Regime Confiscates Equipment and Shuts Down Radio Stereo Romance in Carazo
The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo executed the closure and confiscation of Radio Stereo Romance's transmission equipment this Monday, ending 31 years of history for one of the most emblematic radio stations in the department of Carazo. Officials from Telcor appeared at the facilities in Jinotepe to dismantle the station, known as 'The Giant of Southern Nicaragua'.
TL;DR
- Radio Stereo Romance, an emblematic radio station in Carazo, Nicaragua, was shut down after 31 years of operation.
- Officials from Telcor confiscated the station's transmission equipment in Jinotepe.
- The station's owner, Francisco Gadea López, described it as a space for music, social service, and independent journalism.
- This closure is part of a systematic dismantling of independent media in Nicaragua since April 2018, with at least 61 media outlets closed or confiscated.
- The crackdown has led to the closure of community radio stations and local channels, increasing an "information desert."
- Journalists are facing criminalization, with over 300 forced into exile, and Nicaragua is marked as a high-risk country for journalism by Reporters Without Borders.
- Independent journalism persists in the digital environment, often operating from outside the country.