WCMA (AM)
Appearance
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Broadcast area | Puerto Rico |
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Frequency | 1600 kHz |
Branding | Cima 103.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Spanish Tropical |
Ownership | |
Owner | Aurio A. Matos Barreto |
WNVI WJIT WLUZ WZCA WWNA WUTD-FM WLYM-LP | |
History | |
First air date | August 1966[1] |
Former call signs | WLUZ (1966–2012) |
Call sign meaning | Cima |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 39145 |
Class | B |
Power | 10,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°21′38″N 66°59′30″W / 18.36056°N 66.99167°W |
Translator(s) | 103.7 W279BU (San Juan) 96.1 W241DE (Bayamón) |
Repeater(s) | 91.7 WZCA (Quebradillas) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Cima 103.7 |
Website | www.cimafm.com |
WCMA (1600 AM, "Cima 103.7") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Tropical format.[3] Licensed to Bayamón, Puerto Rico, it serves all of Puerto Rico.[1] The station is currently owned by Aurio A. Matos Barreto. WCMA shares with translator stations W279BU (103.7 FM) in San Juan and W241DE (96.1 FM), also licensed to Bayamón. WCMA simulcasts on WZCA (91.7 FM) in Quebradillas. The station was originally known as WLUZ, founded by Puerto Rican producer Tommy Muñiz after the original owner's wife, Luz María García de la Noceda.[1]
Cima Radio Network
[edit]WCMA is the flagship station of the Cima Radio Network. WCMA's programming is also heard on translator stations 96.1 FM in Bayamon and 103.7 FM in San Juan.
Translator stations
[edit]Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | FCC info |
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W279BU | 103.7 FM | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 143465 | 250 vertical | LMS |
W241DE | 96.1 FM | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 202074 | 190 vertical | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Albanese, Lorelei (July 27, 2006). "Radio Luz celebrates 40 years". Caribbean Business.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCMA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Puerto Rico (US Associated). Billboard Books. pp. 305–306. ISBN 978-0-8230-5997-3.
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External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 39145 (WCMA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCMA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 143465 (W279BU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W279BU at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 202074 (W241DE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W241DE at FCCdata.org