Love is Dead! Welcome KTU copycat 93.9 Mia to South Florida!

[Mid West Clubber]

True Dat...... Miami was better off back in the 90s when both Power 96 and y-100 played some Dance..... Playing some Dance mixed in with Pop and Hip hop and some Rock Currents is better than a Jukebox of pop remixes with maybe 100 songs that are 5 to 10 yrs old....

In order for dance to be able to actually do well, and i mean actually make money,,, not just survive,, than both the Dance fans are gonna have to open up to more Non Dance Rhythmic currents,,, and the hip hop,,Pop, and Rock crowd will have to accept a bit of something different.

 

[DJ Oldschool]

I've been listening since they flipped formats and like the sound a lot. Like a lot of people who have posted, the trick is going to be to have enough variety to keep the station fresh (or better yet, to keep it movin). It will be interesting to see where their audience comes from and what long term impact it has on specific stations.

 

[TonySantiago]

Miami never had and never willhave a pure dance station, the numbers will not support it.

Ummm.....what was Party 93.1 then??

Party 93.1 was a true sham to dance music and to anything rhythmic. The reason why it was a sham was because they had a super tight playlist of cheesy boring pop remixes, and did absolutely nothing to improve and expand the playlist. Worst of all, it was run like a jukebox with no DJ's. The station had no energy. Had Cox radio had the balls to focus more on the format instead of running it on thecheap, we would have the so called "Dance Station " you've been talking about here today Tony. Party 93.1 helped give the format in Miami a black eye with the way it was done. It truly amazes me as to how many people there are out there who were trying to get Cox Radio to reinstate their sorry version of what they call dance back on the air.

Looking back, sure there could have been things done differently. And just running on pop remixes and what I thought was an "overkill" on trance didn't open up what could have been huge potential. Any overkill would burn a format out (regardless of what genre) quick.

I do strongly believe that current based dance music would work in South Florida. But it would have to be done with the acknowledgement of the "edgier" sounds. But not edgy to the point where one sound (to which now we could say "electro") would overkill other potential dance tracks in the process. For South Florida, a terrestrial station like a "BPM" (BEFORE the Sirius XM merger) would work fine. And as much as cutbacks are ruining radio in terms of the people factor, you would have to get some personalities on there that are young, vibrant and really knows the area!

You couldn't run another Party 93.1 exactly the way it was done back then....I agree. It has to be changed up.

 

[Grk_ScorpioInTheMIA]

I've been listening since they flipped formats and like the sound a lot. Like a lot of people who have posted, the trick is going to be to have enough variety to keep the station fresh (or better yet, to keep it movin). It will be interesting to see where their audience comes from and what long term impact it has on specific stations.
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[Grk_ScorpioInTheMIA]

I've been listening since they flipped formats and like the sound a lot. Like a lot of people who have posted, the trick is going to be to have enough variety to keep the station fresh (or better yet, to keep it movin). It will be interesting to see where their audience comes from and what long term impact it has on specific stations.
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If the station and format are executed the way its supposed to be done, they have a great chance to chip away at the ratings of Coast, Lite, and Power's ratings.

 

[Grk_ScorpioInTheMIA]

True Dat...... Miami was better off back in the 90s when both Power 96 and y-100 played some Dance..... Playing some Dance mixed in with Pop and Hip hop and some Rock Currents is better than a Jukebox of pop remixes with maybe 100 songs that are 5 to 10 yrs old....

In order for dance to be able to actually do well, and i mean actually make money,,, not just survive,, than both the Dance fans are gonna have to open up to more Non Dance Rhythmic currents,,, and the hip hop,,Pop, and Rock crowd will have to accept a bit of something different.

Yes, both stations were thriving in the ratings because the playlists of both stations were tailored to Miami's distinctive sound. It didn't sound like anywhere U.S.A. , like it now does. These were the days before CC's wannabe programmers forced the MD's and PD's to play their corporate safe playlists. As long as the CC's and Beasleys of radio continue to ram their safe and stale repetitive corporate playlists down everyone's throat, it will continue to be the same old, same old.

 

[Grk_ScorpioInTheMIA]

Miami never had and never willhave a pure dance station, the numbers will not support it.

Ummm.....what was Party 93.1 then??

