Ràdio 4 is a Spanish

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. It was launched on 13 December 1976.

History

Ràdio 4 was launched in 1976 during the

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, and was integrated into a regional countrywide Radio 4 network in 1988 after the closure of the state-owned but commercially funded Radiocadena Española in that same year. The integrated regional countrywide Radio 4 network was shut down in 1991 due to poor ratings, and RNE Ràdio 4 once again became a standalone radio station. In 2006 however, RNE Ràdio 4 was itself threatened with the prospect of closure due to a very low audience share (only 8,500 listeners in

out of a population of 7.5 million people). This sparked a campaign against closure of the station, which eventually proved successful after Santiago Gonzalez, the then newly appointed director of RNE (

), decided against closing Ràdio 4.

Logos

File:R%C3%A0dio_4-RNE_Catalunya_(1976-1981).png, 1976–1981 File:R%C3%A0dio_4_RNE_(1981-1997).png, 1981–1997 File:RNE_La_R%C3%A0dio_Ol%C3%ADmpica_(1992).png, 1992 Image:Radio 4 RNE Spain (1998-1991).svg, 1997–2004 Image:Ràdio 4 RNE Spain (1991-2008).svg, 2004–2008 Image:Ràdio 4 RNE Spain.svg, 2008–2016

References

External links

''Ràdio 4''
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