WLVE Miami Flips to Rhythmic AC

[johnm1120]

Today WLVE Love 94 (Smooth Jazz) flipped to WMIA Rhythmic AC. The station also throws in currents. Listening today I heard Deniece Williams, C+C Music Factory, Andy Gibb & Rihanna.

Love 94 has been all-Christmas since November 10th.

The rumor is this is only a temporary switch and may flip again in the near future.

[EvanJ]

Rhythmic AC stations like WMIA and WKTU New York City in my area can play a lot of variety. They can play some rap but also play a good deal of songs that are older and played by AC stations that many other stations playing rap (CHR-Pop, CHR-Rhythmic, and Urban) wouldn't play. Examples of this type of songs that I like that WMIA has played today are "Heaven Knows" by Donna Summer featuring Brooklyn Dreams, "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston, "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang, and "Got To Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn.

Is this the most dance music a station in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood market has played since WHDR (WPYM at the time) changed formats on February 14, 2005 (the format change date came from 100000watts)? If was there I would want WMIA to stay and not change formats again.

[johnm1120]

We have a dance station on HD 93.1-2, but other than that not really. The AC station plays disco on Friday nights (and most of the day apparently). Y100 added some dance songs to their playlist again, that's about it.

[johnm1120]

Here's their playlist since 2pm today:

Fugees - Killing Me Softly
Earth Wind & Fire - Let's Groove
Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca
Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For the Boy
Kool & the Gang - Get Down on It
Rihanna - Disturbia
C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat
Andy Gibb - I Just Want to Be Your Everything
Madonna - Open Your Heart
Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape
Donna Summer - On the Radio
UB40 - Can't Help Falling In Love
Destiny's Child - Independent Women
Dazz Band - Let It Whip
Lisette Melendez - Together Forever
Taylor Dayne - Tell it to My Heart
Timbaland - The Way I Are
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
No Mercy - Where Do You Go
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get Your Out of My Head
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Expose - Come Go With Me
Danity Kane - Damaged
Lionel Richie - All Night Long
Christina Aguilera - What a Girl Wants
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
KC & the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
Chris Brown - Run It
Stevie B - Spring Love
Lipps Inc - Funkytown
Cher - Believe
Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
Will Smith - Miami (barf)
Gloria Estefan - Conga
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
Jesse McCartney - Leavin
Kool & the Gang - Fresh
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Are Made of These
Diana King - I Say a Little Prayer (haven't heard this on the rado in almost 10 years!)
Britney Spears - Break the Ice
George LaMond - Look into My Eyes
Rihanna - Umbrella
BeeGees - You Should Be Dancing
Madonna - Like a prayer
Justin Timberlake - My Love
Michael Jackson - Pretty Young Thing
Mary J Blige - Real Love
Marc Anthony - I Need to Know
Mary Jane Girls - In My House
Ne-Yo - Closer
Donna Summer - On the Radio
Mariah Carey - Fantasy
Shakira - Hips Don't Lie

currently:
Shannon - Let the Music Play

A nice diverse list so far

[Nostalgia Kills]

web addy:

939mia.com

[tico]

Danity Kane and Lionel Richie on the same station? Wow!

[Haley]

The variety is great, I love this station. Now we just need an Alternative Station...

[johnm1120]

What really blows me away is so far I've heard them play Cher's obscure top 30 hit "Strong Enough" 3 times in the past week. They're playing several Y100 hits that were bombs everywhere else including Diana King's I Say a Little Prayer, and Rockell's "In a Dream."