LRA Radio Nacional, also known asRadio Nacional Argentina, is theArgentine national radio station, and part of the national public media system. It started transmitting in 1937 asLRA Radio del Estado and changed its name to the current one in 1957. Since 1949, National Radio is also in charge of theRadiodifusión Argentina al Exterior, an international service that broadcasts in numerous languages.
The radio'sprograms focus onArgentinenews, andculture, andhistory, among other things.Music broadcast includes all kind of Argentine songs - fromFolklore toTango and ArgentineRock.Aside from the main news broadcasts and cultural shows, RNA also broadcasts nationalfootball matches and the performance of other Argentine athletes during venues such as theOlympic Games or theFIFA World Cup.
The head of the radio system is located inBuenos Aires, and has several transmission points that re-transmit the original signal, but also produce their own programs:
