Rádio Senado

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Rádio Senado is a Brazilian public radio network based in Brasília. It is run by the Federal Senate’s Social Communication Secretariat, together with Agência Senado and TV Senado. The station broadcasts live Senate sessions, cultural and social programs, and music, especially MPB (Música Popular Brasileira).

History:
- Rádio Senado began on January 29, 1997, in Brasília. It was created to broadcast the audio of Senate committees and plenary sessions, along with other Senate activities.
- From 1999 to early 2012, it also broadcast on shortwave through a contract with Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC), reaching the North and Northeast regions and parts of Mato Grosso and north Goiás with simpler, educational language.
- In the 2010s, the station expanded to other Brazilian capitals through new retransmissions or partner stations.
- In November 2017, with the creation of Radioagência, Rádio Senado strengthened ties with partner stations nationwide, sharing material and personalized segments that highlight the partnership.

Coverage:
Rádio Senado operates in Brasília and 15 other state capitals and their metropolitan areas: Cuiabá, Rio Branco, Macapá, Manaus, Belém, Boa Vista, Teresina, São Luís, Fortaleza, Maceió, João Pessoa, Natal, Aracaju, Rio de Janeiro, and Porto Velho. Outside Brasília, partner stations work with local legislatures, cultural and educational foundations, or universities, which provide the spaces, while the Senate supplies the transmitters.