Keep going? Yes! Stop? No! Just as the lyrics of Wilfrido Vargas’ song “The funny man” say, UIS Estéreo “The Voice of the University” and UIS AM “The New Radio” keep “playing” 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during Christmas and New Year’s season.
Broadcasting via analog signals at 96.9 MHz and 670 kHz, as well as digitally at http://emisoras.uis.edu.co/, the institutional radio stations remain ON AIR to offer their audience the most diverse and carefully curated programming.
On December 24, 25, and 31, as well as January 1, the programming will be exclusively musical, featuring national and international artists and bands who traditionally accompany end-of-year and New Year celebrations.
Artists such as Los 50 de Joselito, Juan Piña, La Sonora Dinamita, Los Black Stars, Joe Arroyo, Rodolfo Aicardi, Guillermo Buitrago, La Billo’s Caracas Boys, Los Hermanos Rosario, Diomedes Díaz, Los Corraleros de Majagual, Fruko & Sus Tesos, Los Melódicos, La Sonora Matancera, among others, will alternate with contemporary performers like Heredero.
The institutional stations of the Universidad Industrial de Santander will also feature classic Christmas carols and holiday songs by Mariah Carey, Raphael, Gloria Estefan, Elvis Presley, Tatiana, Barbra Streisand, David Bisbal, and Frank Sinatra, as well as Christmas music by groups such as Síncopa Jazz Band, Arpegios, Las Dominicas y Los Niños Cantores del Virrey Solís, and Música Ficta, alongside traditional end-of-year productions like “Danceable cannon shots”.
Additionally, some radio shows on UIS Estéreo will continue broadcasting at the start of the holiday break, such as Jazz Club, Charanga & Son, and Memories of my beloved neighborhood, by Professor and producer Carlos Mantilla, which will air until December 20 and resume the week starting January 6, 2025.
Actualidad Jurídica segment, a radio show by the Escuela de Derecho y Ciencia Política UIS, will air its second part of the program on equity justice on Saturday, December 21, at 11:00 a.m. Professor Javier Alejandro Acevedo continues his discussion with international guest Dr. Antonio Alfonso Peña Jumpa, a lawyer, professor, and PhD in Law from Peru.
La Escuela de Filosofía and the Instituto de Proyección Regional y Educación a Distancia, IPRED UIS, will also continue airing their radio shows during the collective holiday break, following this schedule:
| Philosophical Conversations Mondays at 11:30 a.m | La Universidad en las regiones, diálogo de saberes Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. | ||
| Date | Topic | Date | Topic |
| December 23 | “Conservation on the Line of Fire: Reflections on the Jungle in Conflict” Guest: Professor Franz K. Flórez | December 19 | «Evolution of the agricultural programs (agricultural technology and livestock technology) until becoming today the programs by propedeutic cycles: Técnico en Producción Agropecuario, Tecnología Agroindustrial y Administración Agroindustrial, edition for which the Subdirección Académica del IPRED IPRED has as a guest the retired professor Carlos Aníbal Vásquez Cardozo. |
| December 30 | “Ezuama: The Return of Masks as an Act of Cultural Resistance” Guest: Professor Franz K. Flórez | December 26 | The experience of the third level student of the Técnica Profesional en Producción Agropecuaria, Erika Maritza Ortiz Castro, in the port city of Amberes (Belgium) who is the guest of the professional Raúl Gómez to this edition that the programa Agroindustrial carries out. |
| January 6, 2025 | “Nature and Ancestral Wisdom: Kággaba Worldview” Guest: Professor Franz K. Flórez | January 2, 2025 | On this occasion, the communicator Kendy Jaimes, in the program produced by Sede UIS Mälaga, presents Elder Moreno and Janeth Paredes, Maestros en Artes Plásticas and residents of the García Rovira Province who share their experiences with the Plastic and Urban Arts workshops that the University leads free of charge through IPRED and that has impacted the community of the region. |
| January 13, 2025 | “Soviet Philosophy of Language” Guest: Professor Giohanny Olave | January 9, 2025 | Sede UIS Barrancabermeja through the professional Cristhian Sarmiento presents an inspiring woman, an example of perseverance and improvement, Yolima García, a sixth level student of Regencia de Farmacia of IPRED UIS, proud representative of the strength and commitment of the rural communities of the region. |
In 2025, Emisoras UIS, as public-interest university broadcasters, will continue to offer diverse and engaging programming that aligns with the mission of the Universidad Industrial de Santander. The stations will disseminate teaching, research, and outreach activities while supporting the academic community and contributing to the preservation of the nation’s cultural and natural heritage. They will promote culture, science, civic values, solidarity, security, citizenship, and democratic culture, serving as a channel for Colombian integration and fostering a better-informed and educated society.
