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Radio Bío-Bío is a Chilean radio station with broad coverage inChile. It covers news, sports, music, economics, and international relations.
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| Broadcast area |  Chile |
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| Frequencies | 98.1 MHz/620 kHz (Greater Concepción) 92.7 MHz (Arica) 96.9 MHz (Iquique) 100.7 MHz (Calama) 93.5 MHz (Antofagasta) 96.9 MHz (Caldera) 97.3 MHz (Copiapó) 89.7 MHz (Vallenar) 90.5 MHz (La Serena/Coquimbo) 101.1 MHz (Ovalle) 103.5 MHz (Los Andes/San Felipe) 94.5 MHz (Greater Valparaíso) 88.5 MHz (Juan Fernández Islands) 93.5 MHz (Casablanca) 106.1 MHz (San Antonio) 99.7 MHz (Santiago) 95.1 MHz (Curacaví) 89.9 MHz (Melipilla) 99.9 MHz (Rancagua) 100.3 MHz (Vichuquén) 98.5 MHz (Curicó) 106.1 MHz (Constitución) 96.9 MHz (Talca) 97.3 MHz (Longaví/Parral) 105.3 MHz (Chillán) 97.7 MHz (Cañete) 103.5 MHz (Lebu) 96.7 MHz (Los Ángeles) 99.7 MHz (Angol) 101.5 MHz (Lonquimay) 88.1 MHz (Temuco) 103.7 MHz (Pucón) 88.5 MHz (Villarrica) 88.9 MHz (Valdivia) 91.5 MHz (Los Lagos) 106.5 MHz (Osorno) 88.9 MHz (Puerto Varas) 94.9 MHz (Puerto Montt) 99.3 MHz (Ancud) 89.3 MHz (Castro) 93.7 MHz (Quellón) 90.3 MHz (Coyhaique) 105.1 MHz (Punta Arenas) |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Informative |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bío-Bío Comunicaciones |
| History | |
First air date | April 24, 1966 (1966-04-24) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
The station was founded in 1966 inConcepción. In the 1990s it began to expand across the country. The first additional stations were in southern Chile inTemuco,Osorno andPuerto Montt, andSantiago in 1997. One of the main stations is operated inLonquimay in theCordillera of the Andes in theAraucanía Region. This station, Bío Bío Lonquimay, was established in 1995 in an isolated area and provides radio service for a mainly indigenous community.
Today, Radio Bio-Bio operates on 40 frequencies around the country, with 8 autonomous stations nationwide. It is the only completely independent station, not affiliated with any political, religious, or economic groups.
In July 2020Eugenio González sued Radio Bío Bío commentatorTomás Mosciatti for libel.[1][2] González demands over one million US dollars in compensation, more than enough to bring Radio Bío-Bío to bankruptcy.[1][2]