Border radio is one of our favorite topics at Radio Survivor and on this week’s episode we dig into the history of radio broadcasting on the northern border of Mexico. Scholar Sonia Robles shares the stories of some of the lesser-known, small broadcasters whose histories are often overshadowed by the wild tales of higher power border blaster stations. Robles is the author of Mexican Waves: Radio Broadcasting along Mexico’s Northern Border, 1930-1950 and Assistant Professor of History at University of Delaware. This episode was originally broadcast in August, 2020. To hear the original, longer version click here.

Show Notes:

* Mexican Waves: Radio Broadcasting along Mexico’s Northern Border, 1930-1950* Podcast # 212 – Border Radio in North America* DX Adventures at 1700* Confirmations of 1700 (AM)* Podcast #184 – Hidden Women’s Radio History in Uruguay* Podcast #186 – African-American Preachers on Wax* Podcast #252 – Exploring the Seeds of Public Radio in Educational Radio Archives* Podcast #250 – Aimee Semple McPherson and the Early History of Radio Evangelists