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Radio Digital, 92.5 & 104.9 Austin
Owner: Border Media Partners
Format: Latin Pop
VP/Market Manager: Jerry del Core
Station Profile: WSUA (Radio Caracol 1260 AM)/Miami
Owner:Grupo Latino de Radio
Format: Talk
Liberman Broadcasting/Houston
Formats: Regional Mexican, Spanish Pop, Romantic Hits
Q&A: Dan Ghazi & Oscar Ramos, ESPN Deportes
Hispanic Radio Weekly speaks this week with ESPN Deportes GM Oscar Ramos and with Dan Ghazi, GM of soon-to-be-ESPN Deportes affiliate WOCN/Miami, about the upcoming launch and what's special about the Miami market.
Station Profile: WRUM/Orlando
WRUM (Rumba)/Orlando
Owner: Clear Channel
Format: Tropical
Target: Adults 18-49
Hispanic Radio Conference: Medallas De Cortez Awards
Spanish Broadcasting System founder Raul Alarcon Sr. was the winner of this year's Medallas de Cortez Lifetime Achievement Award at the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference. Click "More" for highlights from Raul Alarcon Jr.'s acceptance speech on behalf of his father and for a list of all the Medallas de Cortez winners.
Research: U.S. Hispanics & Technology
Recent surveys by comScore for digital content provider Terra and by Scarborough Research find that U.S. Hispanics are heavily engaged with technology, and are likely to be "digital savvy" consumers.
Sites & Sounds: Univision.com
According to a new custom survey, Univision's Univision.com has kept its position as the most visited Spanish-language website among U.S. Hispanics -- for the seventh year in a row.
Station Profile: WXDJ/Miami
WXDJ/Miami
Owner: Spanish Broadcasting System
Format: Tropical
Target: Adults 18-49
Q&A: Jim Lawson & Michael Albl, Clear Channel
HD Radio is very much a part of the plan for all broadcasters today -- including, of course, Spanish-language stations. Hispanic Radio Weekly recently spoke with Clear Channel VP/Programming, Hispanic Division Jim Lawson and Michael Albl, VP/Programming for Clear Channel's Format Lab, about the unique Spanish-language offerings available now on Clear Channel's HD2 channels, and what the future may hold.
Q&A: Ivan Braiker & Jeff Hasen, HipCricket
Mobile marketer HipCricket just launched its new Hispanic Mobile Marketing Network, with Bustos Media Partners, Lotus Communications, and Davidson Media Group on board. This week, part two of HRW's conversation with HipCricket founder and CEO Ivan Braiker and Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Hasen about the initiative.
Q&A: Ivan Braiker & Jeff Hasen, HipCricket
Mobile marketer HipCricket just launched its new Hispanic Mobile Marketing network, with Bustos Media Partners, Lotus Communications, and Davidson Media Group on board. HRW talks with HipCricket founder and CEO Ivan Braiker and Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Hasen about the mobile marketing company's new Hispanic Mobile Marketing Network.
Q&A: Angie Balderas, VP National Sales/Northern CA Operations, Bustos Media Partners
HRW: How long have you been working in Spanish-language radio?
AB: I have been in Spanish radio since 1981 (with a brief six-year hiatus while I lived in Mexico in the '90s).
HRW: How many radio stations does Bustos Media Partners own?
AB: Twenty-five radio stations in 10 markets.
Station Profile: WBON (La Nueva Fiesta)/Long Island
WBON/Long Island
Owner: The Morey Organization
Format: Tropical
Target: Hispanics 18-49
Q&A: Eddy Alonso, Market Manager, Churchill Media/Portland, OR (KXPD-AM)
HRW: How long have you been working in Spanish-language radio?
EA: Fourteen years.
HRW: Is your station part of a cluster?
EA: Yes, it's a combo of a radio and TV station [with low-power KXPD-TV].
Station Profile: KNIT (ESPN Deportes Radio 1480 AM)/Dallas
KNIT-AM/Dallas
Owner: ESPN/Disney
Format: Sports
Q&A: Peter Remington, VP/Market Manager, Spanish Broadcasting System/L.A.
Hispanic Radio Weekly: How long have you been working in Spanish-language radio?
PR: For four years. However, I have been involved with Spanish-language radio for over 25 years -- just not directly.
Station Profile: WYUU (FM 92.5 La Nueva)/Tampa
WYUU/Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
Owner: CBS Radio
Format: Tropical
Q&A: Mario Carrera, VP/GM, Entravision/Colorado
Hispanic Radio Weekly: How long have you been working in Spanish-language radio?
Mario Carrera: My entire broadcast career spans almost 23 years in various key markets, from Fresno to Los Angeles, and the last nine years include Spanish-language radio, five of those years in Denver.
