When opinion is presented as information: political frameworks in radio journalism in Mato Grosso do Sul

The article analyzes how national politics is framed in the Tribuna Livre program, on Capital FM, in Campo Grande (MS), during the pre-election period of the 2026 presidential elections. Based on the content analysis and the framing approach, eight editions aired between April and May 2026 were examined, selected by the compound week method. The results demonstrate that political coverage is concentrated in predominantly opinionated spaces, in which commentators reinterpret events originally published by other outlets, favoring interpretative frameworks, reduced diversity of sources and limited contextualization of the facts. It is concluded that the overlap between opinion and information brings coverage closer to characteristics of mal-information and highlights specificities of popular radio journalism in the construction of meanings about national politics.