Radio Guarachita was founded in 1964 in the Dominican Republic by bachata producer and impresario Radhames Aracena.
It had interactive programs where the DJ would read listeners’ mail, and the audience also could phone in and make personal announcements at any time of day.
Usually, whenever people migrated from the rural countryside to Santo Domingo in search of a family member, they would go directly to Radio Guarachita as they didn’t know their address.
These include Jose Manuel Calderon, Leonardo Paniagua, Blas Duran, Eladio Romero Santos, Edilio Paredes and Ramon Cordero.
Merengue tipico artists who have collaborated with Radio Guarachita include Tatico Henriquez, Fefita La Grande, and Guandulito.