WQBS (870 AM), branded on-air as Radio Voz, is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality/Salsa format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Aerco Broadcasting Corporation.

WQBS
Broadcast areaPuerto Rico
Frequency870 kHz
BrandingRadio Voz
Programming
FormatTalk/Personality/Salsa
Ownership
Owner
  • IBC-AERCO (sale to SMD Media Group pending)
  • (Aerco Broadcasting Corporation)
WSJU-LD
WRSJ
WIOA
WIOC
WZET
WIBS
WGIT
WQBS-FM
History
First air date
November 1, 1954
Former call signs
WHOA (1955-1980)
WVOZ (1980-1992)
Call sign meaning
Quality Broadcasting corporation of San Juan (former owners)
Technical information
Facility ID573
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
18°21′8″N 66°12′6″W / 18.35222°N 66.20167°W / 18.35222; -66.20167
Repeater(s)92.1-3 WZET-HD3 (Hormigueros)
Links
Websitewww.qbs870.com

WQBS's audio signal was broadcast on WSJU-TV channel 31.4 in San Juan, branded as WQBS TV. WQBS TV is the first over-the-air television channel that broadcasts programming from a radio station. WQBS Radio & WQBS TV broadcasts from studios in the IBC-AERCO Building in Rio Piedras. The channel ceased operations on September 5, 2018.

On June 20, 2024, Aerco Broadcasting Corporation announced a sale of WQBS to SMD Media Group, a new conglomerate that unite three radio networks converting into a multimedia content hub across the globe.[1]

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