RCN Radio (''Radio Cadena Nacional'', "National Radio Network") is one of the main

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s in

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...

. Founded in 1949 with the integration of ''Radio Pacífico'' ( Cali), ''La Voz de Medellín' and ''Emisora Nueva Granada'' (

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 ...

Carlos Ardila Lülle Carlos Ardila Lülle (; June 4, 1930 – August 13, 2021) was a Colombian entrepreneur and the founder and head of the Organización Ardila Lülle, a major Colombian conglomerate which controls companies such as RCN TV, the Postobon soft drink ...

is its main

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since 1973.

Networks and radioformulas

*RCN La Radio (formerly ''Cadena Básica RCN''): the main network, broadcasting news, variety, and sports. * La FM: mix of news and music in FM. Founded in 1996. * Antena 2: sports. Founded in the early 1980s * La Mega: youth programming, Top 40. Founded in the early 1990s * Amor Estéreo (formerly ''La cadena del amor''): balada in Spanish *

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: at first, an AM station specialized in vallenato. In 2005, it moved to FM with a mix of tropical music, with rancheras, and baladas in Spanish. *

Rumba Estéreo The term rumba may refer to a variety of unrelated music styles. Originally, "rumba" was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban rumba ...

: tropical music (salsa, merengue, vallenato), in the 2000s switched to reggaeton. *Bolero Estéreo: specialized in

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s, online-only since the 2000s.

RCN La Radio frequencies

It also operates affiliate stations in

Tame Tame may refer to: *Taming, the act of training wild animals *River Tame, Greater Manchester *River Tame, West Midlands and the Tame Valley *Tame, Arauca, a Colombian town and municipality * "Tame" (song), a song by the Pixies from their 1989 alb ...

(Tame FM Stereo), Ocana, Mariquita (Ondas del Gualí), Puerto Lopez (Marandúa Stereo). You can listen to RCN Radio in New York in 98.7 and 89.9 FM in RCN Radio International. RCN Radio broadcasts in New York City at 98.7 FM and RCN Radio Internacional broadcasts at 89.9 FM.

Partner radio stations

* Radio Mitre

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Radio Programas del Perú Radio Programas del Perú (RPP) is a radio and television broadcasting company in Peru within the Grupo RPP formed in Lima in 1963 by Manuel Delgado Parker and Emilio Checa. RPP has the largest radio coverage in Peru, covering 97 percent of ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

* Radio Panamericana

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Univisión Radio Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...

United States * Cadena Radial Ecuatoriana

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

* Radio Cope

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* Radio Caracas Radio Venezuela

International partner agencies

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* EFE

References

External links

Official site
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