History
The AM station signed on the air on October 14, 1964, as WCOF; by 1974, the call letters were changed to WKEM. During the 1970s it aired a country music format and was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System. In 1976, it was acquired by Gold Coast Broadcasting. [3]
The FM station signed on the air on June 30, 1987. Its original call letters were WIKX-FM. In the 1990s, the station switched to a Spanish language Tejano music format. Popular DJs included Gabino Soliz, "El Chavo Alegre," and Irma Ayala.
In 1999, the FM station was acquired by Praise Enterprises Naples LLC for $1 million. [4] That company put a Christian Contemporary format on the it, using the call sign WGHQ.
The stations went silent for a while when management ran into financial problems. They were bought by Glades Media which began airing a Regional Mexican format. The stations play newer hits of the Regional Mexican genre.
