RPP Noticias

RPP Noticias is the most popular radio station in the country with the biggest audience (CPI 2015) and best coverage and sound quality (CPI 2016), it is present in 88 cities, 116 provinces and 897 districts in the country. In its 53-year history it has become the country's main radio news station, and is considered to be the most credibile media organization and one of the brands that best represents Peru (Ipsos 2016). In addition to its informative content, it presents a variety of programs that mixes sport, entertainment, humor, health, culture, gastronomy and religion.

Key facts

Audience Share

25.6 (alcance semanal, CPI 2015)

Ownership Type

Private

Geographic Coverage

National coverage

Content Type

Free content

Data Publicly Available

ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc.

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Media Companies / Groups

GRUPO RPP

Ownership

Ownership Structure

Manuel Octavio Delgado Nachtigall : 2 585 905 shares (17.34%) ; Hugo Francisco Delgado Nachtigall : 2 585 423 shares (17.33%) ; Frida María Delgado Nachtigall : 2 584 712 shares (17.33%) ; Nathalia María Delgado Nachtigall : 2 385 665 shares (15.99%) ; Claudia María Delgado Nachtigall : 2 385 377 shares (15.99%) ; Úrsula María Delgado Nachtigall : 2 385 280 shares (15.99%)

Group / Individual Owner

Manuel Octavio Delgado Nachtigall

Vice-president of the board of GRUPORPP. Bachelor in Business Administration from the Universidad de Lima. General manager of at least 15 real estate –related companies in various parts of the country.He was part of the board of Rokmaster Resources Corp., mining company based in Vancouver. Business associate of BO Consulting S.A., Peruvian company which gives consultations to companies in the mining area. He is not affiliated to any political party

17.3%

Frida María Delgado Nachtigall

Member of the board and head of the Social Responsibility Area of GRUPORPP. Economist, with a Master on Business Administration from ESAN. Former vice-president and member of the governing board 2016-2018 of the Peruvian Press Council (CPP). President of Integration, Institute of analysis and communication. Member of the governing board of Lima Cómo Vamos, citizens’ observatory. Founding member of the Asociación Empresarios por la Educación (ExE). She is not affiliated to any political party.

17.3%

Individual Owner

Hugo Delgado Nachtigall

17.3%

Media Companies / Groups

GRUPO RPP

Facts

General Information

Founding Year

1963

Founder

Manuel Delgado Parker

Affiliated Interests Founder

Manuel Delgado Parker

(*1936) Honorary President and founder of the RPP GROUP. Peruvian businessman whose family plays an important part in the history of telecommunications in Peru.He is the youngest son of Genaro Delgado Parker and Rachel Brandt Murguía. He is married to Frieda Nachtigall Valderrama, with whom he had six children: Hugo, Manuel, Frida, Úrsula, Claudia and Nathalia.:He was administrator of Radio Panamericana in its beginnings and manager of Panamericana Television. After the law of expropriation of official media communication during the government of General Velasco (1971), he went into voluntary exile to Central America and the US for eight years. Upon his return, he transformed RPP into a 24-hour informative radio station. In 1998 he sold his stake in Panamericana Televisión to Ernesto Schutz Landazuri and acquired 100% of shares of the radio.:He formed the RPP Group with his children.

Ceo

Hugo Francisco Delgado Nachtigall

Affiliated Interests Ceo

Hugo Francisco Delgado Nachtigall (*1966) Chairman of the board of GRUPORPP. Peruvian, businessman, married. Former member of the Governing Board of Confederación Nacional de Instituciones Empresariales Privadas - Confiep (2011-2013). Member of the Governing Board of Sociedad Nacional de Radio y Televisión three times: as president (2011-2012), treasurer (2013-2014) and secretary (2015-present). He is not affiliated to any political party

Editor-In-Chief

Raúl Vargas Vega

Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief

Raúl Vargas Vega

(*1942) News Director at RPP Noticias. Peruvian journalist, father of three children, divorced. Studied Education at UNMSM and Literature at the PUCP. He is the most influential journalist on the radio and is in the Top 30 (No. 21) of the XXXVI Power Survey of Economy Week. He is fond of cooking, used to own the restaurant "Al grano". Presents "Ampliación de noticias (Extended News)", "Enfoque de los sábados (Focus on Saturdays)", which are transmitted simultaneously by RPP Noticias and RPP TV.

Other Important People

José María Salcedo, Patricia del Río, Juan Luis Cipriani

Affiliated Interests other important people

José María “Chema” Salcedo

Peruvian-Spanish journalist with professional experience in media, radio and television. Chairman of the Board at Viceversa S.A., media, communication, image and advertising company. He has written six books, including "El libro de las sospechas (The Book of suspicion)" and "Las tumbas de Uchuraccay (The tombs of Uchuraccay)". He has also been a screenwriter, actor and has directed two feature films: "Amazónico soy (I am Amazonian)" and "Asháninka". Currently presents "Encendidos (Switched on)" and "La rotativa del aire - afternoon and evening editions (Rotation on Air)” on RPP Noticias.

Patricia del Río

Linguist and journalist. Presents "La rotativa del aire: primera edición (Rotation on Air: first edition)" "Ampliación de noticias (Extended News)" and "Letras en el tiempo (Letters in time)" on RPP Noticias, and "En tiempo real (Real-time)" on RPP TV, she also writes opinion columns for “El Comercio” and the website Político.pe. She often fills the role of the jarring and liberal voice in opposition to her fellow, more conservative, workers.

Juan Luis Cipriani

Cardinal of the Catholic Church, Archbishop of Lima and Cardinal Primate of Peru. Presents the radio program "Diálogos de fe (Dialogues of faith)", on Saturdays at 10am on RPP Noticias. In his program, and his Sunday homilies, he often expresses his views on political and controversial topics from a conservative viewpoint. He fulfilled the role of mediator for the release of the hostages taken in the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Peru between 1996 and 1997.