Emissores Associados de Lisboa
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]
References
- ^ "Génese do serviço público de rádio". viriatoteles.com (in European Portuguese).
- ^ "75 anos ao serviço da Guarda e da região". O Interior (in European Portuguese).
- ^ "Nunes Forte, um comunicador, um amigo". Colorize Media (in European Portuguese).
- ^ "Aurélio Carlos Moreira: "A rádio sempre foi a minha espinha dorsal"". UAL Media (in European Portuguese).
- ^ Cunha, Carlos A.; Cunha, Rhonda (2010). Culture and Customs of Portugal. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.
- ^ "Jornal das Comunidades Lusófonas – Nas antigas instalações da rádio de onde partiu a 1.ª senha de ativação da Revolução de Abril ainda se respira liberdade e respeito pelos direitos humanos…". Dantas Rodrigues & Associados (in European Portuguese).
- ^ "Decreto-lei 674-C/75, de 2 de Dezembro". dre.tretas.org (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 August 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)