AHAA Chairman José López-Varela, in his first initiative as the newly elected leader of the organization, announced the formation of an Advisory Council to explore industry issues and opportunities surrounding Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM).
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Raul Alarcon Sr. to receive Medallas De Cortez Lifetime Achievement Award.
Raul Alarcon Sr., founder and Director Emeritus of Spanish Broadcasting System, will be honored with the Medallas de Cortez Lifetime Achievement Award, the Hispanic radio industry’s most prestigious award, at the annual Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference. The conference will be held May 19-20 at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami-Coral Gables.
Radio Latina, Radio Formula & Digital form alliance.
Media Access Partners, Inc. announced the creation of a new broadcast group for San Diego and Tijuana, with the formation of an advertising sales alliance between XLTN-FM 104.5/Radio Latina, XKAM-AM 950/Radio Formula, XEXX-AM 1420 and XRST-FM 107.7/Digital.
Spanish Broadcasting System launches Red 96 ‘Noticias FM’.
Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) announced the launch of RED 96 “Noticias FM” (News FM). Covering breaking news and providing political analysis, the station will be the first Spanish FM radio station that broadcasts world, political, business, sports and entertainment news 24 hours a day in the United States and Puerto Rico. RED 96 will begin broadcasting on Monday, February 25, 2008.
GLR launches 40 Principales in the US.
GLR Networks announced the launch of 40 Principales on March 1st, a two hour Contemporary and Pop music hit countdown weekend show.
