RCN Radio

RCN Radio (Radio Cadena Nacional, "National Radio Network") is one of the main radio networks in Colombia. Founded in 1949 with the integration of Radio Pacífico (Cali), La Voz de Medellín and Emisora Nueva Granada (Bogotá).^[1][2]

RCN Radio

Broadcast area	Bogotá
Frequency	770 kHz 93.9 MHz
Branding	HJJX, HJVC
Programming
Format	News / talk
Affiliations	RCN Televisión
Ownership
Owner	Organización Ardila Lülle
History
First air date	1929 (as La voz de Barranquilla[1] 1932 (as Colombia Broadcasting)[1] 1935 (as Emisora Nueva Granada)[1]
Former call signs	HJKL
Former frequencies	610 kHz
Links
Website	rcnradio.com

Carlos Ardila Lülle is its main shareholder 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.
• Antena 2: sports. Founded in the early 1980s
• La Mega: youth programming, Top 40. Founded in the early 1990s
• Alerta
• Radio Uno: at first, an AM station specialized in vallenato. In 2005, it moved to FM with a mix of tropical music, with rancheras, and baladas in Spanish.
• Rumba Estéreo: tropical music (salsa, merengue, vallenato), in the 2000s switched to reggaeton.
• El Sol: specialized in Salsa
• Radio Fantástica: specialized in Latin pop
• Bolero Estéreo: specialized in boleros, online-only since the 2000s.

RCN Radio frequencies

City	Department	AM frequency	FM frequency
Bogotá	Cundinamarca	770	93.9
Medellín	Antioquia	990	94.4
Cali	Valle del Cauca	980	98.0
Barranquilla	Atlántico	760
Bucaramanga	Santander	800
Pereira	Risaralda	1020
Cartagena	Bolívar	1000
Santa Marta	Magdalena	640
Cúcuta	Norte de Santander	940
Manizales	Caldas	1060
Armenia	Quindío	1240
Pasto	Nariño	1340
Popayán	Cauca	1370
Ibagué	Tolima	1180
Tunja	Boyacá	1380
Villavicencio	Meta	1110
San Andrés	San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina	910
Valledupar	Cesar	1260
Montería	Córdoba	1120
Florencia (Radio Uno Florencia)	Caquetá	1440
Sincelejo	Sucre	1340
Yopal (La Voz de Yopal)	Casanare	750
Arauca (La Voz del Río Arauca)	Arauca	1110
Riohacha (Rumba St. Riohacha)	La Guajira		93.7
San Juan del Cesar (La Voz de la Provincia de Padilla)	La Guajira	1530
Quibdó (La Voz del Chocó)	Chocó	1150
Mocoa (Putumayo Stereo)	Putumayo		106.3
San José del Guaviare (La Voz del Guaviare)	Guaviare	1180
Girardot	Cundinamarca	1290
Barbosa	Santander	1140
San Gil	Santander	1220
Sogamoso	Boyacá	1200
La Dorada (Radio Uno La Dorada)	Caldas	1080
Ipiales (Radio Las Lajas)	Nariño	1160
Puerto Asís (Putumayo Stereo)	Putumayo		101.6
Rionegro	Antioquia	1370
Apartadó	Antioquia	1310
Tuluá	Valle del Cauca	1170
Neiva (La Radio)	Huila	1150
Neiva (La F.M.)	Huila	1100
Neiva (La Cariñosa)	Huila	1340
Neiva (La Mega Stereo)	Huila		90.3
La Plata (Global Stereo)	Huila		96.8
Garzón (La Reina)	Huila		93.6
Garzón (La Cariñosa)	Huila	1490
Garzón (Sabambú Fm)	Huila		88.8
Timaná (La Fiera)	Huila		92.3
Tumaco (Rumba St. Tumaco)	Nariño		91.1
Granada (La voz de la Conquista)	Meta		103.3
Barrancabermeja (La Cariñosa)	Santander	1320
Buga (Voces del Occidente)	Valle del Cauca	860
Cartago (Radio Robledo)	Valle del Cauca	1580
Aguachica (La Voz de Aguachica)	Cesar	1330
Sipí (Brisas del San Juan)	Chocó		106.3
Pacho (Radio Dulce)	Cundinamarca		106.3

It also operates affiliate stations in Tame (Tame FM Stereo), Ocana, Mariquita (Ondas del Gualí), Puerto Lopez (Marandúa Stereo).

Partner radio stations

• Radio Mitre Argentina
• Radio Programas del Perú Peru
• Radio Panamericana Bolivia
• Univisión Radio United States
• Cadena Radial Ecuatoriana Ecuador
• Radio Cope Spain
• Radio Caracas Radio Venezuela

International partner agencies

• Associated Press
• EFE