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Wmjx 96.3

jmtillery

jmtillery

I don't remember if I had asked this years ago, but I am wondering of anyone can tell me the real reason why the former WMJX-FM 96.3 lost its license in the early '80s?
 
jmtillery said:
I don't remember if I had asked this years ago, but I am wondering of anyone can tell me the real reason why the former WMJX-FM 96.3 lost its license in the early '80s?
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Fraudulent contest. They ran the old "missing jock" contest where listeners were supposed to find and identify the DJ on the streets in the market... but they guy was not even in the market when it happened. They also had some ad billing issues which complicated the issue.
 
DavidEduardo said:


Fraudulent contest. They ran the old "missing jock" contest where listeners were supposed to find and identify the DJ on the streets in the market... but they guy was not even in the market when it happened. They also had some ad billing issues which complicated the issue.
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Thank you, David. I figured if anyone would know the answer, it wold be you. Thanks, again!
 
The Facts are here.....

jmtillery said:
I don't remember if I had asked this years ago, but I am wondering of anyone can tell me the real reason why the former WMJX-FM 96.3 lost its license in the early '80s?
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Instead of me going into a long speech of what happened, go to this 96X tribute site. About half way down on the right, just above the Black and Gold 96X bumper sticker, you'll see a red button "Click to read the FCC case" Good reading. A lot of history for many, a ton of memories for me.

Here is the site:

http://www.96xmiami.com/
 
top4odj said:
Instead of me going into a long speech of what happened, go to this 96X tribute site. About half way down on the right, just above the Black and Gold 96X bumper sticker, you'll see a red button "Click to read the FCC case" Good reading. A lot of history for many, a ton of memories for me.

Here is the site:

http://www.96xmiami.com/
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Thank you for the link. Great stuff. Really enjoyed the airchecks.
 
DavidEduardo said:


Fraudulent contest. They ran the old "missing jock" contest where listeners were supposed to find and identify the DJ on the streets in the market... but they guy was not even in the market when it happened. They also had some ad billing issues which complicated the issue.
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Is this the same the same thing that got KRLA busted but managed to stay on the air without a license?
 
ThePowerCow said:
Is this the same the same thing that got KRLA busted but managed to stay on the air without a license?
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The end-it-all big issue with KRLA is that the ownership was discovered to be controlled by a non-US citizen.

This came about as a result of a probe into various operational issues, including the "Find Perry Allen" contest where the DJ was not at the locations indicated on the air. Here is one news article....

http://www.americanradiohistory.com...11-07-OCR-Page-0009.pdf#search="krla license"
 
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A great era in South Florida radio (96X, I-95, Y-100) was glad to be born in South Florida and grow up with them.
 
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