WQBA
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| Frequency | 1140kHz |
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| Branding | WQBA 1140 AM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Talk/sports |
| Affiliations | TUDN Radio Miami Dolphins Spanish Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAQI | |
| History | |
First air date | 1952(as WMIE) |
Former call signs | WMIE (1948–1968) |
Call signmeaning | Cuba |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73912 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 25°46′3″N80°29′10″W/ 25.76750°N 80.48611°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live(viaiHeartRadio) |
WQBA(1140AM) is aradio stationbroadcasting aSpanishtalk/sportsformat. Licensed toMiami, Florida,United States, the station is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was operated by former ownerTelevisaUnivision'sUforia Audio Networkuntil 2024. It features programming fromTUDN Radio.Previous call letters were WMIE, owned bySusquehanna Broadcasting.
1140 AMis a United States and Mexicanclear-channelfrequency on whichXEMR-AMinApodaca, Nuevo LeónandWRVAinRichmond, Virginiaare theClass Astations. WQBA must reduce power and use a highly directionalarrayduring nighttime hours in order to prevent interference to theskywavesignals of the Class A stations.
History
[edit]In 1976,The Miami Heraldstated that the station, which ran a news program presented byEmilio Milián,had the largest audience of any in the Miami metropolitan area.[2]
On December 20, 2016, Univision announced that WQBA would be one of the charter affiliates ofUnivision Deportes Radio,their new Spanish-language sports network launched in April 2017.[3]
WQBA was one of eighteen radio stations thatTelevisaUnivisionsold to Latino Media Network in a $60 million deal announced in June 2022, approved by theFederal Communications Commission(FCC) that November,[4]and completed on December 30, 2022.[5]Under the terms of the deal, Univision agreed to continue programming the station for up to one year under alocal marketing agreement.[4]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WQBA".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Buchanan, Edna; Gaiter, Dorothy (May 1, 1976)."Cuban Newsman is Maimed as Bomb Explodes in Car"(PDF).The Miami Herald.
- ^Univision To Launch "Univision Deportes Radio"
- ^abVenta, Lance (November 22, 2022)."FCC Approves Latino Media Network Purchase Of 18 Univision Stations".RadioInsight.RetrievedFebruary 23,2023.
- ^"Latino Media Network Completes Purchase Of 18 Radio Stations From Univision".Inside Radio.January 5, 2023.RetrievedFebruary 23,2023.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 73912 (WQBA)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WQBAinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WQBA
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