Radio

Alliance Radio Networks announces that Eddie Sotelo— known as “Piolin”— has launched a new morning show, “El Show de Piolin”, across 40 radio station affiliates in the U.S, including Entravision’s 14 stations.

This new research presentation from Edison Research is a comprehensive look at when and how we wake up, what we do and when, and our morning media habits.

Digital radio has evolved into a viable, robust digital channel that complements social media, video sites and other mainstream venues. Audio streaming services are aggressively growing their user bases, advertising revenues and integration with technology platforms ranging from game consoles and connected TVs to automobiles and wearables.

Actualidad Radio Group announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 990AM in Miami, Florida, WMYM.

SBS New York officially announced and welcomes Luis Jimenez as morning show host at its flagship station in New York, 93.1FM. The new morning-drive show, “Sin Censura con Luis Jimenez” (“Luis Jimenez – Uncensored”) will air weekdays from 6am to 10am and will include a supporting cast of co-hosts, pranksters and outlandish characters.

GLR Networks announced the launch of their new afternoon program, El Perrón de la Tarde, hosted by Chucho Rodriguez “El Perrón”.

Radio Caracol 1260 AM in Miami announced the addition of Juan Fina as General Sales Manager of the station.

Consumers are dancing to the beat of Pandora. In an RBC Capital Markets study conducted in November 2014, 51% of US internet users reported listening to music via Pandora—nearly double those who did so in December 2013. This put the music streaming platform in the top spot as it surpassed more traditional FM/AM radio as well as CDs.

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) announced the inauguration of its new “Vacilon de la Mañana” morning show format called “El Show de El Chikilin” on KLAX (97.9 FM), La Raza along with the on-air arrival of popular radio personality Beto Diaz “El Chikilin”. The show, serving the Los Angeles, CA market, will air from Monday through Friday 6am-10am and features Beto Diaz “El Chikilin”, Raul Bernal, Dr. Cesar Lozano and Maria Chaires.
 

Entravision Communications Corporation announced that legendary radio personality, Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo, will launch a morning show, “El Show de Piolín,” on 16 of the company’s radio stations beginning on January 5, 2015, as part of a programming and network advertising sales agreement. 

Sun Broadcast Group and Casa Media Partners (CMP) have entered into a sales partnership that will bring CMPs growing owned and operated stations to Sun’s Hispanic lineup on a national network scale.

According to Radio Ink, American General Media in Albuquerque is giving the much-maligned Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo another shot at radio.

Following its recent sale of KHJ 930AM, Liberman Broadcasting Inc. has moved its top-rated La Ranchera format to the FM band. The new home for the format is KWIZ-FM 96.7.

Fútbol de Primera, the long time official Spanish-language U.S. Radio rights holder of the FIFA World Cup™ announced the unveiling of their new composite company logo for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have reached an agreement with Murray Hill Broadcasting’s 87.7 FM La Mega to broadcast all 2014-15 regular season and post-season games in Spanish. It is the first time in club history that Cavs games will be broadcast in a second language on Cleveland’s first Spanish radio station.

In today’s US Hispanic focused radio industry, many of the names of the pioneers that help develop, create and establish the US Hispanic Radio Industry are almost all forgotten, but not to a few.

Salem Communications Corporation announced the appointment of Felix Perez as VP/GM of its Miami cluster.

In today’s evolving media landscape, television broadcasters are constantly searching for effective ways to promote their programming across platforms, including radio.

Entravision Communications Corporation announced the launch of a new morning show called LA’s Mañanitas.

Amador Bustos and Jay Meyers, Adelante’s CEO, visited the Seattle and Eastern Washington staff to announce the transfer of its nine radio stations to their former owner; Bustos Media.