1620 in Lawrence....and more!

[BUMP MARTIN <LJNF40D@prodigy.com>]

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>>This evening while in Lawrence going to supper in my new vehicle,
>playing
>>with the radio,I came across(while in seek mode) a station on 1620
>playing
>>what sounded like Spanish religious music.
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>>>The Lawrence area has been home to Spanish signals for about two years
>now
>>>on 1620 AM. There is also a station that has alternated between 1680
>and
>>>1700 that has been on for about two years doing Spanish programing.
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>I remember about a year ago going thru Lawrence...and passing an Spanish
>Evangelical Church....which had a large sign over the doorway that said:
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> WEBR -1620AM
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>(I couldn't help but wonder what the letters stood for...  I know in
>many cities their is an "Ebenezer Baptist Church"....could the letters
>stand for that?)
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>My guess is that what we've been hearing is an unlicensed low-power
>station...operated as part of the church.  The Eagle-Tribune ran a
>profile awhile back of Spanish community leader "...who has so many
>things to do, he evn runs a local religious radio station...".  It
>didn't say which one....but I would guess it's this unlisenced station.
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>Funny though, when the FCC started to crackdown on pirates....the big
>sign over the doorway came down.  I thought that maybe they weren't
>aware that it was illegal.....and stopped broadcasting once they were
>"enlightened".
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>But I guess they are back!
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>Early this morning I heard both a station at 1620 and 1680...at the same
>time with different programming.  So, I think they are different people
>running them.  (I don't understand Spanish...so I don't know who they
>are...or what organization they represent....but it sounds like
>preaching and religious hymns/music, etc.)
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