Clear Channel Radio launches La Romantica 104.9 (KCNL-FM) Spanish Contemporary format serving Hispanic Adults 25-54 in the San Francisco/San Jose market. Clear Channel Radio Northern California Regional Vice President Kim Bryant announced the launch effective January 1, 2006.
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Univision Completes Acquisition Of Entravision Radio Stations In SF/SJ Markets.
Univision Communications Inc. and Entravision Communications Corporation announced that on January 1, 2006, they completed the previously announced acquisition by Univision of radio stations KBRG(FM) and KLOK(AM) serving the San Francisco/San Jose, California market from Entravision for $90 million.
ESPN Deportes Radio To Broadcast InterLiga 2006.
Building on its effort to serve the Hispanic sports fan, ESPN Deportes Radio will offer exclusive national broadcast of the 2006 edition of InterLiga, the qualifying tournament that will determine two automatic berths for Mexican clubs to the Copa Libertadores.
SBS Fined For EEO Violation By FCC.
According to Inside radio, Spanish Broadcasting System was fined $20,000 for an EEO violation In Los Angeles. It’s a not-so-gentle reminder from the FCC about #1, recruiting for every full-time vacancy (and not just using the Internet). And #2, doing the self-assessment process – which would’ve caught the problem at KDAY/KDAI, KXOL and KLAX earlier. The Commission does renew the licenses of all four FMs.
Clear Channel Radio Announces Rating-System RFP Finalists.
Clear Channel Radio announced seven finalists for its Request for Proposals to create a state-of-the-art radio ratings system. The company also announced the initial members of an evaluation team, comprising a cross-section of members of the radio industry and advertising community, including media buyers and advertisers.
Radio Veteran Maria Elena Llansa Passes.
Maria Elena Llansa began her radio sales & management career in the early days of Spanish Radio in Miami. She worked for Susquehanna Broadcasting, Tichenor Media Systems, Spanish Broadcasting System and recently opened her own broadcasting company with stations in Phoenix and Denver.
Public Radio Audience: Down from 27.2 Million to 26.8 Million.
Last year we could say that there seemed to be a four-year pattern to the minimal growth in audience estimates reported by Arbitron for CPB-Stations in Public Radio Nationwide. This year, though, we must say that we have seen some firsts, and they are not positive ones to report.
