How to Say "Radio" in Spanish

radio

/ˈradjo/feminine

The English word 'radio' is translated into Spanish as radio.

The word radio can refer to both the physical receiver and the radio station or medium itself.

Meaning: receiver (noun)

Is it said differently in some regions?

In some Latin American countries, particularly in the Caribbean, la emisora is used to refer to the radio station.

The noun radio is feminine and is used with the feminine article la. The phrase el aparato de radio translates to 'radio apparatus.'

/ˈradjo/

While radio is feminine when referring to the medium or receiver, it is masculine when referring to the bone in the forearm, el radio.
In many Spanish-speaking cultures, referring to la radio often evokes the 'radionovela', a dramatic soap opera format that dominated airwaves before television.
The word radio shares its origin with the Latin radius, which originally meant 'spoke of a wheel'.

Bájale a la radio.
Turn down the radio.
This sentence is useful for practicing the command to turn down the volume of the radio.
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La radio se apagó.
The radio died.
This sentence shows how to say the radio has turned off.
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¿Esto es una radio?
Is this a radio?
This sentence is used to ask if a device is a radio.
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Me gusta escuchar música en la radio todos los días.
I like to listen to music on the radio every day.
¿Dónde puedo comprar un aparato de radio de buena calidad?
Where can I buy a good-quality radio apparatus?
Voy a sintonizar la emisora de música tropical.
I'm going to tune in to the tropical music radio station.
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Sources

Wiktionary, “radio” translations and entries radio, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries radio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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