Radio

The latest Nielsen Audio Today Report  profiles the impact of Network Radio among Hispanics, and the nearly 30 million listeners that are reached by Network Radio each week in hundreds of markets around the country.

Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo, who hosted a daily show on SiriusXM for the past year, expressed his appreciation to SiriusXM for the opportunity to bring his Spanish-language show to subscription radio.

When it comes to marketing campaigns, success or failure can be measured in a variety of ways. Performance metrics are vital to advertisers who need solid figures to prove the efficacy of their campaign — to demonstrate how their marketing spend is clearly translated into sales leads.

AIRE Radio Networks announced an agreement to syndicate the radio show “Por el Placer de Vivir con Cesar Lozano” (The Joy of Living with Cesar Lozano) commencing on August 11th.

Smartphone owners are highly interested in NextRadio, the new app that allows consumers to listen to local radio stations using the FM chips already installed in their phones, according to a new national study releasedby media research firm Coleman Insights and its knowDigital division.

The Southern California Broadcasters Association (SCBA) created a White Paper that is focused on the consumer and the commercials they remember and those they ignore by media.

For as long as Americans have been hitting the road, radio and the cars we drive have been closely linked. And now, based on findings from a new major market test, we can connect what consumers listen to on the radio with what they buy at the auto dealer.

New York radio personality Luis Jimenez and his morning show were cancelled on Univision Radio’s WXNY 96.3 FM.

ESPN Deportes will offer exclusive live coverage of the 2014 Gillette Home Run Derby on July 14 with special coverage starting at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Derby returns to Minnesota during All-Star Week at Target Field in Minneapolis, debuting with the new format this year.

Entravision Communications Corporation announced that its television and radio broadcasts of the 2014 FIFA World Cup have generated strong ratings to date across its platform of television, radio and digital properties.

According to RBR, an LA Superior Court awarded more than $100K in attorneys’ fees to six former Univision Radio employees against Spanish-language radio personality Eduardo “Piolín” Sotelo for defending an extortion claim against the defendants and their attorneys at Taylor & Ring, an LA-based trial law firm. The award will be paid by Sotelo himself, rather than his attorneys.

Univision is fully committed to quality data.  Nielsen recently reached out to inform us that a media affiliated household had been identified in Los Angeles, and that it was connected to a Univision Radio employee from the KSCA station. 

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) announced the launch of Mega 96.3FM (KXOL-FM- 96.3FM), a radio station targeting Los Angeles’ Hispanic young adults in the highly sought-after 18-49 demographic. Mega 96.3FM provides its listeners with a unique blend of up tempo, energetic and entertaining programming, appealing to a diverse Latino audience.

Meruelo Media announced the completed purchase of KDAY 93.5 FM, Los Angeles’ original hip-hop and R&B radio station .

The April 2014 Audio Today report reveals that the national radio listening audience has hit an all-time high, with over 244 million Americans (age 12 or older) tuning in each week.  We also devote the majority of the report to examining the 40 million Hispanic listeners who happen to be radio’s most engaged listeners.

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. 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”.

In Jacobs Media’s new study of core radio listeners, the impact of digitally delivered media continues its rise, providing both opportunity and challenges to traditional radio broadcasters.  The media habits of 11 different format core audiences, along with five generations, are examined in this mega-survey of radio listeners.  From Boomers to Millennials, different patterns of consumption emerge.

Nielsen Catalina Solutions (NCS) has teamed with Nielsen Audio to pioneer the first single-source measurement tool built for the radio industry. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment (Clear Channel) first piloted this innovative measurement approach in 2013 and is one of the radio networks included in this study.

The Hispanic radio audience is growing across the U.S., increasing by more than half a million listeners over the past year based on Nielsen’s March 2014 RADAR report. As a result, Hispanics have the highest propensity to listen to the radio of any ethnic group. According to the latest Nielsen Audio Today report, 94.2 percent of all Hispanics (aged 12+) listen to the radio during the week.

According to Radio Business Report, Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Richard A. Stone has dismissed an extortion lawsuit brought by popular Spanish-language radio personality Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo against six former staff members of his canceled Univision Radio show — and ruled that Sotelo may be liable for his adversaries’ legal fees. Sotelo now has a morning show on SiriusXM satellite radio.