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LA Radio My Way

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XCountry285

92.3-Dance-92.3 The Beat
92.7-AAA-92.7 The Peak
93.1-Oldies-93.1 The Fox
93.5-A/C-Y 93
93.9-Classic Rock-93.9 The Hawk
94.3-Spanish A/C-94.3 KBUA
94.7-Religous-94.7 KTWV
95.5-Hip-Hop-Power 95.5
95.9-Smooth Jazz-95.9 Chill FM
96.3-Rhythmic CHR-Hot 96
97.1-Rock-97.1 The Edge
97.5-Country-B 97
97.9-Alternative-97X
98.3-Christian Contemporary-Star 98.3
98.7-Hot A/C-Q 98
99.5-Classic Hits-99.5 The Wolf
100.3-Top 40-Z 100
101.1-90s Hits-Channel 101.1
101.9-Adult Hits-101.9 Mix FM
102.3-Urban A/C- V 102.3
102.7-Top 40-102.7 Kiss FM
103.1-Alternative-Indie 103.1
103.5-Talk-103.5 LA's Talk
103.9-Sports-103.9 The Fan
104.3-Rhythmic Top 40-I 104
104.7-Top 40-Hit 104
105.1-Hot A/C-G 105.1
105.5-A/C-105.5 Lite FM
105.9-Classical-Beautiful Music 105.9
106.7-Rock-KROQ 106.7
107.1-Regional Mexican-107.1 El Perro
107.5-Spanish CHR-Mega 107.5
 
Because a perfect solution for the large Hispanic audience in LA is to eliminate almost half of the Spanish speaking stations
 
KEEP the AC on 103.5. Other than that, not bad as your other lists... plus the Spanish audience has enough stations. 3-5 is just enough already.
 
musicman3355 said:
... plus the Spanish audience has enough stations. 3-5 is just enough already.
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Agreed. In major markets in nearly every other country, the number of foreign language stations can be counted on one hand. By keeping the airwaves programmed mostly in the language of that market, it is one of the ways to help with the total immersion and assimilation process. Shouldn't the airwaves in Lima, Peru be in Spanish, in Munich in German, in St Petersburg in Russian, and here in Los Angeles predominantly in English? A smattering of signals here programmed in Korean, Vietnamese, Spanish, Farsi, etc., would be similar to the incidental programming of foreign languages found in markets globally. Just enough to provide a bit of nostalgia and information, but not so much that one does not feel compelled to adapt to their new country's prevailing language.
 
musicman3355 said:
KEEP the AC on 103.5. Other than that, not bad as your other lists... plus the Spanish audience has enough stations. 3-5 is just enough already.
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I'm guessing that you are not aware that:

1) There are very few people from Spain here. The rest of the Spanish-speakers are Hispanic, not "Spanish."

2. There are probably more possible formats that could be done in the Spanish language than in English? While there are parallels for nearly every English language format, there are a couple of dozen that are either specific to individual nations or regions in Latin America. 3 stations are not enough.
 
David at USC said:
musicman3355 said:
... plus the Spanish audience has enough stations. 3-5 is just enough already.
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Agreed. In major markets in nearly every other country, the number of foreign language stations can be counted on one hand. By keeping the airwaves programmed mostly in the language of that market, it is one of the ways to help with the total immersion and assimilation process. Shouldn't the airwaves in Lima, Peru be in Spanish, in Munich in German, in St Petersburg in Russian, and here in Los Angeles predominantly in English? A smattering of signals here programmed in Korean, Vietnamese, Spanish, Farsi, etc., would be similar to the incidental programming of foreign languages found in markets globally. Just enough to provide a bit of nostalgia and information, but not so much that one does not feel compelled to adapt to their new country's prevailing language.
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Almost every country that has accepted immigrants over long periods of time has media in the languages of the immigrants. Those countries include Canada and Australia, too. Such media goes back to the time before Independence in the US with every manner of non-English periodical being published.

On the other hand, you don't find much variety of language in Beirut, because you don't find people moving there to seek a better future.

