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Radio Splendid

Radio Splendid: LR4. Began in 1923 from the upper floors of the Gran Splendid theatre (T.F. Grand Splendid Theatre), inaugurated 1924 as LOW; by 1930 LR4 Radio Splendid with new studios at Ayacucho 1556; later moved to Maipú 555, Arenales 1925 (1972), Freire 932 (1998) and Conde 935 (2011)., Gardel and Razzano's first radio appearance took place on 30 September 1924 on Radio Gran Splendid (LOW), at Av. Santa Fe 1876 in the Gran Splendid building; the station also aired Gardel's NBC link-up of 5 March 1934., Address conflict: es.wikipedia and a La Nación citation in en.wikipedia give Santa Fe 1860; todotango gives 1876 for the radio in the same building; the city's Historias de mi comuna page says 'Avenida Santa Fe al 1880'. In OpenStreetMap 1860 and 1876 are about 14 m apart on the same frontage, so we keep 1860 (the number the building has today as the Ateneo bookshop) and list the others as variants., Santa Fe 1876 is how todotango writes the station's address., and The station began on 23 May 1923 on the building's first floor as 'Grand Splendid Theatre' and took its traditional name in 1929.††† 1923: The station began on 23 May 1923 on the building's first floor as 'Grand Splendid Theatre' and took its traditional name in 1929.† 1924: Gardel and Razzano's first radio appearance took place on 30 September 1924 on Radio Gran Splendid (LOW), at Av. Santa Fe 1876 in the Gran Splendid building; the station also aired Gardel's NBC link-up of 5 March 1934.†

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Located in1

Located in Recoleta

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Open from3

Open from May 1923

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Open from May 23, 1923

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Open from May 1919

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LR4. Began in 1923 from the upper floors of the Gran Splendid theatre (T.F. Grand Splendid Theatre), inaugurated 1924 as LOW; by 1930 LR4 Radio Splendid with new studios at Ayacucho 1556; later moved to Maipú 555, Arenales 1925 (1972), Freire 932 (1998) and Conde 935 (2011).

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Gardel and Razzano's first radio appearance took place on 30 September 1924 on Radio Gran Splendid (LOW), at Av. Santa Fe 1876 in the Gran Splendid building; the station also aired Gardel's NBC link-up of 5 March 1934.1924

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Address conflict: es.wikipedia and a La Nación citation in en.wikipedia give Santa Fe 1860; todotango gives 1876 for the radio in the same building; the city's Historias de mi comuna page says 'Avenida Santa Fe al 1880'. In OpenStreetMap 1860 and 1876 are about 14 m apart on the same frontage, so we keep 1860 (the number the building has today as the Ateneo bookshop) and list the others as variants.

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Santa Fe 1876 is how todotango writes the station's address.

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The station began on 23 May 1923 on the building's first floor as 'Grand Splendid Theatre' and took its traditional name in 1929.1923–1929

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Played in5

Aníbal Troilo — played in Radio Splendid1938

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Alberto Mancione — played in Radio Splendid

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Charlo — played in Radio Splendid

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Carlos Gardel — played in Radio Splendid1924

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Francisco Canaro — played in Radio Splendid1924

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Dates2

Took place at Nuevo1972, 1982

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Took place at Electronic and festival era2000

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Where
Av. Santa Fe 1860, Recoleta (Gran Splendid; todotango gives Santa Fe 1876)

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