Residents React To The Works Being Taken Off The Air
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KGNS News
Story Created:
Feb 8, 2012 at 11:27 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Feb 9, 2012
94.9 the works has been the only rock station in Laredo.
When listeners recently turned on the radio, they were shocked to hear spanish music on 94.9
We spoke to some loyal listeners about how they feel about losing the station.
"We found out it was crazy dude. There's no rock music is not right. I'm used to that 24/7. I just can't believe they're not going to have rock music, that's crazy."
That's what many people around Laredo are saying about their beloved 94.9 the works radio station. Another person we spoke to who's new to Laredo doesn't understand why there are so few radio stations to choose from.
"Definitely any city that is as big as Laredo there's gotta be more diversity on the type of music. What the people listen to is what the owners give them."
We went to Border Media to try to get a response as to what happened to the works and what is in store for the station. The general sales manager did not want to speak on camera, but did tell us that the radio frequency was being rented from a company in Mexico. That company decided they no longer wanted to rent out the frequency, ending the rock station 94.9 In a statement released by border media, it states that the choice was not theirs.
"As it is, I don't listen to local radio stations because there's no variety. And taking that away..that's even worse. What is it rap and stuff like that? It's a bad idea."
Another person choosing not to listen to local radio stations says it's because there's just no variety.
"I was upset. I'm a big rock fan. I don't listen to anything but rock and it was a real shock that we don't have 94.9 anymore. My Ipod which is the only thing I can listen to, but other than that...no station."
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santos said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 7:51 AM
why is everyone surprised..this is laredo...if it ain't in spanish...it doesn't happen. Recuerden...aqui vivimos in "mexico chiquito" El motto aqui debe de ser "Viva Mexico" no viva Los Estados Unidos
81100214arce said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 8:19 AM
I don't understand why everyone is making such a big deal. They were still about 15 years behind the times.
81101252OK said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 9:00 AM
Where is Sara when you need her?
81103168Roe said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 9:16 AM
I do not listen to local radio stations....XM/Sirus Radio and Iheart Radio are the ways to go.
81103971acowboy said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 9:32 AM
well maybe dumb Sara did have a point.... no rock station in laredo?? and to have mexican stations rule the FM airwaves!!and that's what they are, that z93 not TEJANO like SA stations... Hey Arce, you're wrong, 94.9 was rock!! and santos is right, we will be known as laredo, MX
81104772X-Laredo Onda said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 1:43 PM
Cr*p,,, that’s all we need,,, another spanish station... TEJANO AND REDUNDANT,,,Z- WHATEVER!!!! XM is the only way to go unless the powers that be in Lare-tard figure out a way to jam the XM signal and make it MX-Radio!!! So now that’s what,,,14 spanish oriented stations in the listening area??? Nunca vamos a ganar la guerra asi!!!
81119773now u know said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 3:47 PM
Puro Pandora !! Thats all anybody needs.
81126686satellite radio said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 5:15 PM
sirius radio all day long! HOWARD STERN!!!
81131556arce said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 5:29 PM
acowboy, I never said they weren't rock, I just meant that they were behind the times. People make it seem like they were an awesome station while they were mediocre at best. Pandora all the way!!!
81132237Anonymous said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 6:20 PM
They played some good stuff sometimes, but it seemed like they only had 2 or 3 Cd's and went from heavy rock to grung every other song. No variety.
81135124Anonymous said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 7:41 PM
With "slacker" radio one can actalky choose songs and bands to listen to.
81139377McCheese said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 8:19 PM
The Mayor was probably behind it. He cares more about Mexico than Laredo.
81141158XM Sirius said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 10:27 PM
The only local station I care about is 88.1 and country; thats all I have programmed; thank GOD for xm radio!!
81147377Not surprised said on Thursday, Feb 9 at 10:30 PM
Great... Another changa-changa station... What joy :-(
81147494The Truth said on Friday, Feb 10 at 6:14 AM
That station wasnt even all that. Played nothing but old and redundant music (like every other radio station here). Sirius/XM is where it's at.
81158502laredo proud said on Friday, Feb 10 at 11:30 AM
no suprise...english stations somehow dont survive in laredo! XHNK 99.3 used to play classic hits from the 80s....now its spanish. Now KQUR is gone. And by the way look at TV stations.....Laredo is probably the largest city in the nation without a local ABC or PBS affiliateS. Look how many years it took us to get a local FOX station.
81173813Frustrated said on Friday, Feb 10 at 12:40 PM
Laredo is going to struggle getting good rock bands to come to the LEA. Promotors will be reluctant to bring a rock concert if there is no rock station to promote their show on. I guess tejano, country, pop, and International are safe. Back to San Antonio and Corpus for Rock.
81178192PANDORA said on Friday, Feb 10 at 1:12 PM
Can you say PANDORA,Can you say PANDORA,Can you say PANDORA,Can you say PANDORA,Can you say PANDORA,Can you say PANDORA,Can you say PANDORA,Can you say PANDORA,Can you say PANDORA,
81180013solver said on Saturday, Feb 11 at 5:53 AM
No prob, just put on a tape that plays BOOM_BOOM 24-7
81212823Anonymous said on Saturday, Feb 11 at 1:45 PM
You still use tapes?!
81227499sunny&al said on Monday, Feb 13 at 9:31 AM
Miss us?
81299801Mentally Challenged said on Monday, Feb 13 at 3:04 PM
No,dont miss radio at all.I have not tuned to a radio station since at least 1995.
81320176Calm Like a Bomb said on Tuesday, Feb 14 at 10:38 AM
Oh stop whining. Burn a cd, take a paycheck off from buying some weed and spend it on getting XM Radio installed in your car. There's more talk than music on the radio anyway.
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