Editing Talk radio (section)

==Spain==
Talk radio in Spain is very popular, where the most important radio stations are exclusively dedicated to talk shows, such as Cadena Ser, Cadena Cope, Onda Cero, Radio Nacional, or Punto Radio. There is a very wide variety of topics, such as politics, sport, comedy, and culture.

Sport talk shows are particularly relevant, since football attracts a massive interest in Spain, with a special focus on FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF, and the men's national football team. Typically the programming of main talk radio stations is modified whenever there is a major football event, such as a La Liga or a national team match.  Daily late-night sport (football) talk shows are also very relevant, with a very intense competition of the radio stations in this time slot which typically starts around midnight.

Comedy morning talk shows are also very popular in music radio stations (40 principales, M80 radio, Europa FM, and others), where there is strong competition since it is also a very important time slot, when typically people going to the workplace listen to the radio in their cars early in the morning (around 7{{nbsp}}am to 8{{nbsp}}am).

As Spain has large English-speaking communities from many different countries, it is a natural place for English language talk radio broadcasting.

The first Talk radio station in English was Coastline Radio broadcasting from [[Nerja]], [[Costa del Sol]]. It is now a music station. A group of English expats set up OCI International in the early 1990s. Based in [[Marbella]] on the Costa del Sol, it was owned by the ONCE National Spanish Network. It provided a link for the English-speaking expats living on the coast, as well as some content for Scandinavian expats. OCI was closed down in 2007 to make way for Radio Europa music. In 2004 REM FM began broadcasting, with shows mostly fronted by former OCI presenters. The station closed in 2008.

In 2008, Talk Radio Europe began broadcasting.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.talkradioeurope.com/| title = Talk Radio Europe}}</ref> It offers a 24-hour schedule of news, interviews, discussion, and debate and is a [[World Media]] Partner with [[BBC World Service]] and is affiliated to [[Independent Radio News|IRN]]/[[SKY News]]. Talk Radio Europe broadcasts in FM on the [[Costa del Sol]], [[Costa Almeria]], [[Costa Blanca]], and across the island of [[Mallorca]] in English. It is available on the Internet and all smartphone platforms.