Spain: COPE cuts back on AM again
In Spain, COPE, the second-largest national commercial radio station, appears to be phasing out several medium-wave stations once again. Since early March, no regular programming has been broadcast on a number of frequencies; instead, a continuous message directs listeners to tune in via FM or online. This concerns at least seven AM stations: Murcia (711 kHz, 6 kW), Ferrol (837 kHz, 2 kW), Zaragoza (1053 kHz, 20 kW), Orense (1143 kHz, 5 kW), León (1215 kHz, 10 kW), Badajoz (1269 kHz, 10 kW) and Valencia (1269 kHz, theoretically 50 kW), together accounting for 100 kW of transmission power. It has long been clear that the phase-out of medium-wave broadcasting in Spain has also gathered pace. At the end of 2025, the public broadcaster Radio Nacional de España switched off all its AM stations in one go.
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