WMIA (1070

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), branded on-air as MIA Radio Arecibo is an AM

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licensed to serve

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. The station is owned by Wifredo G. Blanco Pi and it is part of the WAPA Radio News Network. It airs a

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/ talk format and features programming from

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. The station is shared with translator station W227DY 93.3 FM also in Arecibo. The station was assigned the WMIA call letters by the

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Ownership

In 1957, WMIA began operations on 1070 kHz. The station was owned and operated by Abacoa Radio Corporation until April 2017. On March 2, 2017, Wifredo G. Blanco Pi reached an agreement to purchase WMIA from Abacoa Radio Corp. The sale was completed on April 12, 2017. This becomes the fifth station of the WAPA Radio News Network. The WAPA Radio Network now consists of seven AM and seven FM radio stations across the island, WAPA 680 / W237FF 95.3 in

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, WMIA 1070 / W227DY 93.3 in Arecibo, WVOZ 1260 / W268DJ 101.5 in Ponce,

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1300 / W265EC 100.9 in Mayaguez,

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1590 / W280FS 103.9 in

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, WBQN 1580 / W286DL 105.1 in

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and WMTI 1160 / W287DR 105.3 in Barceloneta- Manati.

Translator stations

References

External links

FCC History Cards for WMIA
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