Radio Nicaragua - How To Tune In!

Radio Nicaragua - Radio is widely used in Nicaragua for both entertainment and news. Some of the radio stations also have strong political affiliations. The radio stations had more political overtures during the civil war period. Today, apart from the state controlled radio station there are private channels and FM stations. Radio Corporacion, Radio Mundial, Radio Nicaragua, Radio Sandino, Radio Pirata, Nueva Radio Ya, Radio La Primerisima, Radio Corporacion and Stero Romance are some of the popular radio stations. Radio Nicaragua is state controlled and Radio Sandino is controlled by the Sandinistas.

During the period of turmoil, Nicaraguans heavily depended on radio stations to get necessary information and news. Political parties also used radio stations to reach their cadres. Opposing groups often attacked radio stations owned by the other. Things have changed considerably after the restoration of democracy and radio stations in Nicaragua are quite similar to those in other parts of the world.

There are around 2 million radios in Nicaragua. There are more than 50 AM radio stations and around 40 FM radio stations. Popular songs and news take the larger chunk of space in the popular the radios of Nicaragua. The broadcast formats used are similar. Variety is missing in the content of most radio stations and most stations only play stuffs that are popular. Like in other popular radios world over, music takes up much time and is the largest revenue generator.

Broadcast range and signal quality of most radio stations are excellent and is even today a single source of information in remote areas, Children's rights, social issues, environmental issues, agriculture and sports are some of the other important programs aired by radio stations apart from regular dose of musical extravaganzas. Local music and artists are promoted by the state run radio. Radio Nicaragua - FM stations cater to youth and mostly play popular numbers and air interviews of popular personalities.

The following stations require RealPlayer

Radio Corporación (Managua) RealPlayer