WCMQ-FM

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WCMQ-FM

| logo = WCMQ Zeta92.3 logo.jpg

| logo_size = 150px

| city = Hialeah, Florida

| country = US

| area = Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood, Florida

| branding = Zeta 92.3

| language = Spanish

| frequency = 92.3 MHz {{HD Radio}}

| translator = {{Radio Relay|106.3|W292GE|Miami}}

| repeater = {{Radio Relay|106.3|WRAZ-FM|Leisure City}}

| airdate = {{Start date and age|December 22, 1969}} (as WHMS-FM at 92.1)

| format = Salsa music - hot AC

| subchannels = HD2: Same as HD1

| erp = 17,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|261|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = C2

| facility_id = 61640

| coordinates = {{coord|25|46|29.00|N| 80|11|19.00|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = named after the former CMQ in Havana, which was nationalized after the Cuban Revolution as Radio Rebelde{{cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web }}

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WHMS (1969–1972)|WQXK (1972–1974)}}{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=80404 |title= History Cards for WCMQ-FM|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards)

| former_frequencies = 92.1 MHz (1969–1987)

| affiliations =

| owner = Spanish Broadcasting System

| licensee = WCMQ Licensing, Inc.

| sister_stations = {{hlist|WXDJ/WMFM|WRMA|WRAZ-FM|WSBS-TV}}

| webcast = {{listen live|https://www.lamusica.com/stations/wcmq}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.lamusica.com/stations/wcmq}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

WCMQ-FM (92.3 MHz, "Zeta 92.3") 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. WCMQ-FM's 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.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wcmq&x=18&y=3&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WCMQ]

History

The station signed on the air on {{Start date and age|December 22, 1969}}.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1973/B%201973.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 page B-41], Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved July 14, 2023. 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.

File:WCMQ-FM logo.jpg

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".{{cite web |url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/56046/zeta-returning-to-miami/#.T3h_Xu0Zy71 |title = Zeta Salsas Back To Miami – RadioInsight}}

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

External links

{{officialwebsite|https://www.lamusica.com/stations/wcmq}}
{{FM station data|61640|WCMQ-FM}}

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Category:Hialeah, Florida

Category:Spanish Broadcasting System radio stations

Category:1969 establishments in Florida

Category:Radio stations established in 1969