COPE Navarra

What COPE Navarra does

COPE Navarra is a wholly-owned regional radio station of the COPE network (Cadena de Ondas Populares Español), one of Spain's three major national radio broadcasters. COPE Navarra provides localized news, sports, and general-interest programming to listeners in the Navarra autonomous community, including Pamplona, operating as part of a nationwide network that delivers flagship content such as Herrera en COPE (2.5M listeners), Tiempo de Juego (1.974M listeners), and El Partidazo de COPE (709,000 listeners). The station is one of 15+ regional affiliates that, together with the national feed, music brands (CADENA 100, RockFM, MegaStarFM), and the TRECE television channel, form the multi-format media portfolio operated by Radio Popular S.A. and owned by the Conferencia Episcopal Española (Spanish Episcopal Conference).

The underlying technology stack consists of traditional FM/AM radio broadcasting infrastructure augmented by digital streaming capabilities, with COPE leading Spain's radio streaming market at 859,000 daily connected listeners per the EGM (Estudio General de Medios) measurement. Distribution is multi-channel: terrestrial broadcast, the cope.es website and mobile apps for iOS and Android, podcast platforms hosting an extensive original podcast library (e.g., Benedicto XVI: El Papa de la Tormenta, El Drama de llegar a Europa), and active social media presence across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Telegram, and WhatsApp. On-demand listening is enabled through the Radio a la Carta catch-up service.

The business operates on a free-to-air, advertising-funded model with no publicly disclosed pricing. The audience is broadly segmented across general Spanish listeners, sports enthusiasts (particularly football), and a Catholic religious audience served through dedicated programs such as La Linterna de la Iglesia and Iglesia Noticia. COPE's ownership by the Spanish Episcopal Conference differentiates it editorially from purely commercial competitors and shapes its mission to serve the "common good of Spanish society," though the network operates as a commercial generalist medium. The firmographics list 251-500 employees at the parent group level, and COPE is actively operating with nationwide coverage.

Name

COPE Navarra

Legal name

Radio Popular S.A.

Website

https://cope.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

COPE Navarra is a regional radio station within Spain's COPE network, delivering localized news, sports, and general-interest programming to Navarra listeners as part of the Catholic Church-affiliated national broadcaster's multi-format media portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110), Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Radio Station Groups (Owned & Operated/Station Chains) (MPABACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Radio Program Syndication (Talk, Music, Sports) (MPABAMAE), News Talk Radio & Current Affairs Stations (MPABAIAI)

Keywords

• Regional radio broadcasting
• News and talk radio
• Sports radio programming
• Catholic radio content
• Audio streaming services

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

COPE Navarra is the regional radio station of the COPE network (Radio Popular S.A.) serving the Navarra region of Spain. It broadcasts news, sports, religious content, and entertainment programming locally, while also distributing the national COPE programming lineup including flagship shows such as Herrera en COPE, Tiempo de Juego, El Partidazo de COPE, and La Linterna to Navarra audiences via FM radio and digital streaming channels.

Product overview

COPE operates as a multi-platform Spanish media company offering a unified portfolio of radio broadcasting services, on-demand podcasts, mobile applications, and regional/local station programming across Spain. The core offering consists of live radio programs (such as Herrera en COPE, Tiempo de Juego, El Partidazo de COPE, La Linterna, and Mediodía COPE) complemented by original podcast series and catch-up Radio a la Carta functionality. The company delivers content through its website, native mobile applications for iOS and Android, and associated television channel TRECE, with regional stations providing localized coverage across multiple Spanish autonomous communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Herrera en COPE: Flagship morning radio program hosted by Carlos Herrera, Jorge Bustos and Alberto Herrera
• Tiempo de Juego
• La Linterna
• El Partidazo de COPE
• Mediodía COPE
• La Tarde
• Fin de Semana
• Deportes COPE
• Agropopular
• La Mañana Fin de Semana
• La Linterna de la Iglesia
• Iglesia Noticia
• Grupo Risa
• La Noche de Adolfo Arjona
• Lo que viene
• A Grandes Trazos
• TRECE

