Radio

As the official broadcast radio station 1210 ESPN Deportes will air all 41 home games and provide full coverage throughout the entire 2015-2016 season.

Grupo Radio Centro (GRC) announced the appointment of radio executive Bill Shadorf as Executive Vice President/General Manager.

In his new role, Villafane will oversee all of Entravision’s national advertising efforts across Entravision Solutions, Entravision Audio Network, and the Company’s National Spot TV and Radio sales.

Winners for the 2015 Radio Mercury Awards were announced this evening at the 24rd annual awards reception in New York. Among the winners, Alma DDB was the only US Hispanic agency to be awarded, taking home the title for Spanish Language campaign for their Liquid Plumr “Hello” work.

Entravision Communications Corporation announced that its hit afternoon celebrity and entertainment news program, LM Show.com, has expanded to nine new markets:  Denver, Colorado; El Centro, California–Yuma, Arizona; Modesto, Palm Springs and Sacramento, California; El Paso and McAllen, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; and Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to growing its geographic scope, LM Show.com will now air on Entravision’s just launched Super Estrella stations in: Las Vegas, Nevada; Denver, Colorado; Modesto-Stockton, California and the José network.

Media Latino Communications (MLC) announced the debut of its popular program, “La Diva de Mexico,” which will begin airing on June 1, 2015 in 13 U.S. markets including New York, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Monterey, and Salt Lake City.  

Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today launched the recently announced “Todo Es Posible” (Everything is Possible) campaign, a multiplatform initiative that will bring to life the core values of the Univision Network brand and the journeys of Hispanics in the U.S.   The campaign will focus on seven themes – Tenacity, Love, Respect, Building Bridges, Achievement, Pride and Union – to connect with viewers through relevant and engaging content that reinforces the tenets of the beloved Univision Network brand and tell the stories that define the Hispanic experience in the U.S. 

GLR Networks announced that they have added over 30 affiliates to their network within the start of the year, including KXOS FM in LA.

Andre J. Fernandez has been named President of CBS RADIO.

 A recent survey by Ipsos once again shows that in the car, Americans prefer radio to CDs or streaming services – and that while countless studies claim that music engagement has evolved as the media landscape has changed, research shows that this definitively does not hold true in the car.

Univision Local Media announced that it will begin to simulcast live one of its most acclaimed syndicated radio shows “El Show de Raul Brindis” (The Raul Brindis Show) across UniMás stations in Texas starting on Monday, April 6, 2015.

ESPN Deportes Radio 1050AM New York debuts three new sports talk shows led by local talent with a focus on New York’s favorite teams.

Entravision Orlando announced the launch of their new morning show starting on Monday, March 30, 2015 hosted  by seasoned radio personalities Arnaldo Olieveri “JR al Aire” and Mariela Chópite. 

Trujillo will lead the Fútbol de Primera’s sales force as it continues to move forward with its offering of FDP’s exclusive soccer opportunities including this summer’s Upcoming Copa America from Chile, CONCACAF ‘s Gold Cup 2015, 2016 Copa America Centenario to be played in the US; 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying and all the games of  Mexican National Team .

Millennials are some of America’s most connected consumers, with an infinite number of entertainment options available to them in the palms of their hands. But while advertisers and marketers spend significant amounts of money, time and effort to reach Generation Y across the many different platforms available today, they should remember to connect with these young adults on one of the original platforms for consuming content—radio.

Entravision Communications Corporation  announced that the company’s Entravision Solutions Audio Network has entered into an agreement to syndicate its marquee “El Show de Erazno y La Chokolata” to Univision Local Media in five Univision radio markets across the United States beginning March 5, 2015.

Stardome Radio Networks (a division of Stardome Media Group) announced  the offering of 25 new syndicated (24hrs per day/ 7 days per week) radio formats targeting the emerging U.S. Hispanic Market and abroad.

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.