Newsmax Acquires ‘Radio Mambí’ And WQBA In Miami

Newsmax Acquires Radio Mambí in Miami

Newsmax Acquires ‘Radio Mambí’ And WQBA In Miami

Newsmax is entering the radio business in South Florida with the acquisition of “Radio Mambí” WAQI-AM (710) and WQBA-AM (1140). The deal gives the national news company ownership of two longtime Miami stations, with plans to revive WAQI’s prominence in…

Newsmax to acquire two Florida radio stations

Newsmax plans to restore Spanish-language news, talk and community programming to Radio Mambí, which ended its live news and talk format last year.— This story first appears at TheDesk.net, a premium source for original news and analysis on the business of media and technology. Never miss a story — make sure our stories appear in your Google search results by adding us as a trusted source, and sign up for our free newsletters here.

Newsmax enters the Miami radio market, buying Radio Mambí WAQI-AM and AC WQBA-AM for $1.8M, and plans to restore Mambí as a destination for news in Spanish (Inside Radio)

Inside Radio: Newsmax enters the Miami radio market, buying Radio Mambí WAQI-AM and AC WQBA-AM for $1.8M, and plans to restore Mambí as a destination for news in Spanish  —  Newsmax is entering the Miami radio market with the acquisition of “Radio Mambí” WAQI-AM (710) and Spanish soft AC WQBA-AM …

Newsmax Takes Its Brand to Spanish-Language Radio in Miami

A conservative news company is about to hold the dial position that Miami's Cuban exile community has tuned to for decades. Newsmax is acquiring Radio Mambí (WAQI-AM) and WQBA-AM from Latino Media Network, after the latter ended live programming in 2025.

Cuba Libre? For Newsmax, Heritage AMs Are On The Tab

It's a deal brokered by Kalil & Co., and it will see two of the Cuban American communities' most-storied AM radio stations come under the ownership of the Boca Raton, Fla.-based organization best known for "The Rob Carson Show" and for is eponymous conservative-leaning cable TV news network.