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WQBS (AM)

Coordinates: 18°21′8″N 66°12′6″W / 18.35222°N 66.20167°W / 18.35222; -66.20167
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WQBS
Broadcast areaPuerto Rico
Frequency870 kHz
BrandingWQBS 870 AM
Programming
FormatTalk/Personality
Ownership
Owner
  • AiLive Network
  • (Aerco Broadcasting Corporation)
WSJU-LD
WRSJ
WIOA
WIOC
WZET
WIBS
WGIT
WQBS-FM
History
First air date
November 1, 1954
Former call signs
WHOA (1955-1980)
WVOZ (1980-1992)
Call sign meaning
Quality Broadcasting corporation of San Juan (former owners)
Technical information
Facility ID573
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
18°21′8″N 66°12′6″W / 18.35222°N 66.20167°W / 18.35222; -66.20167
Repeater(s)92.1-3 WZET-HD3 (Hormigueros)
Links
Websitewww.qbs870.com

WQBS (870 AM), branded on-air as WQBS 870 AM, is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality 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.

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