RAE Argentina al Mundo ( en, RAE Argentina to the World), previously known as Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior or RAE, is
Argentina
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's state-owned
international broadcaster, which uses
shortwave, satellite and the Internet.
History
RAE was founded on April 11, 1949, by then Argentine President,
Juan Perón, as SIRA "''Servicio Internacional de la República Argentina''" (SIRA, International Service of the Republic of Argentina). SIRA broadcast 24 hours a day in seven languages.
After the military coup of September 1955, which removed Perón from power, SIRA was shut down by the new authorizes. The station was relaunched as "''Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior"("Argentine Radio Broadcast Abroad"), on February 12, 1958. RAE is operated by LRA1
Radio Nacional, Argentina's state radio network.
The shortwave transmitter is located in
General Pacheco
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, near the city of Buenos Aires; the station broadcasts its programs from the studios of
LRA Radio Nacional in Buenos Aires.
In September 2016, RAE changed its name from Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior to RAE Argentina al Mundo.
Present
The programs that RAE broadcasts focus on Argentine news, culture, geography, history, and music, among other subjects. Music on RAE varies from Argentine folkloric (usually gaucho and indigenous fare) and tango music, to Argentine pop music.
The station broadcasts in seven languages:
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
,
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
,
French,
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
,
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
,
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
,
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
and
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
. RAE used to broadcast in
Arabic
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, until Arabic programming was cancelled by station management some time ago; one of RAE's opening jingles still has an Arabic introduction.
RAE also broadcasts programs from its principal channel, Radio Nacional, so that
Argentines
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abroad can get in touch with current events from their homeland. Among the programs broadcast from Radio Nacional are news program "''Panorama Nacional de Noticias''", and professional
football matches from Argentina's professional leagues.
References
External links
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Radio in Argentina
Argentina, RAE Argentina al Mundo
Radio stations established in 1949
1949 establishments in Argentina
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