xxgrooveericxx Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/10876867.htmZeta 94.9 dumps rock music formatBY CHRISTINA HOAGchoag@herald.comFans of WZTA FM 94.9 got a rude awakening this morning -- their progressive rock station is broadcasting Air America's news and sports talk.Radio industry sources said that the station, owned by Clear Channel Communications, is preparing to switch to a Spanish-language format. Zeta's on-air personnel have been laid off. The station's website also went blank, displaying only a message ``this site is experiencing technical difficulties.''Clear Channel executives in Miramar, San Antonio and New York, did not return The Herald's phone calls Friday morning.Clear Channel, the nation's largest radio broadcaster, announced last September that it would aggressively seek entree into the hot Spanish-language radio market by converting about two dozen stations across the country to español.Ten days ago, it flipped Orlando station WEBG-FM 100.3 to a Spanish pop format to be called Rumba 100.3.Clear Channel owns seven stations in the South Florida market. Zeta's ratings had been lagging for some time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdamon7278 Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffy1 Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 shit happens,move on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koky Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 i was listening this morning and was like wtf maite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexusgroove Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 that fucking sucks, now what we got to listen to? CACA SHIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReLiK Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 well at least paul and young ron moved to 105.9 so they got lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 rock'n roll is dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digital7 Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 no wonder.. I got in my car this afternoon and switched off from Big 105.9 to Zeta and I heard Reggaeton .. and I was like.. uhhh.. and I thought it was Power 96.5 and clicked on the button again and it was the same crap.. and then I thought to myself that it was another version of Zeta's 'En Fuego' which they air on sunday nights.. but now it all makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koky Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 rock'n roll is dead no !!! neverrr !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelmartin Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Whaaaat......I was woindering why Zeta was having some guys taslking..n talkiing...through oout today ....That sucksss spanish ass....Just what Miami needed ..another Spanish radio station....Niceeeeee.......93.1 sucksss .....:Power......no comment..lol....Y-100...no going there....103. the beat ..maybe ..sometimes... i listened to Zeta the most...that n Big 106...no more Zeta ......what the fuck?? RIP ZETA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blendprod Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 El Vacilon De La Mañana.....azereeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koky Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 El Vacilon De La Mañana.....azereeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!lol y elba la fumadoraaaaaaaa !! y sabes que pibe ? llo soy JIMMY CHURRIIIIIIII !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRles Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 Sorry guys, it's a national trend right now with Clear Channel owned stations. They recently flippped the heritage rock station in Houston to the same format you're now hearing on Mega 94.9 in Miami. KLOL was a heritage rocker for 35 years, but just like Zeta its ratings were very low. See for yourself how Zeta was doing:http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=164&RY=2004&RQ=4&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Miami-Ft.%20Lauderdale-Hollywood&MS=FL&MR=12&12P=3470700&UP=1/21/2005&SU=CM&BPER=18.9&HPER=40.5&OPER=&NSD=3/4/2005&CE=0They also recently flipped Rock stations in Dallas and San Jose to Spanish, and in Orlando the only Oldies station in town was flipped to Spanish last week. There's a lot of rumors of Clear Channel flipping 98 Rock in Tampa (or some other Tampa property) to Spanish as well. Rock or Modern Rock will hopefully be back at some point in Miami. You know the old saying - "You don't know what you got, till it's gone". Maybe if Miami will go on for a year without a Rock station people will get excited enough when a new station pops up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 lets hope 93.1 is next... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdamon7278 Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 lets hope 93.1 is next... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxgrooveericxx Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 Another prime example why they should regulate how many radio stations 1 company can own. Diversity in radio? Maybe a long time ago...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRles Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 As much as I'd love to blame Clear Channel for this, I think it's just Rock radio in general is suffering in the big cities. In Chicago the Rock station is struggling, and it's not owned by Clear Channel, and in Boston the Rock station is also down big time. Maybe the people programming these stations should just be allowed to think more creatively.Miami's a pretty unique market, and I remember whe Zeta was trying to do Alternative Rock, or Modern Rock it was a very watered down version of the format. It might have done better had it taken its cues from the Modern Rockers of the West Coast, like 106.7 K-Rock in L.A., or Live 105 San Francisco. Their playlists and music mix are much more exciting:http://www.kroq.com/http://www.knrk.com/http://www.live105.com/http://www.fm949sandiego.com/ I've also noticed Classic Rocker Big 105.9 is also somewhat struggling in the ratings. Maybe now that Zeta is out of the picture they might add some newer Rock as well. It'd be interesting if they sounded more like Virgin Radio in the UK:http://www.virginradio.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 i was listening to it today when i heard la gasolina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalphoenix Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 Fuck dude!!! Now I aint gonna have Lex and Terry crack me upin the mornings!!!!Oh shyt...and DRUNK BITCH FRIDAY is gone too!!!!! :splat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 and DRUNK BITCH FRIDAY is gone too!!!!! not really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidx Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 WTFFF!!!!!!!!!! I was going to work this morning and heard this sh*tty Music !!! .. something's gotta be done, is not like their rating was down in the garbage.. was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRles Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 Unfortunately their ratings were BAD. They were the lowest rated FM station in Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southof5th Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 xm radio it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdouglas Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 awsome !!!!!! another spanish station. now we can listen to bachata, regeton and shitty dance mixes on not one not two but three spanish stations.cant fuking wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfiorellino Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 Nice going Clear Channel! First you take away Howard Stern from me and now you take away my rock music.Corporations like yours have just convinced me to try satellite radio. Like we really needed another station playing reggaeton. Fucking brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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