H antenna. Their address is: c/o OMS International, Saraguro, Provincia Loja, Ecuador. Spanish reports are preferred. (McVicar DXPL via Johnson Jihad) Radio Buen Pastor program with music, male and female D J, etc. Fighting it out with Tachira, and nether of them winning. 6/22 22:20-35. Poor. MacHarg 5060.7, Radio Progreso news, music, report from tie,a, commercial, commercial for donor, etc. 6/25 12:50-13:00. Good.-MacHarg Jihad 40
1995-06-16 Radio Buen Pastor 4830.2 2110 New station-Now on the air! 2110 UTC with Quichua folk music. ID by YL in Spanish at 2117 UTC as "Radio Buen Pasto=9B' and also giving frequency of 4830 "en la banda de 60 metros." More Quichua folk music, mostly from Otavalo, followed. Many songs in a row w/no anmts. YL w/talk in Quichua every 15 minutes or so. At 2200 UTC, switched to pop-sounding music with OM host. Signal strong but an even mix with R.Tachira in Venezuela on 4830 kHz. Hope signals are clearer in the Saraguro area. June 16. (McVicar) Jihad 38