Radio Reloj
| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country |  Cuba |
| Availability | International |
| Owner | Government of Cuba |
| Key people | Isidro Betancourt Silva (General Director), Yuzaima Cardona Villena (Information Director) |
| Launch date | July 1, 1947 |
| Official website | http://www.radioreloj.cu/ |
Radio Reloj (Spanish for Radio Clock) is an internationally-broadcast Spanish language radio station, located in Cuba.
The station is heard on various AM frequencies throughout the country and also on certain FM frequencies, such as 101.5 FM in Havana.
Radio Reloj started on 1 July 1947 and claims to be the oldest non-stop information channel in the world. Common AM frequencies in use are 570, 790, 820, 830, 850, 860, 950 (Havana) and 1020.
The news and information is read against a background sound of continuous clock ticks every second. Every minute there is a station name announcement, a beep on the minute, a time announcement and "RR" in Morse code.
Both Manu Chao and Vocal Sampling have recorded musical "tributes" to these background ticks, in the songs "Me Gustas Tú" ("I like you") and "Radio Reloj", respectively.
[edit] External links
- Radio Reloj online (Spanish)
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