Circuito Nacional Cubano

Circuito Nacional Cubano
Broadcast area
Cuba
FrequencySee Frequencies
BrandingCMW
Programming
LanguageCuban Spanish
SubchannelsSee Frequencies
AffiliationsSee Frequencies
Ownership
See Frequencies
History
First air date
March 1, 1954 (1954-03-01)
Last air date
January 12, 1959 (1959-01-12)
Former names
RHC-Cadena Azul
(1939-52)
Cadena Azul de Cuba
(1952-54)
Call sign meaning
CMW (AM)
COCY (SW)
Technical information
PowerSee Frequencies
TranslatorSee Frequencies
RepeaterSee Frequencies

Circuito Nacional Cubano (English: Cuban National Network), was a radio station broadcasting from Havana, Cuba,[1] owned by several shareholders, including Fulgencio Batista (the President of the Republic of Cuba), it is heard on 590 kHz AM in Havana and region, being retransmitted throughout Cuba. The station broadcast for 4 years, between 1954 and 1959, until it was confiscated by the new government after being used as propaganda by the deposed President Fulgencio Batista in the civil war.

History

1954 a 1959

The RHC-Cadena Azul station closed on March 1, 1954, due to debts incurred by its owner.[2]

Between 1957 and 1958, the CNC broadcast a unique fictional simulation under the title El Dictador de Valle Azul (English: The Dictator of Valle Azul) written by Francisco Pazos, produced and directed by José Arbesú, starring Rolando Leyva (in the role of Taguary), who Many have heard about the events during the Cuban civil war (at that time, there was no term "Cuban Revolution") against Fulgencio Batista, accused of ruling Cuba in a dictatorial manner since the 1952 coup d'état.[3]

1959: End of CNC

On January 12, 1959, by Resolution of the Minister of the Interior, Commander Luis Orlando Rodríguez, the new government installed after the Civil War, the Circuito Nacional Cubano (CNC) and the 12 national radio stations were intervened due to the actions of this national radio network we will belong to 98% of the deposed president Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (who fled the country 12 days before).[4]

The designated interveners were the members of the July 26 Movement, Armando León Acosta and Francisco Vilalta Cañadilla, workers of the CNC who were responsible for the cells of the Movement during the insurrectionary struggle on this national channel.[4]

Frequencies

The Circuito Nacional Cubano (CNC) covered most of Cuba through broadcasters that retransmitted their signal in cities and regions directly from Havana until its end.[1]

LocationCall signPower [kW]Frequency
La Habana (Havana)CMW25000590
La Habana (Havana)COCY100011740
Pinar del RíoCMAN1000840
MatanzasCMGF250930
JovellanosCMGN500960
Santa ClaraCMHI10000570
Ciego de ÁvilaCMJM500840
CamagüeyCMJN5000960
HolguinCMKV10000600
Santiago de CubaCMKN1000930
GuantánamoCMDN2501000

References

  1. 1 2 "No Title" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Radio Club. 1958. Retrieved 18 Sep 2024.
  2. ↑ Norma Ferrás Pérez (22 Aug 2022). "¡La radio cubana cumple cien años!" (in Spanish). Tribuna. Retrieved 18 Sep 2024.
  3. ↑ Luis Hernández Serrano (26 Dec 2012). "El dictador de Valle Azul" (in Spanish). Juventud Rebelde. Retrieved 18 Sep 2024.
  4. 1 2 Ismael Rensoly (5 Feb 2024). "Recuerdos del aire: Frente Independiente de Emisoras Libres (80)" (in Spanish). Radio Rebelde. Retrieved 18 Sep 2024.

Bibliography

  • Jiménez Soler, Guillermo. Las empresas de Cuba 1958. Editorial de Ciencias Sociales. 5ta edición. La Habana. 2014.

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