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Salem Launches Spanish-Language Radio Station in Seattle

Salem Media Group Inc. has launched a Spanish-language radio station, La Patrona 1680, in the Seattle market, the company announced Thursday.The Camarillo broadcaster, which specializes in Christian and politically conservative English-language content, announced last month its intention to enter the Spanish-language media business.As part of its programming, La Patrona will air the daily show “Don Cheto al Aire,” produced by Estrella Media in Burbank. The format will mix Mexican regional music, cumbia and talk.“We want to bring the best music and content to our Latino community,” Carlos Tovías, program director at La Patrona 1680, said in a statement.Shares of Salem (SALM) closed Thursday down 41 cents, or 13.7 percent, to $2.58 on the Nasdaq on a day when that market closed up a fraction of a percent.

Joel Russel
Joel Russel
Joel Russell joined the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2006 as a reporter. He transferred to sister publication San Fernando Valley Business Journal in 2012 as managing editor. Since he assumed the position of editor in 2015, the Business Journal has been recognized four times as the best small-circulation tabloid business publication in the country by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers. Previously, he worked as senior editor at Hispanic Business magazine and editor of Business Mexico.

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