Caracol Radio
Broadcast Media Production and DistributionCapital District, Colombia1001-5000 Employees
Caracol Radio is a Colombian broadcast media company that produces and distributes radio content across a network of stations and digital media. It operates in the broadcast media production and distribution industry and maintains a portfolio including Caracol Radio, W Radio, 40 Principales, Radioacktiva, Tropicana, Oxígeno, Bésame, La Vallenata and Q' hubo Radio. The company is headquartered at #7 37 Calle 67 Chapinero, Capital District 110231, Colombia, and employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people; it is recognized as the leading radio network in Colombia. Caracol Radio traces its history to its consolidation on September 2, 1948 as Nuevo Mundo S.A., with milestones such as the 1956 expansion and the first 50KW transmitter during the Vuelta a Colombia, and the development of the 'Triángulo de oro' in Cali, Medellín and Bogotá. Ownership changes included Grupo Prisa acquiring 19% of its shares in 1999 and control passing to Prisa in 2003 via the sale by Grupo Bavaria. The company maintains an online presence at https://caracol.com.co.