Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. and MegaTV announce "Hispanos
Unidos" (Hispanics United), a benefit Radio/Telethon to aid victims
of Hurricane Sandy
MIAMI, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the
widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, Spanish
Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) (Nasdaq:SBSA) including its 22
major market radio stations and its national television network,
MegaTV, and AmeriCares will air a live benefit
radio/telethon starting Wednesday
November 7th, 2012 at 6 a.m. (ET/PT/CT). The three day-long
radio/telethon will target the collection of food stuff,
clothing, medicine and household goods for distribution to the
victims of Hurricane Sandy.
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The radio/telethon "Hispanos Unidos" (Hispanics United)
will be broadcast from local SBS studios in the major cities
of New York, Chicago, Los
Angeles, San Francisco,
Puerto Rico, Houston and Miami. It will air live nationally.
"Hispanics United" (Hispanos Unidos) for Hurricane Relief
will air on Wednesday, November
7th, 2012 through Friday, November 9th, 2012 on all
SBS radio stations and MegaTV (DirecTV channel
405).The entire broadcast will also be streamed live on
www.lamusica.com.
"As we learned about the dire conditions in our
neighborhoods, SBS decided to coordinate this multimedia effort in
order to provide affected residents with food, water and relief
supplies," said Mr. Raul
Alarcon, President and CEO of Spanish Broadcasting System,
Inc. "This is a challenging time for everyone who has been
affected by the storm and we want everyone to know that we are
doing everything possible to get help to them as quickly as
possible."
Celebrities, Politicians and Athletes along with supporters of
the relief effort, will appeal for contributions to the
"Hispanics United" (Hispanos Unidos) Relief, formed by the
SBS-MegaTV family to provide aid and assistance to those
affected in New York, New Jersey and other East Coast regions
affected by the natural disaster.
Albert Rodriguez, COO of
SBS stated, "We encourage our listeners and viewers in
the United States to help out with
food, supplies and support for the thousands of people affected by
Superstorm Sandy."
SBS Radio and MegaTV will collect donations for
the victims of Hurricane Sandy at all of its local station
facilities throughout the United
States starting this Wednesday
November 7th at 6
a.m.(ET/PT/CT). The drop off locations follows:
- SBS New York
26
West 56th Street
New York, NY, 10019
(212) 541-9200
The SBS New York office is the centralized drop off location. The
promotions team from Mega 97.9FM and 93.1FM La Variedad de NY, will
be available in front of the facilities from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday to collect any donations.
The SBS New York street team will be present on the following
locations on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday:
WEDNESDAY:
7AM – 6PM WESTERN
BEEF - 4705 METROPOLITIAN AVE, RIDGEWOOD,
NY (QUEENS)
7AM – 6PM WESTERN BEEF - 2040 FOREST AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY (STATEN ISLAND)
THURSDAY:
7AM – 6PM TWIN CITY SUPERMARKET - 611 BROADWAY,
NEWARK, NJ 07104
7AM – 6PM TWIN CITY SUPERMARKET - 216 SIP AVE
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306
FRIDAY:
5PM – 11PM CIRCO HERMANOS
VAZQUEZ – CITIFIELD, FLUSHING,
NY (QUEENS)
SATURDAY:
7AM – 6PM WESTERN BEEF - 1041 PROSPECT AVE, BX, NY
(BRONX)
7AM – 6PM WESTERN BEEF - 4444 COLLEGE POINT BLVD,
FLUSHING, NY (QUEENS)
7AM – 6PM MAJOR WORLD -
43-40 NORTHERN BLVD LONG ISLAND CITY,
NY (QUEENS)
SUNDAY:
7AM – 6PM TWIN CITY SUPERMARKET – 1016 SHERMAN AVE,
ELIZABETH, NJ.
