Emisora del Sur ("Station of the South") is a

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Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

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that broadcasts from

Montevideo Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern ...

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and

94.7 FM The following radio stations broadcast on the FM frequency 94.7 MHz: Algeria * Jil FM : Also broadcast two webradios : "Jil FM Web" and "Jil FM Musique". Argentina * 947 Club Octubre in Buenos Aires * Ahijuna in Bernal, Buenos Aires * Ciuda ...

. It airs primarily musical programming with an emphasis on traditional music. Some Emisora del Sur programming is aired on the RNU repeater network outside of Montevideo. In December 2008, Emisora del Sur began broadcasting on 94.7 MHz in Montevideo, after the prior concessionaire Berch Rupenian lost the frequency for his Concierto FM and three other stations in Montevideo and

Punta del Este Punta del Este () is a seaside city and peninsula on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Starting as a small town, Punta del Este later became internationally known as a resort for the Latin and North American ...

over a series of irregularities. One of the Punta del Este frequencies, 94.3 MHz, was also intended to be transferred to SODRE.

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