La Superestación (initially known as ''Super Stereo 88.9'') is a Colombian pop-

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, broadcasting from Bogotá since 19 March 1982, and owned by Cadena Super. In 2005, it became an online-only station, having leased its frequency (88.9 MHz FM) to RCN Radio's Radio Uno. Before the inception of ''Super Stereo'', the only rock-pop station in Bogotá was Stereo 95-1 (94.9 MHz, currently news/

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station

La FM ''La FM'' is a Colombian news/talk/pop music radio station, founded in July 1996 by RCN Radio. Until the mid-2000s (decade), it was a news/talk/adult contemporary station. In Bogotá, it replaced tropical station Rumba Estéreo in order to brin ...

, owned by RCN Radio), though youth AM stations like Radio 15 and Radio Fantasía existed in the 1970s. Most of the programming of ''La Superestación'' consisted in rock and pop hits in

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and

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. Its flagship morning programme, ''El zoológico de la mañana'', was inspired on the

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'' format. It started in 1986. Other shows were its countdowns ''Los 20 superéxitos'' (weekly) and ''Los 11 superéxitos'' (daily). ''Super Stereo'' held the broadcasting rights of the '' American Top 40'' (airing in English with the original talk by Casey Casem). La Superestación expanded to Medellín (92.9 MHz) and Cali (100.5 MHz). The success of La Superestación inspired the creation of competing stations, such as Caracol Radio's Radioacktiva and

Los 40 Principales Los 40 (The 40, stylized as LOS40 and formerly ''Los 40 Principales'', es, Los Cuarenta) is a Top 40 music radio network and radio station brand in many Spanish-speaking countries from PRISA Radio. The station has its origins as a music show ...

, RTVC's Radionica, or RCN Radio's La Mega. After declining ratings in the 2000s, Cadena Super decided to lease La Superestación's frequencies to Radio Uno, at the time an AM

vallenato Vallenato () or "Szlager" in Wayuu language (from the German "Schlager"), is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region. ''Vallenato'' literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing t ...

station owned by RCN Radio, and turning it into an online radio station. Its former callsign, HJJO, is now assigned to a small AM station in

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, Sucre. Radio Uno's current callsign is HJHR.

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