WLQY
kHz | |
Branding | WLQY 1320 am |
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Programming | |
Format | Haitian Creole |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | April 1953 |
Former call signs | WHWD (1953–1954) WGMA (1954–1980) WADY (1980) |
Call sign meaning | W-LuQ(ck)Y (previous format) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 23609 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°1′53.00″N 80°16′42.00″W / 26.0313889°N 80.2783333°W |
Links | |
Website | WLQYradio.com |
WLQY (1320
Technical
WLQY broadcasts with 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna at all times. By day it employs a two-tower array and at night a four-tower array is used. The transmitter is off Sheridan Street in Hollywood.[3]
History
"The Million Dollar Sound of WGMA" began in the mid-1960s as a
It later switched to country music as WGMA "The Country Giant." The power was boosted to 5,000 watts around the clock, using a four-tower directional pattern, day and night. See History of WGMA The Country Giant, 1967-79 WGMA was located at the Hollywood Federal building on Washington Street and 441, and the transmitter was at 9881 Sheridan Street.
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.[4]
WLQY, first known as "Lucky 13", used the
References
- ^ "WLQY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ WLQYradio.com/contact
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WLQY
- ^ "WLQY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- WLQY Official website
- WLQY in the FCC AM station database
- WLQY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- History of WGMA The Country Giant, 1967-79 from South Florida Radio History web site
- Gary Lawrence/GLP Music WLQY Bandleader
- FCC History Cards for WLQY