Emissores Associados de Lisboa was a grouping of Portuguese radio stations active during the New State regime. [1]
The station started broadcasting some time before the end of World War II, being one of the few radio stations that survived a series of radio station closures in the 1940s. [2]
EAL ran from the association of four radio stations, Rádio Graça, Rádio Peninsular, Rádio Voz de Lisboa and Clube Radiofónico de Portugal. [3] The stations covered southern Portugal. [4] Its counterpart for northern Portugal was Emissores do Norte Reunidos. [5]
One of its four stations (Rádio Voz de Lisboa) had a key role in the Carnation Revolution, on the night of 24 April 1974. At 22:55, the station played E depois do adeus as a launching signal. Minutes before the signal was played, the station was plagued by technical issues. [6]
The radio conglomerate ended per a 2 December 1975 ruling that nationalized several commercial radio stations, integrating them into the state-owned RDP network. [7]