Radio Swan

[2] The radio station began acting as a regular commercial broadcaster with sponsors such as Kleenex, Phillip Morris Co., and others lined up,[2] operating with a 50,000-watt transmitter[1] on AM 1165 (early 1960s) and 1160 and on shortwave with a power of 7,500 watts on 6 MHz.

The station's strategic location allowed it to target Cuba effectively, especially after U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved covert action against Castro in March 1960.

As early as October 30, 1960, the Castro government sent reconnaissance flights over Swan Island and the Caribbean Coast of Guatemala (CIA 11-3-1960).

In March 1961, Radio Swan stopped selling airtime for political programming, switching to an all-news format infused with coded messages.

The station used a mailing address in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and referred to itself as "La Primera Voz Democratica de Latinoamerica" ("The First Voice of Democracy in Latin America").

Since San Pedro Sula is located on the Honduran mainland, it is possible that these broadcasts originated there rather than on Swan Island, though no positive verification has been determined.

In the January edition of his magazine The Plain Truth, a letter to the editor praised Armstrong by claiming that "... you could not have chosen a better station than Radio SWAN for reaching the Caribbean area.