Educadora FM

The radio station was inaugurated on March 31, 1978,^[3] and its first transmission took place a few days earlier, featuring a chord from the Paul Mauriat orchestra. The station emerged as an instrument of the Bahia Educational Broadcasting Institute [pt], established in 1969, with the purpose of meeting, in Bahia, the demands of the distance education project, which was part of a strategy of the Brazilian military dictatorship.^[4] At that time, under the Projeto Minerva [pt], radio stations were required to allocate five hours per week of their programming to radio lessons, aimed at combating illiteracy.^[4] Starting in 1987, with José Wilson Lopes Pereira taking over the station's direction, the station began investing in a wider range of musical styles, from classical music to Bahian music, abolishing the longstanding ban on foreign music by incorporating reggae, blues, jazz, salsa, black music, and rock.^[4]

From the beginning, the radio opened its programming to Bahian artists of diverse styles, especially those with little access to commercial stations.^[4] The station has annually promoted a music festival since 2003, featuring unpublished musical works.^[5] This initiative publicizes contemporary music production in Bahia and launches new talents into the music market.^[5]

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