WQBU-FM

WQBU-FM (92.7 FM, Que Buena 92.7) is a radio station licensed to Garden City, New York and serving the western Long Island and New York City area. It broadcasts a Spanish language adult contemporary music format and is owned by Uforia Audio Network. The station's transmitter is located at the North Shore Towers in Floral Park, New York.

WQBU-FM
CityGarden City, New York
Broadcast area
Frequency92.7 MHz
BrandingQué Buena 92.7
SloganSolamente éxitos
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatRhythmic adult contemporary
AffiliationsNew York Mets baseball
Ownership
OwnerUforia Audio Network
(Univision Radio Stations Group, Inc.)
History
First air date
October 28, 1959 (1959-10-28)
Former call signs
  • WLIR (1959-1987)
  • WDRE-FM (1987-1996)
  • WLIR-FM (1996-2004)
  • WZAA (2004-2007)[1]
Call sign meaning
Que BUena
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID30573
ClassA
ERP2,000 watts
HAAT159 meters (522 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°45′26″N 73°42′52″W
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.univision.com/nueva-york/wqbu

History
Further information on the history of 92.7 FM from 1959 to 2004: WLIR

92.7 FM went on the air on October 28, 1959 as WLIR[2] and played Broadway show tunes and classical music. In the early 1970s, the format shifted to progressive rock, then to modern rock in the 1980s. In 1987, the call sign changed to WDRE-FM, and in 1996 reverted to WLIR-FM. Univision purchased the station in 2004 and simulcast "Latino Mix" WCAA 105.9 FM licensed to Newark, New Jersey (WCAA would later move to 96.3 FM as the result of a frequency swap with classical music station WQXR).

On Memorial Day 2005, both stations became "La Kalle," a reggaeton-formatted station. The station at 105.9 became WCAA and 92.7 became WZAA.

A WQBU-FM car in the 2010 North Hudson Cuban Day Parade in Union City, New Jersey.

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 the New York Yankees, with Beto Villa as the play-by-play announcer.[3]

In 2010, the station became the Spanish language home of the New 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 by Univision 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 to Spanish AC, due to 93.1 Amor having dropped the Spanish AC format in the spring of 2018 in favor of Bachata Music.[8]

On November 9, 2020, WQBU-FM began adding Salsa romántica titles from artists such as Eddie Santiago, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Grupo Niche, Jerry Rivera, Willie Colón and Rey Ruiz.

Previous logos
  • Previous "La Que Buena" logo
  • Previous "Mami" ident used until 2014

References
  1. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  2. "WLIR (FM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1961–62. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  3. "NY Yankees To Be Broadcast on FM in Spanish". Archived from the original on March 5, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2007.
  4. "La Que Buena, WQBU 92.7 FM, to broadcast 150 New York Mets Games in 2010" (Press release). New York Mets. March 18, 2010. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  5. Venta, Lance (November 15, 2012). "WQBU New York Meets Its Mami". RadioInsight.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  6. WQBU New York Flips To Univision America Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine - Radio Insight (Published March 31, 2014)
  7. WQBU New York Returning to Regional Mexican Archived 2014-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Radio Insight (Published October 22, 2014)
  8. WQBU Flips to Spanish AC Archived 2020-07-25 at the Wayback Machine - Radio Insight (Published August 2, 2019)
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