City | Tampa, Florida |
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Broadcast area | Tampa Bay |
Branding | La Ley 1550 |
Frequency | 1550 kHz |
First air date | 1961 |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Power | 10,000 watts day 133 watts night |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 19055 |
Callsign meaning | AMA = "Love" in Spanish |
Former callsigns | WYOU (to 9/3/1986) |
Owner | George and Esperanza Arroyo (Q Broadcasting Corporation) |
Sister stations | WGES, WRMD-CD |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | laley1550.com |
WAMA (1550 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Tampa, Florida, USA, it serves the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by George and Esperanza Arroyo, through licensee Q Broadcasting Corporation.
The station broadcasts 24 hours a day with an omnidirectional antenna, but at a lower power at night, to protect clear channel station XERUV-AM in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
Until April 2013, most programming on WAMA was provided by ESPN Deportes Radio. The station does air one local program, Momento Deportivo ESPN 1550, hosted by Victor Rodriguez.
Coordinates: 27°55′05″N 82°23′41″W / 27.91806°N 82.39472°W