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Radio Splendid

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 RecoletaSingle source

Open from1

Open from May 1923Single source

Notes5

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).Single source

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 1934.1924Single source

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.Single source

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

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

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Aníbal Troilo — played in Radio Splendid1938Single source

Alberto Mancione — played in Radio SplendidSingle source

Charlo — played in Radio SplendidSingle source

Carlos Gardel — played in Radio Splendid1924Single source

Francisco Canaro — played in Radio Splendid1924Single source

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

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