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| Broadcast area | Baltimore metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1230kHz |
| Branding | Maxima 94.3FM |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio–Latin pop–reggaeton–regional Mexican–tropical music |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | March 1, 1941 (84 years ago) (1941-03-01) |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25527 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 600 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°18′6″N76°34′9″W / 39.30167°N 76.56917°W /39.30167; -76.56917 |
| Translator(s) | 94.3 W232CL (Baltimore) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | maxima943fm |
WFOA (1230kHz) is a AM radio station broadcasting aSpanishcontemporary hit radio format. Licensed toBaltimore, Maryland, the station serves theBaltimore metropolitan area. The station is owned by Julio Arquinio's BMax Media LLC.[2][3]
The station went on the air in 1941, as WITH. It became WRBS, aChristian talk and teaching sister station toWRBS-FM, in 2006, and WFOA in 2025.
WITH went on the air on March 1, 1941,[4] operating 24 hours a day with 250 watts power on 1200 kHz.[5] It was owned and operated by Thomas Garland Tinsley and his family.[4] Opening ceremonies included "a broadcast from the stage of the Maryland Theater, featuring seven songwriters represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Musicians, which was fighting with the radio networks over copyrights."[6]
In 2006, the Peter and John Radio Fellowship, Inc. acquired WITH and changed itscall sign to WRBS. The fellowship's existing FM station then becameWRBS-FM.
As WRBS, the station aired Christian talk and teaching programs, such as David Jeremiah, John MacArthur and Alistair Begg, and live call-in shows likeThe Ramsey Show.
Brighter Media Group sold WRBS to Julio Arquinio's BMax Media in October 2024 for $375,000.[7] The new owners changed the call sign to WFOA on February 6, 2025.[8] The previous WRBS programming continues to air on the secondHD Radio channel of WRBS-FM.[7]
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