{"id":1534613,"date":"2022-07-01T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T13:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1534613"},"modified":"2022-07-01T09:51:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T13:51:05","slug":"democrats-pressure-fcc-to-let-george-soros-buy-up-conservative-spanish-radio-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pressure-fcc-to-let-george-soros-buy-up-conservative-spanish-radio-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Pressure FCC to Let George Soros Buy Up Conservative Spanish Radio Stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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       <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><\/p>\n<h2>Federal Communications Commission under pressure to back Soros midterms propaganda agenda<\/h2>\n<div id=\"authorDate\">\n<p>\u00a0on&#038;nbsp30th June 2022 @ 3.00pm <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure title=\"Democrats are pressuring the FCC to support George Soros\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Democrats are pressuring the FCC to support George Soros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Congressional Democrats are pressuring the\u00a0Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to give the green light to George Soros&#8217; plot to buy up conservative Spanish-language radio stations ahead of the midterm elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus published a letter it sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).<\/p>\n<p>The caucus is an exclusively Democratic entity consisting of some of the most far-left lawmakers in the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The group is pressuring the FCC to approve the sale of 18 Spanish-language radio stations to Soros&#8217; newly established left-wing media corporation.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>\u201cLatino Media Network\u201d<\/em> (LMN) is funded by Soros and led by two Democratic Party activists with ties to former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>LMN\u00a0announced\u00a0in early June that it had raised $80 million and would use $60 million to buy 18 conservative Spanish-language radio stations from the Univisi\u00f3nTelevisa conglomerate.<\/p>\n<p>Former Obama outreach director Stephanie Valencia and Obama and Hillary Clinton campaign veteran\u00a0Jess Morales Rocketto have\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/radioink.com\/2022\/06\/28\/5-questions-with-stephanie-valencia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">both<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/daily-comment\/a-different-kind-of-bid-to-win-over-the-spanish-language-media-audience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">emphasized<\/a>\u00a0that their intent in purchasing the outlets is to combat <em>\u201cmisinformation\u201d<\/em> among the Hispanic community \u2014 a common complaint among Democrats as rates of support for their party among Hispanic Americans have\u00a0plummeted\u00a0since Joe Biden became president.<\/p>\n<p>Initial reports on the purchase named an investment fund called Lakestar Finance as one of the funders of the effort.<\/p>\n<p>Lakestar is\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americateve.com\/george-soros\/grupo-respaldado-george-soros-detras-la-compra-radio-mambi-y-otras-17-estaciones-radio-televisaunivision-n1139672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">funded<\/a>\u00a0by the Soros Fund Management, run by far-left billionaire George Soros.<\/p>\n<p>The deal prompted a nationwide uproar among Hispanic radio listeners, particularly in Florida, home to the vast majority of Hispanic refugees of socialism and communism in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Hispanic Americans in the region especially\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americateve.com\/george-soros\/grupo-respaldado-george-soros-detras-la-compra-radio-mambi-y-otras-17-estaciones-radio-televisaunivision-n1139672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">protested<\/a>\u00a0the proposed sale of two Miami stations, Radio Mamb\u00ed and the former Cuban\u00edsima, WQBA, as they have for decades broadcast anti-communist content to Florida and to the island of Cuba.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbusters.org\/blogs\/latino\/jorge-bonilla\/2022\/06\/04\/panic-soros-led-group-backs-purchase-18-univision-radio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Hispanics<\/a>\u00a0have\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/daily-comment\/a-different-kind-of-bid-to-win-over-the-spanish-language-media-audience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dubbed<\/a>\u00a0the Latino Media Network \u201cRadio Soros\u201d and expressed concern that the group will silence beloved conservative personalities on talk radio.<\/p>\n<p>The FCC has not approved the sale at press time and is accepting public comment on the matter on its\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/consumers\/guides\/how-comment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to grassroots efforts by listeners of the radio stations to challenge the same, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus urged the FCC to approve the transfer of the stations to the left-wing Latino Media Network, claiming that the sale would help combat <em>\u201cdisinformation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis sale would serve the public interest by ensuring quality, bilingual programming for millions of Hispanics across these states,\u201d<\/em> the lawmakers\u2019 letter to the FCC\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/chc.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/chc-calls-for-full-and-fair-consideration-of-latino-media-network-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">read<\/a>\u00a0in part, describing Latino Media Network as a <em>\u201cbipartisan\u201d<\/em> group with a<em> \u201ccommitment to diverse programming.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Latino Media Network roots its claim to bipartisanship on the participation of former Republican Party personality Al C\u00e1rdenas in the effort, who the Florida Republican Party openly distanced itself from this week, proclaiming, <em>\u201cthere is nothing that justifies Soros Radio in Florida.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlCardenasFL_DC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlCardenasFL_DC<\/a> is not a member of the RPOF and does not speak for us either. There is nothing that justifies Soros Radio in Florida. