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NewsWhore
05-14-2008, 02:00 PM
Turn on the radio today and it will be difficult to avoid a political message. For the first time in Dominican political history, political parties have invested heavily in using radio talk shows to get their message out to the Dominican people. Hoy newspaper reports that the ruling PLD party has 18 radio stations dedicated to promote President Leonel Fernandez's candidacy. The PRD has four stations in the National District, and several others in the interior. The report does not identify any station with the PRSC.
Promoting the Fernandez (PLD) candidacy are: Estudio (88.5), Escape (88.9), Neon (89.3), Fuego (90.1), Mania (92.9), Latidos (93.7), KQ (94.5), Espcio (96.9), Universal (98.1), Rumba (98.5), Sonido Suave (99.3), Super Q (100.9), Supra (101.7), Milenium (103.3), Power (103.7), La 104.5, Fiesta (105.7), Zol (106.5), Cadena Espacial (107.3).
Promoting the Vargas (PRD) candidacy are: Estrella (90.5), La Rocka (91.7), Hits 92 (92.1), Tentacion (102.5), and Kiss (94.9).
Radio stations that have kept to their regular programming are:
La Z-101, Radio Cima, Romantica, Primera, Independencia, Fidelito, La 91, La Nota Diferente, Ritmo 96, Radio Disney, Radio Listin, Antena 100, La X, Raices, Caliente, Mortal, Vida.

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