WCMQ-FM
City | Hialeah, Florida |
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Broadcast area | Miami-Fort Lauderdale |
Frequency | 92.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Zeta 92.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Salsa/Spanish & English AC |
Subchannels | HD2: Salsa (WRAZ-FM simulcast) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Spanish Broadcasting System (WCMQ Licensing, Inc.) |
WXDJ/WMFM, WRMA, WRAZ-FM, WSBS-TV | |
History | |
First air date | December 22, 1969 (as WHMS-FM at 92.1) |
Former call signs | WHMS (1969–1972) WQXK (1972–1974)[1] |
Former frequencies | 92.1 MHz (1969-1987) |
Call sign meaning | named after the former CMQ in Havana, which was nationalized after the Cuban Revolution as Radio Rebelde[2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 61640 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 31,000 watts |
HAAT | 188 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°46′29.00″N 80°11′19.00″W / 25.7747222°N 80.1886111°W |
Translator(s) | HD2: 106.3 W292GE (Miami) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | WCMQ-FM Online |
WCMQ-FM (92.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a salsa music and Spanish & English AC format. Licensed to Hialeah, Florida, United States, the station serves the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area. WCMQ's studios are located at the Raul Alarcon Broadcast Center on Northwest 77th Avenue in Medley, while their transmitter is located atop One Biscayne Tower in Downtown Miami. The station is owned by the Spanish Broadcasting System.
Most of the songs played on the station are in Spanish, although the station plays one or two English-language hits per hour, with the focus being on music from the 1970s through 1990s.
On April 1, 2012, WCMQ-FM changed their format from Spanish classic hits to salsa, branded as "Zeta 92".[3]
On October 31, 2019, the radio decided to include select of English-language hits.
References[edit]
- ^ FCC History Cards for WCMQ-FM
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Zeta Salsas Back To Miami – RadioInsight".
External links[edit]
- WCMQ in the FCC FM station database
- WCMQ on Radio-Locator
- WCMQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database