Calpe City Council has announced the reopening of its municipal radio station, which is returning to the airwaves after more than a decade of silence. The former Radio Televisión de Calpe, which ceased broadcasting in 2013, is now reborn as a project that has been revamped and adapted to new technologies, maintaining the licence that has remained in force throughout this time.
This new phase begins with a management model that takes advantage of the Town Council's own resources and draws on citizen collaboration. The project foresees the participation of municipal staff, volunteers, students and local associations, which minimises operating costs and guarantees its viability.
The station will incorporate innovative technologies, such as an automated radio formula system based on supervised artificial intelligence and will be integrated into the network of municipal radio stations of the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FVMP), which will allow it to share content and experiences with other local radio stations.
‘We are reviving this public service with the aim of providing news coverage of the intense cultural, sporting and social activity in Calpe,’ said Ana Sala, Mayor of the municipality. ’The radio station will be a loudspeaker for our associations, a space where the different productive sectors will be able to have a voice and a direct channel of communication with the citizens.’
In its first phase, the station will operate without commercial advertising, focusing on creating quality programming that reflects local reality and encourages citizen participation. The studios will be located on the top floor of Calpe Town Hall and will broadcast on the frequency 107.4 FM.
The station will begin test broadcasts today, 13th February, coinciding with World Radio Day, an emblematic date that commemorates the fundamental role of this medium in our society. During this initial phase, technical adjustments will be made and regular programming will be progressively implemented, to be announced in the coming weeks.
Associations, groups or individuals interested in participating in this project can contact radioCalpe@ajcalpe.es