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ueJtjjIt5S\">https:\/\/t.co\/ueJtjjIt5S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florida GOP (@FloridaGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FloridaGOP\/status\/1541838256190414848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cOver the last few years, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) has been troubled by a rise in targeted mis- and disinformation efforts across Spanish language radio,\u201d<\/em> the Democrats concluded their letter to the FCC.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWith this purchase, the public interest is served by ensuring the protection of a myriad of diverse voices across various Hispanic origins and through multiple regions in the United States.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a remark published in a press release on the letter, the chair of the CHC, leftist Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA), decried the alleged <em>\u201crampant spread of Spanish-language dis\/misinformation\u201d<\/em> and that handing an Obama- and Clinton-linked entity power 18 Spanish-language radio stations would address the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Democrat Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) claimed in a post on Twitter that, currently, Spanish-language radio is silencing <em>\u201cprogressive voices\u201d<\/em> and that handing control of over a dozen radio stations to leftists would amplify the <em>\u201csilenced\u201d<\/em> voices \u2014 a statement apparently in contradiction with the CHC letter\u2019s insistence that Latino Media Network would protect <em>\u201ca myriad of diverse voices\u201d<\/em> on the stations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HispanicCaucus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HispanicCaucus<\/a> to protect free speech &#038; stop disinformation!<\/p>\n<p>Lies about 2020 Election, vaccines, &#038; Jan 6th are spread.<\/p>\n<p>Progressive voices are silenced.<\/p>\n<p>With sale of 18 Hispanic radio stations in FL, TX, CA, NY, IL, &#038; NV to bipartisan Latino Media Network, truth wins! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/baZXiguZuM\">pic.twitter.com\/baZXiguZuM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Darren Soto (@RepDarrenSoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDarrenSoto\/status\/1541792650021437440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The CHC has not allowed Hispanic Republicans to be members for over\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2017\/11\/16\/congressional-hispanic-caucus-rejects-carlos-curbelos-membership-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">two decades<\/a>, most recently rejecting former Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/11\/16\/congressional-hispanic-caucus-deny-carlos-curbelo-244977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">request<\/a>\u00a0to join in 2017 despite his Hispanic ethnicity.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe CHC isn\u2019t just an organization for Hispanics; it is a Caucus that represents certain values,\u201d<\/em> the group said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The CHC letter follows a\u00a0plea\u00a0from the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, a group of anti-communist organizations inside and outside of Cuba, to the FCC to engage in a<em> \u201cdiligent review\u201d<\/em> of the sale and make its financial backers fully transparent.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Among the 18 stations, there are two iconic Miami radio stations, namely Radio Mambi 710 AM and WQBA 1140 AM, which since their foundation have been key voices of our community,\u201d<\/em> the Assembly\u2019s letter to the FCC read.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This community is full of victims of Communist and totalitarian rule, be it in Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, or Bolivia.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We are a community that loves and appreciates the United States of America and what it stands for as a beacon of freedom for the oppressed. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We also know how easily these freedoms can be lost!\u201d<\/em> the letter continued.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Radio Mambi and WQBA have served as a vital and credible source of information for our community and have given voice to those persecuted and oppressed in Cuba and elsewhere. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Thus, we are extremely concerned that these two vital radio stations for our community may be silenced if this proposed sale to LMN goes through.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The financial backers of this proposed venture should be fully disclosed,\u201d<\/em> the group\u2019s members asserted.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Assembly of the Cuban Resistance remains available to you to ensure that the FCC has as much information as possible before making such an important decision for our community.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Assembly of the Cuban Resistance joined the Bay of Pigs Veterans Association and other concerned Hispanic Americans at a press conference this month in opposition to the purchase.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Latino Media Network is a newly formed business venture led and controlled by social activists who espouse a leftist progressive \u2018woke\u2019 political agenda,\u201d<\/em> Silvia Iriondo, the head of the Mothers Against Repression in Cuba,\u00a0said\u00a0at the event, held at the Bay of Pigs Museum in Miami.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In these days of cancel culture, where censorship of conservative views and values has become commonplace, we have grounds to be extremely alarmed about the imposition of an ideological agenda contrary to our community\u2019s spiritual and moral values.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rafael Montalvo, the president of Brigade 2506 that fought in the Bay of Pigs, said on behalf of the veterans, <em>\u201cwe are insulted by this action of selling our media \u2026 to a leftist organization.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/news\/11725-rapper-lord-jamar-george-soros-controls-black-lives-matter-it-s-not-our-movement-\">[RELATED] Rapper Lord Jamar: &#8216;George Soros Controls Black Lives Matter &#8211; 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