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Recall Tomas Regalado

Norman Braman Makes It Rain in Effort to Oust Carlos Alvarez

Tim ElfrinkNorman Braman flexes his baller status.​As the first week of early voting in the recall election of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Commissioner Natacha Seijas winds down, we decided to take a peek at the latest campaign finance reports filed with the elections department. As expect ... More >>

As Commission Votes On Clear Channel's 14 New LED Billboards, Activists Protest

Sarnoff, the city's biggest billboard backer, has taken thousands from advertising companies.​Raise your hand if this sounds like what Miami needs: fourteen new glowing LED billboards along the highway demanding drivers in hi-def to buy Svedka Vodka, iPods and cut-rate car insurance. Oh, hi th ... More >>

With 93 Rock Dead, Which Crappy Local Radio Station Should Be Next?

Do your public duty! Complete the Radio Sucks poll now!​Radio Sucks. And generally, you can thank corporate rock-dance-pop-rap-adult-contempo format formulas for the non-stop deluge of total crap. We salute Cox Radio, Clear Channel, and all the other stiff suits. Even so, we here at Crossfade we ... More >>

Mark Siffin: Times Square in Miami

Do your public duty! Complete the Radio Sucks poll now!​Radio Sucks. And generally, you can thank corporate rock-dance-pop-rap-adult-contempo format formulas for the non-stop deluge of total crap. We salute Cox Radio, Clear Channel, and all the other stiff suits. Even so, we here at Crossfade we ... More >>

Former director/DJ for 103.5 the Beat, Vanessa James, launches her own company

Do your public duty! Complete the Radio Sucks poll now!​Radio Sucks. And generally, you can thank corporate rock-dance-pop-rap-adult-contempo format formulas for the non-stop deluge of total crap. We salute Cox Radio, Clear Channel, and all the other stiff suits. Even so, we here at Crossfade we ... More >>

Former 103.5 The Beat Director, DJ Launches Vanessa James Media

​When the hip-hop and R&B station 103.5 The Beat flipped to 103.5 Super X this past May, many fans were left bewildered and utterly confused. Clear Channel claimed the switch was based on Miami's growing Hispanic market, but few bought the "cultural emergence" argument. Before the flip, South ... More >>

103.5 The Beat is No More; Spanish Station Super X Takes Over as of Noon Today

​If you are a big fan of 103.5 The Beat and their hip-hop and R&B format, you may have noticed something different when you turned on the radio this afternoon. The Beat's yet another in a slew of stations to be taken over by Spanish radio. Now replaced by "103.5 Super X" as of noon today, they ... More >>

Enter WDNA Sweepstakes for Guitar, Hotel Stays, iPod, and More Prizes

via WDNA.orgMusic Director Michael Valentine with the Big Poppa E Epiphone.​WDNA is the realest Jazz station in Miami-Dade. Alright, so they're the only one. No commercials, no heavy rotation, no computers choosing what songs to play, just real DJ's selecting whatever tracks they want 7 days a wee ... More >>

News Roundup: Hialeah Flooded

The family of a brain dead woman who had life support cut even though she may have been able to breath on her own is taking the case to court. [Herald]A water main break has flooded a Hialeah neighborhood, leaving a sink hole in the middle of the road and forcing evacuations. [Ju ... More >>

93.9 FM Rick Rolls Smooth Jazz Lovers With Guilty Pleasures

Let's say you're a smooth jazz lover who was away for the holidays and tuned into your favorite radio station Love 94 at exactly 4:10 p.m. today for the first time since Christmas hoping to hear the smooth, comforting sounds of Kenny G finally back on the airwaves after the station went bonkers for ... More >>

Damn The Man

Aren’t you sick of complaining about the “liberal media”?

The Paul and Young Ron Experience

These radio dudes live and play hard.

Super Soundz

As producer Kentsoundz, and one half of the group Junc Ops, Kent Hernandez is slowly expanding Miami's musical minds

The Reggaeton Bible?

As producer Kentsoundz, and one half of the group Junc Ops, Kent Hernandez is slowly expanding Miami's musical minds

Your Government at Work

As producer Kentsoundz, and one half of the group Junc Ops, Kent Hernandez is slowly expanding Miami's musical minds

Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em

As producer Kentsoundz, and one half of the group Junc Ops, Kent Hernandez is slowly expanding Miami's musical minds

Payola on the Cheap

Bribing DJs used to be expensive, but now mere trinkets will do the trick

The Grinders

Bribing DJs used to be expensive, but now mere trinkets will do the trick

The New Shock Jocks

Internet broadcasting allows the Smut Doctors to wallow in pure porn -- at least for now

BEST ROCK RADIO PROGRAM

93 Rock (WHDR-FM 93.1)

We Can't Dance

93 Rock (WHDR-FM 93.1)

Sage Francis

A Healthy Distrust Epitaph

Trend-Spotting

In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote.

Between Something and Nothing

Cocaine case no-actioned; pigeons are rats with wings

Makeshift Patriot

Northern rapper Sage Francis works out his maverick tendencies

Sound Clappas

Today's producers specialize in digital dancehall

BEST FM RADIO PERSONALITIES

Paul Castronovo and Young Ron Brewer

Zeta (WZTA-FM 94.9)

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Ready, Aim, Fuego

Thanks to thirsty beer advertisers and hungry radio giants, Sunday night was made for Latin rock

Letters from the Issue of February 13, 2003

Is Miami Beach secretly racist?

Over-the-Top Hip-Hop

That well-publicized death threat? It's called marketing

Hip-hop Treasure Hunt

South Florida's radio war is all about the Benjamins

Hip-Hop Till You Drop

Yet another South Florida radio station enters the fray, this time on autopilot

Insurgent Billboards

Signage lobbyist Eston "Dusty" Melton wages guerrilla war on his old employers

Xtreme Music

The Beyond 2002 Super Festival is an insane circus-style stunt

Start Me Up

Billboardlive promised to change the face of music in Miami. Six months later, we're still waiting.

2001: A Billboard Odyssey

Last year much was learned about Miami's illegal signs, including the fact that they're still standing and still lucrative

A New Tune

After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

The Drudge Retort

Democrats hate him. Journalists scorn him. Most Americans ignore him. Which is fine with Matt Drudge. He's taking it to the bank.

Radio Days

The lobbyist everyone loves to hate has a new gig

Clamor

The lobbyist everyone loves to hate has a new gig

Don't Call Me a Lobbyist!

Even though my name is Chris Korge and Alex Penelas is my best buddy and all the commissioners are indebted to me and I guarantee you'll get that fat county contract