History of Radio Labrar FM

In the 1990s, technological progress was rapidly evolving in Chile, and the inhabitants needed to be up to date with regard to scientific, technological, and educational advances. It was in this context that the project of having a radio on a local frequency and of a modulated nature was born, founded in 1992 in the city of Freirina. The neighbor and science and technology teacher, Don Mario Aguirre Soto, along with his wife and co-founder, Doña Verónica Villarroel Cortes, joined this project.

At that time, there was an amplitude modulated (AM) radio frequency in the city of Vallenar that was heard in the city of Freirina through Radio Estrella del Norte owned by Doña Greta Pizarro. However, Professor Mario understood that frequency modulation (FM) was the ideal option to communicate with the residents and provide clear and simple information.

To carry out this project, Professor Mario worked with his friend, electronic technologist Don Haroldo Cid Zamora. Together, they worked on the necessary equipment for the creation of an FM radio in the city.

On the other hand, during the time that the equipment for the radio medium in modulated frequency was being designed, Mario worked with the technician Jorge Patricio Salinas López, where they managed to present the folder to the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, to obtain the permits and finally acquire the frequency on the dial 101.9 FM.

Once the frequency was obtained, friends and youth from the community helped place the antenna for the radio, highlighting the great collaboration of Eduardo Gallardo Herrera, who provided technical support within the air spectrum to adjust the new frequency where Radio Labrar would be present. FM.

Mario assumed the expense with the sponsorship of Professor Teresa Cortes Cisternas for the legal processing in the official gazette, to acquire the corresponding radioelectric space to have the equipment turned on emitting modulated frequency waves. After carrying out the necessary tests and complying with the trial period, a significant name for the radio was chosen: Labrar, in honor of Las Torres de Labrar, which were presented as National Monuments through Exempt Decree No. 8377, dated 2 October 1980.

Therefore, this new local radio proposal was presented to the population of Freirina, which began its transmissions as Radio Labrar FM at 101.9 on the dial in 1992.

This means of communication within its objectives was to motivate other institutions that were also dedicated to this activity. Over time, this is fulfilled and new frequencies are assigned to the Freirina commune.

Programming and grid of the 90s of Radio Labrar FM

Radio Labrar worked according to schedule and had slots assigned to musical accompaniment during the morning from 07:00 hrs. until noon, radio controlled by its founder, Professor Mario Aguirre.

After 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Space ceded to the Illustrious Municipality of Freirina, who sent officials in charge of disseminating said organization.

We accompany lunchtime with orchestrated music until 3:00 p.m. radio controlled by the co-founder, Verónica Villarroel Cortés, who recorded the start and end of Radio Labrar transmissions.

Its founder resumed control to present a singer with his hits of the time while working on his other technological enterprise of the time, such as the photocopying of documents for different public services such as the Illustrious Municipality of Freirina, Court of First Instance de Freirina, Notary, Civil Registry, private companies and the general public being recognized by the community.

From 6:00 p.m. at 7:50 p.m. musically accompanied the students of the commune and motivated them to complete the activities, of the different subjects, that they had not done in class and solve questions about their subjects since Freirina is a city that has other towns that are out of reach for look for sources of information where Labrar FM reached their homes through its modulated frequency.

The moment of the romantic arrived and Don Pedro Gálvez assumed the controls of the radio, who entertained the radio audience with singers like Camilo Cesto, Gloria Simonetti, Angélica Castro, Luis Miguel and many balladeers of memory where the community highlighted this radio program of the Memorie.

In addition, the radio provided the opportunity to open the doors to collaborate with a 9-year-old boy, son of the founder of Labrar FM, Mario Andrés Aguirre Villarroel, to be the first infant radio controller to participate in the programs of the pattern as a DJ and as a radio controller using analog technology such as cassette decks, vinyl turntables, analog mixer, compressor and analog equalizer, among other radio technologies of the time.

Currently, Mario Andrés works as a DJ and technical support for the Alternative Network of Puerto Huasco, with experience in national and international mass events, being a founding member of the first DuocUC radio, which is called AE Radio on its website www. .aeradio.cl

On the other hand, she had the support and face of Radio Labrar FM, Inés Callejas Santander, who dedicated herself to logistics as well as being the youth voice to record sponsor announcements and provide a fresh voice to her 14 years with a program of youth cut for the young freirinenses of the 90s.

The corporate voice of Radio Labrar, was that of a professional announcer of the first FM radio station in the city of Copiapó, Radio Aniversario, Don Segundo Iriarte Varas, who saw the viability of the Labrar project, contributing with his voice to position the slogan "Between the mountains and Mar, Radio Labrar” where he currently works at Radio de la Universidad de Atacama.

The challenges in the implementation of Radio Labrar FM.

At first, he encountered opposition from some people linked to the civil service, who questioned his idea of ​​creating the station.

