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| Broadcast area | Cuba |
|---|---|
| Frequency | See Frequencies |
| Branding | CMW |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Cuban Spanish |
| Subchannels | See Frequencies |
| Affiliations | See Frequencies |
| Ownership | |
| See Frequencies | |
| History | |
First air date | March 1, 1954 |
Last air date | January 12, 1959 |
Former names | RHC-Cadena Azul (1939-52) Cadena Azul de Cuba (1952-54) |
Call sign meaning | CMW (AM) COCY (SW) |
| Technical information | |
| Power | See Frequencies |
| Translator(s) | See Frequencies |
| Repeater(s) | See Frequencies |
Circuito Nacional Cubano (English: Cuban National Network), was a radio station broadcasting from Havana, Cuba,[1] owned by several shareholders, including Fulgencio Batista (the President of the Republic of Cuba), it is heard on 590 kHz AM in Havana and region, being retransmitted throughout Cuba. The station broadcast for 4 years, between 1954 and 1959, until it was confiscated by the new government after being used as propaganda by the deposed President Fulgencio Batista in the civil war.
Batista gained the majority of his shares in February 1955 and was the main owner in 1958, which he had secretly tested in favor of the children of his first marriage. Its president was Antonio Pérez Benitoa, who was related to the president and served as his foreman in numerous businesses. Other shareholders were Jaime Villanueva Bernaza (who represented the interests of the «Succession of José L. Piedra»), César Alberto Sotolongo, Alberto Gil Izquierdo and José Franco Cortés.
- ^ "No Title" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Radio Club. 1958. Retrieved 18 Sep 2024.