Y100 Miami being different than other CHR (Top 40) radio stations in the United States.

[XCountry285]

"Youth" is not the target of CHR. Women 25-44 is the target. There is no revenue, and has not been, for 12-24 audiences for the last 50 years, which is why most CHRs are closer to Hot AC than the old "Top 40" format was.

And "youth" left for streaming a decade or more ago. They are not coming back.

Hot A/C sounds very close to CHR these days.

 

[davideduardo]

Which is the longest running?

Internationally, the longest running Top 40 station I know of is Los 40 Principales... now just "Los 40"... in Spain. They began doing the format on FM only around 1966, starting in Madrid and rapidly adding repeaters all over the country. It continues to be Top 40 today and has its own clones in Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Costa Rica and others.

 

[XCountry285]

Internationally, the longest running Top 40 station I know of is Los 40 Principales... now just "Los 40"... in Spain. They began doing the format on FM only around 1966, starting in Madrid and rapidly adding repeaters all over the country. It continues to be Top 40 today and has its own clones in Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Costa Rica and others.

Thanks.

 

[radio128]

Per an online search, the closest "Los 40" to the US is XHMOE 90.7 just across the border in Mexicali.

 

[ksradiogeek]

Include K Pop.

Good way to chase off an audience.

Also, just because a song may get high streaming numbers, doesn’t translate into any strong radio testing success.

 

[itsTheRolyPoly]

Per an online search, the closest "Los 40" to the US is XHMOE 90.7 just across the border in Mexicali.

We now have a Los 40 in the U.S.: 92.9 KWRH-LP St. Louis.

St. Louis Community Radio

kwrhradio.godaddysites.com

St. Louis finally has a Spanish-language FM radio station with Los 40 STL

The low-powered radio station on 92.9 FM will offer pop music and a biweekly St. Louis City SC-themed soccer show as it builds out its show roster in the coming months.

www.stlpr.org

Los40STL.com

los40stl.godaddysites.com

 

[tall_guy1]

Good afternoon to you to (it's afternoon somewhere.) It looks like a normal CHR to me, and I see some of the songs you mentioned.🤷‍♂️

 

[davideduardo]

We now have a Los 40 in the U.S.: 92.9 KWRH-LP St. Louis.

St. Louis Community Radio

kwrhradio.godaddysites.com

St. Louis finally has a Spanish-language FM radio station with Los 40 STL

The low-powered radio station on 92.9 FM will offer pop music and a biweekly St. Louis City SC-themed soccer show as it builds out its show roster in the coming months.

www.stlpr.org

Los40STL.com

los40stl.godaddysites.com

The use the term "la voz española" which means "of Spain" and not "in Spanish".

It should be "La voz en español" not "la voz española".

This makes me wonder if they are not licensed to use the name or slogans. The descriptions online don't parallel the Cadena SER ownership guidance for other Los 40 stations.

 

[tall_guy1]

That was during a period similar to now when there was a shortage of quality new releases.

Sean Ross talks about this in his columns a lot. There's a shortage of consensus new music that appeals to a wide audience. Just because a song gets good streaming numbers doesn't mean it will appeal to the radio audience.

During doldrums, could stations perhaps look more at some of the "gold" artists that are releasing music to see if the new releases resonate. For example, I see Ke$ha on playlists, but I think she's released some new music lately.