Spanish language Hispanic Salsa Tropical Radio Formats in the US

Spanish Language Radio Formats
commonly heard in the United States. Carribbean Tropical

Caribbean tropical has generally been based on salsa, going back to the 70's and 80's. With changing immigration patterns and demographics, reggaetón and other rhythmic elements have become part of the format.
Representative Caribbean Tropical Radio Stations
New York	WXNY-FM	Orlando	WNUE-FM
New York	WSKQ-FM	Orlando	WRUM-FM
Philadelphia	WUBA-AM	Providence	WPMZ-AM
Philadelphia	WEMG-AM	Providence	WKKB-FM
Miami	WXDJ-FM	Hartford	WLAT-AM
Puerto Rico	WVJP-FM	Hartford	WRYM-AM
Puerto Rico	WPRM-FM	Allentown	WHOL-AM
Puerto Rico	WZNT-FM	Springfield, MA	WACM-AM
Nassau-Suffolk	WBON-FM	Springfield, MA	WSPR-AM
Tampa	WYUU-FM	Worcester, MA	WORC-AM

Caribbean Tropical Radio Format
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Caribbean Tropical Format
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Carribean Tropical	This format previously was limited to salsa and merengue with an occasional bachata or cumbia, but now may include reggaetón and other rhythmic options.
	Victor Manuel ft. Yomo - Mirame El Gran Combo - Sin salsa no hay paraíso La India - Estupida Gilberto Santa Rosa - Vivir sin ti Huey Dunbar - Te Amaré Juan Luis Guerra - La guagua Limi-T 21 - Una despedida Puerto Rico Power - Tu cariñito Corporación Latina - Vagabundo Luis Enrique - Como volver a ser feliz NG2 - Voy a pintarte Cortijo - Plena Española Gilberto Santa Rosa - Déjate querrer Eddie Santiago - Que locura enamorarme de ti La Selecta - La cuna blanca El Gran Combo - La Calle Dolor Frankie Ruiz - Quiero llenarte El Gran Combo - Vagabundo El Gran Commbo - Brujería Lalo Rodríguez - Ven devórame otra vez Héctor Lavoe - El cantante
Reggaetón	Reggaetón has a base in salsa and other Caribbean rhythms, and stations that are tropical in the eastern U.S. usually play a significant amount of this music.
	Don Omar & daddy Yankee - Hasta abajo soy yo Tony Dize - El Doctorado Angel & Khriz . Ayer la ví Héctor Acosta "El Torito" - Me duele la cabeza J King & Maximan - Cuando, cuando es Jowell & Randy ft Wisín y Yandel - Loco Ivy Queen - La Vida es Así Makano - Te amo
Music of other Countries	Depending on the location, there may be some Colombian Vallenato on tropical stations, although the amount is generally very limited. And the Dominican merengue has long been a flavor element in this kind of format.
	Vallenato: Carlos Vives - Alicia Adorada Vallenato: Diomedes Díaz - Caracoles de color Vallenato: Carlos Vives - Carito Merengue: Wilfrido Vargas - El Africano Vallenato: Los Diablitos - Los caminos de la vida Merengue: Juan Luis Guerra - Ojalá que llueva café