Cadena 3
Grupo Radiodifusora del Centro, better known as Cadena 3, was created in 1990 as part of the privatization process led by former President Carlos Menem. Radio station LV3 Radio Córdoba was awarded to the company Radiodifusora del Centro. It then became Cadena 3 and started an expansion process, first at the provincial level and then across the country, that positioned it as the most important federal radio network in Argentina. In 1999, days before leaving office, once again Menem awarded licenses to Radiodifusora del Centro in different parts of the country (in total, six of them are currently active).
It leads the three most popular stations in the province of Córdoba (Cadena 3, FM Popular and FM Córdoba) and a network of content-producing repeaters made up of 33 radio stations, including group-owned stations and partners. It is the only radio network that, without having been established in Buenos Aires, owns a station in the country’s capital city.
Its controlling shareholder, Gustavo Defilippi, is an important businessman from Cordoba who started out in the financial sector. The other two shareholders are the station’s star journalists: Mario Pereyra and José Vargas, each of whom owns 32% of shares.
Mother Company
Radiodifusora del Centro S.A.
Business Form
Private
Legal Form
Joint stock corporation
Individual Owner
He is President of Grupo Del Plata S.A., an investment firm that sets up agricultural trusts and is among the most important companies in the province of Córdoba. He also owns real estate agencies and agricultural companies, and is a shareholder in the rural trade fair organized by Red Agroactiva.
He is part of several investment and business associations and chambers in Córdoba, where he joins in discussions with the top businesspeople in the province, including Mayor of Córdoba city Ramón Mestre, at the Agency for Economic Development of the city of Córdoba (ADEC). He is also a permanent member of the province’s Stock Exchange.
Other Radio Outlets
AM 700 Cadena 3 (Córdoba)
FM Cadena 3 100.5 (Córdoba)
FM Córdoba 106.9 (Córdoba)
FM Popular 92.3 (Córdoba)
FM Cadena 3 99.1 (Buenos Aires)
FM Cadena 3 (Río Cuarto, Córdoba)
FM Cadena 3 97.7 (Mendoza)
FM Cadena 3 103.1 (Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz)
FM Cadena 3 101.7 (Santa Fe)
FM Cadena 3 106.1 (Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego)
Other Online Outlets
http://www.cadena3.com
http://www.fmcordoba.com
http://www.lapopu.com.ar
General Information
Founding Year
1990
Affiliated Interests Founder
Defilippi is President of Grupo Del Plata S.A., one of the main investment companies in the province of Córdoba. Pereyra and Vargas are both long-serving hosts of the radio station.
Employees
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Financial Information
Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)
USD 20,741,834 ($343,692,196 )
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
USD 3,203,814 ($53,103,779)
Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Management
Executive Board
President and permanent member of the board
Director and Vice President of the board
Permanent member of the board
Alternate member of the board
Alternate member of the board
Alternate member of the board
Other Influential People
He has the 16% of the property and is a long-serving host of Cadena 3.
He has the 16 % property and is a long-serving host of Cadena 3.
Further Information
Meta Data
Income and revenue data were obtained from 2017 financial statements.
Sources
Merkin, Marta, Panno, Juan, Tijman, Gabriela y Ulanovsky, Carlos (1995). Días de radio. Historia de la Radio Argentina. Buenos Aires, Espasa Calpe.
Mastrini, Guillermo (ed.) (2009) Mucho ruido, pocas leyes. Buenos Aires, La Crujía.
