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WCMQ-FM
Broadcast areaMiami-Fort Lauderdale
Frequency92.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingZeta 92.3
Programming
FormatSalsa music - Spanish Hot AC
SubchannelsHD2: Salsa (WRAZ-FM simulcast)
Ownership
Owner
  • (WCMQ Licensing, Inc.)
  • Sister stations

    WXDJ/WMFM, WRMA, WRAZ-FM, WSBS-TV
    History

    First air date

    December 22, 1969; 54 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 CMQinHavana, which was nationalized after the Cuban RevolutionasRadio Rebelde[2]
    Technical information[3]

    Licensing authority

    FCC
    Facility ID61640
    ClassB
    ERP17,000 watts
    HAAT661.0 meters (2,168.6 ft)

    Transmitter coordinates

    25°46′29.00″N 80°11′19.00″W / 25.7747222°N 80.1886111°W / 25.7747222; -80.1886111
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
  • WebcastListen live
    WebsiteWCMQ-FM Online

    WCMQ-FM (92.3 FM), branded on-air as Zeta 92.3, is a commercial radio station licensedtoHialeah, 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.

    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.[4]

    History[edit]

    The station signed on the air on December 22, 1969; 54 years ago (December 22, 1969).[5] 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".[6]

    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.

    References[edit]

  • ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  • ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCMQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ Radio-Locator.com/WCMQ
  • ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 page B-41, Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  • ^ "Zeta Salsas Back To Miami – RadioInsight".
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