The State of Spanish-Language Radio

@article{Chambers2006TheSO,  title={The State of Spanish-Language Radio},  author={Todd Chambers},  journal={Journal of Radio Studies},  year={2006},  volume={13},  pages={34 - 50},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:167640657}}
  • T. Chambers
  • Published1 May 2006
  • Business
  • Journal of Radio Studies
This study focused on the ownership, programming, and competition patterns of Spanish-language radio stations in the top 50 Hispanic metropolitan areas. Data were collected from industry resources and measured a variety of variables, including ownership type, concentration, and format diversity in these Hispanic radio markets. Overall, the results indicated moderate levels of ownership concentration in these markets, a degree of format differentiation within the local Spanish-language radio… 

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