Cadena SER
La Cadena SER (the SER Network) is Spain's premier radio network in terms of both seniority (it was created in 1924) and audience share (it had a regular listenership in 2018 of 4,139,000). The acronym SER stands for Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión (Spanish Broadcasting Company).
Broadcast area | Spain and Andorra |
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Frequency | AM: Various FM: Various |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque |
Format | News, politics, sport |
Ownership | |
Owner | PRISA Radio (PRISA) |
LOS40 LOS40 Classic LOS40 Dance LOS40 Urban Cadena Dial Radiolé | |
History | |
First air date | 14 November 1924 |
Former call signs | EAJ-1, EAJ-5, EAJ-7, EAJ-9, and others |
Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 40.4204°N 3.7034°W |
Links | |
Website | cadenaser |
Cadena SER's programmes – which includes news, sport, talk, entertainment and culture – can be received throughout Spain. The network's main studios are located on the Gran Vía in Madrid; In addition, studios across the country contribute with local and regional news and information, and local programming in each location amounting between 2 and 3.5 hours daily.
Cadena SER is owned by Unión Radio, the majority shareholder in which is currently the PRISA group, a major player in the Spanish media market which also controls, music radio stations such as LOS40, Cadena Dial, Radiolé and a number of newspapers (including the influential national daily El País), as well as other media in Spanish-speaking countries around the world.