Radio

Avianca joins ESPN 1210-AM as the Title Sponsor of the 2014 Copa ESPN “The Family Sports Event of the Year”. The Third edition of Copa ESPN-Avianca will be held on October 11 and 12 at the Kendall Soccer Park.

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) & AIRE Radio Networks and SXSW join forces to launch SXAmericas a new program focused on harnessing the collective talent, idea pool and opportunities for U.S. and LATAM audiences. Officially launched March 11, SXAmericas will offer U.S. Latino and Latin American SXSW goers a deeper networking opportunity to discuss and address the latest industry opportunities for the Americas.

Entravision Communications Corporation announced that Jeffery A. Liberman, Chief Operating Officer at Entravision was honored with the 2014 Medallas de Cortez Award for Broadcaster of the Year.  

Univision America, the AM radio arm of Univision Radio, has launched a new morning show “Univision América de Costa a Costa” (Univision America from Coast to Coast), a combined news and talk program providing the latest in local, national and international news as well as relevant information around finance, health and entertainment.

AL & CM Broadcasting announced that its premier syndicated talent, Alex “El Genio” Lucas is now being broadcast on 50 radio stations ranging from California to New York!

Linking radio station tuning data to consumer purchase information is the best way to ensure that radio advertising is being heard by consumers who are eager to listen.

ESPN Deportes Nueva York 1050 AM announced an agreement with The New York Mets and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment to continue broadcasting Mets games in Spanish through the 2016 season.

Pandora is expanding in Puerto Rico with a new island-based sales operation that will give advertisers the opportunity to connect with the growing U.S Hispanic population.

While there might have been a time when music television had taken a higher place than radio in teens’ esteem, the pendulum has begun to swing in the opposite direction with the growth of streaming radio services. Unlike traditional radio stations (which also offer streaming), the services below offer teens customizable, on-demand listening options that they can take anywhere. There’s a battle brewing among service providers to win over young listeners with free, ad-supported options, and it’s a competition that marketers should watch with interest.

Millennials, the young adults that make up Generation Y, are some of the most connected consumers in America today. They’re also steady radio listeners. These teens and twenty-somethings have more ways to consume content than any previous generation, and the options continue to advance. Yet despite rapidly evolving technology, radio continues to engage an extraordinarily high percentage of Millennials across the country each week.

1210 AM ESPN Deportes in Miami, will be a part the 2014 Miami SHOWBOL at The BankUnited Center on the campus of the University of Miami.  The past superstars from rivals Colombia and Venezuela will do battle on March 21 for a premiere indoor soccer game.

Riviera Broadcasting is pleased to announce the new 95.1 Solamente Exitos, will make its debut in Phoenix at 5:00PM MST on Wednesday January 22nd, 2014.

ESPN Deportes Radio presents live broadcast of Super Bowl XLVIII from MetLife Stadium Sunday, February 2. Coverage kicks off at 3:00 p.m. ET with a three-hour special Super Bowl preview from the stadium with analysis by Kenneth Garay, Sebastian Christensen, Eduardo Martell, Carlos Arratia and Marcelo Sandrin.

According to Radio Business Report (RBR.com), El Mandrill (Ricardo Sanchez) is headed to KXOS-FM after contract negotiations ended under negative circumstances since Mr. Sanchez’s manager (Fernando Schiantarelli) created insubordinate and disrespectful contract negotiations with Spanish Broadcasting System Corporate.  Schiantarelli was also Renán Almendárez Coello’s ‘El Cucuy’ manager and what RBR reported, it destroyed Renan’s radio career with the same behavior. Renan was on KSCA-FM LA, a Univision affiliate at the time.

In a widely rumored move, Miami-based Hispanic media company SBS on Monday completed its transition of WXDJ-FM’s “El Zol” Tropical format to 100,000-watt powerhouse WRMA-FM by debuting on WXDJ what may be best-described as a hybrid Tropical/Spanish Contemporary format under the moniker “I-95” – pronounced “E-Noventa-y-Cinco.”  BY ADAM JACOBSON

Aha Radio service has partnered with Univision Radio to integrate more 65 radio stations from the Uforia digital music service into Aha-enabled vehicles and mobile apps.

Access.1 announced the launch of a Regional Mexican radio station, “La Invasora 1600AM.” La Invasora 1600AM features La Invasion Mañanera con El Gordo y Mamizukii, Alex “El Genio” Lucas,  Tardes con Iliana Sanchez “La Nena”, Erazno y la Chokolata and SuperGol Sports.

IRE Radio Networks announced that Conexión Thalia Radio Show, the popular lifestyle and music program hosted by international superstar and platinum recording artist Thalia, will join the AIRE Radio Networks platform.

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) announced that WXDJ-FM El Zol 95.7FM, a format featuring tropical Spanish-language hits, has moved to a new signal 106.7FM in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale market.  

As the year draws to a close it’s time to reflect on the format preferences of radio listeners in the U.S., where more than 90 percent of Americans use the medium on a weekly basis.