Author / Elsa MORENO Profesora Adjunta de Programación Radiofónica de la Universidad de Navarra. Departamento de Proyectos Periodísticos. Universidad de Navarra.
This article analyses the origins of music radio, a phenomenon wich arose in North America in the mid fifties and has a subsequently spread throughout the world. This article proposes a definition of music radio and music format, and explains the basic elements wich define the programming of this type of radio.