At 3 PM yesterday, KCOR-FM became "95 X" and debuted a new pop format. The calls will become KGSX.
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KCOR Fm to KGSX
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War Of Attrition
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DavidEduardo said:
So no more Recuerdo in San Antonio? And since you did not specify, I assume you mean English pop?
Thanks for the heads up.
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TheRadioJudge
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War Of Attrition said:
I tuned in and didnt hear anything. Would Univision really go after Mix? I cant even think of any Univision Top 40 stations off the top of my head.
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jpcgonebig
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BTW, its a HURBAN format...not Pop. Already talked to friends at Univision.
DavidEduardo said:
David, what would be an equivalent format/station in some of Univision's other markets?
jpcgonebig said:
It's Spanish pop, not Hurban. It's the equivalent of a Hot AC.
Mediafrog+ said:
WKAQ-FM in San Juan or KAMA in Houston. Adult CHR or Hot AC would be the English equivalents.
saradio1 said:
It's 100% pop... the reggaeton songs ARE pop (crossover) and it includes pop, power ballads, a bit of bachata, a vallenato or two, etc. Whatever the hits in the target audience are.
saradio1 said:
KAMA is aimed straight at KLOL; pop format, female demos. And KLOL is in the process of being sold (forced CC divestiture) so KAMA may have that battle won in a few months (Liberman's XO format in Houston would be another competitor, although David could better compare/contrast the two.)
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TheRadioJudge
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does anyone see this working in san antonio???
saradio1 said:
No, our version is considerably different. Our WKAQ in PR has been doing it for 39 years, in fact.
Actually, you are right, but the reggeaton is very limited to complement Spanish Popsaradio1 said:
So what's the difference between 95x, KAMA and KLOL?
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Really, there is some difference (but not really much) in the music selection between KLOL and KAMA. Shakira, Julieta Venegas, Mana, La Quinta Estacion, Elefante would be some of the artist you should be hearing now at KGSX (assuming KGSX and KAMA are the same. I am assuming they are since I already heard KGSX say "tu musica" in their liners.)
saradio1 said:
I prefer to think that there is reggaetón crossover which is part of Spanish language CHR. Not all reggaetón is crossover, as it is too hard-core. But the kind of reggaetón songs being played all over Latin America on pop (there is no spanish word or term for CHR) stations are definitely crossovers, so they are pop core as well as reggaetón songs.
It´s just like pop stations playing La Gota Fría or Juan Luis Guerra. The songs are CHR, even if they have a merengue or vallnato origin. In the context of a pop format, the reggatón tunes are pop, are part of the pop experience, and are "in format" as much as Aventura and Xtreme are.
Remember that CHR, in any language, is a blend of the big hits lots of people like from a variety of genres. In Puerto Rico, WKAQ-FM (KQ-105) plays English songs, Spanish ballads, Spanish language pop, Spanish language borderline rock and alternative, merengue, salssa and reggaetón hits and anything in between. The mix of genres over the years changes frequently and no two eras will be the same.
DavidEduardo said:
Though it didn't become Univision-owned until 2003
Kent said:
Nope. SA and ABQ are two markets where the Recuerdo concept swung old; it depends on first generation immigrants who grew up in smaller markets in Mexico. SA does not have that many of those in the 30-44 demo.
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