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| Broadcast area | Spain andAndorra |
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| Frequency | AM: Various FM: Various |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish,Catalan,Galician,Basque |
| Format | News, politics, sport |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | PRISA Radio (PRISA) |
| LOS40 LOS40 Classic LOS40 Dance LOS40 Urban Cadena Dial Radiolé | |
| History | |
First air date | 14 November 1924 |
Former call signs | EAJ-1, EAJ-5, EAJ-7, EAJ-9, and others |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°25′13″N3°42′12″W / 40.4204°N 3.7034°W /40.4204; -3.7034 |
| Links | |
| Website | cadenaser |
La Cadena SER (the SER Network) is a Spanishradio network established in 1924, with a regular listenership of 4,139,000 reported in 2018. The acronym SER stands for Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión (Spanish Broadcasting Company).
Cadena SER broadcasts nationwide, with its main studios located onGran Vía inMadrid. The network operates studios acrossSpain, providing local and regional news and information, with each location producing between 2 and 3.5 hours of programming daily.
Owned by Unión Radio, majority controlled by thePRISA group, Cadena SER is affiliated with other media entities including music radio stations such asLOS40,Cadena Dial, Radiolé, and the national dailyEl País.
On November 14, 1924, at 18:30, station EAJ-1 Radio Barcelona initiated regular broadcasts as Spain’s first licensed radio station under GeneralMiguel Primo de Rivera government. Seven months later, on June 17, 1925, Unión Radio launched station EAJ-7 Radio Madrid, backed by prominent electrical and broadcasting equipment manufacturers from Spain, Germany, and the United States. By November 10, 1926, this company oversaw Spain’s inaugural national radio network, acquiring Radio Barcelona. By 1927, Unión Radio operated Radio Madrid, Radio Barcelona, EAJ-5 Radio Sevilla, EAJ-9 Radio Bilbao, and EAJ-22 Radio Salamanca, enabling simultaneous networked programming, primarily centered on Radio Madrid.
During the monarchy until 1930 and throughout theSecond Spanish Republic (1931–1939), Unión Radio served as Spain’s sole nationwide radio network, pioneering the country’s first national radio news program, La Palabra ("The Word"), broadcast multiple times daily. However, during GeneralFrancisco Franco's dictatorship (1939–1977) and the initial stages of Spain’stransition to democracy, the network was restricted from airing national news programming, limited instead to twice-daily relays of government-controlled news bulletins byRadio Nacional de España.
On September 25, 1940, ownership of Unión Radio transitioned to the newly formed Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión ("Spanish Broadcasting Company"), which rebranded the network as Cadena SER. In 1975, 25% of the network’s shares were nationalized, later being predominantly acquired by thePRISA media conglomerate in 1984. These nationalized shares returned to private ownership under the administration ofFelipe González in 1992.
Cadena SER played a pivotal role during Spain’s transition to democracy post-Franco and in the lead-up to and aftermath of the adoption of theSpanish Constitution of 1978, particularly notable for its coverage of theattempted coup of 23 February 1981. The network also provided comprehensive reporting on the events surrounding the2004 Madrid train bombings.
As of 2021, Cadena SER boasted 4,367,000 listeners according to the first wave of the General Media Study (EGM), marking its highest audience since 2017 and significantly surpassing competitors such as Cope andOnda Cero.[1] The network's morning show,Hoy por Hoy, attracted a daily audience of 3,550,000 listeners in 2021.[1]
Cadena SER features several notable programmes, including:
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