| |
Washington,
D.C. – WTOP Radio announced today the launch
of a new web site – WtopNoticias.com. The
Spanish-language news web site is a partnership
between WTOP Radio, Associated Press Spanish
Online, and Washington Hispanic – the leading
Hispanic newspaper in the Washington Metro area.
WtopNoticias.com will be an extension of wtopnews.com
with content independent from wtopnews.com. The
site currently features news headlines updated
24/7 from the Associated Press. There are plans
to expand the content with audio and Podcasting
from WTOP Radio and Washington Hispanic.
Topics covered on WtopNoticias.com, and provided
by AP, will be U.S. News, Latin American News,
Sports, Business, Health, and Technology. Washington
Hispanic newspaper will be providing local news
content.
|
|
“The
fastest-growing segment of thepopulation
in ourregion
is the Hispanic community,” says WTOP VP
of News and Programming,
Jim Farley. “It
makes all the sense in the world to be able to
provide them with world, national and local news
and sports in Spanish on our web platform.”
“
Information is power and I believe the better informed
our community is,
the better for all of us” said Mr. Johnny
Yataco, President of Washington
Hispanic. “The fact that we will be providing
local news to the WTOP Spanish website,
one of the most respected radio stations in the
nation, says a lot about our
company as the best newsprint provider in this
region. We are extremely happy with this association.
WTOP, AP, and Washington Hispanic Newspaper. It
does not get better than that”.
WTOP Radio
has been the source of news, traffic and weather
in the Washington metro area for 35 years. It broadcasts
on 820 am and 103.5 FM, and is one of four radio
stations in D.C. owned by Bonneville International
Corporation.
|
