Piolín Out of La Qué Buena, Raúl Brindis In

[Identnut]

Some very odd news. 92.7 La Qué Buena has replaced Piolín Sotelo with Raúl Brindis and Pepito.

Strange considering how popular the ol' bird is.

This happened following Raul's expansion nationwide Saturdays.

 

[Identnut]

Never mind. The 92.7 front page is lying. Raúl is on only Saturday's too.

Tweety is, however, coming back to his old 6:00 am timeslot.

Meanwhile, El Chimbombo is on from 1-5, with El Gallinazo on from 5-8, and La Nena from 8-12, sans Pachá. I guess it doesn't matter how much you talk about sancocho or mangú; it won't get rid of the outright disgust Caribbeans have for regional Mexican music!

 

[Barry]

Is Piolin on 7 hours each weekday, from 6 AM-1 PM? Since his program is broadcast from the West Coast, that would indicate he starts each show at 3 am Pacific time. Quite impressive.
Looking at the Univision website, I learned that sister station X96.3 in New York, is their only one with a tropical format.

 

[Identnut]

Is Piolin on 7 hours each weekday, from 6 AM-1 PM? Since his program is broadcast from the West Coast, that would indicate he starts each show at 3 am Pacific time. Quite impressive.
Looking at the Univision website, I learned that sister station X96.3 in New York, is their only one with a tropical format.

Well, he's on from 5-12 in Chicago, too, so yes.

WURM (formerly WRTO) used to have a tropical format too, but they switched to CHR.

 

[davideduardo]

Is Piolin on 7 hours each weekday, from 6 AM-1 PM? Since his program is broadcast from the West Coast, that would indicate he starts each show at 3 am Pacific time. Quite impressive.
Looking at the Univision website, I learned that sister station X96.3 in New York, is their only one with a tropical format.

WXNY is not really well described as a "tropical" format since it is truly a "top 40" programmed for the local market and includes a lot more than just salsa.

In fact, the top 20 most played songs on the station only have two salsa tunes. There is a mix ranging from Bachata to reggaetón and tunes like Edward Maya's Stereo Love. That's a Top 40 rhythmic format by definition. Univision's WKAQ (AM and then FM) has had this format for 42 years!

Even if you go to Puerto Rico, you will only find a couple of "tropical" stations... La Zeta with pure salsa and SBS's San Juan only Dominican immigrant targeted station. Talker Salsoul also uses salsa as a break in shows and on weekends. And that's it!

 

[davideduardo]

WURM (formerly WRTO) used to have a tropical format too, but they switched to CHR.

WRTO continues to be WRTO.

 

[Identnut]

Well, David, Carribean tropical is not just salsa, but merengue and bachata, and for most tropical outlets in the US, Reggaetón is also a primary format.

X plays little mainstream pop, unlike Mix in Miami, which added a lot of it to its playlist. The pop it plays is mostly rhythmic stuff along the lines of Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas.

There is little overlap between X and the closest thing to a Spanish Top-40 in NYC, WPAT. Even if you compare it to the Spanish Top-40 par excellence, WKAQ, they only have in common the urban music, and whatever salsa and merengue hits make their way into the playlist.

I wasn't aware that WRTO had switched their calls back. I thought it would be something more permanent (W UR Mix ).

 

[moreno]

dominican music, merengue and bachata are not in david's world. how many dominicans locutors are in wxny, x96.3? cero,zero,nothing,nada!!!!!!!!! its pr vs dr! very sad!

 

[davideduardo]

Well, David, Carribean tropical is not just salsa, but merengue and bachata, and for most tropical outlets in the US, Reggaetón is also a primary format.

Bachata is no more tropical than a décima, a bambuco or a jaropo... to name a few comparable styles from elsewhere in the Caribbean Basin. Having programmed both Zeta and Salsoul in PR and Z101 in Santo Domingo, I do know the differences.

X plays little mainstream pop, unlike Mix in Miami, which added a lot of it to its playlist. The pop it plays is mostly rhythmic stuff along the lines of Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas.

"Top 40" does not mean "pop." It means "the most popular songs of the moment." "Rhythmic Top 40" (Or "Rhythmic CHR" which means the same thing) is one of the variants, with maybe the best examples being Power 106 in LA and Hot in NY; there are, like this case, those who think that the difference in blend disqualifies them but in general they are accepted CHRs.

WXNY plays the hits.

There is little overlap between X and the closest thing to a Spanish Top-40 in NYC, WPAT.

Hot and Z 100 are both variants of CHR in NY. The degree of overlap is not huge.

Beyond that, a station named Amor is not a CHR... it is AC. It's library, rotations, etc. are AC. Like rhythmic CHR and mainstream CHR, there are AC variants, with some being rather current oriented, and others playing no currents at all.

Even if you compare it to the Spanish Top-40 par excellence, WKAQ, they only have in common the urban music, and whatever salsa and merengue hits make their way into the playlist.

And if you compare it to RCN's Mega in Bogotá, you will find nearly no overlap. Top 40 is not international, or even national. It's whatever is popular in a particular market. The main CHRs stations in Mexico City don't play reggaetón, but one or two secondary ones do. But they are all CHR.

 

[moreno]

do you know aventura, juan luis guerra? beleive me, we dominicans make good music! what good musics,artist does your ecuador have? you are a frustrated dominican hater!

 

[Identnut]

do you know aventura, juan luis guerra? beleive me, we dominicans make good music! what good musics,artist does your ecuador have? you are a frustrated dominican hater!

The question has always eluded me... well, you guys got... well, Christina Aguilera is Ecuadorian. I can't remember if Álvaro Torres is Ecuadorian or Peruvian.

Also, the music style that most resembles bachata is bolero, as it descended from this type of music. I don't know if it's considered tropical, but Zeta plays it.

Also, who said X doesn't play Dominican music. Pretty much every bachatero ever comes from the Dominican republic, and do more than half of merengueros. The only time you'll seldom hear Dominicans is when they play salsa or reggaetón, and even then some Dominicans have gotten in the action (José Alberto el Canario and that guy who sang "Watagatapitusberry").

EDIT: Álvaro Torres is Salvadorian... wow, and here my mother swore he was South American. Close but no pupusa.

 

[davideduardo]

The question has always eluded me... well, you guys got... well, Christina Aguilera is Ecuadorian. I can't remember if Álvaro Torres is Ecuadorian or Peruvian.

He's a Guatemalan citizen, but born in El Salvador.

 

[davideduardo]

you are a frustrated dominican hater!

Whatever... I suppose that is why I was able to create the most listened to show in the Dominican Republic for the last 25 years.