Catalunya Ràdio


Catalunya Ràdio is Catalonia's public radio network. With headquarters in Barcelona, it is part of the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals, owned by the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Catalunya Ràdio broadcasts exclusively in Catalan and is the major Catalan-language network today, although Ràdio 4 from Radio Nacional de España was the first post-Franco-era station to broadcast in the language.

Stations

Catalunya Ràdio began broadcasting on 20 June 1983. Over the years, it has expanded to encompass four separate stations:Catalunya Ràdio – The first station, and the one that gave the network its name. A generalist station that broadcasts 24 hours a day and is the third largest radio station in Catalonia by audience size.' – Founded on 10 May 1987, Catalunya Música concentrates on classical and contemporary music, plus specialized music programmes. It broadcasts 24 hours a day.
  • ' – Created on 11 September 1992, 3CatInfo Ràdio was Spain's first all-news station. It broadcasts 24 hours a day. – Launched on 23 April 2006, this a multi-media radio station closely linked to the Internet and promoting both traditional and contemporary culture.
Catalunya Ràdio has grown significantly since its inception, and is currently available in Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Northern Catalonia, La Franja, and Andorra.

Former stations

' – Station dedicated to musical successes; first broadcast February 15, 1984. It was born with the name of RAC in 1984. It ceased to be part of the CCRTV in 1998.

Main programs

Catalunya Ràdio

Programs here is dedicated to news, magazines and entertainment.

3CatInfo Ràdio

As Spain's first all-news station, 3CatInfo 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, 3CatInfo 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:
  • at :00 – Headlines
  • at :03 – News
  • at :15 – Traffic and Weather
  • at :18 – News
  • at :25 – Sports
  • at :30 – Summary and content next half-hour
  • at :33 – The day's three most important news
  • at :40 – Details of the day's three most important news, plus news that wasn't told at :00
  • at :45 – Traffic and Weather
  • at :48 – News
  • at :55 – Sports
Traffic updates are only broadcast between 6:30 and 22:30. 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.

Catalunya Música

Catalunya Música is focused on local songs, music festivals, and music historical sites.

iCat

Here, with music, it also keeps a watchful eye on culture. This station previously operated a number of specialized, online-only, sister stations: TotCat, MusiCatles which was replaced by iCat Món, Mediterràdio, iCat Jazz, iCat Rumba, iCat Trònica and Xahrazad.