WMIA (AM)

WMIA
Arecibo, Puerto Rico;
Frequency	1070 kHz
Branding	MIA 1070 Radio Arecibo
Programming
Format	News Talk
Affiliations	CNN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Grupo AM Puerto Rico; (Wifredo G. Blanco-Pi);
Sister stations	WAPA; WISO; WTIL; WVOZ; WXRF
History
First air date	March 14, 1957
Call sign meaning	Mia
Technical information
Facility ID	254
Class	B
Power	510 watts (day); 2,500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	18°27′33″N 66°45′20″W / 18.45917°N 66.75556°W
Translator(s)	W227DY (93.3 MHz, Arecibo)
Links
Website	www.waparadiopr.com

For the Miami, Florida radio station, see WMIA-FM

WMIA (1070 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by Wifredo G. Blanco Pi and it is part of the WAPA Radio News Network.^[1] It airs a News/Talk format and features programming from CNN Radio.^[2] The station is shared with translator station W227DY 93.3 FM also in Arecibo.

The station was assigned the WMIA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.^[3]

Ownership

In 1957, WMIA begins operations on 1070 kHz, WMIA was owned and operated by Abacoa Radio Corporation until April 2017.

On March 2, 2017, Wifredo G. Blanco Pi reached an agreement to purchase WMIA from Abacoa Radio Corp. The sale was completed on April 12, 2017.

This becomes the fifth station of the WAPA Radio News Network.

The WAPA Radio Network now consists of six radio stations across the island, WAPA 680 in San Juan, WMIA 1070 in Arecibo, WISO 1260 in Ponce, WTIL 1300 in Mayaguez, WXRF 1590 in Guayama and WVOZ 1580 in Aguadilla.

Translator stations

Broadcast translator for WMIA
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	FCC info
W227DY	93.3 FM FM	Arecibo, Puerto Rico		.125

References

^ Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Puerto Rico (US Associated). Billboard Books. pp. 305–306. ISBN 0-8230-5997-9. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.