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Mexicans cut off the Max 105.7
Ken, you nailed it. I write about Mexican radio and I want to point out a few things. -You have all the ownership questions correct, according to the ownership information compiled by the IFT (Mexico's equivalent to the FCC). The Bicharas, by the way, own other radio stations in Monterrey and McAllen, Texas. They also sought to participate in the 2017 commercial radio station auction, Mexico's first in more than 20 years, but ultimately didn't win anything. (It's also Andrés, not Andreas.) -Jaime Bonilla is currently on leave from his Senate seat, because AMLO's new government took him in for the title of "superdelegate", which is a new role that basically is the state coordinator of all federal programs. -Local Media's ownership structure is different. 51 percent of the concessionaire, Comunicación XERSA, is a company held by Mexican interests (Radio XERSA), and a non-voting (read: foreign capital) company named Controladora Local Media of America, S. de R.L. de C.V. holds the remainder. I have to wonder on the whole if losing pro sports (the Chargers to LA and the Padres to Entercom) was what began this mess for BCA. The loss of the former likely dented the market for sports radio in general. Also worth keeping in mind: Bonilla might run for Governor of Baja California next year, and perhaps he wants to actually run the FM frequency he has in the region as part of his PSN media system...— December 15, 2018 12:35 a.m.