Rádio Clube do Mindelo was a local
radio station
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in
Cape Verde broadcasting in the
Portuguese language
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. A shortwave station (CR4AB), it could be heard 7092kc, and later 4719kc.
The station served
as well as a part of the entire
Barlavento island group including
Santo Antão,
São Vicente and
São Nicolau. It was renamed
Barlavento Radio in 195
The station was located in a building near downtown
that is now the
Centro Nacional de Artesanato, Centro Nacional de Artesanato e Design. It broadcast music, especially traditional Cape Verdean, as well as programs from around the world.
History
In the early years of the station,
Hermínia da Cruz Fortes recorded a couple of morna songs at the station.
In the 1970s and the 1980s, several singles made by
Djô d'Eloy (José Rodrigues Silva) were recorded and aired on the station which became the Voice of São Vicente which is now an RTC affiliate for Mindelo. His songs were recorded by the singer Luis Morais.
See also
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List of radio stations in Africa
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Algeria
Entreprise nationale de Radiodiffusi ...
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List of companies in Cape Verde
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References
Radio stations in Cape Verde
Portuguese-language radio stations
Mass media in Mindelo
Radio stations established in 1947
Radio stations disestablished in 1955
Defunct mass media in Cape Verde
Defunct radio stations
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