Radio Bío-Bío is a Chilean radio station with broad coverage in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
. It covers news, sports, music, economics, and international relations.
The station was founded in 1966 in
Concepción. In the 1990s it began to expand across the country. The first additional stations were in southern Chile in
Temuco
Temuco () is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune, capital (political), capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The city is located south of Santiago de Chile, Santiago. The cit ...
,
Osorno and
Puerto Montt
Puerto Montt (Mapuche: Meli Pulli) is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region, 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago. The commune ...
, and
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
in 1997. One of the main stations is operated in
Lonquimay in the
Cordillera
A cordillera is a chain or network of mountain ranges, such as those in the west coast of the Americas. The term is borrowed from Spanish, where the word comes from , a diminutive of ('rope').
The term is most commonly used in physical geogra ...
of the Andes in the
Araucanía Region
The Araucanía ( ), La Araucanía Region ( ) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions, and comprises two provinces: Malleco in the north and Cautín in the south. Its capital and largest city is Temuco; other important cities ...
. This station, Bío Bío Lonquimay, was established in 1995 in an isolated area and provides radio service for a mainly indigenous community.
Today, Radio Bio-Bio operates on 40 frequencies around the country, with 8 autonomous stations nationwide. It is the only completely independent station, not affiliated with any political, religious, or economic groups.
In July 2020
Eugenio González sued Radio Bío Bío commentator
Tomás Mosciatti for libel.
González demands over one million US dollars in compensation, more than enough to bring Radio Bío-Bío to bankruptcy.
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Radio stations in Chile
Mass media in Concepción, Chile
Mass media in Valparaíso
Mass media in Santiago, Chile
Radio stations established in 1966
1966 establishments in Chile
Society of Chile