Owner: Border Media Partners
Format: Latin Pop
VP/Market Manager: Jerry del Core
Station Profile: WSUA (Radio Caracol 1260 AM)/Miami
Owner:Grupo Latino de Radio
Format: Talk
Liberman Broadcasting/Houston
Formats: Regional Mexican, Spanish Pop, Romantic Hits
Q&A: Dan Ghazi & Oscar Ramos, ESPN Deportes
Hispanic Radio Weekly speaks this week with ESPN Deportes GM Oscar Ramos and with Dan Ghazi, GM of soon-to-be-ESPN Deportes affiliate WOCN/Miami, about the upcoming launch and what's special about the Miami market.
Station Profile: WRUM/Orlando
WRUM (Rumba)/Orlando
Owner: Clear Channel
Format: Tropical
Target: Adults 18-49
Hispanic Radio Conference: Medallas De Cortez Awards
Spanish Broadcasting System founder Raul Alarcon Sr. was the winner of this year's Medallas de Cortez Lifetime Achievement Award at the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference. Click "More" for highlights from Raul Alarcon Jr.'s acceptance speech on behalf of his father and for a list of all the Medallas de Cortez winners.
Research: U.S. Hispanics & Technology
Recent surveys by comScore for digital content provider Terra and by Scarborough Research find that U.S. Hispanics are heavily engaged with technology, and are likely to be "digital savvy" consumers.
Sites & Sounds: Univision.com
According to a new custom survey, Univision's Univision.com has kept its position as the most visited Spanish-language website among U.S. Hispanics -- for the seventh year in a row.
Station Profile: WXDJ/Miami
WXDJ/Miami
Owner: Spanish Broadcasting System
Format: Tropical
Target: Adults 18-49
Q&A: Jim Lawson & Michael Albl, Clear Channel
HD Radio is very much a part of the plan for all broadcasters today -- including, of course, Spanish-language stations. Hispanic Radio Weekly recently spoke with Clear Channel VP/Programming, Hispanic Division Jim Lawson and Michael Albl, VP/Programming for Clear Channel's Format Lab, about the unique Spanish-language offerings available now on Clear Channel's HD2 channels, and what the future may hold.Q&A: Ivan Braiker & Jeff Hasen, HipCricket
Mobile marketer HipCricket just launched its new Hispanic Mobile Marketing Network, with Bustos Media Partners, Lotus Communications, and Davidson Media Group on board. This week, part two of HRW's conversation with HipCricket founder and CEO Ivan Braiker and Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Hasen about the initiative.
Q&A: Ivan Braiker & Jeff Hasen, HipCricket
Mobile marketer HipCricket just launched its new Hispanic Mobile Marketing network, with Bustos Media Partners, Lotus Communications, and Davidson Media Group on board. HRW talks with HipCricket founder and CEO Ivan Braiker and Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Hasen about the mobile marketing company's new Hispanic Mobile Marketing Network.
Q&A: Angie Balderas, VP National Sales/Northern CA Operations, Bustos Media Partners
HRW: How long have you been working in Spanish-language radio?
AB: I have been in Spanish radio since 1981 (with a brief six-year hiatus while I lived in Mexico in the '90s).
HRW: How many radio stations does Bustos Media Partners own?
AB: Twenty-five radio stations in 10 markets.
Station Profile: WBON (La Nueva Fiesta)/Long Island
WBON/Long Island
Owner: The Morey Organization
Format: Tropical
Target: Hispanics 18-49
Q&A: Eddy Alonso, Market Manager, Churchill Media/Portland, OR (KXPD-AM)
HRW: How long have you been working in Spanish-language radio?
EA: Fourteen years.
HRW: Is your station part of a cluster?
EA: Yes, it's a combo of a radio and TV station [with low-power KXPD-TV].
Station Profile: KNIT (ESPN Deportes Radio 1480 AM)/Dallas
KNIT-AM/Dallas
Owner: ESPN/Disney
Format: Sports
Q&A: Peter Remington, VP/Market Manager, Spanish Broadcasting System/L.A.
Hispanic Radio Weekly: How long have you been working in Spanish-language radio?
PR: For four years. However, I have been involved with Spanish-language radio for over 25 years -- just not directly.
Station Profile: WYUU (FM 92.5 La Nueva)/Tampa
WYUU/Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
Owner: CBS Radio
Format: Tropical
Q&A: Mario Carrera, VP/GM, Entravision/Colorado
Hispanic Radio Weekly: How long have you been working in Spanish-language radio?
Mario Carrera: My entire broadcast career spans almost 23 years in various key markets, from Fresno to Los Angeles, and the last nine years include Spanish-language radio, five of those years in Denver.