Party 93.1 was a true sham to dance music and to anything rhythmic. The reason why it was a sham was because they had a super tight playlist of cheesy boring pop remixes, and did absolutely nothing to improve and expand the playlist. Worst of all, it was run like a jukebox with no DJ's. The station had no energy. Had Cox radio had the balls to focus more on the format instead of running it on thecheap, we would have the so called "Dance Station " you've been talking about here today Tony. Party 93.1 helped give the format in Miami a black eye with the way it was done. It truly amazes me as to how many people there are out there who were trying to get Cox Radio to reinstate their sorry version of what they call dance back on the air.

Looking back, sure there could have been things done differently. And just running on pop remixes and what I thought was an "overkill" on trance didn't open up what could have been huge potential. Any overkill would burn a format out (regardless of what genre) quick.

I do strongly believe that current based dance music would work in South Florida. But it would have to be done with the acknowledgement of the "edgier" sounds. But not edgy to the point where one sound (to which now we could say "electro") would overkill other potential dance tracks in the process. For South Florida, a terrestrial station like a "BPM" (BEFORE the Sirius XM merger) would work fine. And as much as cutbacks are ruining radio in terms of the people factor, you would have to get some personalities on there that are young, vibrant and really knows the area!

You couldn't run another Party 93.1 exactly the way it was done back then....I agree. It has to be changed up.

Absolutely agree with you there on that one Tony. First of all, they had a PD who had no clue about the format, the dance genre in general, and a GM who didn't have a clue about the format as well. So what you get here is a recipe for disaster. Cheesy pop remixes certainly don't cut it as dance music here in Miami. Maybe in the midwest it does, but not here in Miami. The dance capital of the world.

 

[davideduardo]

As long as the CC's and Beasleys of radio continue to ram their safe and stale repetitive corporate playlists down everyone's throat, it will continue to be the same old, same old.

Clear has just started its new effort; ovbiously the huge success of WKTU in the PPM is part of the decision...

And Power 96 was programmed and still is, as consultant, by Bill Tanner, who is anything but "corporate." It's totally local in programming and playlist. If Power moved on from dance, it is because the format and the music is not viable and mass appeal... otherwise, why would they not be returning to a dance based format?

By the way, even CC's playlists are put together locally. And, generally, researched locally.

 

[Grk_ScorpioInTheMIA]

As long as the CC's and Beasleys of radio continue to ram their safe and stale repetitive corporate playlists down everyone's throat, it will continue to be the same old, same old.

Clear has just started its new effort; ovbiously the huge success of WKTU in the PPM is part of the decision...

And Power 96 was programmed and still is, as consultant, by Bill Tanner, who is anything but "corporate." It's totally local in programming and playlist. If Power moved on from dance, it is because the format and the music is not viable and mass appeal... otherwise, why would they not be returning to a dance based format?

By the way, even CC's playlists are put together locally. And, generally, researched locally.

It didn't feel that way with Mega 103.5 . Hopefully, CC will do things differently this time around.

 

[davideduardo]

By the way, even CC's playlists are put together locally. And, generally, researched locally.

It didn't feel that way with Mega 103.5 . Hopefully, CC will do things differently this time around.

Mega was done locally, by Gino "Latino" Reyes. It was very Hispanic-targeted, while what I see now on the new format is more coalition driven and could be a better answer for the same problem.

 

[Grk_ScorpioInTheMIA]

By the way, even CC's playlists are put together locally. And, generally, researched locally.

It didn't feel that way with Mega 103.5 . Hopefully, CC will do things differently this time around.

Mega was done locally, by Gino "Latino" Reyes. It was very Hispanic-targeted, while what I see now on the new format is more coalition driven and could be a better answer for the same problem.

I concur

 

[cara-n-gary]

welcome 93.9 mia its been a long time coming.... were tired of all this crap that's out today... bring back the old school dance music .... the wife and i have been listening to you since Christmas day and we have sang to every song we heard so far ... your a radio station is a welcome to sore ear's thanks again for giving south Florida music we can dance to ... "when i hear music it makes me dance" ..... "please don't stop the music"

 

[Mike Sheridan]

Wow here we are 30 years later....The New Studio 107 FM!

 

[Groove1670]

I know studio 107 was before Super Q. (or was it) give us some history on the station. How long did it last?

 

[davideduardo]

I know studio 107 was before Super Q. (or was it) give us some history on the station. How long did it last?

