Providence, with 2,022, has the largest number of Latino businesses in Rhode Island
The number of Hispanic businesses in the state rose 56 percent, to 3,415, generating $213.7 million in revenue by 2002, according to the Census Bureau.
The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in Rhode Island grew more than five times the national average for all businesses between 1997 and 2002 -- among the fastest in the nation, according to data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
WKKB/FM 100.3FM ‘Latina 100.3’ is New England’s only 24-hour, FM Hispanic radio station
Format – ‘Tropical’
Station’s male/female breakout is generally 50/50
Region’s Hispanic make-up: 40% Dominican 40% Puerto Rican
Approximately 250,000 Hispanics in WKKB’s coverage area
WKKB/FM’s signal blankets Providence, RI, Warwick, RI, Fall River, MA and New Bedford, MA.
Region’s Hispanic Buying Power has grown from $407 million in 1990 to over $1.7 Billion in 2006
