WAFZ-FM
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WAFZ-FM (92.1 FM) and WAFZ (1490 AM) are commercial radio stations licensed to Immokalee, Florida, United States. They jointly simulcast a Regional Mexican radio format as "Script error: No such module "Lang".". They are owned by Glades Media Company LLC.
WAFZ-FM is a Class A FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5,600 watts. WAFZ is a Class C AM station powered at 560 watts by day and 700 watts at night, using a non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W259CZ at 99.7 MHz.
History
The AM station signed on the air on October 14, 1964, as WCOF; by 1974, the call letters were changed to WKEM. During the 1970s it aired a country music format and was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System. In 1976, it was acquired by Gold Coast Broadcasting.[1]
The FM station signed on the air on June 30, 1987. Its original call letters were WIKX-FM. In the 1990s, the station switched to a Spanish language Tejano music format. Popular DJs included Gabino Soliz, "El Chavo Alegre," and Irma Ayala.
In 1999, the FM station was acquired by Praise Enterprises Naples LLC for $1 million.[2] That company put a Christian Contemporary format on the it, using the call sign WGHQ.
The stations went silent for a while when management ran into financial problems. They were bought by Glades Media which began airing a Regional Mexican format. The stations play newer hits of the Regional Mexican genre.
References
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External links
- Official website
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- WAFZ-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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- WAFZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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