WMKL | |
City: | Hammocks, Florida |
Area: | Miami–Fort Lauderdale area |
Format: | Catholic radio (as Radio Maria USA) |
Erp: | 50,000 watts |
Haat: | 106m (348feet) |
Class: | C2 |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
Facility Id: | 61087 |
Coordinates: | 25.7619°N -80.8194°W |
Former Frequencies: | 91.7 MHz (1999–2010) |
Owner: | Radio Maria Inc. |
Webcast: | (English) |
WMKL (91.9 FM) is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format owned by Radio Maria Inc.Radio Maria USA programming is originated by KJMJ 580 kHz in Alexandria, Louisiana. The station was previously owned by Call Communications Group, Inc.[1]
Call Communications Group, Inc. was formed during the summer of 1994 by a group of college-age young adults in the Miami area. WMKL was purchased in late 1999 and began broadcasting at 8:05 p.m. on February 9, 2000. Call Communications Group owns or operates additional radio stations that serve Southwest Florida, the Glades region, and the Florida Keys. WMKL first broadcast a contemporary Christian music format before being sold to Radio Maria USA. Before the transition was made in December 2020, Radio Maria programming was heard on its HD-2 and HD-3 subchannels.
The station signed off its contemporary Christian format on December 22, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. At midnight on December 23, Radio Maria USA commenced broadcasting on WMKL's main programming frequency of 91.9.[2]
The bilingual broadcast times on WMKL are:
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