The problem is that both Emmis and Univision want to get out of radio.
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WADO shouts "¡Órale!"
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Whatever happened to this supposed flip? The rumor about having to rebrand over the apparent trademark conflict seems to have become pretty dubious considering an imaging package for a station flip can normally be hammered out in a weekend when necessary.
Facebook page has changed. But the programming is still Tu-DN Radio.
If it does flip tomorrow, it would not be the first NYC market station to do a real format change on April Fools Day. In 1974, 970 WWDJ (now WNYM) flipped from Top 40 to Christian programming, which turned out to be no joke.
At Midnight, the station went into a brief silence, then straight into a Regional Mexican music, followed by a brief bumper. WADO has flipped.
¡Órale!
So it's Qué Buena after all. Maybe the delay was due to WADO's sports contract ending at 11:59 p.m. March 31, and the Mexican format contract beginning April 1? Just a guess.
It will be interesting to see the ratings in a few months.
Shortly after 10 am, WADO abruptly switched from the Mexican programming (the nationally aired "El Feo la Mala y Bueno") to a health show which I believe they had been airing in the past.
We'll see if they also have other stuff during the day, such as some of the TUDN sports programs they had also been running prior to today. It wouldn't' be surprising if WADO also continues play by play coverage of local sports teams.
We'll see if they also have other stuff during the day, such as some of the TUDN sports programs they had also been running prior to today. It wouldn't' be surprising if WADO also continues play by play coverage of local sports teams.
The health show is probably a rented program.
I heard it happen in real time. It sure as hell sounded like an April Fool's Day stunt at the time. I recall thinking, as the day went on, that these guys really have committed to the stunt. It didn't really sink in until the next day that this was a "for real" format change.
Here is my video of the final moments, format flip and new format of WADO. It includes a minute of CFMB Montreal, QC underneath WADO's open carrier.
New imaging V/O sounds like the same anncr as the old format.
I noticed the announcer saying "Nueva York" repeatedly, yet the station uses "New York" in its logo. Is the custom among New York Latinos to say "Nueva York" but render it as "New York" in writing?
It varies from person to person in my experience. That and mood.
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