Rádio Vagos FM

Radio with the aim of promoting the Municipality of Vagos.

Was founded in 1987 in Santo António de Vagos by Father Manuel da Rocha Creoulo, pastor of the parish, the Good News Radio, based on the values ​​of Christian inspiration, with the aim of promoting the Municipality of Vagos.

The studios were blessed on 13 June this year, the feast of the patron saint of the town, although the experimental emissions had already been initiated in the previous month.

The founder has acquired its own expense all necessary materials and installed it in the attachments parish hall, which has also worked the Folklore Group of San Antonio.

After about eighteen months of aggregate service to the parish, in the context of so-called pirate radio, operating in late 1988 ended its emissions by contingency of new Radio Law.

It was then to give her own legal status and contribute to the award of the license reserved to the County of Vagos broadcasting.

Then constituted the Issuer Radio Cooperativa de Santo António de Vagos, and drew up the radio project, always under the stimulation of Father Creoulo.

Awarded the license and remodeled facilities and the technical component, back emissions, now under the name of Radio Voice of Vagos, September 16, 1989.

Two major milestones in its expansion were the computerization of the studios and the increased power of 500 watts to 1000, following the first state support for technological upgrading.

This support has resulted in the funding of the project to 50%, still having Father Creoulo funded the remainder.

After the death in this July 2, 1999, radio continued to be streamlined by a group of lay people who have previously collaborated with the Directorate.

Later he was placed in a tower issue at the high end of the county on land however acquired, which came significantly improve radio coverage.

In 2004 the team of Radio undertook a major overhaul of the program, which resulted in a considerable enrichment of the service area of ​​the radio.

Today, VAGOS FM radio is one of the few in this region, despite the difficulties always added, continue to maintain the initial draft of a radio for the area.