Rock & Pop (Chilean radio)

Rock & Pop
Santiago, Chile;
Broadcast area	National Territory of Chile
Frequency	94.1 MHz (Santiago); 93.9 MHz (Iquique); 96.3 MHz (La Serena/Coquimbo); 93.1 MHz (Gran Concepción); 93.5 MHz (Temuco); Canal 661 VTR; Canal 975 Telsur
Programming
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Iberoamericana Radio Chile
Sister stations	Radio Futuro, Radio Concierto, Radio Activa, Radio Uno, ADN Radio Chile, Radio Imagina, FM Dos, Los 40, Radio Pudahuel, Corazón FM
History
First air date	December 1, 1992
Technical information
Class	ABC1,C2 and C3
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	rockandpop.cl

Rock & Pop is a radio station located at 94.1 MHz on the FM dial in Santiago, Chile and is a member of the radio consortium Ibero Americana Radio Chile. Its musical programming consists his programmatic and musical line is conformed mainly by great successes of music from the 1960s to the present.^[2]

History edit

Transmissions began in Santiago on December 1, 1992, under the auspices of the Chilean Communications Company, owner of Radio Cooperativa. The first song played was "It's My Life" by Dr. Alban. Before its debut in Santiago, the station was broadcast in the city of Temuco at 93.5 FM as a sort of trial run, starting on October 1, 1992. Local programming continued in Temuco until January 1, 1998, when local facilities were closed and the signal received from Santiago was broadcast instead.

The first months of the station's life were marked by a legal dispute with an Argentinian radio station of the same name, founded in 1985. The dispute did not end in court, however there was speculation about the purchase of the Chilean station by its Argentinian namesake, or a demand to license the brand.

In 1995, the station played an influential role in the "small Chilean rock boom", which was conceived during that time. It was the main promoter of bands such as Los Tres, Lucybell, Los Tetas, Pánico, and La Ley, among others. Its success was such that it entered into television programming. The legendary Canal 2 Rock & Pop introduced personages and content from the radio to the small screen, and similarly the magazine Revista Rock & Pop brought content from the radio to print.

Direction and administration edit

The radio station was directed from its inception until May 2004 by Marcelo Aldunate, currently music director of Ibero Americana Radio Chile. Replacing him until October 2006 was one of the station's original presenters, Patricio Cuevas. Cuevas has been succeeded by Mauricio Soto, Rodrigo Alvarez, Sergio Cancino, and currently Carlos Costas, (director of Radio Futuro and ADN Deportes).

Notable former staff edit

References edit

^ Iberoamericana Radio Chile. "Audiencia Rock & Pop" (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2014.
^ Iberoamericana Radio Chile. "Rock & Pop" (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2014.

External links edit

[Audiencia-1] Iberoamericana Radio Chile. "Audiencia Rock & Pop" (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2014.

[IARC-2] Iberoamericana Radio Chile. "Rock & Pop" (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2014.

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