WMIA (AM)

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WMIA
Frequency 1070 kHz
BrandingMIA 1070 Radio Arecibo
Programming
Format News talk
Affiliations CNN Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Wifredo G. Blanco-Pi
  • (NotiRadio Broadcasting, LLC)
WBQN
WAPA
WTIL
WVOZ
WXRF
WMTI
History
First air date
March 14, 1957 (1957-03-14)
Call sign meaning
"Mia"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 254
Class B
Power
  • 610 watts day
  • 2,500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 18°27′33″N66°45′20″W / 18.45917°N 66.75556°W / 18.45917; -66.75556
Translator(s) 93.3 W227DY (Arecibo)
Links
Public license information
Website www.borinquenradio.com

WMIA (1070 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by Wifredo G. Blanco Pi and it is part of the Borinquen Radio News Network. [2] It airs a news/talk format and features programming from CNN Radio. [3] The station is shared with translator station W227DY 93.3 FM also in Arecibo.

Contents

The station was assigned the WMIA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission. [4]

Ownership

In 1957, WMIA began operations on 1070 kHz. The station was owned and operated by Abacoa Radio Corporation until April 2017.

On March 2, 2017, Wifredo G. Blanco Pi reached an agreement to purchase WMIA from Abacoa Radio Corp. The sale was completed on April 12, 2017.

This becomes the fifth station of the WAPA Radio News Network.

The Borinquen Radio Network now consists of seven AM and seven FM radio stations across the island, WBQN 680 / W237FF 95.3 in San Juan, WMIA 1070 / W227DY 93.3 in Arecibo, WAPA 1260 / W268DJ 101.5 in Ponce, WTIL 1300 / W265EC 100.9 in Mayaguez, WXRF 1590 / W280FS 103.9 in Guayama, WVOZ 1580 / W286DL 105.1 in Aguadilla and WMTI 1160 / W287DR 105.3 in Barceloneta-Manati.

Translator stations

Broadcast translator for WMIA
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W)FCC info
W227DY93.3 FM Arecibo, Puerto Rico 202161180 LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMIA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Puerto Rico (US Associated). Billboard Books. pp. 305–306. ISBN   978-0-8230-5997-3.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.


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