WFME-FM (92.7 FM, Family Radio) is a radio station licensed to Garden City, New York, and serving the western Long Island and New York City area. It is owned by Family Stations, Inc and broadcasts a religious format consisting of Calvinist Christian teaching and religious music. The station's transmitter is located at the North Shore Towers in Glen Oaks, Queens. The station's format contains music by artists such as Fernando Ortega, Keith & Kristyn Getty, CityAlight, Steven Curtis Chapman, Sovereign Grace Music, and Don Moen as well as teaching by religious leaders & pastors such as R.C. Sproul, John MacArthur, and John Piper.
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 92.7 MHz |
| Branding | Family Radio |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Network | Family Radio |
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| WFME, WFRS, WYMK | |
| History | |
First air date | October 28, 1959 |
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Call sign meaning | Where Faith (or Family) Means Everything |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 30573 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,000 watts |
| HAAT | 159 meters (522 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°45′26″N 73°42′52″W / 40.75722°N 73.71444°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
History
editUnivision purchased the station in January of, 2004 and simulcast "Latino Mix" WCAA 105.9 FM licensed to Newark, New Jersey (WCAA would later move to 96.3 FM as the result of a frequency swap with classical music station WQXR).
On Memorial Day 2005, both stations became "La Kalle," a reggaeton-formatted station. The station at 105.9 became WCAA and 92.7 became WZAA.
In late January 2007, Univision ended the simulcast and changed the call sign to WQBU-FM.
In March 2007, the station announced that they would become the Spanish-language home of the New York Yankees, with Beto Villa as the play-by-play announcer.[3]
In 2010, the station became the Spanish language home of the New York Mets, with Juan Alicea and Max Perez Jimenez with the calls.[4]
On November 15, 2012, WQBU-FM changed their format to Spanish Tropical, branded as "Mami 92.7".[5]
On March 31, 2014, WQBU-FM switched to a news/talk format nationally syndicated by Univision America. This makes it the 10th station overall and the first FM station in Univision's portfolio to have the Univision America network.[6]
On October 22, 2014, WQBU-FM changed their format to Regional Mexican, branded as "92.7 Nueva York".[7]
In March 2016, WQBU-FM rebranded as "Que Buena 92.7".
On August 2, 2019, WQBU-FM changed their format from Regional Mexican to Spanish AC, due to 93.1 Amor having dropped the Spanish AC format in the spring of 2018 in favor of Bachata Music.[8]
On November 9, 2020, WQBU-FM began adding Salsa romántica titles from artists such as Eddie Santiago, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Grupo Niche, Jerry Rivera, Willie Colón and Rey Ruiz.
On December 3, 2021, it was announced that the station had been purchased by Family Radio.[9] Upon completing the sale on January 20, 2022, Family Radio announced that, in addition to relaunching the station with its religious programming, it would change the call sign to WFME-FM.[10] The station change occurred at midnight on Friday, January 21, 2022, and 92.7 began broadcast of Family Radio East nationally syndicated programming. The call sign change occurred on January 26, 2022.
References
edit- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFME-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "NY Yankees To Be Broadcast on FM in Spanish". Archived from the original on March 5, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2007.
- ^ "La Que Buena, WQBU 92.7 FM, to broadcast 150 New York Mets Games in 2010" (Press release). New York Mets. March 18, 2010. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 15, 2012). "WQBU New York Meets Its Mami". RadioInsight.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ WQBU New York Flips To Univision America Archived March 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - Radio Insight (Published March 31, 2014)
- ^ WQBU New York Returning to Regional Mexican Archived October 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - Radio Insight (Published October 22, 2014)
- ^ WQBU Flips to Spanish AC Archived July 25, 2020, at the Wayback Machine - Radio Insight (Published August 2, 2019)
- ^ "Family Stations To Return To FM In New York With WQBU Purchase". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "Family Stations Brings WFME-FM Calls Back to New York With WQBU Purchase". InsideRadio. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
External links
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- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 30573 (WFME-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFME-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database