Another station switches to Spanish

Not a day goes by that I don't hear Spanish spoken around me, whether it's in person, on the TV or on the radio.

The problem is, I know only a couple of words of Spanish.

But Salt Lake disc jockey Frankie "C" (Corrigan) has written a new children's book designed to make learning Spanish fun.

The book, titled "El Gato" (CMS Publishing, $12.99) gives kids — or adults — a good understanding of almost four dozen essential Spanish words.

It features dozens of illustrations by Rick Menard and stresses both phonetic and meaning.

Frankie C has worked in radio for 18 years, including more than 11 years on KZHT's "Z-Morning Zoo" show.

He said the book's title was inspired by a real cat that lives at a resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He's also fascinated with the Latino culture and said he would have loved to have had such an easy-to-learn book around when he was young.

Portions of proceeds from the book will go to animal shelters that have a no-kill policy.

For more information on the book, go to www.GetElGato.com

ANOTHER SPANISH STATION: The conversion of FM-105.7 late last month from country music to Spanish music means the Salt Lake radio market has at least seven stations broadcasting in Spanish.

Those seven Spanish stations represent about 11.1 percent of the total stations in the Salt Lake market. Arbitron, which compiles radio ratings, estimates the local Spanish-speaking population is 11.9 percent, so the market is almost in line with the total population.

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