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Claim 147

Radio Magallanes was bombed and hit with machine-gun fire around 10 a.m. on the day of the coup, going off the air about 27 minutes later after four of its journalists were arrested.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Radio Magallanes was bombed and hit with machine-gun fire around 10 a.m. on the day of the coup, going off the air about 27 minutes later after four of its journalists were arrested.
Field
action
Value
Radio Magallanes bombed
About
incident 1973-chile-coup-press-shutdown
Source
'My September 11': On the 50th anniversary of the coup in Chile, journalists remember living through the start of the dictatorship archived copy
Publisher
LatAm Journalism Review, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, University of Texas at Austin
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2023-09-11

Quotation from the source

Less than an hour later, at 10 a.m., Radio Magallanes was bombed and hit with machine-guns.