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Eugene

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Thu Jun 9, 2022, 02:10 PM Jun 2022

Miami Cubans oppose Democrats' Spanish-language radio deal [View all]

Source: Associated Press

Miami Cubans oppose Democrats’ Spanish-language radio deal

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
June 9, 2022

MIAMI (AP) — A major effort by Democrats to recover lost ground among Hispanics by purchasing Spanish-language radio stations is stirring up opposition in Miami, where Cuban exiles describe it as an attempt to stifle conservative voices.

The Latino Media Network, a startup founded by two political strategists who worked for President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, reached a $60 million deal to acquire 18 AM and FM stations in ten U.S. cities from Televisa/Univision. The agreement announced June 3 still needs Federal Communications Commission approval.

These markets are diverse — Hispanics with roots all over Latin America listen to the stations in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, McAllen, Fresno and Las Vegas. The network said it “will focus on creating content that addresses the different cultural and political nuances that impact different types of Latinos.”

But the deal isn’t going over well in Miami, where Radio Mambi is popular among hardline Cuban exiles.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-hillary-clinton-cuba-miami-barack-obama-67c91333bfb8cf7bbc9bcd26af13307b

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