WQBS (AM) explained

WQBS
City:San Juan, Puerto Rico
Area:Puerto Rico
Branding:Radio Voz
Airdate:November 1, 1954
Frequency:870 kHz
Format:Talk/Personality/Salsa
Power:5,000 watts
Class:B
Facility Id:573
Coordinates:18.3522°N -66.2017°W
Callsign Meaning:Quality Broadcasting corporation of San Juan (former owners)
Former Callsigns:WHOA (1955-1980)
WVOZ (1980-1992)
Owner:IBC-AERCO (sale to SMD Media Group pending)
Licensee:Aerco Broadcasting Corporation
Sister Stations:WSJU-LD
WRSJ
WIOA
WIOC
WZET
WIBS
WGIT
WQBS-FM
Website:www.qbs870.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WQBS (870 AM), branded on-air as Radio Voz, is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality/Salsa format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Aerco Broadcasting Corporation.

WQBS's audio signal was broadcast on WSJU-TV channel 31.4 in San Juan, branded as WQBS TV. WQBS TV is the first over-the-air television channel that broadcasts programming from a radio station. WQBS Radio & WQBS TV broadcasts from studios in the IBC-AERCO Building in Rio Piedras. The channel ceased operations on September 5, 2018.

On June 20, 2024, Aerco Broadcasting Corporation announced a sale of WQBS to SMD Media Group, a new conglomerate that unite three radio networks converting into a multimedia content hub across the globe.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/empresas-comercios/notas/smd-media-group-adquiere-las-emisoras-mix-fresh-y-wqbs/ SMD Media Group adquiere las emisoras MIX, Fresh y WQBS