Coordinates: 32°03′51″N 88°43′27″W / 32.06417°N 88.72417°W / 32.06417; -88.72417

WQMS

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WQMS
Frequency1500 kHz
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatSports
Ownership
Owner
  • Acme Broadcasting South, Inc.
  • (Matadors, LLC)
History
First air date
1965 (61 years ago) (1965)
Former call signs
WBFN (1965-November 27, 2001)
Call sign meaning
"Quitman, MS"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54325
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates
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Translator102.7 MHz W274CH (Meridian)
Links
Public license information

WQMS is an AM radio station licensed to Quitman, Mississippi. It operates with 1,000 watts during daytime hours only on 1500 kHz. As of July 12, 2019, the station is dark.[2]

History

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WQMS began in 1965 as WBFN. The station changed callsigns to WQMS on November 27, 2001.

Translator

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WQMS is relayed on the FM band via translator W274CH, which transmits with 78 watts effective radiated power on 102.7 MHz. W274CH signed on on December 14, 2021.

Broadcast translator for WQMS
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info Notes
W274CH 102.7 FM Meridian, Mississippi 202539 78 m (0 ft) D Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. LMS Licensed to Matadors, LLC.

References

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  2. ^ June 2, 2020 list of silent A.M. station from the Federal Communications Commission; retrieved June 3, 2020.
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