Boots scootin'.On Aug. 17, the last country and western music station in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. went silent, if only for a second. Emmis Communications Emmis Communications (NASDAQ: EMMS) is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio and television stations and magazines in the United States, Belgium, Hungary and Slovakia. Inc., owner of KZLA-FM (93.9), instantly switched the station to a "Rhythmic Pop Contemporary" format featuring DJ Rick Dees in the morning. With musicians like Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Black Eyed Peas This article is about the American hip hop group. For the vegetable, see Black-eyed pea. The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. The group is currently composed of will.i.am, apl.de. and Janet Jackson, the signal will sound like a slew of other pop stations in the L.A. market. Given Los Angeles County's population of 10 million people, it's hard to think KZLA couldn't attract enough urban cowboys to turn a profit. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Arbitron, the station ranked 20th in total listeners among the 80 FM station in the L.A. market. Concerts and records by country artists continue to sell well in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . But for Emmis, the move may consolidate its position in the national radio market. The company has five stations in Austin and four in St. Louis--both natural country markets--but none broadcast in that format. Of the company's 23 stations, only two still play country--one in Indianapolis, the other in Terre Haute Terre Haute (tĕr`ə hōt, tĕr`ē hŭt), city (1990 pop. 51,483), seat of Vigo co., W Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1816. , Ind. Here in Los Angeles, the format switch moves KZLA closer to sister station KPWR-FM (105.9), a hip-hop outlet. But the decision opens up space in the market for an entrepreneur with a broadcast license, or one of KZLA's former competitors. With a big enough antenna on their pickups, L.A. residents might be able to grab the signal of KHAY-FM (100.7) in Ventura or KFRG-FM (95.1) in Riverside. |
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