(English: Cuban National Network), was a radio station broadcasting from Havana, Cuba, owned by several shareholders, including Fulgencio Batista (the President of the Republic of Cuba), it is heard on 590 kHz AM in Havana and region, being retransmitted throughout Cuba. The station broadcast for 4 years, between 1954 and 1959, until it was confiscated by the new government after being used as propaganda by the deposed President Fulgencio Batista in the civil war.
History 1954 a 1959 The RHC-Cadena Azul station closed on March 1, 1954, due to debts incurred by its owner.
Between 1957 and 1958, the CNC broadcast a unique fictional simulation under the title El Dictador de Valle Azul (English: The Dictator of Valle Azul) written by Francisco Pazos, produced and directed by José Arbesú, starring Rolando Leyva (in the role of Taguary), who Many have heard about the events during the Cuban civil war (at that time, there was no term "Cuban Revolution") against Fulgencio Batista, accused of ruling Cuba in a dictatorial manner since the 1952 coup d'état.
1959: End of CNC On January 12, 1959, by Resolution of the Minister of the Interior, Commander Luis Orlando Rodríguez, the new government installed after the Civil War, the Circuito Nacional Cubano (CNC) and the 12 national radio stations were intervened due to the actions of this national radio network we will belong to 98% of the deposed president Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (who fled the country 12 days before).
The designated interveners were the members of the July 26 Movement, Armando León Acosta and Francisco Vilalta Cañadilla, workers of the CNC who were responsible for the cells of the Movement during the insurrectionary struggle on this national channel.
Frequencies The Circuito Nacional Cubano (CNC) covered most of Cuba through broadcasters that retransmitted their signal in cities and regions directly from Havana until its end. Location Call sign Power [kW] Frequency La Habana (Havana) CMW 25000 590 La Habana (Havana) COCY 1000 11740 Pinar del Río CMAN 1000 840 Matanzas CMGF 250 930 Jovellanos CMGN 500 960 Santa Clara CMHI 10000 570 Ciego de Ávila CMJM 500 840 Camagüey CMJN 5000 960 Holguin CMKV 10000 600 Santiago de Cuba CMKN 1000 930 Guantánamo CMDN 250 1000
References
Bibliography Jiménez Soler, Guillermo. Las empresas de Cuba 1958. Editorial de Ciencias Sociales. 5ta edición. La Habana. 2014.