Thanks to the joint efforts of all involved, Radio Labrar FM became a reality and began broadcasting in the radio space. The station gained credibility and added support as it established itself as a successful project.

The co-founder of Radio Labrar FM, during the beginnings of the radio, remembers having been in a very difficult stage of her life, since she had to combine her work at the station with her recent motherhood. Despite the difficulties, he gave himself body and soul to the project, which worked for a while, but unfortunately did not receive the expected support from some people. In spite of everything, he considers that it was a great fight and a great project in which a lot of time and effort was invested. Although perhaps at the time it was not valued enough, the co-founder of Radio Labrar FM is proud of what she has achieved.

The legacy of Radio Labrar FM.

His legacy is significant in the history of the city of Freirina and communication in the Atacama region of Chile. As the first frequency modulated (FM) radio in the city, Radio Labrar FM allowed residents to have access to clear and simple information on scientific, technological and educational advances in the golden decade of the 90s.

At present of the historic Radio Labrar FM

After remaining silent for weeks, months and even years due to the performance of its founder in the area of ​​education, Radio Labrar FM was reborn digitally, becoming Radio Labrar FM Digital on its website www.radiolabrarfm.cl.

The station forms the radio network together with Radio Alternativa, this means of communication is consecrated as one of the most important in the Atacama Region at 105.5 of the FM dial, in the commune of Huasco and in the province. It is also present in Caldera, at 103.1.

Thanks to the commitment and help of the radio broadcasting technologist and professional announcer, Don Carlos Palma Villalón, owner of Red Alternativa, it was possible to rescue this historical means of communication to recover its legacy. Palma sponsored Radio Labrar FM to provide it with a space within its broadcasts, with the aim of making it visible and giving it the recognition it deserved for everything it did in the 1990s.

But "Radio Labrar FM" was not limited to being a radio, it also became a means of communication that has a television space at www.alternativafm.cl, www.alternativatv.cl and on its website. Within this network, we can find other media such as Enfoque Digital de Vallenar, Kaos del Flow and Radio Liceo Japón.

Radio Labrar FM was a pioneer in the city of Freirina in the use of FM technology and in the dissemination of relevant information for the community.

Ending this story, Radio Labrar FM is a key piece in the history of communication and technology in Freirina. Its founder, Professor Mario Aguirre Soto, together with his wife Verónica Villarroel Cortes, had the vision and determination to create a FM radio to inform, educate and entertain the local community.

Thanks to his effort and dedication, Radio Labrar FM became the first FM radio in Freirina where it is currently bridging the gap of positioning itself as an online communication medium, adapting to the digital transformation of this 21st century.Después de un largo período de silencio debido al desempeño de su fundador en el área de la educación, Radio Labrar FM resurgió en formato digital, ahora conocida como Radio Labrar FM Digital, y se encuentra disponible en su sitio web www.radiolabrarfm.cl. Esta emisora de radio forma parte de la red de radios junto a Radio Alternativa, uno de los medios de comunicación más importantes de la Región de Atacama en la frecuencia 105.5 del dial FM en la comuna de Huasco y en la provincia, así como en Caldera, en la frecuencia 101.3.

Gracias al compromiso y apoyo de Don Carlos Palma Villalón, un tecnólogo en radiodifusión y locutor profesional, y propietario de la Red Alternativa, se logró rescatar este importante medio de comunicación y recuperar su legado. Palma apadrinó a Radio Labrar FM para brindarle un espacio dentro de sus transmisiones, con el objetivo de darle la visibilidad y el reconocimiento que se merecía por su trabajo durante la década de los 90.

Radio Labrar FM no sólo se limita a ser una radio, sino que también cuenta con un espacio televisivo en www.alternativafm.cl, www.alternativatv.cl y en su propio sitio web. Dentro de esta red, se pueden encontrar otros medios como Enfoque Digital de Vallenar, Kaos del Flow y Radio Liceo Japón.

Radio Labrar FM fue una de las pioneras en la ciudad de Freirina en el uso de la tecnología FM y en la difusión de información relevante para la comunidad. Su legado es significativo en la historia de la ciudad y en la comunicación en la Región de Atacama en Chile. Al ser la primera radio en frecuencia modulada en la ciudad, permitió a los habitantes tener acceso a información clara y sencilla sobre los avances científicos, tecnológicos y educativos durante la década de los 90.

En resumen, Radio Labrar FM es una pieza clave en la historia de la comunicación y la tecnología en Freirina. Su fundador, el profesor Mario Aguirre Soto, junto con su esposa Verónica Villarroel Cortés, tuvo la visión y la determinación de crear una radio en frecuencia modulada para informar, educar y entretener a la comunidad local. Gracias a su esfuerzo y dedicación, Radio Labrar FM se convirtió en la primera radio en FM en Freirina, y en la actualidad está haciendo un esfuerzo por posicionarse como un medio de comunicación en línea, adaptándose a la transformación digital del siglo XXI.