7AM – 6PM MAJOR WORLD -
43-40 NORTHERN BLVD LONG ISLAND CITY,
NY (QUEENS)
- SBS Miami- Pablo Raul Alarcon Broadcast Center-
Headquarters
7007 NW. 77Th Avenue
Miami, FL. 33166
(786) 394-9200
The SBS Broadcast Center in Miami
is the centralized drop off location. The promotions team will be
available in front of the facilities from 6
a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to collect
any donations.
The SBS Miami street team will be present on the following
Sedanos locations on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday:
MIAMI GARDENS #36 - 18600 NW
87TH AVE., MIAMI FL
33015
WESTCHESTER #38 - 8601 BIRD ROAD,
MIAMI FL 33155
WEST DADE #32 - 14655 SW 56TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33175
WEST KENDALL #21 - 13794 S.W. 152ND STREET, WEST KENDALL
FL 33177
LITTLE HAVANA #23 - 2425 S.W.
8TH STREET, MIAMI FL
33126
HOMESTEAD #31 - 831 NE
8TH STREET, HOMESTEAD
FL 33030
DORAL #33 - 10780 NW
58TH STREET, MIAMI FL
33178
PEMBROKE PINES #27 - 10333 PINES
BOULEVARD, PEMBROKE PINES FL 33025
- SBS Los Angeles
10281 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA. 90064
(310) 203-0900
The SBS Los Angeles office is the centralized drop off location.
The promotions team will be available in front of the facilities
from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday to collect any donations.
The SBS Los Angeles street team will be present on the following
locations on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday:
PLAZA MEXICO – 3100 E. IMPERIAL
HWY, LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90262
PLAZA LA ALEMEDA – 2140 E. FLORENCE BLVD, WALNUT PARK, CALIFORNIA 90255
BOB WONDRIES FORD – 400 SOUTH
ATLANTIC BOULEVARD, ALHAMBRA, CA 91801
JUAN'S RESTAURANT – 4291 MAINE AVENUE, BALDWIN PARK, CA 91706
VALLARTA SUPER MARKET - 10950 SHERMAN WAY, BURBANK, CA 91505
VALLARTA SUPER MARKET - 10147 N. SAN FERNANDO RD, PACOIMA, CA 91331
VALLARTA SUPER MARKET - 2394 WEST LINCOLN AVENUE, ANAHEIM, CA 92801
- SBS San
Francisco
1705 N. First
Street.
San Jose, CA. 95112
(415) 543-9330
The SBS San Francisco office is the centralized drop off location.
The promotions team will be available in front of the facilities
from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday to collect any donations.
The SBS San Francisco street team will be present on the following
Chavez Supermarkets locations on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday:
WEDNESDAY - CHAVEZ SUPERMARKET – 1157 W. TENNYSON RD., HAYWARD, CA 94544 - TIME: 3PM-5PM
THURSDAY - CHAVEZ SUPERMARKET – 2670 MONTEREY RD, SAN JOSE, CA 95111 - TIME: 11:30AM-1:30PM
FRIDAY - CHAVEZ SUPERMARKET – 46 5TH AVE., REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 - TIME: 3PM-5PM
- SBS Chicago
Cicero
Water Department
1634 S. Laramie
Cicero, IL 60804
Building (A)
(312) 920-9500
The SBS Chicago office is utilizing Cicero Water Department
facilities as the centralized drop off location. The promotions
team will be available in front of the facilities from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday to collect any donations.
The SBS Chicago street team will be present on the following
locations on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday:
ISLAS MARIA RESTAURANT - 4770 W. GRAND, CHICAGO, IL 60639 - 8AM-10PM
TOLUCA'S RESTAURANT - 1419 W.
WASHINGTON, WAUKEGAN, IL 60085 -
10AM-10PM
C CLUB - 2445 N. CHURCH RD, AURORA,
IL 60502 - 1PM-8PM
AZTECA DE ORO - 1013 N. COLLINS ST,
JOLIET, IL 60432 - 12PM-7PM
COPA CABANA - 3002 WEST 26TH STREET,
CHICAGO, IL
DELTRON - 1937 N. MUNICIPAL WAY, ROUNDLAKE BEACH, IL 60073 -
8AM-8PM
- SBS Puerto
Rico
Amelia Industrial Park
Calle Frances # 42
Guaynabo, PR. 00970
(787) 622-9700
In Puerto Rico we recommend that
all donations are monetary donations, to make a donation please
call (1800) 806-2760. For donations by text, please send a
text with the word "LIVE" to 25385.
