Radio

Viacom and Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. announced that they are joining forces to more effectively target Hispanic consumers through a multimedia platform that would include radio, television and outdoor throughout the United States. The announcement was made by Leslie Moonves, Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Viacom and Raúl Alarcón, Chairman and CEO of Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS).

Univision Communications Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement with Salem Communications, Inc. to exchange the assets of WIND-AM (560 KHz, licensed to Chicago, Illinois), KOBT-FM (100.7 MHz, licensed to Winnie, Texas), KHCK-AM (1480 KHz, licensed to Dallas, Texas), and KOSL-FM (94.3 MHz, licensed to Jackson, California), serving the Chicago, Northern Houston, Dallas, and Sacramento markets, respectively, for the assets of WZFS-FM (106.7 MHz, licensed to Des Plaines, Illinois) and KSFB-FM (100.7 MHz, licensed to San Raphael, California), serving the Chicago and Northern San Francisco markets, respectively.

Arbitron Inc. has released its annual update of population estimates for its 294 radio markets across the United States.

Clear Channel Radio has announced plans to launch a multi-market initiative converting several of their non-performing English stations into Hispanic targeted formats.

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