Products and services

• COPE Navarra Regional Radio Service Free-to-air regional radio broadcasting service for listeners in the Navarra region of Spain, delivering localized news coverage of Navarra topics (e.g., Pamplona city issues) alongside the full national COPE programming lineup. Targeted at general Spanish-speaking audiences in Navarra.
• National COPE Radio Programming Live radio programs broadcast nationally and relayed through COPE Navarra, including flagship shows: Herrera en COPE (morning, Carlos Herrera), Tiempo de Juego (weekend sports), El Partidazo de COPE (late-night sports, Juanma Castaño), La Linterna (evening news, Ángel Expósito), Mediodía COPE (midday news), La Tarde, Fin de Semana, Deportes COPE, Agropopular, La Linterna de la Iglesia, Iglesia Noticia, Grupo Risa, La Noche de Adolfo Arjona, Lo que viene, and A Grandes Trazos. For general Spanish audience.
• Digital Audio Streaming Real-time live streaming of COPE radio content via cope.es website and mobile apps, available to listeners in Navarra and globally. COPE leads radio streaming in Spain with 859,000 daily streaming listeners confirmed by the EGM audience measurement.
• COPE Mobile Applications Native iOS and Android applications for COPE providing live radio streaming, podcast playback, and on-demand content access for listeners on mobile devices.
• Podcasts and Radio a la Carta On-demand audio content including catch-up Radio a la Carta service and original podcast productions such as Benedicto XVI el Papa de la Tormenta, Miguel Ángel Blanco: Aquellas 48 horas jamás contadas, Cataluña en su laberinto, and El Drama de llegar a Europa. For listeners seeking on-demand access to COPE programming.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Onda Cero: Third major Spanish national radio network, part of Atresmedia. Competes with COPE on news, talk, and sports programming across Spain with a similar multi-platform (FM, streaming, podcasts) distribution model.
• Cadena SER: Spain's largest radio network and COPE's primary direct competitor. Operates a national network of local stations, news, sports (Carrusel Deportivo), and digital streaming — directly comparable in format, distribution, and target audience to COPE.
• LOS40 (Prisa): Spain's leading music radio brand, owned by Prisa (same group as Cadena SER). Directly comparable to COPE's CADENA 100/RockFM/MegaStarFM music properties in format, audience, and advertising proposition.
• Radio Nacional de España (RNE): Spain's public national radio broadcaster, operating multiple stations (Radio 1, Radio 3, Radio 5, Radio Clásica). A direct competitor in news, culture, and music with similar nationwide reach and digital distribution.

Broad incumbents

• iHeartMedia: The largest US radio broadcaster with a national station portfolio, iHeartRadio streaming/podcast platform, and live events business. Comparable to COPE in being a multi-station radio incumbent transitioning to digital, though operating in a different geography and at a larger scale.
• Bauer Media Group: Major European radio and audio broadcaster operating music and talk stations across multiple countries. Comparable to COPE in operating branded radio station portfolios and podcasting, and in facing similar digital audio transition dynamics in the European market.
• Audacy: US-based multi-platform audio company with radio stations, sports (BetQL), podcasts, and the Audacy streaming app. Comparable to COPE in being a national radio incumbent expanding into digital and podcast distribution, though US-focused.
• PRISA (Grupo PRISA): Spanish-language media group owning Cadena SER, LOS40, and El País. Directly comparable parent-group structure to COPE's Radio Popular S.A. (COPE + music stations + TRECE TV) as a diversified Spanish-language broadcaster facing the same digital transition.

Regional players

• RAC1: Leading private radio station in Catalonia, with strong news, talk, and sports programming. Comparable in product mix and content depth to COPE's regional stations like COPE Navarra, though focused on the Catalan market.
• Catalunya Ràdio: Public radio broadcaster for Catalonia, operating multiple stations including Catalunya Informació and iCat. Comparable to COPE's regional station model in Spain, with similar news, music, and digital offerings within a single autonomous community.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cope
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/cadenacope
• Facebookfacebook.com/cope
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cadena-cope/?originalSubdomain=es
• Instagraminstagram.com/cope_es

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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