Central FM (Spanish radio station)

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Central FM is an English commercial radio station broadcasting in Southern Spain. There are other English stations broadcasting over a similar area on the Costa del Sol. [1]

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References

  1. Garvey, Geoff; Ellingham, Mark (2003). The Rough Guide to Andalucia. Rough Guides. p. 43. ISBN   9781843530688.