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Catalan public radio broadcaster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catalunya Ràdio (Catalan pronunciation: [kətəˈluɲə ˈraði.u]) is Catalonia's public radio network. With headquarters in Barcelona, it is part of the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA), owned by the Generalitat de Catalunya.
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Type | Public service broadcasting |
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Broadcast area | Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Andorra, Northern Catalonia Internationally by satellite. |
Headquarters | Barcelona |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Catalan |
Ownership | |
Owner | Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals |
Key people | Saül Gordillo i Bernàrdez (Director) |
History | |
Launch date | 20 June 1983 |
Links | |
Webcast | Streaming |
Website | Catalunya Ràdio |
Catalunya Ràdio broadcasts exclusively in Catalan and is the major Catalan-language network today, although Ràdio 4 from Radio Nacional de España (founded in 1976) was the first post-Franco Era station to broadcast in the language.
Catalunya Ràdio began broadcasting on 20 June 1983.[1] Over the years, it has expanded to encompass four separate stations:
Catalunya Ràdio has grown significantly since its inception, and is currently available in Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Northern Catalonia, La Franja, and Andorra.
Programs here is dedicated to news, magazines and entertainment.
As Spain's first all-news station, Catalunya Informació has a strong focus on local news, traffic, weather and information. News bulletins is aired around the clock. At the half past, the station will summary what have been said in 30 minutes ago and what will be said in 30 minutes next. At :33, Catalunya Informació tells listeners the day's three most important news, also local traffic updates from Catalunya Transit Service and the latest weather forecasts for the coming hours at :15 and :45. Weather summaries can also be heard during the headlines.
The station's hourly news block is as follows:
Traffic updates are only broadcast between 6:30 and 22:30 (also on headlines during rush hours). This 60-minute format has been used since 7 April 2015, at 12:00. When a local event is happening, the station will interrupt this news wheel to provide continuous coverage of that event.
Música is focused on local songs, music festivals, and music historical sites.
Here, with music, it also keeps a watchful eye on culture. This station previously operated a number of specialized, online-only, sister stations: TotCat (local music), MusiCatles which was replaced by iCat Món (world music), Mediterràdio (Mediterranean music and culture), iCat Jazz (jazz), iCat Rumba (Catalan rumba), iCat Trònica (electronic music) and Xahrazad (female voices).
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