Soros-linked group shuts down Miamis conservative Radio Mamb after three years of ownership
Miami’s longtime conservative, Spanish-language talk radio station will shutter on Friday, only three years after a controversial takeover by a George Soros-linked group.Radio Mambí, long connected to Miami’s Cuban exile community and known for its anti-communist programming, was purchased — along with other Spanish-language stations — by the Soros-linked group in 2022.At the time, many conservatives, especially right-leaning Hispanics, called it an effort by the left to control the information reaching Spanish-speaking voters.
The station is now signing off for good, citing “financial challenges.”“For four decades, Radio Mambí 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,” Radio Mambí General Manager Mike Sena told Fox News Digital. “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,” he continued.“We are proud of this legacy and deeply grateful to the colleagues, listeners and advertisers who made it possible.”Radio Mambí will play music and archived programming, remaining the home of the Miami Heat and the Miami Marlins in Spanish-language radio for the “foreseeable future.”All live programming staff at Radio Mambí will depart.
A minimal team, including one sales representative and a board operator, will remain to honor commitments to current advertisers and the station’s sports broadcast partners. Conservative host Lourdes Ubieta quit ahead of the 2022 sale, saying she would never accept a paycheck from anyone connected to...