Google-translated from French:
1934-2024, 90 years of Radio Ceuta in the Spanish exclave on the coast of Morocco. This May 9 is the anniversary of the first broadcast of the oldest radio station in Ceuta. The EAJ-46 station was owned by the company “Mas, Bernaola y Compañía” and then sold with Radio Melilla to “Torres Quevedo” in 1954.
Torres Quevedo wanted to develop radio in North Africa with Radio Ceuta, Radio Melilla and Radio Dersa in Tangier. Thanks to its 3 stations, it covered the entire Moroccan coast and part of the Algerian coast. The independence of Morocco in 1956 put an end to this vast project in 1963: Radio Dersa stopped its broadcasts and “Torres Quevedo” sold its two other stations.
In difficulty in the 1960s, it was part of the network of the Spanish Broadcasting Company, SER. It was the contribution of programs from Cadena SER which made it possible to relaunch the radio.
At the beginning, Radio Ceuta broadcast on 1409 KHz medium wave with 200 W. Its transmitter was located at the top of Mount Hacho. The studio was in a building, now defunct, on Calle Salud Tejero. They then moved to 32 Poblado Marinero.
If it was the first radio station to broadcast from Ceuta, today it shares the airwaves with RNE, four private stations: Onda Cero, Radio Solidaria, Onda Color, Radiolé and two religious stations: Adventiste and Maria. All broadcast on FM, except Radiolé, which took over the place of Radio Ceuta on medium waves 1584 kHz, it must be said that both belong to the same owner.
Radio Magazine FB group (2024-05-09)