The Comisi?n Nacional de Espect?culos P?blicos y Radiofon?a warned that merengue, salsa, bachata, rap, heavy rock and other lively beats are banned from being broadcast during the Easter long weekend. From Thursday, 9 April through Saturday 11 April at midnight, radio stations are ordered to restrict their transmissions to ballads, classical and sacred music. While this was a general practice several years back, in recent years the radio stations have switched their programming to include the more popular music. More so, the commission that regulates show business, TV and radio shows prohibited the passing on radio and television of advertisements promoting the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Laureano Guerrero, director of the organization, said that stations should limit themselves to pass only advertisements that contain educational messages.
