W Radio
W Radio belongs to the Spanish business group Prisa. Its audience percentage at a national level es of 8.67 % according to the Genral Media Survey. This radio station offers great news and informative content of national and international nature. It also manages a great range of musical contents and magazine programs.
W Radio is a member of the multi-country brand managed by Grupo Prisa in several countries of the world, namely Panama, Spain and the United States, this latter with headquarters in Miami and New York.
W Radio is broadcast in more than 20 cities of Colombia; Arauca, Armenia, Barranquilla, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Duitama, Ibagué, Manizales, Medellín, Montería, Neiva, Pasto, Pereira, Popayán, Quibdó, Santa Marta, Tauramena (Casanare), Tunja and Valledupar.
Audience Share
8.7 %
Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
regional
Content Type
Free Content
Media Companies / Groups
Promotora de Informaciones S.A. (PRISA)
Ownership Structure
Through the companies Sociedad Española de Radio (77 % of shares in Caracol.) and Inversiones Ferines S.A.S (14.4 %), the Grupo Prisa is the controlling owner of W Radio.
8.6 % of the shares are of Inversiones Valmiera S.A.S y Cía en C.A, whose owner is Felipe Lopez Caballero, head of the Revista Semana S.A.
Voting Rights
No Data
Group / Individual Owner
Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión SL
The company belongs to Grupo Prisa
Inversiones Ferines S.A.S.
Company related to the Londoño family (co-founders of Caracol Radio and Caracol Television)
The legal representative is Juana Catalina Londoño Reyes (Daughter of Fernando Londoño Henao). Her alternates are Mara Inés Londoño Reyes (Daughter of Fernando Londoño Henao) and Alejandro Londoño Correa (Grandson of Fernando Londoño Henao, son of Diego Fernando Londoño Reyes and Claudia Correa De Greiff).
Inversiones Valmiera S.A.S y Cía en C.A
The main managing partner is Inversiones Valmiera S.A.S (Felipe López Caballero’s company).
General Information
Founding Year
2003
Founder
Fernando Londoño Henao | Founder of Caracol Radio. Married to: Inés Reyes. His children are: Diego Fernando Londoño Reyes (married to Claudia Correa De Greiff); María Inés Londoño Reyes (married to Fernando Botero Zea); Juana Catalina Londoño Reyes (marr
Ceo
Luis Ricardo Alarcón Gaviria | He was the president of Caracol Radio Network; of Caracol Television (1999-2001); and of R.T.I Televisión, from which he signed co-production agreements with Caracol Televisión. Between 1987 and 1999 he was manager of Caraco
Editor-In-Chief
John Camacho | He has worked as Operations Manager of Caracol; Spots Director; Production Director and Manager of Caracol; Administrative and Regional Director for Caracol in Antioquia (Antioquia, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, North of Santander). Today
Other Important People
Alternate legal representative and Resources Manager of the Caracol Radio S.A. Radio Network
General Manager
Grupo Prisa Radio . He is an entrepreneur of Grupo Prisa.
Business Manager of Grupo Latino de Publicidad.
General Director of Caracol Radio.
President of Prisa Radio.
He was the President of the Asociación Española de Radiodifusión Comercial (AERC).
He was the General Director and Head of the news department of Cadena Ser.
He was one of the founders of the El País newspaper in Spain.
He was the Director of Diario de Cádiz
He was president of the Caracol Radio Network; of Caracol Television (1999-2001); and of R.T.I Television, from which he signed co-production agreements with Caracol Television.
Between 1987 and 1999 he was manager of Caracol Radio.
He began his journalistic career linked to sports, with Iván Mejía Álvarez, Hernán Peláez Restrepo and César Augusto Londoño. He was host of Hora del Deporte in Caracol Television and journalist of sports newspaper Nuevo Estadio.
As an entrepreneur of Grupo Prisa he has worked in business administration positions of Prisa Radio and Prisa Events.
He is an entrepreneur of Grupo Prisa. He was the General Director of Operation of Santillana.
He has exercised the legal representation of several companies belonging to Prisa Música and Prisa Radio. Diego Fernando Londoño Reyes, son of Fernando Londoño Henao (Founder of Caracol Radio and Caracol Television)
General Director of Grupo Santillana in Colombia. He was the General Director of Central America of Grupo Santillana from 2006 to 2011. During 2005 and 2006, he was General Director of Grupo Santillana in Argentina.
He is an entrepreneur of Grupo Prisa, business manager of Grupo Latino de Publicidad and general director of Caracol Radio.
Founder and owner of the Revista Semana, the most influential analysis and opinion publication in Colombia. He is a member of a the Colombian political elite family. His father is Alfonso López Michelsen and his grandfather is Alfonso López Pumarejo, both former presidents of the country.
Contact
Calle 67 No. 7-37 / Bogotá Teléfono: 3262325, 3262550Sitio web: www.wradio.com.co
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
USD $ 77.941.500/ COP $ 229.519 millions
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
USD $ 16.414.200 / COP $ 48.336 millions
Advertising (in % of total funding)
No Data
Market Share
No Data
Further Information
Meta Data
Financial information: exchange rate: 1 USD = 2.937,88 COP
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