Pobre Johnny 88.9

Pobre Johnny is a rock station broadcasting on 88.9 FM from Cordoba, the second largest city of Argentina, on air since 1990 under the call sign LRJ757. Its identity is summed up in its own phrase: el lugar en el mundo del rock en castellano. The playlist runs around the clock through Argentine and Spanish-language rock, from the classics of Charly Garcia and Fito Paez to bands like Los Piojos and Los Pericos.

The station doubles as a rock news magazine: its pages follow the national scene, from festival announcements such as Quilmes Rock and Cosquin Rock to vinyl reissues and free shows across the country. Listeners beyond Cordoba can catch the broadcast through the online stream, which keeps the same rock en castellano playing twenty-four hours a day. It is a fitting home base: the Cosquin Rock festival, the biggest rock gathering of the country, takes place just outside the city in the Punilla valley.