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| Broadcast area | Mississippi Delta |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1520 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Defunct (wasOldies) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jason Konarz |
| History | |
First air date | December 1,1969 |
Call sign meaning | W-QuitMAn (County) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 1219 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250 watts daytime only |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°15′42″N90°17′18″W / 34.26167°N 90.28833°W /34.26167; -90.28833 |
WQMA (defunct) was a broadcast radio station licensed toMarks, Mississippi. The station was owned by Jason Konarz with anoldies format on 1520 kHz. Its F.C.C. license was cancelled May 31, 2006. WQMA had operated under Special Temporary Authority from the F.C.C., but it was denied August 20, 2010. The station exhausted its appeal options, and its application for license renewal was dismissed by the FCC on May 20, 2015.
WQMA was a daytime-only station, though heard on the internet 24 hours a day. Also heard onPublic-access televisioncable TV channel 7 inJoplin, Missouri. WQMA’s website is no longer functional
WQMA broadcast national programming all weekend long that included:
The station also aired three consecutive countdown shows, each from a different decade in succession on Saturday:
Former programming included:
WQMA also broadcast local programming including a "8-Track Thursday" feature with owner Jason Konarz, with music played from 8-track cartridges all afternoon. The "Gospel Train With James Figgs", "Guest DJ Day" where local residents could be a DJ, and previouslyDelta Academy sports play-by-play. The station broadcast daily features like "All Things Southern" and the "Old Farmers Almanac Radio Report".
In the past, onNew Year's Eve, WQMA aired a marathon ofRock, Roll and Remember episodes, interspersed with audio clips of past episodes ofDick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.