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The Latin Alternative is a nationally syndicated public radio program focused on Latin rock, indie, Latin hip-hop, tropical music, Latin funk and other left of center Latin music genres. The weekly show is co-hosted by entrepreneur Josh Norek (co-founder of the Latin Alternative Music Conference and Nacional Records, current president of Regalias Digitales) and journalist Ernesto Lechner (Rolling Stone, LA Times and author of the book "Rock en Espanol: The Latin Rock Explosion.")[1]
The Latin Alternative launched in 2009 and is the first syndicated English language public radio show focused on Latin Alternative music. [2] The program airs weekly on 55 public radio stations and is produced by WEXT (Troy, NY), with national distribution via Public Radio Exchange. Affiliates include KCSN (Los Angeles), WXPN (Philadelphia, KXT (Dallas) and WMFE (Orlando). The show is also available in podcast format on streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple and iHeartRadio. As of 2024, the program is celebrating its fifteen year anniversary on the air. [3]
In 2013, The Latin Alternative entered into a partnership with Cal State University Northridge (CSUN) station KCSN to help launch the first twenty four hour Latin Alternative format station, airing on KCSN HD2. [4] The KCSN HD2 channel's music programming was initially overseen by co-host Josh Norek, with CSUN students eventually taking over the day to day programming. [5]
The program has hosted takeover episodes with many of the Latin Alternative music genre's biggest artists. Past guests include icons like Calle 13, Cafe Tacuba, Carlos Santana, Eddie Palmieri, Los Lobos and Ozomatli as well as newer acts like Ana Tijoux, Alex Cuba, Cimafunk and The Warning. In 2019 The Latin Alternative celebrated its 300th episode.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Martinez, Humberto (11 October 2009). "Josh Norek Shines a Light on Alternative Latino Music". Times Union. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ Norek, Josh (8 November 2010). "WEXT's Latin Alternative Mix". NPR. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ WEXT. "The Latin Alternative Turns 15". WEXT Radio. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Ramos Chandler, Carmen. "KCSN Launches L.A.'s First 24-Hour Latin Alternative Station". CSUN Today. Cal State University Northridge. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ Johnson, Reed. "CSUN's KCSN HD2 station bilingual format in tune with its listeners". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ David, Sommerstein. "The 'Latin Alternative', Latin beats with Upstate roots, turns 10". NCPR. Retrieved 4 March 2019.