WMIA (1070 AM) is a

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to serve

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

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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 begins operations on 1070 kHz, WMIA 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 Borinquen Radio Network now consists of seven AM and seven FM radio stations across the island,

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680 / W237FF 95.3 in San Juan, WMIA 1070 / W227DY 93.3 in Arecibo, WISO 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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, WVOZ 1580 / W286DL 105.1 in

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and

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1160 / W287DR 105.3 in Barceloneta- Manati.

Translator stations

References

External links

FCC History Cards for WMIA
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