I'd think the population that might find "Spanish News/Talk" attractive on the Island would primarily be in the southwest quadrant of Nassau County, not out in Suffolk County. Not that there isn't any Hispanic population there, just that the density is too thin towards the East End. And since it didn't exactly set the market on fire when WADO tried it (with way more Hispanics living and working in & around NYC), why would they think it would work now?
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The Breeze 93.3 FM/1440 AM on Long Island Being Sold
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That is crazy. Spanish-language Talk only works in Miami, where the older Cuban population listens to conservative voices tell them how wonderful Trump is and how bad Biden is. Spanish-language Talk has been tried by Univision, Radio Unica and others on stations in NYC, LA, etc. All ended after noble tries.
As David has told us, the Hispanic population is mostly younger than the U.S. population as a whole. Meanwhile, the talk format skews older. And then, what do you talk about? U.S. politics? But many listeners aren't citizens yet. Mexican politics? Puerto Rican politics? Dominican politics? Who'd want to listen to talk about someone else's country?
And even among English-language talk shows, nobody seems to want to listen to general, non-political talk, except maybe for Dave Ramsey talking about getting out of debt. Ramsey actually employed a Spanish-speaking host to do a podcast based on his money philosophy. But I haven't heard about it for some time so maybe that failed too?
Unless JVC simply subscribes to several syndicated morning humor shows, records them and runs them all day, as a sort of Spanish-language Hot Talk format?
As David has told us, the Hispanic population is mostly younger than the U.S. population as a whole. Meanwhile, the talk format skews older. And then, what do you talk about? U.S. politics? But many listeners aren't citizens yet. Mexican politics? Puerto Rican politics? Dominican politics? Who'd want to listen to talk about someone else's country?
And even among English-language talk shows, nobody seems to want to listen to general, non-political talk, except maybe for Dave Ramsey talking about getting out of debt. Ramsey actually employed a Spanish-speaking host to do a podcast based on his money philosophy. But I haven't heard about it for some time so maybe that failed too?
Unless JVC simply subscribes to several syndicated morning humor shows, records them and runs them all day, as a sort of Spanish-language Hot Talk format?
Maybe an affiliate of the recently formed conservative Americano Media network? The linked article states they intend to be aired on around 25 radio stations.
Americano Media
Americano Media
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It doesn't matter, the footprint of the translator is so small, and the demographics in it's coverage area are so non-Hispanic, virtually no one is going to listen to it whether it's Spanish talk or Spanish music. In spite of all that, JVC must be getting paid to clear the syndicator's programming in "Market #1".
I wonder how long it will take for them to make back the high price they paid for the station. Maybe they plan to sell the land under the AM towers and feed the translator from an HD subchannel on one of their other FMs, although I'm not familiar with where those 1440 towers sit.
In theory, you do local talk about local living. Much about dealing with life in the new(er) country. No politics except very local issues that affect local residents. Medical care, benefits, sending kids to school, keeping them out of gangs. Sports and, of course, soccer for those not from the Dominican.
How to deal with a traffic ticket. Immigration law. Relationships and family law. Criminal law. Dealing with a landlord. In other words, daily living and its challenges in a new country with new laws and rules.
That's not the case with first generation immigrants. No interest at all in local politics. Lot of interest in things about living in a new place. And the only ones involved in politics "from back home" are political refugees such as Venezuelans and Nicaraguans... groups that hope the socialist government will fall and allow them to go back home.
Anyone who has enough money to need financial advice speaks English well enough to seek out advice-givers in English. Every financial show in Spanish ever tried has failed.
The problem with humor is that it depends on very specific national origin language and terms. Generally, unless written very specifically in "neutral" Spanish, morning shows appeal mostly to one nationality or region.
The word for "young child" in Ecuador means "bus" in Puerto Rico. In Ecuador a "bug" is the vulgar term for "penis" in Puerto Rico. Like that example, there are thousands.
A working class person from Monterrey, Mexico, can not understand the "street talk" of a whole subset of people from Mexico City. Several recent movies about "the street" in Mexico City have had Spanish subtitles for the rest of Mexico to understand.
Three attempts at national talk networks in Spanish have failed miserably.
This article has some additional information about the rationale behind the new Hispanic talk format.
From RadioInk
From RadioInk
I'm very sad that The Breeze went off the air this week, I thought that had an excellent playlist of forgotten tune you would never hear again
En Vivo, the new Spanish language talk format, launched this morning.
I have not been able to find the station's website, or stream.
One of Several Articles
I have not been able to find the station's website, or stream.
One of Several Articles
Let us know if you find a link... in fact, post it in National Radio.
En Vivo's website went online today. Parts of it are still under construction.
As the station had several months to prepare, it is surprising the website and stream weren't ready when they signed on the new format yesterday.
No Stream, Yet
As the station had several months to prepare, it is surprising the website and stream weren't ready when they signed on the new format yesterday.
No Stream, Yet
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Probably no network feed at night, so they have to program something.
Let us know if you find a link... in fact, post it in National Radio.
Stream is now added for WLIM 1440 "Long Island En Vivo".
Web page LONG ISLAND EN VIVO
(go to upper right corner and click on the "circled arrow")
Direct streaming links:
32 kbps 22.05 kHz MP3 Mono:
>>http://playerservices.streamtheworld.com/api/livestream-redirect/WLIMAM.mp3<<
48 kbps 44.1 kHz AAC Stereo (copy + paste only):
>>http://playerservices.streamtheworld.com/api/livestream-redirect/WLIMAMAAC.aac<<
As I cannot receive the station over the air, I wonder whether the stream and broadcast version are the same. At this time, they are streaming Spanish soft/AC music. The website indicates that they are currently broadcasting a sports show.
That being said, the music they are streaming is quite pleasant.
That being said, the music they are streaming is quite pleasant.
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