Radioacktiva is a Colombian

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broadcasting from

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

. It is owned by

Caracol Radio Caracol Radio (''Cadena Radial Colombiana'', "Colombian Radio Network") is one of the main radio networks in Colombia. Founded in Medellín in 1948 when ''La Voz de Antioquia'' station acquired the 50% of ''Emisoras Nuevo Mundo'', based in Bogotá ...

, part of the Spanish media organization Grupo PRISA. It started broadcasting in 1989 programming both

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and

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. In 1997 it was reformatted to focus on rock music. In 2001 it would switch frequencies with sister station Tropicana Estéreo.

Programmes

''El gallo''

It is the station's flagship programme, broadcast on weekdays from 06:00 to 10:00. As it is usual in the '' morning zoo'' genre, ''El gallo'' relies on the integration with the audience by offering prizes (concerts tickets, CDs, T-shirts) in funny contests and quizzes.

''R8ck'' / ''R20ck''

''R8ck'' ("Rock 8") is the daily

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of the station, broadcast on weekday evenings. The weekly countdown is ''R20ck'' ("Rock 20"), on Saturdays between 12:00 and 14:00. Before the ''Planeta rock'' era, the weekly countdown was the ''Top 40''.

''El duelo''

The programme features two artists' songs so as to present them to voting. Fans can vote either by phone or internet. It is broadcast jointly with ''R8ck''.

External links

Official site
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