Key West

[cyberdad]

I completely agree that the Castro brothers have other concerns than Glenn Beck, etc., and are not intentionally "targeting" English language stations. The Cuban trashing of WSCR, for example, seems to be "collateral damage" from whatever may (or may not) be going on with regard to WMFE.  In the case of the major south Florida English signals, whatever faint Spanish was underneath those by the time I got to Key West was insignificant to say the least.

The 1140 situation surprised me, but as you alluded to, WQBA was excellent everywhere I sampled it in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro (where I spent three days before moving on to the Keys). 

1550 still puzzles me.  I recall the thread going a couple of years back, where quite a few of us were wondering why Cuba had put a widely-heard noisemaker on what was a second-tier Miami area Spanish signal.  Then the noisemaker disappeared.  Perhaps it WAS just coincidence.   

But the latest Cuban 1550 also seems to have a fairly significant footprint....which seems to be unusual for Cuban stations on that end of the dial.  I'll be anxious to discover if I can hear it when I'm in Pensacola in a few weeks.  Especially if it turns up during the daytime (the prior noisemaker was only audible there at night).

[cd637299]

I am almost sure that the Cuba 1550 is another Rebelde.  IIRC, WRHC was off the air one night.

If it's heard in P'cola, I'd like to know for sure.

cd

[gar fla]

890 was the only Cuban AM I heard in the daytime in Bermuda, if that means anything!

cd

For what it's worth, daytime here in Tampa, the strongest Cubans are 530, 640, and 670 with good listenable signals.

890 is weak and barely audible.

[cyberdad]

I am almost sure that the Cuba 1550 is another Rebelde.  IIRC, WRHC was off the air one night.

If it's heard in P'cola, I'd like to know for sure.

cd

R. Rebelde is what I heard. When the 1550 noisemaker was going, I could hear it at night in P-cola (and Orlando), but not daytime. 

Btw, I know you've sent me a couple of PMs...which I appreciate....but my last two replies have bounced.  Not that I had anything worthwhile to say or anything!