Cuenca-Ecuador radio programming in the sixties and seventies of the twentieth century

Authors

  • Carlos Freire-Soria Universidad de Cuenca
  • Carlos Andrade-Bayona Asesoría en Investigación Académica (AiA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5737745

Keywords:

radio broadcasting, musical genres, announcers, radio programs, stations

Abstract

This article identified the stations, radio programs and broadcasters active in Cuenca during the period 1960 - 1980, mostly positioned in the imaginary of radio listeners. A semi-structured interview was applied to 53 people belonging to different professional and labor fields, which allowed structuring a repository of information from primary sources. Cuenca stations from the study period that remain in the memory of the listeners interviewed are: La Voz del Tomebamba, Popular Independiente, Ondas Azuayas, La Voz del Río Tarqui, Cuenca and El Mercurio. For their part, the most remembered presenters of popular music programs are: Daniel Pinos, Mario Villavicencio, Fabián Molineros, Jorge Piedra, Manuel Pulla and Manena Escandón. Finally, the musical genres most widely disseminated by Cuenca radio stations between 1960 and 1980 were: rhythmic and romantic ballads; Latin American music (boleros, tangos, waltzes, rancheras, among others); tropical music (cumbias, mambos, guarachas, chachachás, among others) and Ecuadorian popular music (albazos, sanjuanitos, cachullapis, yaravíes, corridors, parades, tunes, saltashpas, among others).

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Author Biographies

Carlos Freire-Soria, Universidad de Cuenca

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Carlos Freire Soria, with his initial background in musicology at the University of Azuay (1981-1984), has held various cultural roles in Ecuador. He served as the Director of Culture and Tourism for the Provincial Government of Azuay in 2005, followed by a position as the Director of Education and Culture at the Municipality of Cuenca (2008-2009), and President of the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Núcleo del Azuay in 2011. His academic journey includes a Master's in Pedagogy and Music Research from the University of Cuenca, along with doctoral studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina.

Carlos Andrade-Bayona, Asesoría en Investigación Académica (AiA)

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A researcher at Cabrera and Andrade Cía. Ltda., he also serves as the editor of the SA-RJ magazine. He has played a prominent role in editing various literary works and projects in fields as diverse as psychology, education, art, and literature.

Published

2021-12-01

How to Cite

Freire-Soria, C., & Andrade-Bayona, C. (2021). Cuenca-Ecuador radio programming in the sixties and seventies of the twentieth century. South American Research Journal, 1(2), 5–12. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5737745

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