When there was a large English speaking community in Mexico City, the market had stations in English. Same goes for Puerto Rico. If there is non-Spanish programming in Quito, it's in Quechua... because there are few non-Ecuadorians there.

In the late 40's and 50's, NY had two Italian stations... as the first generation immigrants became fewer and fewer, those stations both changed. If there is a need and an advertising base, then stations will pop up in other languages, just as they do with niche formats.

Assimilation is not hindered by media first generation immigrants can enjoy; many sustain that having an understandable source of information helps the process... as relatively few adult immigrants ever get to the point where they think in English if they were not raised speaking it as pre-adolscents. Plus, music taste is also formed to a great extent in the earlier teen years, and a significant percentage of immigrants would find no kind of music on English language stations that is deeply appealing.

I don't know of many places in the world where a large city has a majority comprised of first or second generation residents... about 42% Hispanic, 12% Asian, another 10% Persian, Russian, etc. While many of the second generation offspring don't use non-English language radio, there is a huge percentage that depends on it.

And that's without getting into the most American of concepts, freedom of speech.
 
I do understand that there are more different Spanish-language radio formats, but almost all the Spanish-language stations here are Regional Mexican, and only 2 are Spanish pop. Not enough variety for the Spanish-speaking audience!
 
musicman3355 said:
I do understand that there are more different Spanish-language radio formats, but almost all the Spanish-language stations here are Regional Mexican, and only 2 are Spanish pop. Not enough variety for the Spanish-speaking audience!
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"Regional Mexican" is an Anglo record industry term that combines a half dozen or more genres in one retailer oriented category... including a genre that is not even Mexican, the cumbia.

LA has two pop stations, one leaning rhythmic than the other. It has one rhythmic and hip hop station, one AC, a talk station, a religous one, a sports station, two oldies or adult hits stations and about four well definable regional Mexican variants on five stations (not counting the multicasts separately as the stations are likely not viable separated).

So, almost all the Spanish language stations here are not regional Mexican.

I don't think KYSR, KROQ, KLOS and KSWD would all like to just be called rock stations, either. More important, the listeners to one may listen to a second one, but may actually dislike the other two.
 
XCountry285 said:
92.3-Dance-92.3 The Beat
92.7-AAA-92.7 The Peak
93.1-Oldies-93.1 The Fox
93.5-A/C-Y 93
93.9-Classic Rock-93.9 The Hawk
94.3-Spanish A/C-94.3 KBUA
94.7-Religous-94.7 KTWV
95.5-Hip-Hop-Power 95.5
95.9-Smooth Jazz-95.9 Chill FM
96.3-Rhythmic CHR-Hot 96
97.1-Rock-97.1 The Edge
97.5-Country-B 97
97.9-Alternative-97X
98.3-Christian Contemporary-Star 98.3
98.7-Hot A/C-Q 98
99.5-Classic Hits-99.5 The Wolf
100.3-Top 40-Z 100
101.1-90s Hits-Channel 101.1
101.9-Adult Hits-101.9 Mix FM
102.3-Urban A/C- V 102.3
102.7-Top 40-102.7 Kiss FM
103.1-Alternative-Indie 103.1
103.5-Talk-103.5 LA's Talk
103.9-Sports-103.9 The Fan
104.3-Rhythmic Top 40-I 104
104.7-Top 40-Hit 104
105.1-Hot A/C-G 105.1
105.5-A/C-105.5 Lite FM
105.9-Classical-Beautiful Music 105.9
106.7-Rock-KROQ 106.7
107.1-Regional Mexican-107.1 El Perro
107.5-Spanish CHR-Mega 107.5
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Smiles everyone smiles...Welcome to Fantasy Island!
 
Bryan Simmons said:
103.5 as a talk station??? Thank god this is just someone's fantasy.
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One person's fantasy is another person's nightmare. Let's leave The Coast alone!
 
