WRMI
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WRMI (Radio Miami International) is a Florida-based shortwave station. The station sells airtime to a variety of businesses and organizations, all in multiple languages.
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Programming
WRMI relays several international news stations, including Radio Ukraine International, Radio Slovakia International, Radio Tirana (Albania), Radio France International, Famagusta Gazette Radio (Cyprus), Radio Prague (Czechia), the Italian Broadcasting Corporation, NHK World Radio Japan, Radio Taiwan International, and Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior. All of these, except the last, would be difficult to receive in the Western Hemisphere without WRMI’s relaying. Programs are aired in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian, and Slovak.
It also features several religious programs (particularly Brother Stair’s Overcomer Ministry and Ching Hai’s Supreme Master TV) along with original and syndicated programs.
WRMI’s broadcast targets include the Caribbean and Latin America, although it also targets Europe and North America (and can be heard quite well in the latter). Since March 2022, WRMI has targeted daily native-language programming to Ukraine and Russia.
Frequencies
| Frequency (kHz) | Azimuth | Intended Audience | Hours (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5010 | 181° | Cuba, the Caribbean and Central America | 23:00-03:00 |
| 5050 | 160° | North America, Cuba, Caribbean | 00:00–05:00 |
| 5800 | 160° | Caribbean and Central America | 01:00–04:00 |
| 5850 | 315° | North America | 22:00–13:00 |
| 5950 | 355° | North America | 00:00–05:00 |
| 7570 | 285° | Western North America | 01:00–12:00 |
| 7730 | 44° | Eastern North America | 24/7 |
| 7780 | 222° | Central America | 00:00–12:00 |
| 9395 | 355° | Eastern North America | 24/7 |
| 9455 | 315° | North America | 23:00-04:00 |
| 9955 Flagship frequency | 160° | Latin America | 22:00–05:00 12:00–16:00 |
| 15770 | 44° | Europe, the Mediterranean | 24/7 |
| 17790 | South America, Africa | 15:00–02:00 |
History
Radio Miami International, the predecessor of WRMI, was founded in 1989 by Jeff White (the current general manager) and Kiko Espinosa and began broadcasting via airtime on other stations. Eventually, the station applied for an FCC license, and WRMI began broadcasting on June 14, 1994, near Miami, Florida. In December 2013, they purchased the WYFR transmission complex in Okeechobee, Florida, where they broadcast from today.
External links
Some of this information comes from Wikipedia.
