DavidEduardo said:stevations said:What was the Missing DJ contest all about that got them kicked off the air?
This was the classic "find the DJ" contest of the era. Often, a station would get promotional value from announcing a new jock who was coming to town. Listeners were invited to ask people on the street, "Are you Johnny Jock from WQQQ?" and if they asked the real Johnny, they won a big prize for "finding" him.
The probem in Miami was that the person was not even in the market at the time, so it was impossible to win. In other words, a rigged contest by FCC standards.
I believe the contest you're talking about was "Austin Lost In The Triangle" Then WMYQ Morning DJ Greg Austin was supposed to be out in the ocean as part of his morning show and got lost out at sea in Devils Triangle. They had the Media, FHP, Marine Patrol, Coast Guard and other local law enforcement looking for Greg when in fact he was on dry land tossing a few cold ones back. I don't know why the FCC would froun upon true theater of the mind. :-\