10 Facts About WQAM

WQAM is one of Florida's oldest radio stations, first signing on the air in February 1921.

Luce Electrical Equipment Company with founder Fred W Borton, WQAM received its broadcasting license in Miami in January 1923.

WQAM is famous for its days in the 1960s, under the ownership of Storz Broadcasting, when it presented a Top 40 format and competed vigorously with rival WFUN.

At that time, WQAM was one of the many AM radio stations airing Casey Kasem's American Top 40, and Cuban youngsters used to gather at friends' houses to listen to the countdown of America's most popular songs, especially the 8-hour-long year-end show of Billboard's top 100 songs of the year in which the syndication company that owned the show had put out on vinyl records at a speed of 33 RPM.

WQAM was known as "56 Country WQAM" in the mid 80's and was successful in the ratings under the direction of program director Jon Holiday.

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In 1986, WQAM would add sports talk programming in the evening hours with Ed Kaplan.

In 1990, WQAM abandoned its country music format in favor of the satellite-fed "Kool Gold" service, which aired '50s and '60s music.

Currently, WQAM is the flagship station for the Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers, and University of Miami Hurricanes.

On December 23,2015, WQAM was granted a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move approx.

WAXY's ESPN Radio affiliation was swapped to WQAM, clearing The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, Stephen A Smith, and the network's overnight and weekend programming.