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Coordinates: 32°0351N 88°4327W / 32.06417°N 88.72417°W / 32.06417; -88.72417
 

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WQMS
  • United States
  • Frequency1500 kHz
    Programming
    Language(s)English
    FormatSports
    Ownership
    Owner
    • Acme Broadcasting South, Inc.
  • (Matadors, LLC)
  • History

    First air date

    1965

    Former call signs

    WBFN (1965-November 27, 2001)

    Call sign meaning

    "Quitman, MS"
    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    FCC
    Facility ID54325
    ClassD
    Power1,000 watts (daytime only)

    Transmitter coordinates

    32°3′51N 88°43′27W / 32.06417°N 88.72417°W / 32.06417; -88.72417
    Translator(s)102.7 MHz W274CH (Meridian)
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
  • WQMS is an AM radio station licensed to Quitman, Mississippi. It operates with 1,000 watts during daytime hours only on 1500 kHz. As of July 12, 2019, the station is dark.[2]

    History[edit]

    WQMS began in 1965 as WBFN. The station changed callsigns to WQMS on November 27, 2001.

    Translator[edit]

    WQMS is relayed on the FM band via translator W274CH, which transmits with 78 watts effective radiated power on 102.7 MHz. W274CH signed on on December 14, 2021.

    Broadcast translator for WQMS
    Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info Notes
    W274CH 102.7 FM Meridian, Mississippi 202539 78 m (0 ft) D 32°19′33.7″N 88°41′12.8″W / 32.326028°N 88.686889°W / 32.326028; -88.686889 LMS Licensed to Matadors, LLC.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQMS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ June 2, 2020 list of silent A.M. station from the Federal Communications Commission; retrieved June 3, 2020.
  • External links[edit]

    32°03′51N 88°43′27W / 32.06417°N 88.72417°W / 32.06417; -88.72417


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