Ràdio 4
Broadcast areaCatalonia (FM, DAB, DVB-T and Satellite)
Frequency87.9–106.9 MHz
Programming
FormatNews, talk and contemporary music in Catalan
NetworkRNE
Ownership
OwnerRTVE
Radio Nacional
Radio Clásica
Radio 3
Radio 5
Radio Exterior
History
First air date
13 December 1976 (13 December 1976)
Links
WebsiteRàdio 4

Ràdio 4 is a Spanish free-to-air radio station owned and operated by Radio Nacional de España (RNE), the radio division of state-owned public broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). It is the corporation's Catalan language radio station, and is available in Catalonia and Andorra.[1] It was launched on 13 December 1976.[2]

History

Ràdio 4 was launched in 1976 during the Spanish transition to democracy, and was integrated into a regional countrywide Radio 4 network in 1988 after the closure of the state-owned but commercially funded Radiocadena Española in that same year. The integrated regional countrywide Radio 4 network was shut down in 1991 due to poor ratings, and RNE Ràdio 4 once again became a standalone radio station.

In 2006 however, RNE Ràdio 4 was itself threatened with the prospect of closure due to a very low audience share (only 8,500 listeners in Catalonia out of a population of 7.5 million people). This sparked a campaign against closure of the station, which eventually proved successful after Santiago Gonzalez, the then newly appointed director of RNE (Radio Nacional de España), decided against closing Ràdio 4.

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References

  1. ↑ López Villafranca, Paloma (2018). "En busca de nuevos oyentes en la Península Ibérica. Formatos radiofónicos del presente y futuro en España y Portugal". Nuevos lenguajes de lo audiovisual. Editorial GEDISA. p. 214. ISBN 9788417341992.
  2. ↑ ""Radio-4" inició ayer su emisión íntegramente en lengua catalana". La Vanguardia. 1976-12-14. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
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