WMIA (AM)

WMIA
City	Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Frequency	1070 kHz
Branding	MIA 1070 Radio Arecibo
Slogan	La MIA es WAPA Radio
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
Translator(s)	W227DY (93.3 MHz, Arecibo)
Links
Website	www.waparadiopr.com

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

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 sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP (W)	FCC info
W227DY	93.3 FM	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	.125	FCC

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References

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.
"Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
"Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

External links

WMIA in the FCC's AM station database
WMIA on Radio-Locator
WMIA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

W227DY in the FCC's FM station database
"WMIA, R. Arecibo, PR, 1966". Station Identifications.

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[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.

[arb1-2] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.

[fcc1-3] "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.