All recordings were made in Santa Barbara, Honduras (SB) using a Yaesu FRG-7 receiver except for one that was recorded in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Prior to the 1979 revolution, the family of the Somoza dictatorship had owned a chain of radio stations around the country. The Sandinistas took these over and gave them names evoking the revolution. My recordings below include Radio 19 de Julio, Radio Insurrecion, Radio Frente Sur ("Southern Front"), Radio 13 de Octubre, Radio Venceremos ("We Shall Win"), Radio Liberacion, and La Voz del Poder Popular ("Voice of the People's Power"). July 19 refers to the July 19 1979 victory of the revolution. October 13 commemorates the day in 1977 when Sandinista forces defeated Somoza's army and took over the town of San Carlos (where the station was located). Although they were driven out soon afterwards, this was one of the Sandinista's first significant victories.

Be sure to check out the ID of revolutionary Radio Frenete Sur - with the song "Twist & Shout" in the background!

FrequencyCountryStationLocationWhere
Heard
WhenLinkQualityFile
Size
540NCGRadio CorporacionManaguaSB1982/June/09 0157.mp3B65 kb
555NCGRadio 19 de JulioChinandegaSB1982/May/27 0257.mp3B104 kb
Tegus1982/March/14 2242.mp3B66 kb
570NCGRadio InsurrecionMatagalpaSB1982/Oct/14 0354.mp3C178 kb
620NCGLa Voz de NicaraguaManaguaSB1983/Feb/18 1055.mp3B77 kb
750NCGRadio SandinoManaguaSB1982/June/08 0057.mp3A60 kb
810NCGRadio Frente SurRivasSB1982/June/10 0120.mp3C208 kb
840NCGRadi NoticiasManaguaSB1983/Nov/22 2305.mp3C76 kb
NCGRadio NoticiasManaguaSB1982/May/28 0137.mp3C68 kb
860NCGRadio ContinentalManaguaSB1982/June/10 0040.mp3C132 kb
900NCGRadio TiempoManaguaSB1982/June/28 2357.mp3D70 kb
920NCGRadio MundialManaguaSB1982/Oct/02 1119.mp3C52 kb
960NCGRadio 13 de OctubreSan CarlosSB1983/Aug/29 1000.mp3B122 kb
1070NCGRadio SegoviaGranadaSB1982/Nov/25 0440.mp3C116 kb
1983/Feb/11 0155.mp3D100 kb
1984/Jan/22 1104.mp3C122 kb
1230NCGRadio CentralChinandegaSB1983/Feb/10 1250.mp3C67 kb
1260NCGRadio GueguenseManaguaSB1983/Feb/07 0353.mp3C50 kb
1310NCGRadio San CristobalChinandegaSB1982/Dec/12 0104.mp3D50 kb
1410NCGRadio VenceremosLeonSB1982/Oct/04 0010.mp3D78 kb
1430NCGRadio LiberacionEsteliSB1983/Feb/26 2315.mp3C132 kb
1540NCGLa Voz del Poder PopularPuerto CabezasSB1983/Oct/13 1155.raC108 kb
1983/Oct/13 1155.mp3C126 kb