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Los 40
Los 40 (stylized as LOS40, formerly ''Los 40 Principales'', ) is a Spanish Top 40-themed music radio station that broadcasts current and recent music, primarily focusing on genres such as pop, dance, electropop, Electro Latin, and Reggaeton. The brand is operated in various Spanish-speaking countries by PRISA Radio. It is recognized as the first thematic radio station in Spain, with an audience of almost three million listeners. Originating as a music show at Radio Madrid (now Cadena SER) in 1966, it transitioned into an independent radio station in 1979. Thanks to the success of the program and the increase in the number of FM stations and receivers, Los 40 gradually expanded its daily broadcast duration, eventually reaching 24 hours of daily broadcasting in 1979 on the new radiofórmula 40 stations, still part of Cadena SER. In 1985, Los 40 began broadcasting via satellite. During the 1987-1988 season, Los 40 became an independent radio station known as Cadena 40, while sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachata (music)
Bachata is a genre of music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the 20th century. It contains elements of European (mainly Music of Spain, Spanish music), indigenous Taino and African musical elements, representing the Culture of the Dominican Republic, cultural diversity of the Dominican population. A form of dance, Bachata (dance), bachata, also developed with the music.Pacini Hernandez, Deborah"Brief history of Bachata" ''Bachata, A social history of a Dominican popular music'', 1995, Temple University Press. Retrieved on December 4, 2008 In the 1990s bachata's instrumentation changed from nylon string Spanish guitar and maracas of traditional bachata to the electric guitar, electric steel string and guira of modern bachata. Bachata further transformed in the 21st century with the creation of urban bachata styles by bands such as Monchy y Alexandra and Aventura (band), Aventura. These new modern styles of bachata became an international phenomenon, and today bach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediaset España
Grupo Audiovisual Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A.U. (formerly Gestevisión Telecinco, S.A. and Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A.) is a Spanish media company, controlled by the Italian-based company MFE – MediaForEurope N.V., which is majority-owned by Berlusconi family's Fininvest Group. Its divisions include the generalist free-to-air TV channels Telecinco and Cuatro, thematic channels and a film production subsidiary, Telecinco Cinema. Created in 1989 as ''Gestevisión Telecinco'', it was then granted one of the first licenses for private free-to-air analogic terrestrial TV broadcasting in Spain. In 2009, already in the TDT transition era, Gestevisión agreed with PRISA's Sogecuatro to merge their businesses (most notably their flagship channels Telecinco and Cuatro), with in exchange of a minor participation of PRISA as shareholder of Gestevisión. In 2011, the media conglomerate was renamed to ''Mediaset España Comunicación'' PRISA eventually sold its r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Terrestrial Television
Digital terrestrial television (DTTV, DTT, or DTTB) is a technology for terrestrial television, in which television stations broadcast television content in a digital signal, digital format. Digital terrestrial television is a major technological advancement over analog television, and has largely replaced analog television broadcasting, which was previously in common use since the middle of the 20th century. Test broadcasts began in 1998, and the Digital television transition, changeover to digital television began in 2006 and is now complete in many countries. The advantages of digital terrestrial television are similar to those obtained by digitizing platforms such as cable TV, satellite, and telecommunications: more efficient use of radio spectrum bandwidth, the ability to broadcast more channels than analog, better quality images, and potentially lower operating costs for broadcasters. Different Country, countries have adopted different digital broadcasting standards. Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadena Dial
Cadena Dial is a Spanish radio station. The station belongs to the Spanish media group PRISA. It was founded in 1990 and broadcasts exclusively pop music in Spanish (and Catalan, in the case of Catalonia). On 7 April 2017 Cadena Dial began broadcasting on DTT, along with LOS40 and Cadena SER. All of its programming is produced in Madrid, although it could be received throughout Spain. Its format is aimed at a family audience for both young people and adults. It is the second highest rated music station in the country with 2,109,000 listeners, according to the third wave of the EGM in 2019, just behind LOS40. It can be listened to through FM radio, DTT, Internet and its application for mobile devices. Uniquely to Spanish music radio, it is one of the two stations that does not broadcast automated music feed at any moment; the other being Kiss FM. Programming *''Atrévete'': The breakfast programme, presented mainly by Manel Fuentes since 28 August 2017, being the 6th main prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muñeca De Trapo
