La Buena Onda

La Buena Onda isn't the kind of station you'd expect from Mexico. No banda, no reggaeton. Instead, it serves up a peculiar cocktail of pop and country. And it's oddly addictive. The daytime programming sticks to upbeat pop hits - think Luis Fonsi, Shakira, the usual suspects. But then it throws in a curveball: some classic country from Willie Nelson or a modern Nashville hit. It shouldn't work, but the DJs sell it with genuine enthusiasm. The station's name means 'the good wave,' and that's exactly the vibe. It's radio for cruising with the windows down, vocals in Spanish and English mixing fr…