Top radio commercials that ran May 2- May 8, 2005.
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Spanish-Language Radio Rises In Popularity.
The number of Spanish-language radio stations in the country are at an all-time high, according to Hispanic Radio Today: How America Listens to Radio 2005 Edition by Arbitron Inc.
The study shows that while the number of Hispanics living in the U.S. is rapidly growing, now representing 14 percent of the population, accordingly so is the number of Spanish-language radio stations, which is at 678 – the highest to date. Among these stations, the most popular radio formats among Hispanics are Mexican Regional (17.9 percent), followed by Spanish Contemporary (11.3 percent) and Spanish Tropical (7.9 percent).
Los Angeles, Mexico Billboard Effort Controversial.
Liberman Broadcasting owners and operators of KRCA-TV Channel 62 in Los Angeles began a billboard campaign using the slogan Los Angeles, Mexico. By crossing out the CA in red and rewriting “Mexico”, they are promoting the relationship between Hispanics in Los Angeles and Mexico.
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Top radio commercials that ran April 25 – May 1, 2005.
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Top radio commercials that ran April 18 – April 24, 2005. Univision and Telemundo NOT top radio spots of the week.
The Future Of Digital Audio.
Digital audio formats, like satellite radio, online radio, and podcasting — subscription-based programming that is pushed to MP3 players — are creating new business models and opportunities in radio and the music industry.
Satellite Radio Will Grow Fourfold By 2010.
Satellite Radio will reach more than 20.1 million U.S. households by 2010–up from a reported 4.5 million subscribers at the end of 2004, according to a Forrester Research report released this week. The report, which examines the emergent digital audio space, found that satellite radio subscriptions grew 150 percent in the United States from 2003 to 2004.
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Top radio commercials that ran April 11 – April 17, 2005.
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Top radio commercials that ran April 4 – April 10, 2005. Univision and Grey Hound top Hispanic advertisers for the week.
SCBA Challenges NY Times Radio Article.
To the Editorial Board of the NY Times:
When did it become permissible to do reporting without doing accurate field work? To cite an urban myth and pass it off as fact? Yet another reporter from yet another “prestige” publication has leapt onto the “bash radio” bandwagon wielding impressions rather than facts. They are entitled to their opinions — if they would just call them that: personal opinions.
WFAN-AM Launches ‘The Latin Beat’ In NYC.
WFAN announced that beginning on Saturday, April 9 (time to vary), Roberto Clemente Jr. will join the WFAN on air staff as host of a new weekly show, ‘The Latin Beat’. Joining Clemente Jr. will be co-host Tanyette Colon. The pair will talk Mets and Yankees baseball, while also taking a look at how baseball impacts the Latin community in the Metropolitan New York area.
Arbitron RADAR Showcases A National Profile Of Black & Hispanic Listeners.
Arbitron Inc. is releasing a national profile of black and Hispanic radio listeners in order to showcase an enhanced capability of the company’s RADAR® national radio network ratings service.
Managing Communications @ Burke’s Business Builders.
When I was running radio stations, my boss was a regional manager for whom I had a tremendous amount of respect. He was a real leader in a business full of managers who tried to be leaders. I believe that in order to be a leader, people have to want to follow. Not be willing to follow; want to follow. It’s what separates the good from the great.