WMIA (AM)

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.

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

WMIA
CityArecibo, Puerto Rico
Frequency1070 kHz
BrandingMIA 1070 Radio Arecibo
SloganLa MIA es WAPA Radio
Programming
FormatNews Talk
AffiliationsCNN Radio
Ownership
OwnerGrupo AM Puerto Rico
(Wifredo G. Blanco-Pi)
Sister stationsWAPA
WISO
WTIL
WVOZ
WXRF
History
First air dateMarch 14, 1957
Call sign meaningMia
Technical information
Facility ID254
ClassB
Power510 watts (day)
2,500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates18°27′33″N 66°45′20″W
Translator(s)W227DY (93.3 MHz, Arecibo)
Links
Websitewww.waparadiopr.com

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 translators of WMIA
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		FCC info
W227DY93.3 FMArecibo, Puerto Rico.125FCC
gollark: I'm busy working on dockerizing all my services.
gollark: It's not very powerful, admittedly.
gollark: If you make a good enough version I can run it on my personal server.
gollark: "Fun", yes.
gollark: And sometimes it's worse. I think they're both at least okay though.

References
  1. Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Puerto Rico (US Associated). World Radio TV Handbook 2007: The Directory of Global Broadcasting. Billboard Books. pp. 305–306. ISBN 0-8230-5997-9.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.


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