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| Broadcast area | Bogotá |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
| Branding | HJCK |
| Programming | |
| Format | News, talk, sports, soft AC |
| Affiliations | El Espectador |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Caracol TV |
| History | |
First air date | July 2012 (test broadcasts) 6 September 2012 |
Former call signs | HJMD (2012–2016) |
Former frequencies | 96.9 MHz (2012–2016) |
| Links | |
| Website | bluradio |
Blu Radio is a radio station in Bogotá, Colombia, owned by Caracol TV.
In July 2012, Caracol TV leased HJMD (the frequency of Melodía FM Estéreo, an easy listening station) from Cadena Melodía,[1] in order to create a news radio station. Test broadcasts started soon after, with a soft AC format and simulcasting Noticias Caracol.
Blu Radio started definitive broadcasts 6 September 2012.[2] The news director is Noticias Caracol presenter Juan Roberto Vargas, and the morning news programme is presented by Néstor Morales, former Caracol Radio personality.
Since late 2016, Blu Radio Bogotá broadcasts at 89.9 MHz after Caracol TV purchased Radial Bogotá, the owner of HJCK, a classical music and cultural radio station whose frequency were leased by Caracol Radio in 2005. HJMD 96.9 MHz switched to a popular music format (rancheras, tex-mex, etc.) called La Kalle.
Its main competitors are W Radio, La FM, Caracol Radio, and RCN Radio.
- ^ Mónica Parada, Llegada de Santo Domingo obliga a la radio a reinventarse, La República, 17 August 2012
- ^ Juan Carlos Piedrahíta B., Blu Radio comenzará a emitir señal el 6 de septiembre, El Espectador, 28 August 2012