Rádio Record is a Brazilian radio station based in
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, Brazil. It is part of the
Grupo Record
Grupo Record is the third largest media company in Brazil, the company owns several television stations such as Record (television network), Record and Record News, was founded in November 1989 and belongs to the businessman and bishop Edir Mac ...
and operates in the frequency 1000 kHz AM. It has programming dedicated to
sports
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, news, and popular programs.
History
Rádio Record was founded in 1928 by Álvaro Liberato de Macedo, with the name of ''Rádio Sociedade Record'', and passed to Paulo Machado de Carvalho in 1931.
In 1932, it became famous thanks to the covering of transmission of the
Constitutionalist Revolution
The Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 (sometimes also referred to as Paulista War or Brazilian Civil War) is the name given to the uprising of the population of the Brazilian state of São Paulo against the Brazilian Revolution of 1930 wh ...
of 1932.
After that, the Rádio Record started to transmit music shows with famous artists and singers. Its leadership in 30 years passed to be shared with the
Rádio Nacional.
At the end of the 80s on Rádio Record sold to the businessman
Edir Macedo.
See also
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Record
External links
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Radio stations in Brazil
Radio stations established in 1928
Mass media in São Paulo
Grupo Record
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