Edigrup Media

Edigrup Media
TypePrivately held company
IndustryMass media
Founded1990 (operations)
2012 (corporate brand)
Headquarters
Valladolid
,
Spain
Area served
Castile and León
Products
Subsidiaries
  • Diario de León
  • El Correo de Burgos
  • Heraldo-Diario de Soria
  • Diario de Valladolid
  • Diario de Castilla y León
  • esRadio Castilla y León
  • CyLTV (50%)
Websitewww.edigrup.es

Edigrup Media is a Spanish media group headquartered in Valladolid, regarded as the leading media group in Castile and León.[1] Although the corporate brand was formally established in 2012, its operations date back to 1990.

Active in print, radio, television and digital media, the group publishes five newspapers (Diario de León, El Correo de Burgos, Heraldo-Diario de Soria, Diario de Valladolid and Diario de Castilla y León), operates esRadio Castilla y León (18 stations) and holds a stake in Castilla y León Televisión (CyLTV).

History

Origins and cable television era (1990–2004)

The group's origins lie in 1990 with the launch of Canal 0 in León (Teleón S.A.), a pioneering local cable television channel in Spain.[2] Following the enactment of the 1995 Cable Telecommunications Act, Begar led the creation of Retecal, the operator awarded by the Ministry of Public Works the single cable franchise for Castile and León,[3][4] which integrated 17 local networks to offer telephony, internet and television services.

In May 2004, Retecal was absorbed by ONO,[5] although its content operations and local television licences had previously been spun off and grouped under the independent brand Televisión Castilla y León.

Expansion and strategic alliances (2000–2009)

From 2000 onwards, the group consolidated a network of 18 local television channels reaching 90% of the regional population. In parallel, it expanded into print media through acquisitions and partnerships with Unidad Editorial, incorporating El Correo de Burgos (2002), Diario de Soria (2006) and the historic Diario de León (2007).[6]

In the radio sector, after being awarded several FM frequencies in the region in 1999,[7] the group established the regional chain Castilla y León Radio in 2000. In 2004, it entered a strategic alliance with the Vocento group to co-found the national chain Punto Radio, acquiring a 10% shareholding and integrating its stations under the brand Punto Radio Castilla y León.[8] The group was the network's leading partner in the region for nearly a decade.

Outside Castile and León, the group managed Oviedo Televisión until 2002 and expanded into the Valencian Community through Mediamed Comunicación Digital. This subsidiary operated 13 DTT licences under the brand Tele 7 following the award by the Generalitat Valenciana in 2006,[9] though it ceased operations in 2009. Additionally, between 2008 and 2009, the group took control of Televisión Municipal de Valencia (TMV) after acquiring a majority stake from the original franchisee.[10][11]

The RTVCyL model and birth of Edigrup (2009–2012)

With the aim of bidding for licences for two regional DTT channels, and following pressure from the Junta de Castilla y León to consolidate the sector, Televisión Castilla y León and Canal 4 Castilla y León submitted a joint bid through the company Radio Televisión de Castilla y León, S.A. (RTVCyL). The consortium was awarded the licence in January 2009,[12] giving rise to Spain's first fully privately managed regional public-service broadcaster.

In May 2012, the Edigrup Media brand was officially established to bring all the group's media outlets under a single independent corporate structure.

Consolidation (2013–present)

In 2013, the group acquired from Unidad Editorial the titles El Mundo-Diario de Valladolid and El Mundo de Castilla y León (later renamed Diario de Castilla y León),[13] consolidating its editorial partnership with El Mundo and its presence across the main provinces of Castile and León.

In the radio sector, the same year saw the group's stations rebranded as esRadio Castilla y León, following the dissolution of Punto Radio and a new agreement with Libertad Digital.[14]

In September 2017, Edigrup and the Henneo group agreed to merge their respective newspapers in Soria (Diario de Soria and Heraldo de Soria), creating the joint title Heraldo-Diario de Soria.[15]

Media outlets

NewspaperCoverage areaFoundedHeadquarters
Diario de LeónLeón1906León
Heraldo-Diario de SoriaSoria1913Soria
Diario de ValladolidValladolid1991Valladolid
Diario de Castilla y LeónCastile and León1993Valladolid
El Correo de BurgosBurgos1999Burgos

Radio and television

  • esRadio Castilla y León: A regional network of 18 FM stations combining national programming from esRadio with local content.
  • Castilla y León Televisión (50%): Operator of the regional DTT channels La 7 (regional programming) and La 8 (local opt-outs).

Partnerships

  • Unidad Editorial: Joint distribution of its print newspapers with El Mundo.
  • Henneo: Partner in Heraldo-Diario de Soria.
  • Libertad Digital: Agreement for the operation of esRadio Castilla y León.
  • UnionMedia: Alliance of regional press publishers (founding member).[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Edigrup toma cuerpo como grupo multimedia de referencia en Castilla y León". elEconomista.es (in Spanish). 28 May 2012. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  2. ↑ Pérez 'Chencho', Juan Florencio (20 December 2005). "Televisión de León, 15 años". Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  3. ↑ "CTC y Retecal se quedan con los primeros concursos de cable" (in Spanish). Servimedia. 22 July 1997. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Comienza la televisión por cable en Valladolid". El País (in Spanish). EP. 27 December 1997. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  5. ↑ Gómez, Rosario (21 May 2004). "ONO cierra la compra de la operadora de cable Retecal por 400 millones". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  6. ↑ "José Luis Ulibarri adquiere Diario de León". Diario de León (in Spanish). 6 March 2007. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  7. ↑ "Resolución de 10 de noviembre de 1999, de la Secretaría General de la Consejería de Fomento" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León (in Spanish). 18 November 1999. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  8. ↑ Quílez, Raquel (1 September 2004). "Punto Radio se estrena con la intención de convertirse en la segunda en el índice de audiencias". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  9. ↑ "Resolución de 30 de enero de 2006, del conseller de Relaciones Institucionales y Comunicación" (PDF). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana (in Spanish). 8 February 2006. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  10. ↑ "Televisión Municipal de Valencia aprobará mañana el traspaso del 80% de sus participaciones". Información (in Spanish). 18 June 2008. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  11. ↑ "Ulibarri vende sus acciones y deja la agónica Televisión Municipal". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 18 November 2009. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  12. ↑ "Radio Televisión de Castilla y León logra licencia para explotar la TDT autonómica". Diario de León (in Spanish). 24 January 2009. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  13. ↑ "Ulibarri compra El Mundo de Valladolid por 700.000 euros". El País (in Spanish). EFE. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  14. ↑ "Castilla y León Radio se asocia con esRadio tras salir de Punto Radio". El País (in Spanish). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  15. ↑ "El Heraldo de Soria y el Diario de Soria-El Mundo se unen en un único periódico soriano que verá la luz este jueves". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  16. ↑ "Henneo y otros siete grupos editoriales suman fuerzas en la alianza UnionMedia". Henneo.com (in Spanish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
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