WQBS (AM)

Last updated
WQBS
Broadcast areaPuerto Rico
Frequency 870 kHz
BrandingRadio Voz
Programming
Format Talk/Personality/Salsa
Ownership
Owner
  • IBC-AERCO (sale to SMD Media Group pending)
  • (Aerco Broadcasting Corporation)
WSJU-LD
WRSJ
WIOA
WIOC
WZET
WIBS
WGIT
WQBS-FM
History
First air date
November 1, 1954
Former call signs
WHOA (1955-1980)
WVOZ (1980-1992)
Call sign meaning
Quality Broadcasting corporation of San Juan (former owners)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 573
Class B
Power 5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
18°21′8″N66°12′6″W / 18.35222°N 66.20167°W / 18.35222; -66.20167
Repeater(s) 92.1-3  WZET-HD3 (Hormigueros)
Links
Public license information
Website www.qbs870.com

WQBS (870 AM), branded on-air as Radio Voz, is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality/Salsa format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Aerco Broadcasting Corporation.

WQBS's audio signal was broadcast on WSJU-TV channel 31.4 in San Juan, branded as WQBS TV. WQBS TV is the first over-the-air television channel that broadcasts programming from a radio station. WQBS Radio & WQBS TV broadcasts from studios in the IBC-AERCO Building in Rio Piedras. The channel ceased operations on September 5, 2018.

On June 20, 2024, Aerco Broadcasting Corporation announced a sale of WQBS to SMD Media Group, a new conglomerate that unite three radio networks converting into a multimedia content hub across the globe. [2]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WQBS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. SMD Media Group adquiere las emisoras MIX, Fresh y WQBS