Plus FM
 | |
| Type | Broadcast radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Headquarters | Fortaleza, Ceará |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Portuguese |
| Format | Music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rede Plus Brasil de Comunicação Ltda. |
| Operator | Don7 Media Group |
| History | |
| Founded | July 23, 2013 by Donizete Arruda |
| Links | |
| Website | plusfm.com.br |
Plus FM is a Brazilian radio network based in Fortaleza, Ceará. The radio station was founded on March 23, 2013 and belongs to the Don7 Media Group, owned by journalist and businessman Donizete Arruda. The radio network is characterized by its style of popular music programming, reserving space for regional journalism, the main journalistic program being Ceará News, broadcast in the morning. Its stations are concentrated in the state of Ceará, in the municipalities of Aracati, Cascavel, Catarina, Crateús, Missão Velha, Pacajus, Redenção, Iguatu, Paraipaba, Santa Quitéria and Sobral.[1]
Stations
[edit]| Call sign | Frequency | Trade name | Headquarters / City of license | First air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZYS 797 | 98.1 MHz | Plus FM Aracati | Aracati | 2013 |
| ZYE 412 | 97.1 MHz | Plus FM Cariri | Missão Velha | 2023 |
| ZYS 799 | 106.1 MHz | Plus FM Cascavel | Cascavel | 2019 |
| ZYV 818 | 88.7 MHz | Plus FM Catarina | Catarina | 2019 |
| ZYC 416 | 93.3 MHz | Plus FM Crateús | Crateús | 2013 |
| ZYV 362 | 91.5 MHz | Plus FM Iguatu | Iguatu / Cariús | 2014 |
| ZYV 774 | 99.5 MHz | Plus FM Pacajus | Pacajus / Chorozinho | 2017 |
| ZYV 352 | 88.7 MHz | Plus FM Paraipaba | Paraipaba | 2013 |
| ZYC 430 | 98.7 MHz | Plus FM Redenção | Redenção | 2013 |
| ZYV 370 | 106.5 MHz | Plus FM Santa Quitéria | Santa Quitéria | 2017[2] |
| ZYS 818 | 105.1 MHz | Plus FM Sobral | Sobral | 2013 |
Former stations
[edit]| Call sign | Frequency | Trade name | Headquarters / City of license | Current status/affiliation | Transmission period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZYV 822 | 100.5 MHz | Plus FM Cariri | Juazeiro do Norte / Crato | Rede Aleluia | 2018-2023[3] |
| ZYV 830 | 94.5 MHz | Plus FM Baturité | Baturité | Replaced by 94 FM. | 2013-2014 |
| ZYS 809 | 90.9 MHz | Plus FM Iguatu | Jucás | Replaced by Jucás FM. | 2013-2014 |
Controversy
[edit]On June 14, 2018, the Official Gazette of the Municipality of Sobral published Decree No. 2055, signed by Mayor Ivo Gomes, expropriating the land on which the headquarters of the Plus FM branch in Sobral is located.[4] At the time, the action was part of the Alto do Cristo urbanization project, which provided for the requalification of the Alto do Cristo region.[5] The decree was defined as "dictatorial" by the website Ceará News 7, which belongs to the group that controls the radio station, since it would attack stations that are critical of Ivo Gomes' management, in this case Plus FM and Paraíso FM, which also received a decree of expropriation of land.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Massaro, Carlos (July 29, 2013). "Plus FM estreia como rede em cidades do Ceará" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tudo Rádio. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ↑ Rodrigues, Thiago (October 1, 2017). "Rede Plus FM estreia nesta segunda em Santa Quitéria" (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Voz de Santa Quitéria. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ Starck, Daniel (February 9, 2018). "Plus FM inicia expectativa através de migrante AM-FM na região de Juazeiro do Norte". Tudo Rádio. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Ivo não aguenta jornalismo independente e manda derrubar prédio da Plus FM em Sobral". Ceará News 7. June 25, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Ivo anuncia demolição dos prédios de rádios e também serão destruídas 6 casas". Ceará News. January 18, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ↑ Motta, Severino (January 28, 2018). "Irmão de Ciro Gomes desapropria prédios de rádios de adversários políticos no Ceará". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2018.