Broadcast area Spain – nationwide Format All news | First air date 1 January 1989 Owner RTVE | |
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Slogan Información y servicio público
(Information and public service) Frequency AM: various
FM: various
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Radio 5 (also known as Radio 5 Información in 2012-2013 and Radio 5 Todo Noticias) is an "all news" radio station operated by Radio Nacional de España, part of Spain's state-owned public broadcasting organization, Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (RTVE). It began broadcasting in 1989, following a reorganization of public radio services in that year. Radio 5 broadcasts all news since 1994. From a June-2016 survey, Radio 5 receives 289,000 listeners daily.
News schedule
Every 30 minutes, Radio 5 broadcasts a 5-minute news bulletin. Headlines are broadcast at :15 and :45, followed by traffic from Dirección General de Tráfico and weather from Agencia Estatal de Meteorología.
An international news roundup, known as Cinco continentes (Five continents) is broadcast weekdays at 9-10pm.
Regional information is on at these times: 7:25-7:30am, 7:50-8am, 9:05-9:10am, 12:25-12:30pm, 1:10-2pm, 4:25-4:30pm and 7:35-8pm (weekdays), also 1:30-2pm (weekends). Provincial information is at 8:45-9am and 9:30-9:45am.
Radio 5 and Radio Nacional broadcasts together these programs: Las mañanas de RNE (6-8:30am), Diario de las Dos (1-1:10pm and 2-3:05pm), 24 Horas (8pm-midnight), top-of-the-hour news bulletins, morning regional information and Saturday morning timeslots.