WZTU
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| City | Miami Beach, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | Miami-Hollywood-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| Branding | TÚ 94.9 |
| Slogan | Donde Viven TU Hits en Miami |
| Frequency | 94.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1962 (as WAEZ) |
| Format |
Spanish Top 40 HD2: Sports (WINZ (AM) simulcast) |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 307 meters |
| Class | C0 |
| Facility ID | 51979 |
| Callsign meaning | W Z TÚ 94.9 |
| Former callsigns | WAEZ (1962-1969) WOCN-FM (1969-1975) WINZ-FM (1975-1987) WZTA (1987-2005) WMGE (2005-2016) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WBGG-FM, WHYI-FM, WINZ, WIOD, WMIA-FM, WMIB |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | tu949fm.iheart.com |
WZTU (94.9 FM, "Tú 94.9") is a radio station in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale radio market. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia, its studios are located in Miramar and the transmitter site is in Miami Gardens. The station plays a Spanish Top-40 format, mixed with some English top 40 songs, which is a growing trend once again in the United States after several years of decline. Despite the market target, the station's signal is able to reach as far north as Jupiter and as far south as Key Largo.
WZTU is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.
The station signed on 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 Guy Gannett Broadcasting, and went to a progressive rock format, with the moniker "Zeta-4" until early 1981, when it flipped to CHR/Pop station "I-95", retaining the WINZ-FM calls. "I-95" provided for a highly competitive ratings battle against Top 40 powerhouse WHYI during its few years of existence. In early 1986, WINZ-FM transformed from Top-40 to a short-lived Classic Rock/Adult Hits hybrid as "Rockin' With Class....95-INZ". This lasted for about a year until early 1987 when the station flipped to Classic rock as Zeta, this time with the WZTA call letters. This is where the station would begin a long term commitment as a rocker. In the early-90s, the station was purchased by Paxson Communications and then swallowed up by Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) in the mid-90s. Under Paxson, the station evolved to an active rock format, still retaining the WZTA calls. In the early new millennium, Zeta attempted an Alternative rock format, but switched back to the active rock format in 2004. With ratings continuing to slump, and Lex and Terry underperforming, Zeta finally came to an end on February 10, 2005 after 19 years as a rock station.
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