Also in Puerto Rico, donations
could be made by visiting www.lamusica.com,
www.mega.tv or by visiting the local sites for SBS Puerto
Rico radio stations.
- MegaTV KTBU-Channel 55 Houston
7026 Old Katy
Road
Suite # 254
Houston, TX. 77024
(713) 351-0755
In Houston, Texas we recommend
that all donations are monetary donations, to make a donation
please call (1800) 806-2760. For donations by text, please
send a text with the word "LIVE" to 25385.
Also in Houston, Texas, donations
could be made by visiting www.lamusica.com,
www.mega.tv or by visiting the local sites for SBS Puerto
Rico radio stations.
In order to reach out to all parties interested in contributing
to the fundraising efforts, SBS has enlisted its entire
platform of media outlets, locally and nationally. SBS
listeners who are interested in supporting the effort should call
1 (800) 806-2760 or visit www.lamusica.com,
www.mega.tv, or the local stations' websites to make
donations. Donations will also be accepted at the office locations
listed above or by text, sending a "Text to Give" with the
word "LIVE" to 25385.
The SBS-MegaTV staff will be providing food and water at
fixed sites, and driving through neighborhoods to distribute meals
and supplies. The collected goods will be delivered to affected
areas in trailers filled with relief supplies such as personal
hygiene items, cleaning supplies, rakes, shovels, tarps, dust masks
and work gloves. The relief supplies will be distributed the
weekend of Saturday, November 10,
2012 and Sunday, November 11,
2012 throughout New
York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Connecticut. With millions still without power
and cold temperatures forecasted for much of the mid-Atlantic, the
SBS-MegaTV stations are also distributing approximately
80,000 blankets throughout New
Jersey and New York.
"Hispanics United" (Hispanos Unidos) is an initiative to
provide assistance to those affected after one of the worst natural
disasters in United States
history. SBS-MegaTV urges you to participate in this
radio/telethon "Hispanos Unidos" (Hispanics United)", united
we are a force.
www.mega.tv
www.lamusica.com
www.americares.org/hispanosunidos
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About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Spanish
Broadcasting System, Inc. is the largest publicly traded
Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment company in the United
States. SBS owns and/or operates 21 radio stations located in
the top U.S. Hispanic markets of New
York, Los Angeles,
Miami, Chicago, San
Francisco and Puerto Rico,
airing the Tropical, Mexican Regional, Spanish Adult Contemporary
and Urban format genres. SBS has 3 of the top 6 Spanish-language
stations in the nation including the #1 Spanish station in America,
WSKQ-FM in New York City (WPAT is
ranked #3 and KLAX is ranked #6). The Company also owns and
operates MegaTV, a television operation with over-the-air, cable
and satellite distribution and affiliates throughout the U.S. and
Puerto Rico. SBS also produces
live concerts and events throughout the country and operates
LaMusica.com, a bilingual Spanish-English online site providing
content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture.
The Company's corporate Web site can be accessed at
www.spanishbroadcasting.com.
About AmeriCares
AmeriCares is a nonprofit global
health and disaster relief organization that delivers medicines,
medical supplies and aid to people in need around the world and
across the United States. Since it
was established in 1982, AmeriCares has distributed more than
$10 billion in humanitarian aid to
164 countries. For more information, visit americares.org
Media & Press Contact:
Vladimir Gomez, Spanish
Broadcasting System, Inc., Director, Marketing and Communications
(305) 644-4817, vgomez@mega.tv
Donna Porstner, AmeriCares
(203) 658-9579, dporstner@americares.org
Leslie Gianelli,
AmeriCares (203) 658-9692, lgianelli@americares.org
SOURCE Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.