There is no sale on record.Just caught it this afternoon, they are airing Radio Vision Cristiana but I don’t know whether it’s a brokered or lease arrangement or did Estrella sell it?
Not filed yet at least, but I have confirmed that Spanish Christian programming is now airing on 96.7. Story forthcoming.There is no sale on record.
The Estrella Media site does not mention anything other than the regional Mexican format.
La estación de radio con la mejor música regional mexicana con la conducción de Carlos Madriz, Ruben Miranda, Humberto Luna, Lupita Wuario e Ismael Gallegos.
La Ranchera 96.7 es una estación de radio en español que reproduce verdadera música mexicana. Escucha a La Ranchera radio en vivo en español ahora.laranchera.estrellatv.com
From my listening , they are airing a combination of very old Mexican music, Spanish Christian music and preaching plus identifying as Radio Vision Cristiana . This has also been confirmed by locals on a Santa Ana Facebook groupThere is no sale on record.
The Estrella Media site does not mention anything other than the regional Mexican format.
La estación de radio con la mejor música regional mexicana con la conducción de Carlos Madriz, Ruben Miranda, Humberto Luna, Lupita Wuario e Ismael Gallegos.
La Ranchera 96.7 es una estación de radio en español que reproduce verdadera música mexicana. Escucha a La Ranchera radio en vivo en español ahora.laranchera.estrellatv.com
Thank youNot filed yet at least, but I have confirmed that Spanish Christian programming is now airing on 96.7. Story forthcoming.
I’ve been wondering for quite a while if Estrella Media might get out of the radio business in order to concentrate on TV. This might be another step in that direction.Not filed yet at least, but I have confirmed that Spanish Christian programming is now airing on 96.7. Story forthcoming.
Yes, that Universal Church is very active here in Santa Ana.It's being operated by the Universal Church's "Vision Latina". They also program a television network based at the late Walter Ulloa's KJLA 57.1 Ventura/Los Angeles.
Vision Latina 96.7 Debuts In Southern California – RadioInsight
Estrella Media ended the Regional Mexican Oldies "La Ranchera 96.7" format on 96.7 KWIZ Santa Ana CA on New Years Day. The station is now airing Spanish Christian programming as "Vision Latina 96.7" associated with the television network of the same name operated by the Universal Church. KWIZ...radioinsight.com
Interesting that this means that the 6 live and local talents on the station, including "market legend" Humberto Luna appear to have been let go.Could this be some sort of LMA with Estrella Media? They seem to be growing and adding TV subchannels across the U.S.
Interesting that this means that the 6 live and local talents on the station, including "market legend" Humberto Luna appear to have been let go.
Humberto was my morning guy on KTNQ from 1995 until I moved into HBC corporate management and was a great person to work with. I've had my share of morning "stars" ranging from Doug Layton at WERC to El Cucuy and Piolín in LA to El Gangster in Puerto Rico to Javier and Osvaldo in Miami and the whole Gobierno de la Mañana in the Dominican republic and have loved all but two of them
Change already has been made so its now Vision Latina. Although unknown yet if it was a sale or not.Wonder what station will resurface as "La Ranchera"...
It's problem is that a pure ranchera format is pretty much 55+ or even 60+. There may still be a ranchera hit or two on occasion, but the genre as a format is unappealing to younger demos. And Hispanics in the LA market have a median age about 11 years younger than non-Hispanic whites.Wonder what station will resurface as "La Ranchera"...
Would you say the format is good based? Is it similar to what La Mera Mera 980 is doing?It's problem is that a pure ranchera format is pretty much 55+ or even 60+. There may still be a ranchera hit or two on occasion, but the genre as a format is unappealing to younger demos. And Hispanics in the LA market have a median age about 11 years younger than non-Hispanic whites.
There is very little new ranchera music, and essentially all the big, big stars are gone. So any ranchera format will have nearly all older music. And yes, 980 is very much based in old ranchera but it is broader than that, playing traditional norteña and the like.Would you say the format is good based? Is it similar to what La Mera Mera 980 is doing?
980 plays lots of VERY old records...There is very little new ranchera music, and essentially all the big, big stars are gone. So any ranchera format will have nearly all older music. And yes, 980 is very much based in old ranchera but it is broader than that, playing traditional norteña and the like.
Yes, a lot of the music comes from the Golden Age of Mexican Film, such as Pedro Infante's songs; Pedro died in an airplane crash in 1957 so his music is from the later 40's and earlier 50's. But among the culture, much younger people "inherited" the music from older family members and passed it on. }980 plays lots of VERY old records...