Radio stations of University of Costa Rica

The public University of Costa Rica comprises 3 radio stations, amongst which two use frequency modulation and one uses amplitude modulation. They are all three unified under the Spanish umbrella term "Radioemisoras UCR", whose director is Sylvia Carbonell.[1]

Radioemisoras UCR
CitySan José
Broadcast areaMunicipality of Montes de Oca, San Pedro
Frequency
  • Radio Universidad de Costa Rica: 96.7 MHz
  • Radio U: 101.9 MHz
  • Radio 870 UCR: 870 (AM)
BrandingRucr
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Ownership
OwnerUniversity of Costa Rica
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
9.934736°N 84.051947°W / 9.934736; -84.051947
Links
WebsiteRadioemisoras UCR

Stations

Radio Universidad de Costa Rica
The main recording studio (sometimes called studio 1 internally) of Radio Universidad de Costa Rica, on 5 August 2016.

This station (the first radio station of the University of Costa Rica) started broadcasting on 29 November 1949, thus shortly after the Costa Rican Civil War of 1948 and the subsequent second republic (See Junta Fundadora de la Segunda República (in Spanish)). At that time, however, it broadcast on amplitude modulation and had a different name, since abbreviated "TIUCR".[1]

Radio U

The frequency of this channel was first used for repeating broadcasts of the older channel "Radio Universidad de Costa Rica"; until it started it own broadcasts on 22 April 1996.[1] At that time, Carlos Morales was the director of "Radioemisoras UCR" and wanted to receive more student participation on its radio stations. In its early years, multiple programs made by university students emerged on Radio U.[1]

Radio 870 UCR

Started broadcasting songs and micro-broadcasts in 2008; and subsequently broadcasting live on 4 May 2009.[1]

Hi-jacking of August 2015

On 25 August 2015, at 3:30PM (local time (CST)) a group of students and workers of the University of Costa Rica entered the three emission cabins of the three respective stations. The take-over lasted 1 hour. The hi-jackers were unsatisfied due to an agreement between the government and the rectors of Costa Rica's five universities to augment a Special Fund for Higher Education (Spanish: FEES) by 7.38%.[2]

Directors
  • José Tasies: Starting from 1977, and throughout a large part of the 1980s.[1]
  • Carlos Morales: 1996.[3]
  • Guisella Boza: 2004-2013.[1]
  • Alejandro Vargas Johansson: 2014.[1]
  • Sylvia Carbonell: 16 February 2016 – 16 February 2020.[4]

References
  1. Coto Hidalgo, Marvin; Vargas, Amanda; Barahona, Fiorella; Valverde G. Siedin, Boris; Vargas Johansson, Alejandro (2014). "Historia de radio: un reccorrido por el nacimiento, desarrollo y el futuro de las Radioemisoras de la Universidad de Costa Rica, UCR". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. Murillo, Álvaro; Cerdas E., Daniela (27 August 2015). "Director de Radio U: 'Estudiantes entraron a la fuerza'". La Nación. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. Soto Campos, Carlos (31 May 2016). "Radio U, la emisora que no envejece". La Nación. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. Amador Salazar, Alejandra (17 February 2016). "Sylvia Carbonell es la nueva directora de las Radioemisoras de la UCR". University of Costa Rica. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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