Radio Líder was the

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of the AM network of

Cadena Melodía Cadena Melodía is a Colombian radio network, founded in 1971 by Liberal politician Efraín Páez Espitia, who owned Radio Melodía of Bogotá since 1959. Stations * Melodía Estéreo: AM station in Bogotá, devoted to easy listening music. ...

, a

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n radio network. It started in 1947 as Radio Industrial. It would later be renamed to Radio Capital, until 1959 when Liberal party politician

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bought the station and changed its name to Radio Melodía. In 2012, Cadena Melodía rented sister station

Melodía FM Estéreo HJCU ( AM 730 kHz) is a radio station in Bogotá, Colombia, part of the Cadena Melodía network. Since its inception, it has been focused on the easy listening genre, with some news on mornings and afternoons on weekdays. The radio station cease ...

to Valórem, owner of

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. Thus, Melodía FM Estéreo moved to the AM band, where Radio Líder was located.

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