WZTU
Contemporary Christian) | |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Miami Dolphins (Spanish) |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBGG-FM, WHYI-FM, WINZ, WIOD, WMIA-FM, WMIB, WXBN | |
| History | |
First air date | 1962 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Tú" (Spanish for "you") |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51979 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 307 meters (1,007 ft) |
| Translator(s) | HD3: 94.5 W233AP (Oakland Park) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD3) |
| Website | tu949fm.iheart.com radiobygrace.com (HD3) |
WZTU (94.9
WZTU is licensed by the
History
WQAM-FM signed on the air in 1947, owned by the
A new station went on the air in 1962, with 81,000 watts under the WAEZ calls. It was the first station in Miami to broadcast continuously in stereo. It played easy listening music "from the beautiful Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach." The station was owned by Arthur E. Zucker, hence the "AEZ" in the station's calls. In 1969 it changed its calls to WOCN-FM to reflect its sister station WOCN, which it was now partially simulcasting. It continued to play its format, and even began an attempt at Spanish language romance music. For a brief moment during the mid-1970s, they were known as "Stereo 94".
In 1975, it became WINZ-FM under
Mega 94.9 was born, with the new calls WMGE. The station was part of Clear Channel's effort to expand its Hispanic radio efforts, as they were flipping several more stations to Spanish formats the same year under the leadership of
The new Mega 94.9 continued to lose a listening base and failed to improve beyond its old rock format after two years on the air, and the station was adjusted to a Hispanic top 40 format in 2007.
On September 9, 2016, WMGE rebranded as "Tú 94.9."[5] The station changed its call sign to the current WZTU on September 16, 2016.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZTU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Search Details".
- ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=12 HD Radio Guide for Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
- ^ "94.9 Zeta becomes Mega 94.9 - Format Change Archive". 11 February 2005.
- ^ "IHeartMedia Launches Tú 94.9 Miami with Enrique Santos as Chairman of iHeartLatino". 9 September 2016.
External links
- WZTU website
- WZTU in the FCC FM station database
- WZTU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W233AP in the FCC FM station database
- W233AP at FCCdata.org
