WONQ
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| Broadcast area | Orlando metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1030kHz |
| Branding | Romantica Orlando |
| Programming | |
| Format | SpanishOldies–Adult Standards |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WLBE WVVO | |
| History | |
First air date | November 21, 1992 |
Former call signs | WCAG (1989–1992, CP) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 21760 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 45,000wattsday 1,700 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°40′30″N81°10′0″W/ 28.67500°N 81.16667°W |
| Translator(s) | 93.9W230AL (Union Park) 103.5 W278CN (Eatonville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | romanticaorlando.com |
WONQ(1030AM) is acommercialradio stationbroadcasting aSpanish-languageOldiesandAdult Standardsradio format,known as "Romantica Orlando".LicensedtoOviedo, Florida,it serves theOrlando metropolitan area.The station is owned by Florida Broadcasters with the license held by the Q-Broadcasting Corporation. The station airsOrlando Magicbasketball games andOrlando City SCsoccer matches in Spanish.
By day, WONQ is powered at 45,000wattsnon-directional.But1030 AMis aclear channel frequencyreserved forClass AWBZBoston.So to avoid interference, at night WONQ greatly reduces power to 1,700 watts and uses adirectional antenna.Thetransmitteris on Van Arsdale Street in Oviedo.[2]
History
[edit]The stationsigned onthe air on November 21, 1992.It has always been owned by Florida Broadcasters. The original power was 10,000 watts days and 500 watts nights, with studios on Semoran Boulevard inCasselberry, Florida.[3]
The station changed formats from Spanish News/Talk on April 29, 2019, with George Mier returning as Program Director.
From 2019 until 2021, the station was simulcast onFM translatorW258DD Orlando at 99.5 FM, and was branded as "Viva FM." It billed itself as the only mainland U.S. station playing 100 %salsa music.[4]
On December 31, 2021, WONQ flipped back to its previousSpanish-languageoldiesand popularadult standardsunder its former name "La Grande 1030", while thesalsa musicformat, previously heard on WONQ, moved to 1140WVVO.
In November 2023, WONQ brought back the "Romantica" brand (originally used from 2001 to 2003), airing romantic pop/rock ballads, as well as occasional brokered programming.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 21760 (WONQ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WONQinNielsen Audio's AM station database