WLQY
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Broadcast area | Miami area |
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Frequency | 1320 kHz |
Branding | WLQY 1320 am |
Programming | |
Format | World Ethnic |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | April, 1953 |
Former call signs | WHWD (1953–1954) WGMA (1954–1980) WADY (1980) |
Call sign meaning | W-LuQ(ck)Y |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 23609 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts fulltime |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°1′53.00″N 80°16′42.00″W / 26.0313889°N 80.2783333°W |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
WLQY (1320 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a World Ethnic format. Licensed to Hollywood, Florida, United States, the station serves the Miami area in the daytime and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood at night. The station operates with five kilowatts into a two tower daytime directional pattern and a four tower nighttime directional pattern The station is owned by Entravision Holdings, LLC.[1]
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History
"The Million Dollar Sound of WGMA" began in the mid-1960s as an adult "Middle Of the Road" one-kilowatt omnidirectional daytime-only station. WGMA "The Country Giant" followed, with improved coverage from two four-tower directional patterns, day and night, and with five kilowatts. See History of WGMA The Country Giant, 1967-79
WGMA was located at the Hollywood Federal building on Washington Street and 441, and their transmitter was at 9881 Sheridan Street, before Sheridan Street existed. Singles-only station WADY "The Lady", went on the air on March 1, 1980. On July 1, 1980, the station changed its call sign to the current WLQY.[2]
WLQY, first known as "Lucky 13", was a "Music Of Your Life" station. Gary Lawrence of was the official bandleader of WLQY.
References
- ^ "WLQY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WLQY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- WLQY Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WLQY ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- History of WGMA The Country Giant, 1967-79 from South Florida Radio History web site
- Gary Lawrence/GLP Music WLQY Bandleader
- FCC History Cards for WLQY