RCN Radio (''Radio Cadena Nacional'', "National Radio Network") is one of the main

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s in Colombia. Founded in 1949 with the integration of ''Radio Pacífico'' (

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the secon ...

), ''La Voz de

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

' and ''Emisora Nueva Granada'' (

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Carlos Ardila Lülle Carlos Ardila Lülle (; June 4, 1930 – August 13, 2021) was a Colombian entrepreneur and the founder and head of the Organización Ardila Lülle, a major Colombian conglomerate which controls companies such as RCN TV, the Postobon soft drin ...

is its main

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since 1973.

Networks and radioformulas

*RCN La Radio (formerly ''Cadena Básica RCN''): the main network, broadcasting news, variety, and sports. * La FM: mix of news and music in FM. Founded in 1996. *

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: sports. Founded in the early 1980s * La Mega: youth programming,

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. Founded in the early 1990s *

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(formerly ''La cadena del amor''): balada in

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: at first, an AM station specialized in

vallenato Vallenato () or "Szlager" in Wayuu language (from the German "Schlager"), is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region. ''Vallenato'' literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing ...

. In 2005, it moved to FM with a mix of tropical music, with rancheras, and baladas in

. * Rumba Estéreo: tropical music (salsa, merengue, vallenato), in the 2000s switched to

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. *Bolero Estéreo: specialized in

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s, online-only since the 2000s.

RCN La Radio frequencies

It also operates affiliate stations in Tame (Tame FM Stereo), Ocana, Mariquita (Ondas del Gualí), Puerto Lopez (Marandúa Stereo). You can listen to RCN Radio in New York in 98.7 and 89.9 FM in RCN Radio International. RCN Radio broadcasts in New York City at 98.7 FM and RCN Radio Internacional broadcasts at 89.9 FM.

Partner radio stations

* Radio Mitre

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* Radio Programas del Perú

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* Radio Panamericana

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* Univisión Radio United States * Cadena Radial Ecuatoriana

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* Radio Cope

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* Radio Caracas Radio Venezuela

International partner agencies

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* EFE

References

External links

Official site
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