XCountry285 said:
92.3-Dance-92.3 The Beat
92.7-AAA-92.7 The Peak
93.1-Oldies-93.1 The Fox
93.5-A/C-Y 93
93.9-Classic Rock-93.9 The Hawk
94.3-Spanish A/C-94.3 KBUA
94.7-Religous-94.7 KTWV
95.5-Hip-Hop-Power 95.5
95.9-Smooth Jazz-95.9 Chill FM
96.3-Rhythmic CHR-Hot 96
97.1-Rock-97.1 The Edge
97.5-Country-B 97
97.9-Alternative-97X
98.3-Christian Contemporary-Star 98.3
98.7-Hot A/C-Q 98
99.5-Classic Hits-99.5 The Wolf
100.3-Top 40-Z 100
101.1-90s Hits-Channel 101.1
101.9-Adult Hits-101.9 Mix FM
102.3-Urban A/C- V 102.3
102.7-Top 40-102.7 Kiss FM
103.1-Alternative-Indie 103.1
103.5-Talk-103.5 LA's Talk
103.9-Sports-103.9 The Fan
104.3-Rhythmic Top 40-I 104
104.7-Top 40-Hit 104
105.1-Hot A/C-G 105.1
105.5-A/C-105.5 Lite FM
105.9-Classical-Beautiful Music 105.9
106.7-Rock-KROQ 106.7
107.1-Regional Mexican-107.1 El Perro
107.5-Spanish CHR-Mega 107.5
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No offense, but good thing this is a DREAM dial because this is too drastic of a change for the LA dial. Not only are you killing off legendary stations like KOST, KLOS and K-Earth 101 but you're replacing a popular, full market AC station like KOST with two weaker powered ACs at 105.5 and 93.5 (which are both barely existent to listeners in the Orange County region).
 
as for all the spanish stations, these spanish stations of mine would be bilingual and play both spanish and english music together like 96.3 FM in NYC they do play Alejandro by Lady Gaga on their station in English. I like that perfectly people learn both languages its a win win situation
 
I am not trying to be racist or against anyone. I'm just saying there's definately someone out there here in LA area that doesn't know English but is trying to learn so they put on the Spanish language station because they want to understand what's going on with both stations doing both just that then they're learning. In schools they do have ESL programs but what if theyre too old for public schooling.
 
XCountry285 said:
as for all the spanish stations, these spanish stations of mine would be bilingual and play both spanish and english music together like 96.3 FM in NYC they do play Alejandro by Lady Gaga on their station in English. I like that perfectly people learn both languages its a win win situation
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We already have a station like that, "Latino 96.3". And it ain't working.
 
musicman3355 said:
XCountry285 said:
as for all the spanish stations, these spanish stations of mine would be bilingual and play both spanish and english music together like 96.3 FM in NYC they do play Alejandro by Lady Gaga on their station in English. I like that perfectly people learn both languages its a win win situation
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We already have a station like that, "Latino 96.3". And it ain't working.
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Actually, KXOL and WXNY could not be more different if they tried.

And throughout Latin America, most CHR stations going back to the early 50's play both Spanish language and English language hits.
 
XCountry285 said:
as for all the spanish stations, these spanish stations of mine would be bilingual and play both spanish and english music together like 96.3 FM in NYC they do play Alejandro by Lady Gaga on their station in English. I like that perfectly people learn both languages its a win win situation
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I really doubt that anyone is going to learn any English from listening to Bad Romance or songs like it.
 
XCountry285 said:
I am not trying to be racist or against anyone. I'm just saying there's definately someone out there here in LA area that doesn't know English but is trying to learn so they put on the Spanish language station because they want to understand what's going on with both stations doing both just that then they're learning. In schools they do have ESL programs but what if theyre too old for public schooling.
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Coming from Spanish speaking parents, it's more people common for people to learn English by hearing it from people around them (at a job, etc.) or going to a night class than learning it from a radio station.
 
I feel that EVERY station on the LA dial needs to flip to Top 40! There are not that many stations in LA with the format!

@XCountry: Are you really considering 104.7 an LA station?!
 
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