WLQY

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]

A talk show in progress at WLQY studios
WLQY
CityHollywood, Florida
Broadcast areaMiami area
Frequency1320 kHz
BrandingWLQY 1320 am
SloganInternational Station
Programming
FormatWorld Ethnic
Ownership
OwnerEntravision Communications
(Entravision Holdings, LLC)
History
First air dateApril, 1953
Former call signsWHWD (1953–1954)
WGMA (1954–1980)
WADY (1980)
Call sign meaningW-LuQ(ck)Y
Technical information
Facility ID23609
ClassB
Power5,000 watts fulltime
Transmitter coordinates26°1′53.00″N 80°16′42.00″W
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

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
  1. "WLQY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WLQY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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