WRAZ-FM (106.3

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) is a radio station broadcasting a mix of

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and

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format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station is owned by South Broadcasting System, Inc. It is operated by

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under a

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History

The station went on the air as WVBH on November 21, 1985. On October 2, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WZMQ on February 15, 1999, to WXTF; on March 2, 1999, back to WZMQ; on March 22, 2000, to WRAU; on July 1, 2001, to WZMQ once again; and on January 22, 2008, to the current WRAZ-FM. On November 25, 2021, WRAZ-FM changed its format from Latin to salsa, branded as "Salsa 106.3".SBS Launches Salsa 106.3 Miami
Radioinsight - November 25, 2021 As of September 2024, WRAZ-FM switched to a simulcast of

WCMQ-FM WCMQ-FM (92.3 MHz, "Zeta 92.3") is a commercial radio station licensed to Hialeah, Florida, and serving the Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale media market, radio market. It is owned by the Spanish Broadcasting System and it airs a ...

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