La Mega Media, Inc., also known as La Mega Nota, is a chain of bilingual

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s, monthly

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s, and

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s based in

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, that serves

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communities in several metropolitan areas of the

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such as Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Pittsburgh and North Kentucky.

History

The media company was founded in 1999 as TSJ Media, parent company of the monthly broadsheet newspaper ''The Spanish Journal'' ( es, La Jornada Latina), which was published in Cincinnati. In 2006, TSJ News was bought by

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–based Gate West Coast Ventures, LLC, which also owns the translation company Strategic Spanish. As a division of Gate West Coast, TSJ expanded to several other markets in the

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. In 2019 TSJ Media, TSJ News and TSJ Radio was bought by

-based La Mega Media, Inc., creating the largest Hispanic media platform in the Midwest. La Mega Media's new service model offers content, promotions and entertainment by integrating the 3 radio stations – La Mega 103.1 FM in Columbus, La Mega 97.7 FM in Cincinnati, La Mega 87.7 FM in Cleveland, Newspaper La Mega Nota and the La Mega1 App

Publications

La Mega Media's print publications La Mega Nota are centrally produced in Cincinnati Ohio, while ads are sold by local staff throughout Ohio and Pittsburgh, PA. For the most part, the La Mega Nota publications are written in Spanish, although some sections may be written in

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for

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students.

Broadcasting

In September 2001, the Spanish Journal Network had a

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station WTSJ 1050 AM (now

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; the calls standing for its initials were coincidental), called ''Noticiero Latino–Radio en Español''. It ended on December 26, 2005 due to the end of their time brokerage agreement on that station. After launching an information-by-telephone service (iNFO-TELEFONO) and converting the newspaper from a monthly publication to a weekly one, the Spanish Journal Network resumed broadcasts of ''Radio en Español'' in Spring 2005 on

WDBZ WDBZ (1230 AM) is an urban talk/urban contemporary-formatted radio station serving Cincinnati, Ohio. The station mostly plays urban talk while also providing urban oldies and urban contemporary gospel music. Owned by Urban One, its studios are ...

1230 AM, airing each Sunday with six hours of programming.No se vayan, que esto se pone bueno..!
''The Spanish Journal''. June 10, 2005. Accessed July 10, 2005. In Spanish. TSJ Media operates three Spanish-language radio stations, two of which it took over under Gate West Coast ownership, the third under Murray Hill Broadcasting: *

WOXY WOXY may refer to: * WOXY.com, a defunct Internet radio station * WOXY (FM) WOXY (97.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Mason, Ohio as part of the Cincinnati market. Nicknamed La Mega 97.7, the station broadcasts a Spanish variety music format ...

"La Mega 97.7 FM" in

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(Cincinnati) *

WVKO-FM WVKO-FM (103.1 FM, "La Mega 103.1") is a Spanish radio station playing Spanish Adult Contemporary and some Regional Mexican music. WVKO-FM is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Columbus, Ohio ...

"Mega 103.1" in Columbus, Ohio * WLFM-LP "La Mega 87.7" in

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, Ohio In addition to its Spanish-language radio stations, TSJ Media also operates WWCD, an English-language classic hits station in Columbus, Ohio. * WTUV and

WHBE-FM WHBE-FM (105.7 MHz, "ESPN Louisville") is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Eminence, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Louisville, Kentucky and Frankfort, Kentucky areas. The station is owned by UB Louisvil ...

"La Poderosa 105.7 FM & 620 AM" in

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(Louisville) *

KMNV KMNV (1400 kHz "La Raza") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to St. Paul, Minnesota, and serving the Twin Cities radio market. It is owned by Santamaria Broadcasting and broadcasts a Spanish-language radio format featuring Regional ...

and

KMNQ KMNQ (1470 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and serving the Twin Cities radio market. The station simulcasts the Spanish-language programming of sister station KMNV, playing Regional Mexican music. ...

"La Invasora 1400 AM – 1470 AM" in

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References

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