WCMQ-FM

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WCMQ-FM
WCMQ Zeta92.3 logo.jpg
Broadcast area Miami-Fort Lauderdale
Frequency 92.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingZeta 92.3
Programming
Format Salsa music - Spanish Hot AC
Subchannels HD2: Salsa (WRAZ-FM simulcast)
Ownership
Owner
WXDJ/WMFM, WRMA, WRAZ-FM, WSBS-TV
History
First air date
December 22, 1969;53 years ago (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 17,000 watts
HAAT 261 meters (856 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 25°46′29.00″N80°11′19.00″W / 25.7747222°N 80.1886111°W / 25.7747222; -80.1886111
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website WCMQ-FM Online

WCMQ-FM (92.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Hialeah, Florida, and serving the Miami-Fort Lauderdale radio market. It is owned by the Spanish Broadcasting System and it airs a mix of salsa music with Spanish hot adult contemporary. The studios are at the Raul Alarcon Broadcast Center on Northwest 77th Avenue in Medley.

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WCMQ-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 17,000 watts. The transmitter is atop the Panorama Tower in the Brickell district of Downtown Miami. [3]

History

The station signed on the air on December 22, 1969;53 years ago. [4] The call sign was originally WHMS-FM, broadcasting at 92.1 MHz. It was only powered at 3,000 watts. WHMS-FM was owned by the Flamingo Broadcasting Company on East 2nd Street and played middle of the road (MOR) and easy listening music. In 1972, it changed its call letters to WQXK and aired a country music format.

That ended in 1974. The station decided to serve Miami's growing Hispanic community. The language switched to Spanish and the station began playing oldies that were well-known in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic from past decades. The station changed its call sign to WCMQ. CMQ 640 AM was one of the most popular radio stations in Havana in the 1950s and 60s. Over time, the oldies were reduced as WCMQ began concentrating on Spanish classic hits from more recent decades.

On April 1, 2012, WCMQ-FM changed its format from Spanish classic hits to salsa music, branded as "Zeta 92". [5]

On October 31, 2019, the radio began playing an occasional English-language hit amid the Spanish-language music, with the focus being on songs from the 1970s through 1990s.

WCMQ-FM logo.jpg

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References

  1. ↑ FCC History Cards for WCMQ-FM
  2. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WCMQ
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 page B-41, Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Zeta Salsas Back To Miami – RadioInsight".


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