Listen to Dimension Latina radio

In some of the early posts of this blog I mentioned that the intent of this blog is to promote Chicago salsa and to provide a forum for us to remember those who contributed to Chicago’s rich salsa history. I posted a little about some of the earlier bands and musicians who held it down back in the day and spoke a little about some of the venues, such as the clubs, dance halls and night clubs that became synonymous with Chicago salsa. Much of what I mentioned here was based on the way I remember it. What I failed to delve on was the roll that “salsa radio” played in all of this. I briefly spoke about a couple of them in earlier posts but feel it is important to remind everyone that without salsa radio to keep it alive it would not have lasted as long as it did. In that regard I wanted to thank all of those radio stations who provided support for Chicago salsa and went through the rough times when what was played was determined by who was paying advertising (this was not good for salsa fans). The reliance on advertising basically killed the market in Chicago. I guess you can’t blame them. That is the nature of the beast – everyone has to eat.

Today, I want to tell you about a local radio station that is keeping salsa alive in Chicago despite finances and is looking for your support. I want to give them a shout out and ask everyone out there to give them a listen. Unlike radio stations of the past, they do not rely on advertising. This is a station run out of Loyola University by true salsa fans. Please give them your support and log on to their site for featured artists of both past and present. I will provide a link to their site at the end of the post. Here is a little more on them:

Celebrating their 33rd Anniversary in 2012, “Dimension Latina" airs every Sunday from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. At WLUW 88.7 FM Loyola’s Radio Station and features the music of various Latin-American recording artists. The Radio Station can also be streamed live on-line at www.dimensionlatina.com & www.wluw.org As a non-commercial radio station, they cannot sell advertising time so they rely on the cooperation of various promoters, distributors and Record Labels who provide them with new releases, concert information, prizes and tickets to a number of events for our listeners.
Dimension Latina" would appreciate any information on concerts, new releases or events listeners can provide.

http://www.dimensionlatina.com/home.html