AM Technical Profile: Radio Martí

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Frequency:
1180
Format:
Spanish language programming
Transmitter Location:
[map] Marathon Key, FL, down Blimp Road.  (Blimp Road refers to the launching point where the blimp that carries TV Martí is housed.)
Power (ERP):
100,000 watts day
50,000 watts night
Antenna:
4 Towers: Highly directional towards Cuba.
Other Information:
[Wikipedia]
Unlicesed government operation targeting Cuba. RADIO MARTÍ  sends anti-Castro radio and television into Cuba from the Florida Keys. The station can be received only at night in the Mobile Bay area.
History:
See the Wikipedia link, above, for a good overview of Radio Martí's history.