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Costa Rica Radio Stations

Throughout Costa Rica, radio stations have become a point of connection between members of the same community. You may tune into a regional radio station in Costa Rica and hear the program for the next community party, the mass schedule changes, and information for the next vaccination campaign with dates and instructions on getting the service. There are even radio programs where you can send messages to others, a means many lovers use when they are separated or live in different provinces: a short birthday greeting or a poem can be read and dedicated to the object of affection. In rural communities where the telephones are scarce and the best option is using the payphone outside the general store, a message through the airways is sure to get to its recipient. A radio station from Costa Rica may also carry daily news, events and publicity for a coming fiesta or festival, as well as the music that’s popular for the moment, programmed at night so you can have a party and use the radio as your DJ. People who are bedridden can hear mass on the radio and messages of faith of different churches, religions and denominations.

Radio in Costa Rica is something hard to tune out: when you're in a taxi, bus or walking on the mall, the sounds of competing blaring radios will blare out of stores with anything from Merengue, reggaeton, salsa, cumbia, rock to a soccer match. Costa Rica Radio stations in English are Radio Dos 99.5 FM, and 107.5 FM. If you want to listen to something other than mainstream pop music, Radio Universidad has classic and jazz 96.7. The University of Costa Rica's student radio, Radio U 101.9 plays a variety of music from new age, Celtic, local garage bands, world music and jazz. It is normal to have radio stations at full volume in bars or restaurants, so conversation can be hard at the best of times. There's a daily radio talk show every morning at 7 am by the Camara Nacional de Radio on most of the radio stations, discussing varied topics of national importance. Free Radio stations from Costa Rica you can listen to on the internet are Radio Columbia, Radio Monumental, 979 Conexion, Punto 5, 94.7 and Radio Reloj.

You can hear interviews, newscasts, music and educational shows on the radio. Even the television stations have their Costa Rica radio counterpart so you can hear the TV programming while on the move. There are radio stations for many tastes and you will probably find one to your liking. Although most radio stations seem to be blaring out Reggaeton music 24/7, you can still find jazz, traditional music and slow boleros. In any case radio is strong in Costa Rica, and you might as well enjoy the experience of learning Spanish by listening to the radio en Costa Rica. Tune in online or tune in while in the country, get to know the culture of Costa Rica by listening to what the people listen. Fiddle with the tuning dial and find a station to your liking, and make your stay in Costa Rica full of music, news and sounds.