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| Broadcast area |
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| Frequency | 92.7MHz |
| Branding | Family Radio |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Network | Family Radio |
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| History | |
First air date | October 28, 1959 (1959-10-28) |
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Call sign meaning | Where Faith (or Family) Means Everything |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 30573 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,000 watts |
| HAAT | 159 meters (522 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°45′26.4″N73°42′50.5″W / 40.757333°N 73.714028°W /40.757333; -73.714028 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WFME-FM (92.7FM,Family Radio) is a radio station licensed toGarden City, New York, and serving the westernLong Island and New York City area. It is owned byFamily Radio and broadcasts a religious format consisting ofCalvinist Christian teaching andreligious music. The station's transmitter is located at theNorth Shore Towers inGlen Oaks, Queens.
Univision purchased the station in January 2004 and simulcast "Latino Mix"WCAA 105.9 FM licensed toNewark, New Jersey (WCAA would later move to 96.3 FM as the result of a frequency swap with classical music stationWQXR).
OnMemorial Day 2005, both stations became "La Kalle," areggaeton-formatted station. The station at 105.9 became WCAA and 92.7 became WZAA.
In late January 2007, Univision ended the simulcast and changed the call sign to WQBU-FM.
In March 2007, the station announced that they would become the Spanish-language home of theNew York Yankees, with Beto Villa as theplay-by-play announcer.[3]
In 2010, the station became the Spanish language home of theNew York Mets, with Juan Alicea and Max Perez Jimenez with the calls.[4]
On November 15, 2012, WQBU-FM changed their format to Spanish Tropical, branded as "Mami 92.7".[5]
On March 31, 2014, WQBU-FM switched to a news/talk format nationally syndicated byUnivision America. This makes it the 10th station overall and the first FM station in Univision's portfolio to have the Univision America network.[6]
On October 22, 2014, WQBU-FM changed their format to Regional Mexican, branded as "92.7 Nueva York".[7]
In March 2016, WQBU-FM rebranded as "Que Buena 92.7".
On August 2, 2019, WQBU-FM changed their format from Regional Mexican toSpanish AC, due to93.1 Amor having dropped the Spanish AC format in the spring of 2018 in favor ofBachata Music.[8]
On November 9, 2020, WQBU-FM began addingSalsa romántica titles from artists such asEddie Santiago,Gilberto Santa Rosa,Grupo Niche,Jerry Rivera,Willie Colón andRey Ruiz.
On December 3, 2021, it was announced that the station had been purchased byFamily Radio.[9] Upon completing the sale on January 20, 2022, Family Radio announced that, in addition to relaunching the station with its religious programming, it would change the call sign to WFME-FM.[10] The station change occurred at midnight on Friday, January 21, 2022, and 92.7 began broadcast of Family Radio East nationally syndicated programming. The call sign change occurred on January 26, 2022.
