Radio 5 is a Spanish

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radio station owned and operated by

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(RTVE). It is the corporation's all-news radio station, and is known for its 24-hour rolling news service and its live coverage of

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. It was launched in 1 January 1989 as the first 24-hour rolling radio news service in Spain. It was known as "Radio 5 Todo Noticias" (1994–99) and "Radio 5 Información" (2012–13). It is the only nationwide rolling news radio service in Spain. Its headquarters and main production center is in Casa de la Radio at

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. Although almost all its programming is in Spanish and is the same for all of Spain, RNE has territorial centers in every

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and produces and broadcasts some

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bulletins in

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s in each of them in the corresponding co-official language.

History

It began broadcasting on 1 January 1989, following a reorganization of public radio services that took place after the dissolution of Radiocadena Española, and in its early years it included both conventional and local entertainment programming. In 1994, when Jesús Vivanco was director of the station, it adopted the format of a news radio station specializing in public service and current affairs under the name Radio 5 Todo Noticias. From a June-2016 survey, Radio 5 received 289,000 listeners daily. According to EGM Radio 5, in June 2019 it had 238,000 daily listeners.

Directors

* Jesús Vivanco * Gabriel Sánchez Rodríguez * Juan Izquierdo * Juan Carlos Morales * Pedro Roncal * Remedios Villa * María Luisa Moreno de Viana Cárdenas * Pedro Carreño * José María Forte * Fernando Martín (current)

Selected frequencies

Former logos

File:Radio_5-RNE_Catalunya_(1981-1984).png, 1981–1984 File:Logo_RNE_5_(1989-1991).png, 1989–1991 File:Logo_RNE_5_(1991-1994).png, 1991–1994 Image:Radio 5 RNE Spain (1999-2008).svg, 1994–1999 Image:Radio 5 RNE Spain (1994-2008).svg, 1999–2008 Image:Radio 5 RNE Spain.svg, 2008–2016

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