Cidade FM

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Cidade FM
Broadcast area Portugal
Frequency Several frequencies, change from geographical side to side See: Frequency
Programming
Format Contemporary hit radio
Ownership
Owner Bauer Media Group
Rádio Comercial
M80 Radio
Smooth FM
Batida FM
History
First air date
1 April 1986;38 years ago (1986-04-01)
Former names
Rádio Cidade (1986-2003)
Cidade (2014-2018)
Links
Website cidade.fm

Cidade FM is a Portuguese radio station that focuses on international and national hits. Cidade targets the younger audience, 15-24.

Contents

Cidade is operated by the Portuguese radio division of German media giant Bauer Media Group, sister stations include: Rádio Comercial, Rádio Clube Português, Mix FM, Best Rock FM, Romântica FM, Smooth FM, Batida FM and M80.

History

It was launched as pirate radio station, Rádio Cidade, using the model of the Jornal do Brasil-owned radio station in Rio de Janeiro of the same name, [1] on 1 April 1986 in Amadora by Brazilian immigrants Rui Duarte, Rui Duarte Júnior and Edson Yazejy before it was suspended on 23 December 1988 at 9pm due to not having a legal licence. It became legal on 22 May 1989. [2]

The station peaked its listenership in the mid-1990s when it became the second most listened radio station in Portugal, and soon expanded to several stations in Greater Lisbon, Greater Porto, Coimbra, Vale de Cambra, Santarém, Alentejo and Algarve, forming the Rede Cidade group. The expansion process started in 1992, first by obtaining a license for Porto, later in the Algarve. [2] In 1998, the station surpassed Rádio Renascença's ratings in Lisbon. [2]

Rede Cidade was bought by Media Capital in 1999 and changed its name to Cidade FM on 27 September 2003. The playout moved from Amadora to the MCR complex at Sampaio e Pina. [2] The rebrand came after a marketing study showed that the Brazilian formula was already wasted and was reformated as a top-driven radio station for the 17-25 age range. [3] As consequence, the six Brazilians working at the station were fired. [1] The network was simply renamed Cidade in 2014. In June 2018 the radio station started to name itself Cidade FM again, while in February 2022, Media Capital sold their radio unit to Bauer Media Group.

FM frequencies

Hosts/DJs

João Paulo Sousa, Tecas (Inês Silva), Yolanda Tati, Gonçalo Roque, Inês Carvalho, Diogo Serra, Diogo Sena, Artur Simões, Inês Queiroga, Laura Ferreira

Weekdays

TOQUE DE SAÍDA- Laura Ferreira, Artur Simões, Inês Queiroga e Diogo Sena- das 18h as 19h

TURNO DA NOITE- Artur Simões, Inês Queiroga e Diogo Sena

Saturday Flaviana Borges - 7h às 11h Yolanda Tati- 11h as 15h Gonçalo Roque- 15h às 19h TURNO DA NOITE- Artur Simões, Inês Queiroga e Diogo Sena- 19h às 22h

Sunday

Mafalda Domingues- 7h às 11h Yolanda Tati- 11h as 15h Gonçalo Roque- 15h às 19h TURNO DA NOITE- Artur Simões, Inês Queiroga e Diogo Sena- 19h às 22h

Before that, at 22h to 00h, there was 2hrs of pop, called SLOW JAMS, the Host was YOLANDA TATI

References

  1. 1 2 "Rádio portuguesa abandona sotaque brasileiro". BBC News (in Portuguese).
  2. 1 2 3 4 "História". Saudade de Cidade (in European Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Gomes, Adelino (27 September 2003). "Rádio Cidade deixa sotaque brasileiro e passa a chamar-se Cidade FM". Público (in European Portuguese).

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