Radio 5 (Spanish radio station)

Radio 5
Broadcast areaSpain
FrequencySpain (AM: various, FM: various, DAB, DVB-T)
Worldwide via Satellite
Programming
FormatAll news
NetworkRNE
Ownership
OwnerRTVE
Radio Nacional
Radio Clásica
Radio 3
Ràdio 4
Radio Exterior
History
First air date
1 January 1989; 35 years ago (1 January 1989)
Former names
Radio 5 Todo Noticias (1994–99)
Radio 5 Información (2012–13)
Links
WebsiteRadio 5

Radio 5 is a Spanish free-to-air radio station owned and operated by Radio Nacional de España (RNE), the radio division of state-owned public broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). It is the corporation's all-news radio station, and is known for its 24-hour rolling news service and its live coverage of breaking news.

It was launched in 1 January 1989 as the first 24-hour rolling radio news service in Spain. It was known as "Radio 5 Todo Noticias" (1994–99) and "Radio 5 Información" (2012–13). It is the only nationwide rolling news radio service in Spain.

Its headquarters and main production center is in Casa de la Radio at Prado del Rey in Pozuelo de Alarcón. Although almost all its programming is in Spanish and is the same for all of Spain, RNE has territorial centers in every autonomous community and produces and broadcasts some local news bulletins in regional variations in each of them in the corresponding co-official language.