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[TheBigA]

A day or two? Not in this instance. Unless you know something I don't know - the stock in reorganized Audacy will not be publicly traded (not even on an OTC basis).

I'm just going by what happened after the Cumulus and iHeart bankruptcies. Once the stock is traded, there's a short rise, and then the profit-taking happens. I don't know when that will happen. Cumulus stock, post bankruptcy, was offered at $15. One month later, it was at $20. Then it dropped to $10. Now it's at $4. Long term investment in radio is not a good idea.

 

[MarkW]

I certainly agree on that last point.

 

[Gregg.]

Strange. It was not a hit anywhere in Latin America; back in the 60's "Christmas trees" were pretty much unknown in that region and the holiday was Reyes (Three Kings Day) and not Christmas. Christmas was a religious date like Easter Sunday, but gifts were given on January 6th.

Very strange song to have played!

"Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee actually hit #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart in the week before Christmas. She became the oldest person to score a #1 hit in Billboard history (age 79) and it was the longest time a song took to go to #1, first released in 1958. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey hit #1 last year.

I suppose the American way of celebrating Christmas is so powerful, even for recent immigrants, that some Spanish-language stations in the U.S. will throw a few English-language Christmas songs in the mix leading up to Dec. 25. Their listeners are likely going to Christmas parties and their kids want an American Christmas.

 

[Identnut]

I suppose the American way of celebrating Christmas is so powerful, even for recent immigrants, that some Spanish-language stations in the U.S. will throw a few English-language Christmas songs in the mix leading up to Dec. 25. Their listeners are likely going to Christmas parties and their kids want an American Christmas.

And as mentioned, this was probably during the Alex Sensation mix show. Songs like this are part of a party atmosphere during the holiday season.

Same with any salsa songs Alex may play. The genre may not be in fashion anymore, but when people are in the mood to party, it gets the people dancing.

 

[101.9 La Kalle]

If a Spanish language broadcaster snags 98.7, could Janeiro Matos return to the radio on that signal, seeing how he was recently either fired or left WSKQ?

 

[lanceventa]

If a Spanish language broadcaster snags 98.7, could Janeiro Matos return to the radio on that signal, seeing how he was recently either fired or left WSKQ?

I'd presume the possibility is the same that If a ghost broadcaster acquires the station and hires Rick Sklar to program it and gets all the dead WABC jocks back to broadcast on it...

 

[101.9 La Kalle]

I'd presume the possibility is the same that If a ghost broadcaster acquires the station and hires Rick Sklar to program it and gets all the dead WABC jocks back to broadcast on it...

Okay, you've got me there.

 

[davideduardo]

I suppose the American way of celebrating Christmas is so powerful, even for recent immigrants, that some Spanish-language stations in the U.S. will throw a few English-language Christmas songs in the mix leading up to Dec. 25. Their listeners are likely going to Christmas parties and their kids want an American Christmas.

"Christmas" has displaced "Reyes" in most of Latin America, mostly because business interests have found it to be the more profitable alternative.

Stations in Latin America that play English language music may include a few songs like Feliciano's "standard" and others that reflect the family and personal aspects of the season. Stations that only play Spanish language songs may play a few of the rather limited repertoire available. We have to remember that Christmas season in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and much the western coast of South America is when people go to the beach... there is no "White Christmas" except in the fields of Bolivia and no snowballs and reindeer.

In the US, a Spanish language AC station might toss in a couple of more recent crossover type songs during the day. But formats that are the equivalent of country and the like will not play any... especially not in English.

I do recall that some years back there was a "corrido" (a regional Mexican story song) about Christmas: it told the story of drug traffickers taking advantage of the holidays to run more drug shipments to to the US while border agents were on days off!