The Radio María Foundation is a legally established entity that was approved by Resolution 063 of March 25, 1997, the same that was issued by the Assistant Administrative Secretary of the Ministry of Government. Once the Foundation has been established, CONARTEL is asked to grant a FM frequency concession to serve the city of Quito and its surroundings by means of communication s / n with procedure No. 948 of July 08, 1997. This was granted on December 22, January 1998 granting us the Frequency 100.1 MHZ. of group G1 of the current Technical Standard. On March 5, 1998, Mr. Gonzalo León delivered in Comodato for the time that there is still a lot of land whose dimensions are 10 x 5 m2 located in La Hacienda ¨ Mi Cielito ¨, Cerro Pichincha where the RADIO MARIA FOUNDATION will build the infrastructure and facilities works. On Wednesday, October 07, 1998 at 11:30 am Radio María performed the blessing and inauguration of the studios, this ceremony was solemnized with the presence of: Ecclesiastical Authorities: Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil S. Em. Cardinal Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, the Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Mgr. Carlos Altamirano and Father Francisco José Palacios, first director of the Radio.