Thread: Spanish media shrinking in Tucson as Hispanic numbers boom

Spanish media shrinking here as Hispanic numbers boom
Local Spanish speakers have few options for news

'I believe viewers are negatively affected by the lack of daily local news. People might not see that there really is a limited amount of options in Tucson until they look at the amount of local Spanish- language news coverage elsewhere.' Karla Gomez Escamilla, reporter for Univision in Tucson

Karla Gomez Escamilla, a reporter at Univision in Tucson, works in the studio. More info

LATINO MEDIA


Spanish Radio Stations

FM

97.1 KTZR La Preciosa

102.1 KCMT Spanish

105.3 KZLZ La Poderosa Mexican Regional

AM

990 KTKT Spanish sports

1030 KEVT Spanish

1210 KQTL Radio Unica Spanish Talk, News and Entertainment

1660 KXEW Radio Tejano


Spanish Television Stations

KHRR-40 Telemundo

KUVE-33 Univision


Spanish Weekly Tabloid

December 25, 2008, 10:14 p.m.
FERNANDA ECHÃ

"The extensiveness and depth of the Hispanic market is enormous, and so many Hispanics have cash jobs on the side like landscaping and housekeeping that advertisers know it would be a mistake not to invest in Spanish-language media," he said.

Where the crap did the supposition that these Hispanics have cash jobs "on the side" come from? Undoubtedly, the majority of their audience is working these cash jobs as their main source of income.

What according to LaRaza all of them pay taxes

I just see this as consolidation with particular choices becoming more popular and others going out of business as they lose sufficient advertiser support. If a business person wanted to set up a news/talk radio station or a daily newspaper no one is stopping them.

I sense a growing resentment by taxpaying citizens hammered daily by the wave. For many, myself included, everything Spanish now is offal. And those who welcome it are shunned wherever possible. For example, I consciously seek alternatives to businesses that insist on using "Press 1 for English." The problem is we have damn few alternatives. Tucson is a symptom of an approaching storm.

Originally Posted by Tom2

I sense a growing resentment by taxpaying citizens hammered daily by the wave. For many, myself included, everything Spanish now is offal. And those who welcome it are shunned wherever possible. For example, I consciously seek alternatives to businesses that insist on using "Press 1 for English." The problem is we have damn few alternatives. Tucson is a symptom of an approaching storm.

I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. I AM TIRED OF HAVING TO PRESS 1 FOR ENGLISH OR 2 FOR SPANISH. AND BY THE WAY, THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE THAT SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE BUT NO ONE IS LOOKING OUT FOR THEM. DON'T GET ME WRONG HERE. I AM NOT GOING TO BAT FOR THEM, BUT OUR GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ARE REALLY LOOKING OUT FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING HISPANICS. I HAVE HAD A BELLY FULL OF THIS WHOLE SITUATION NOTHING IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN ANYTHING BUT ENGLISH AFTER ALL IT IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THIS COUNTRY.