RAE Argentina al Mundo, previously known as Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior or RAE, is Argentina's state-owned international broadcaster, which uses shortwave, satellite and the Internet.[1]
History
RAE was founded on April 11, 1949, by then Argentine President, Juan Perón, as SIRA "Servicio Internacional de la República Argentina" (SIRA, International Service of the Republic of Argentina). SIRA broadcast 24 hours a day in seven languages.
After the military coup of September 1955, which removed Perón from power, SIRA was shut down by the new authorities. The station was relaunched as "Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior'" [2]("Argentine Radio Broadcast Abroad"), on February 12, 1958. RAE is operated by LRA1 Radio Nacional, Argentina's state radio network.
The shortwave transmitter is located in General Pacheco, near the city of Buenos Aires; the station broadcasts its programs from the studios of LRA Radio Nacional in Buenos Aires.
In September 2016, RAE changed its name from Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior to RAE Argentina al Mundo.[3]