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WFME-FM (92.7 FM, ''Family Radio'') is a radio station licensed to
On 
On November 15, 2012, WQBU-FM changed their format to Spanish Tropical, branded as "Mami 92.7".
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.
On October 22, 2014, WQBU-FM changed their format to Regional Mexican, branded as "92.7 Nueva York".
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.
On November 9, 2020, WQBU-FM began adding Salsa romántica titles from artists such as
Garden City, New York
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, and serving the western Long Island
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and New York City area. It is owned by Family Stations, Inc and broadcasts a religious format consisting of Calvinist
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Christian teaching and religious music
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. The station's transmitter is located at the North Shore Towers
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in Glen Oaks, Queens
Glen Oaks is the easternmost neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13 and borders Nassau County to the east.
Location
Glen Oaks lies between Grand Central Parkway and Nassau ...
.
History
Univision purchased the station in January of, 2004 and simulcast "Latino Mix" WCAA 105.9 FM licensed toNewark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, most populous City (New Jersey), city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. ...
(WCAA would later move to 96.3 FM as the result of a frequency swap with classical music station WQXR).
On Memorial Day
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It i ...
2005, both stations became "La Kalle," a reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ) is a modern style of popular music, popular and electronic music that originated in Panamanian reggaetón, Panama during the late 1980s, and which rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s through a plethora of Puert ...
-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
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, with Beto Villa as the play-by-play
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announcer.
In 2010, the station became the Spanish language home of the New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National ...
, with Juan Alicea and Max Perez Jimenez with the calls.
On November 15, 2012, WQBU-FM changed their format to Spanish Tropical, branded as "Mami 92.7".
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.
On October 22, 2014, WQBU-FM changed their format to Regional Mexican, branded as "92.7 Nueva York".
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.
On November 9, 2020, WQBU-FM began adding Salsa romántica titles from artists such as Eddie Santiago
Eddie Santiago (born Eduardo Santiago Rodríguez, August 18, 1955) is a salsa singer from Puerto Rico. He is one of the great figures of this musical genre, with popular songs such as “Me Haces Falta Tú" on Soy el Mismo, “Lluvia" on Sigo ...
, Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa Cortés (), nicknamed "El Caballero de la Salsa" (The Gentleman of Salsa) (born August 21, 1962), is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero. He is a six-time Grammy Award winner and has sold over three mi ...
, Grupo Niche
Grupo Niche is a salsa group founded in 1978 in Cali, Colombia. It enjoyed great popularity throughout Latin America. It was founded by Jairo Varela and Alexis Lozano. Varela remained with the group throughout his life, serving as producer, dir ...
, Jerry Rivera
Jerry Rivera (born Gerardo Rivera Rodríguez on July 31, 1973) is a Puerto Rican salsa singer and songwriter.
Early years
Rivera was born in Humacao, a town located on the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. He moved with his family to Levittown in ...
, Willie Colón
William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is a Puerto Rican and American Salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist but also sings, writes, produces and acts. Colón was a pioneer of Salsa music and a be ...
and Rey Ruiz.
On December 3, 2021, it was announced that the station had been purchased by Family Radio
Family Radio is a non-profit Christian radio network based in Franklin, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1959, Family Radio airs Calvinist teaching and Christian music. The network is most widely known for its false Family Radio#Failed ...
. 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. 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.
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