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National Anthem
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Obviously, the anthem is optional. And AM daytimers with translators may operate the translator 24/7.
Only for 24hrs after the AM is off...after that, the xlator must leave the air
At one time, we may have thought the National Anthem was mandatory when a station signs on or off the air. Even though nearly every station did it, it was never mandatory.
However, in Mexico it is mandatory at both at midnight and at 5 a.m. local time, and even on stations broadcasting in English near the border. XETRA-FM, known as 91X, an alternative rock station in Tijuana with its studios in San Diego, doesn't play El Himno Nacional on its internet feed, only over the air. Most other Tijuana stations don't bother to doctor the internet feed and allow it to be heard at 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.
However, in Mexico it is mandatory at both at midnight and at 5 a.m. local time, and even on stations broadcasting in English near the border. XETRA-FM, known as 91X, an alternative rock station in Tijuana with its studios in San Diego, doesn't play El Himno Nacional on its internet feed, only over the air. Most other Tijuana stations don't bother to doctor the internet feed and allow it to be heard at 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.
So does XHTO in El Paso. Very weird hearing Top-40 hits get interrupted by the Mexican national anthem early in the morning or by spanish PSAs in the middle of the day.
One interesting thing about XHITZ, XEPRS, and XHRM is that they actually take time to translate and re-record the government mandated PSAs to english. Some of them made absolutely no sense when I first heard them, but they were interesting nonetheless.
One interesting thing about XHITZ, XEPRS, and XHRM is that they actually take time to translate and re-record the government mandated PSAs to english. Some of them made absolutely no sense when I first heard them, but they were interesting nonetheless.
That's right. I guess they think it's a big turn off if they simply run PSAs in Spanish. Better they translate them, even if they make little sense or discuss things Americans wouldn't know about.
Same for election time. Mexican stations are required to run election spots without charge. So in English we hear how a Mexican political party is in favor of subsidized corn production.
Check out this aircheck of XETRA-FM someone put on You Tube, with those Mexican PSAs...
I think the question was whether the translator could stay on in the night hours when the daytimer could not operate.
In fact, going back to the 50's and 60's, some stations used "America the Beautiful" and lots of stations in the South used "Dixie". There was never a regulation.
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