"Muñeca de trapo" (''Rag Doll'') is the first single from the fourth studio album by La Oreja de Van Gogh, Guapa ''Guapa'' (Spanish for ''Beautiful'' or ''Cute'') is the fourth studio album released on April 25, 2006, by Spain, Spanish Pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh. On December 5, 2006, ''Más Guapa'' was released exclusively in Spain and Mexico. Two m .... The song is known for its heavy sound, strong beat, and surging guitars. Its lyrics, in comparison to other songs by the band, deal with a more serious theme, in which a disregarded woman compares herself to a rag doll when she cannot express her feelings for her loved one, even though she loves him deeply, claiming "eres todo lo que mas quiero, pero te pierdo en mis silencios" (''You're the one I most love, but I lose you in my silence''). Charts References External links Lyrics with English translation 2006 songs La Oreja de Van Gogh songs Number-one singles in Spain {{2000s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Oreja De Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh (; English: "Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh's Ear") is a Pop music, pop band from San Sebastián, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Spain. The lyrical themes of their songs typically include love, friendship and relationships. They have released 9 studio albums and have achieved commercial success with the singles "Puedes Contar Conmigo" (2003), "Rosas (La Oreja de Van Gogh song), Rosas" (2003), "Muñeca de Trapo (2006), "Dulce Locura" (2006), "El Último Vals" (2008), and "Inmortal (La Oreja de Van Gogh song) , Inmortal" (2009). The lead singer of the band was Amaia Montero from the formation of the band in 1996 until 2007, when she left to pursue a solo career. From 2008 to 2024, the lead singer of the band was Leire Martínez. The band currently is without a lead singer; a decision on a replacement is pending. The band's lyrics and compositions are written primarily by Xabi San Martín as well as by Pablo Benegas. History Fronted by Amai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40 TV
LOS40 TV (originally 40 TV) was a television channel property of LOS40, a radio station in Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur .... The channel specialised in music and broadcast music videos throughout the day. The channel was available 24 hours a day through Movistar+ and some cable providers. It started broadcasting on September 1, 1998 and shut down on February 17, 2017. History The channel began its broadcasts on September 1, 1998 replacing the "+ Música" channel, both produced by Sogecable. On September 9, 2005, the channel changed its image, both in logo and graphic line, resembling more its sister station. On December 11, 2014, the channel began broadcasting in a " 16:9" format. At the beginning of February 2016, the channel incorporated the new graphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Caixa
La Caixa (), also known as the "La Caixa" Foundation (), is a not-for-profit banking foundation based in Spain, with its headquarters in Barcelona since March 2025. Originally a savings bank (''caja''), it reorganized in the 2000s and 2010s: Its commercial assets are managed under its subsidiary CriteriaCaixa, which also has partial ownership of La Caixa's old banking business CaixaBank; those are used to fund La Caixa's ' — social, cultural, scientific, and civic projects for the public good. History The foundation commonly dates itself to the 1990 creation of the (, ) as a merger of the founded in 1844 and commonly known as , founded in 1844, with the , founded in 1904 and commonly known as the "" and later "La Caixa". Ancestry Caja de Barcelona At the time of the 1990 merger, the Caja de Barcelona was the third largest savings bank in Spain. Caja de Pensiones The ' () was formed in 1904 in Catalonia by Francesc Moragas, and opened to the public in 1905, expanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal+ (Spanish TV Provider)
Canal+ was a Spanish satellite broadcasting platform. It was previously known as Digital+ since its launch in 2003, and from 2011 it was known as Canal+, being named after its main premium channel. Formed on 23 July 2003 as a result of the equal merger of Via Digital (owned by Telefónica) and ''Canal Satélite Digital'' (owned by Sociedad de Television Canal Plus, S.A.), it was the largest pay-TV broadcaster in Spain. The company used to be a subdivision of Sogecable (renamed Prisa TV in 2010) with shares held by Mediaset España and Telefónica. In October 2011, Digital+ changed its name to Canal+. History Merging to Vía Digital Before the creation of Digital+, there were two pay-TV companies in Spain: Vía Digital, owned by Telefónica and which operated through Hispasat, and Canal Satélite Digital, property of Sogecable, which used Astra for their services. The economic loss of both them in the early years and Telefónica's none investment in its division motivated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal+ (Spanish TV Channel)
Canal+ was a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Sogecable, before its eventual sale to Telefónica. It was available on the digital satellite television and IPTV platform Movistar+. History Canal+ began its trial transmissions on June 8, 1990 and it launched as a regular channel on September 14 of the same year as a terrestrial channel in Spain. Similar to its French counterpart, the channel broadcast most of its content encrypted, forcing the usage of a decoder to view all programming on the channel properly. The Spanish version was already using the Nagravision encryption system at launch, while the French version would not implement it until two years later. In 1997, new channels using the Canal+ brand were launched in Spain, following the launch of Canal Satélite Digital. Just as on the other markets where Canal+ was present, the channels were named after colours: Canal+ Rojo (Canal+ Red) and Canal+ Azul (Canal+ Blue). A special channel broadcasting content ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondamedia
Ondamedia is a Chilean public OTT streaming platform owned by the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, aimed at bringing national cinema and culture closer to citizens. History Developed by Mediastream Platform OTT, Ondamedia was launched in 2017 as an initiative of the National Council of Culture and the Arts (now the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage) to promote the consumption of Chilean cinema nationwide. On June 8 of that year, a beta version of Ondamedia was released, featuring a catalog of 40 fiction films, 41 documentaries, 20 short films, and 394 clips related to science, arts, and humanities, with a limit of eight views per month. In March 2020, Ondamedia removed all viewing restrictions, granting unlimited access to its films, documentaries, and short films. That same year, amid the mandatory lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, the platform reached 2,200,000 views—six times its audience from the previous year. By 2023, each film featured in the cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
