# Easy/Simplified Spanish Radio News Online? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 22, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-simplified-spanish-radio-news-online/405124 "2007-05-22T19:57:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-simplified-spanish-radio-news-online/405124/1 "2007-05-22T19:57:49Z")
Does anyone know an easy or simplified radio news broadcast in spanish (which is available online)? The reason I ask is that [RFI](http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/statiques/accueil_apprendre.asp) has “le journal en français facile,” the easy French newspaper (give or take) which I’ve found helpful in the past for listening comprehension and building vocabulary. I would like to find a similar program to assist with my Spanish. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-simplified-spanish-radio-news-online/405124/2 "2007-05-22T20:11:52Z")
Don’t you wish? I’m stuck playing Family Feud (¿Qué Dice La Gente?) with the captions on and my wife translating. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-simplified-spanish-radio-news-online/405124/3 "2007-05-23T00:01:17Z")
To borrow a phrase from Beethoven… bump, bump, bump, bummmmmmmp… ---
**Author:** ![ChicanoRojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@ChicanoRojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChicanoRojo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-simplified-spanish-radio-news-online/405124/4 "2007-05-23T00:18:04Z")
[QUOTE=Doctor Who] I would like to find a similar program to assist with my Spanish. Any ideas? [/QUOTE] Outside of program’s that are meant of educational purposes, have you tried [BBC Mundo](http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/news/)? Or how about [EFE](http://www.efe.com/principal.asp?opcion=0&idioma=ESPANOL?)? If you find those sites a bit too up on the vocab grade level, post back. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-simplified-spanish-radio-news-online/405124/5 "2007-05-23T00:28:16Z")
My homepage has been [BBC Mundo](http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/news/) for the past several months and it’s helping me a lot. I force myself to read through at least the headlines and one article before I can do anything else online. Do you know any Spanish? Are you starting from scratch? (If so, the above site might be a little difficult). I had 4 years of high school Spanish (a while back) and am at about 50%. I can pretty much read most of the articles on that site, so it is really encouraging. I hope someone knows of something easier, though! (I bookmarked that French news site. I hardly know any French, but I think this may be one of the best ways to learn. I will dig out my dictionary.) ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-simplified-spanish-radio-news-online/405124/6 "2007-05-23T00:32:04Z")
[QUOTE=Kneepants Erasmus, the Humanist] Do you know any Spanish? [/quote] Yes. > [@](#): > > Are you starting from scratch? (If so, the above site might be a little difficult). No. > [@](#): > > I hope someone knows of something easier, though! Yeah, me too. I’d like something that’s a little more focused on helping the listener learn / hone their ear like the RFI link. But the BBC Mundo will do in a pinch (don’t know why I didn’t think of it honestly). Thanks for the site, **ChicanoRojo**. I’d definitely be open to any other suggestions though - especially if someone knows anything more like the RFI link. ---
**Author:** ![ChicanoRojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@ChicanoRojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChicanoRojo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-simplified-spanish-radio-news-online/405124/7 "2007-05-23T00:37:26Z")
How about [Univision, Spanish language TV station, with coverage on US news?](http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=3&schid=160) Since this is US news, you might still be able to decipher the content. ---
**Author:** ![Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-simplified-spanish-radio-news-online/405124/8 "2007-05-23T00:42:06Z")
[QUOTE=Doctor Who] Yeah, me too. I’d like something that’s a little more focused on helping the listener learn / hone their ear like the RFI link. [/QUOTE] :smack: You did say “radio”, didn’t you. In the title, no less. Sorry. I would be even more excited to see some sites for that, then. I am really horrible at understanding spoken Spanish. Off to Googleland.