The original Super Q was in the late 70's... when Susquehanna bought 107.5 from Jack Ross... 1979, I think. Studio 107 was Joe Amaturo's station on 106.7... different facilities.

 

[classy_jim]

I remember when we switched to Studio 107 from the easy listening. First song out of the blocks at 5pm was Earth Wind and Fire's "Got To Get You Into My Life." That shook up a lot of dentists' offices. We had jocks like Tramante Watts. I think Spanky Lane (Rick Torcasso) from the old WFUN days was programming it. I was doing some of the news. Pretty wild crew. And yes Joe Amaturo was the owner along with the old WFTL...all in the same building.

 

[Grk_ScorpioInTheMIA]

I know studio 107 was before Super Q. (or was it) give us some history on the station. How long did it last?

The original Super Q was in the late 70's... when Susquehanna bought 107.5 from Jack Ross... 1979, I think. Studio 107 was Joe Amaturo's station on 106.7... different facilities.

Right on the money David. It was 1979 when country station 107.5 WIGL flipped to Super Q with a bilingual CHR format.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

I know studio 107 was before Super Q. (or was it) give us some history on the station. How long did it last?

Studio 107 featured a nice blend of pop-dance-jazz. The sound was smooth and classy. I think it lasted a couple of years before going soft A/C as Joy. They gave away half of 107,000 dollars once or twice but the station just didn't make much of a dent in the ratings Y-100 was way too dominant at the time.

The music mix was good but personally there were long stretches of good songs I really liked followed by long stretches of music I didn't like. I don't know why it was like that but that's what I remember.

I was across the hall at WFTL during some of that time and it was great to talk with the Studio 107 people.

The other two Amaturo FM's KMJM St. Louis and KMJQ Houston became very successful Urban stations so 2 out of 3 ain't bad! Mr A was a good guy to work for!

 

[Grk_ScorpioInTheMIA]

I know studio 107 was before Super Q. (or was it) give us some history on the station. How long did it last?

Studio 107 featured a nice blend of pop-dance-jazz. The sound was smooth and classy. I think it lasted a couple of years before going soft A/C as Joy. They gave away half of 107,000 dollars once or twice but the station just didn't make much of a dent in the ratings Y-100 was way too dominant at the time.

The music mix was good but personally there were long stretches of good songs I really liked followed by long stretches of music I didn't like. I don't know why it was like that but that's what I remember.

I was across the hall at WFTL during some of that time and it was great to talk with the Studio 107 people.

The other two Amaturo FM's KMJM St. Louis and KMJQ Houston became very successful Urban stations so 2 out of 3 ain't bad! Mr A was a good guy to work for!

The new 93.9 MIA has a solid shot at being around much longer than both Studio 107, and the old Mega 103.5. Its a different era for dance music in Miami that can and will support the station just as long as the playlist stays fresh with a balance of new music and classic freestyle dance which Miami is known for.The key for 93.9 MIA's success is for them to target the audience that listened to Power 96, I-95 and Y-100 in the 80's. Studio 107 was ahead of its time with its dance/jazz/CHR hybrid it was. Too bad they didn't survive. Wonder how that station would be like today. The radio dial would probaly be a bit different.

 

[Grk_ScorpioInTheMIA]

they knew they were going to make this move earlier this fall, yet they still dropped the adult format on wmib. the former love 94 listeners will now go to hot 105 instead of sampling sister station wmib (the beat). somebody is asleep at the wheel at cc miramar!

No matter what CC does with 103.5 The Beat, they will never beat 99 Jamz or Hot 105 with the crap they have on there. Two live and local heritage stations vs. a clueless voicetracked station run like a jukebox. No contest here. Best bet would be to move the classic rock format over from Big 105.9 over to the 103.5 signal, and lets recreate SHE 103.5. Since rock left that frequency,the 103.5 frequency has had no stability. It is cursed. As for 105.9, just use it as a simulcast for 610 WIOD, just like everyone here has mentioned. CC has nothing to lose by making this move. Yes, it has been mentioned that Big 105.9 can't be flipped at this point due to Paul And Young Ron's contract, they can migrate over to 103.5, just like they once migrated over from Zeta. Maybe once and for all, they can stop screwing up the 103.5 signal. This is ridiculous.