The station hit the airwaves in 1927 on the AM band at 710 before moving to 97.3 in 2008. On July 15th, 1974, the station moved to its news radio format that it has held for 50 years.
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In Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Cox Media Group’s Urban WHQT remains in first place despite a 9.2-8.3 drop. Audacy’s AC WLYF (101.5 Lite FM) posts a nice 6.2-6.9 gain.