SBS Awarded Certification as Minority-Owned Enterprise

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | 11:32pm CT

Spanish Broadcasting System

Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) has been officially certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), in compliance with the criteria established by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). The certification comes one month shy of the 35th Anniversary of the commencement of operations and was announced by Terrence Clark, President and CEO of the New York and New Jersey MSDC.

Among the NMSDC's caveats for certification is a strict adherence to the requirement that candidate suppliers be bona-fide, minority-owned enterprises. SBS Chairman, CEO and sole controlling shareholder Raul Alarcon is of Cuban descent. Alarcon's father, Pablo Raul Alarcon, founded SBS with the purchase of WVNJ-AM/New York in October, 1983.

Since then, SBS has expanded into a multimedia entertainment company with owned and operated heritage radio stations in the largest U.S. markets (including WSKQ-FM/New York), the Mega TV network, a stable of digital properties including the LaMusica and Hitzmaker mobile apps, as well as the largest independent Hispanic concert and events promoter, SBS Entertainment.

COO Albert Rodriguez commented, "We are sincerely grateful to the NMSDC for this great honor and for recognizing our efforts during these last three-and-a-half decades. Today, we renew our historical commitment to the national Hispanic community and rededicate ourselves to the important task of serving the millions of Hispanic citizens that make up the fabric of America."

The MBE certification places SBS on a list of verified minority-owned firms offering their respective services to corporate, governmental, educational and charitable entities throughout the country.