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Mega 890 WAMG-AM (Simulcast Mega 1400 WLLH-AM
Lawrence~Lowell) Format: Tropical Debuting
in December of 1998, WAMG-AM became the first 24 hour, 7 day a week Hispanic radio station to serve the Boston Metropolitan area. The station targets the 18-49 year old Hispanics with an up-tempo and high-energy presentation of today's best
Spanish language dance music.
WLLH_AM's debut in February of 1999 became the first 24 hour, 7 day a week Hispanic radio station to serve the
Lowell / Lawrence, MA area. The station targets the 18-49 year old Hispanic. This station simulcasts with WAMG
for all content except commercials.
The Boston market ranks the 9th largest market in the country, and is the
20th ranked Hispanic market. The market represents over $4.5 billion in buying power, and $3 billion in retail
sales. The current annual household income is $41,000. According to SRDS research the current Hispanic population
is 299,371. We are Boston and Lowell / Lawrence's only Hispanic 24 hour
station, serving 100% of the Hispanic community. La Mega offers our listeners
locally produced programming, with an emphasis on: local news, issues and entertainment tailored to the Boston
area Hispanics. According to the latest US Census and our continuous in house research efforts, our listeners
and the format of our radio stations reflect the diversity of the ever-growing Hispanic
communities in the Boston
area. The following are estimate figures for the Country of Origin for the Hispanic population in the Greater
Boston area:
Puerto Rican 40%
Dominican 35%
Others 25%
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