WMIA (AM)
WAPA news/talk radio station in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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WMIA (1070 kHz), branded on-air as MIA Radio Arecibo is an AM 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.[2] It airs a news/talk format and features programming from CNN Radio.[3] The station is shared with translator station W227DY 93.3 FM also in Arecibo.
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| Frequency | 1070 kHz |
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| Branding | MIA Radio Arecibo |
| Programming | |
| Format | News talk |
| Affiliations | CNN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAPA, WBQN, WMTI, WOSO, WVOZ, WXRF | |
| History | |
First air date | March 14, 1957 |
Call sign meaning | "Mia" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 254 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 18°27′33″N 66°45′20″W |
| Translator | 93.3 W227DY (Arecibo) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www.waparadio.com |
The station was assigned the WMIA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]
Ownership
In 1957, WMIA began operations on 1070 kHz. The station 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 seven AM and seven FM radio stations across the island, WAPA 680 / W237FF 95.3 in San Juan, WMIA 1070 / W227DY 93.3 in Arecibo, WVOZ 1260 / W268DJ 101.5 in Ponce, WTIL 1300 / W265EC 100.9 in Mayaguez, WXRF 1590 / W280FS 103.9 in Guayama, WBQN 1580 / W286DL 105.1 in Aguadilla and WMTI 1160 / W287DR 105.3 in Barceloneta-Manati.
Translator stations
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | FCC info |
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| W227DY | 93.3 FM | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | 202161 | 180 | LMS |
