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| Broadcast area | The Palm Beaches |
| Frequency | 94.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| RDS | MIA943 |
| Branding | Mia 94.3 |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1971 (1971)[1] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Relax |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36544 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 139 m (456 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°45′43″N80°04′41″W / 26.762°N 80.078083°W /26.762; -80.078083 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | mia943 |
WRLX (94.3FM) is a radio station licensed toRiviera Beach, Florida, United States. Owned byiHeartMedia, It serves theWest Palm Beach market, and broadcasting aSpanish-languagecontemporary hit radio format. Its studios are in Continental Drive in West Palm Beach, and the transmitter is off Hill Avenue, also in West Palm Beach.
The station began broadcasting in 1971, and held the call sign WGMW.[1] It aired aneasy listening format.[3] In 1979, its call sign was changed to WNJY, and it aired abeautiful music format.[4][5][6] In 1982, the station was sold to Lappin Communications for $1.6 million.[7] In 1983, the station adopted anadult standards format, and became an affiliate ofMusic of Your Life.[8] It was branded "Joy 94".[9]
In September 1988, its call sign was changed to WMXQ and it adopted an adult contemporary format.[10][11][12] In November 1989, its call sign was changed to WOLL and it adopted anoldies format.[10][12] In May 1996, its format was shifted toclassic hits.[13] In August 1998, the station adopted asmooth jazz format, and in September its call sign was changed to WWLV.[14][10] It was part of a simulcast with 93.9WLVE inMiami Beach.[14][15]
In January 2003, the station's call sign was changed to WZZR, and it adopted ahot talk format, with the format and call sign moving from92.7 inStuart, Florida.[10][16] It was branded "Real Radio" and was part of a simulcast withWCZR (101.7 FM) inVero Beach.[16][17][18] On June 1, 2020, the station swapped formats and call signs with Spanish-language AC formatted 92.1 FMWRLX.[19]
WRLX is licensed to broadcast in theHD Radio (hybrid) format.[20] Its HD2 subchannel formerly carried analternative rock format, and brands itself as Alt 94.3, As of August 2022 it does not broadcast any subchannels.