WRUB (FM)
| City of license | Sarasota, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sarasota-Bradenton |
| Branding | Rumba 106.5 |
| Slogan | "#1 Para Exitos y Musica Variada" |
| Frequency | 106.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 100.3 W262CP (Bayonet Point)/103.5 WFUS-HD2 (Gulfport) 105.1 W286CQ (Sarasota, relays HD3) |
| First air date | 1965 (as WSPB-FM) |
| Format | Spanish Hits HD2: Classic country HD3: Classic rock (WTZB simulcast) |
| Audience share | 5.3 (Fa'07, R&R[1]) |
| ERP | 13,000 watts |
| HAAT | 178 meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 48672 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | RUmBa |
| Former callsigns | WSPB-FM (1965-1982) WMLO (1982-1986) WSRZ (1986-1989) WSRZ-FM (1989-1999) WCTQ (1999-2016) WLTQ-FM (2016) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Radio Networks |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Website | rumba1065.com |
WRUB (106.5 FM, "Rumba 106.5") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish hits format. Licensed to Sarasota, Florida, USA, it serves the Sarasota / Bradenton area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.
WRUB's transmitter is located near the intersection of 33rd Street W and 8th Avenue W in Memphis, south of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, giving the station city-grade coverage not only to the Sarasota-Bradenton area, but also to the Tampa Bay area as well, as far north as Tampa and Largo. The station's coverage area extends north towards Lakeland and Pasco County, but faces interference from first-adjacents WGHR 106.3 Spring Hill and WXXL 106.7 Tavares (WRUB's sister station).
On February 24, 2016, the then-WCTQ programming began simulcasting on 92.1 MHz Venice, Florida, replacing AC "The Coast" WLTQ-FM, and the station re-branded as "92.1 CTQ" in preparation for a new format on the 106.5 frequency. This put WCTQ back on its previous home on the dial, which it occupied from 1997-1999.[2] On February 29, 2016, WCTQ changed their call letters to WLTQ-FM. On March 7, 2016, WLTQ-FM changed their format to Spanish hits, branded as "Rumba 106.5".[3] On March 14, 2016, Rumba began simulcasting on 100.3 W262CP (Bayonet Point), which simulcasts on 103.5-HD2; that same day, 106.5 changed its callsign to WRUB to better match the new format.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/105160/wctq-sarasota-moves-to-92-1-new-format-coming-to-106-5/
- ↑ Rumba Launches in Tampa]
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRUB
- Radio-Locator information on WRUB
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRUB
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W286CQ
- Radio-Locator information on W286CQ
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