BY DANIEL COWEN
Students waking up to blaring music at 6 A.M. isn’t a rare occurrence for Cooper City High School students. Some at CCHS set their alarm to the station 93 Rock recently only to wake up to something a bit mellower.
Over this past winter break 93 Rock changed from a modern rock format to “Easy Listening”, playing artists such as The Beatles, Neil Diamond, and Journey.
“I think that getting rid of 93 Rock may cause the next generation to not be as into rock as they should be,” junior Andrew Haas said.
This leaves Dade and Broward without a station that plays current rock music for the first time since the music’s inception and that has caused an uproar with rock fans. Former 93 Rock listeners are upset about the change and have been vocal about it.
“People being less exposed to rock music is contributes to the downfall of humanity,” Haas said.
This is not the first time this channel has switched formats. Before it was 93 Rock, the station was Party 93.1, a channel that played exclusive techno and dance music. On February 14, 2005, Party 93.1 changed to 93 Rock. Although techno listeners were saddened, rock fanatics were elated because of the new format change. Since longtime rock station 94.9 Zeta had recently gone through it’s own format change, rock music listeners were now able to hear the same music on the new 93.1 and get their rock & roll fix.
The reason why 93 Rock switched formats, according to industry sources, was because the station and morning show, “Bubba the Love Sponge” wasn’t getting high enough ratings. “Bubba the Love Sponge” and his staff were fired without notice. Although this may be true, CCHS students are still disappointed in losing their only rock station.
“Taking away 93 Rock is ridiculous,” sophomore Jake Sheridan said. “So many people listened to it, I don’t understand how they can just take it away.”
The only other rock station in South Florida is 105.9, which plays classic rock music, not the recent and new music.
“One day we might get another rock station, but I don’t think anytime soon,” Sheridan said.
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