The iconic conservative, Spanish-language radio station, Radio Mamb, which has been a staple in Miami for decades, is set to cease operations this Friday.
This comes three years after the station was controversially acquired by a group linked to George Soros, a move that sparked outrage among conservatives, particularly those of Hispanic descent. They viewed the acquisition as a calculated move by the left to manipulate the information reaching Spanish-speaking voters.
The station, which has been a beacon for Miami's Cuban exile community and a bastion of anti-communist programming, now cites "financial challenges" as the reason for its closure.
According to Fox News, Radio Mamb General Manager Mike Sena expressed his sentiments on the station's closure. "For four decades, Radio Mamb has been a gathering place for South Florida and those devoted to the ideal of a free Cuba. Often the market leader in Spanish-language talk, our microphones welcomed presidents, governors, mayors, dissidents and political prisoners, cultural icons, and community voices. We stood with Miami through hurricanes and history. Much like our beautiful city, Radio Mambi, its audience, and the media industry are rapidly evolving, presenting financial challenges for many in the marketplace," Sena said.
He further added, "Sadly, as of 11:59 p.m. on December 12, we will close our live news/talk chapter and will forge on to new frontiers. We are proud of this legacy and deeply grateful to the colleagues, listeners and advertisers who made it possible."
Despite the closure of its live programming, Radio Mamb will continue to broadcast music and archived programming. It will also remain the Spanish-language radio home of the Miami Heat and the Miami Marlins for the foreseeable future. However, all live programming staff will depart, leaving a minimal team to honor commitments to current advertisers and the station's sports broadcast partners.
Lourdes Ubieta, a conservative host, resigned prior to the 2022 sale, stating she would never accept a paycheck from anyone connected to Soros. She views the station's abrupt closure as validation of her decision. "It took them less than three years to destroy these stations," Ubieta told Fox News Digital. "This was always the plan," she added, "To silence conservative voices and ultimately eliminate Mamb an enduring symbol of anti-communist radio in Florida and around the world."
In 2022, the Soros-linked group established the Latino Media Network, a conglomerate of multiple Hispanic radio stations, including Radio Mamb. The network was partially financed by Lakestar Finance, an investment group affiliated with Soros Fund Management. The board of the Latino Media Network includes notable figures such as Stephanie Valencia, a former Obama White House staffer, and Al Crdenas, husband of "The View" co-host Ana Navarro.
Ubieta criticized the board's management, stating, "These women ran the stations into the ground, and now they are shutting them down for good."
Radio Mamb, founded in 1985, had a 40-year run of uninterrupted transmission. When questioned about the role of politics in the decision to close, a Latino Media Network spokesperson referred to a "rapidly evolving media and demographic landscape."
Jorge Bonilla, a NewsBusters analyst and host of a conservative talk show on Radio Libre, a competitor to Radio Mamb, had long foreseen the station's downfall. "The death of Radio Mamb was always going to be the endgame once the anti-communist bastion fell into the hands of the Soros-backed Latino Media Network. This is one of those times where I hate being right," Bonilla said.
He added, "But the battle continues. Notwithstanding the loss of Mamb, the left has forever lost monopoly power over the dissemination of Spanish-language news and information in the United States."
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