Bluradio

Coordinates: 4°41′38″N 74°4′27″W / 4.69389°N 74.07417°W / 4.69389; -74.07417
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Blu Radio Bogotá
Caracol TV
History
First air date
July 2012 (test broadcasts)
6 September 2012; 11 years ago (2012-09-06)
Former call signs
HJMD (2012-2016)
Former frequencies
96.9 MHz (2012-2016)
Links
Websitehttp://bluradio.com

Blu Radio is a

Caracol TV
.

In July 2012, Caracol TV leased HJMD (the frequency of

soft AC format and simulcasting Noticias Caracol
.

Blu Radio started definitive broadcasts 6 September 2012.[2] The news director is Noticias Caracol presenter Juan Roberto Vargas, and the morning news programme is presented by Néstor Morales, former Caracol Radio personality.

Since late 2016, Blu Radio Bogotá broadcasts at 89.9 MHz after

Caracol TV purchased Radial Bogotá, the owner of HJCK, a classical music and cultural radio station whose frequency were leased by Caracol Radio in 2005. HJMD 96.9 MHz switched to a popular music format (rancheras, tex-mex, etc.) called La Kalle
.

Its main competitors are W Radio, La FM, Caracol Radio, and RCN Radio.

Programming

Blu Radio's schedule is similar to other FM talk stations in Bogotá, mainly W Radio and Caracol Radio: on weekdays, a news/debate morning show, a local programme on midday, variety and sports (mainly football) on the afternoons, and a simulcast of Noticias Caracol and a programme devoted to technology and internet on the evenings. Weekends include a morning show, sports programming (again, mainly football), and music.

Affiliates

Blu Radio's owners intend to build a national radio network, whose flagship will be Bogotá's HJCK.

These stations rebroadcast at least part of the Blu Radio programming:[3]

(When mentioned, the second city listed is the actual city of licence).

References

External links

4°41′38″N 74°4′27″W / 4.69389°N 74.07417°W / 4.69389; -74.07417