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Radio station in Marks, Mississippi
WQMA
(defunct) was a broadcast radio station licensed to
Marks, Mississippi
. The station was owned by Jason Konarz with an
oldies
format on 1520 kHz. Its F.C.C. license was cancelled May 31, 2006. WQMA had operated under Special Temporary Authority from the F.C.C., but it was denied August 20, 2010. The station exhausted its appeal options, and its application for license renewal was dismissed by the FCC on May 20, 2015.
WQMA was a daytime-only station, though heard on the internet 24 hours a day. Also heard on
Public-access television
cable TV
channel 7 in
Joplin, Missouri
. WQMA’s website is no longer functional
Programming
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WQMA broadcast national programming all weekend long that included:
- Foundcuts with Dave Newfell
- Relics and Rarities with Dave The Rave
- Both of Steve Goddard's programs,
Goddard's Gold
and
The 70s
- Flashback with Bill St. James
- SuperGold with Mike Harvey (aired on a six-day delay on Friday nights)
The station also aired three consecutive countdown shows, each from a different decade in succession on Saturday:
Former programming included:
WQMA also broadcast local programming including a "8-Track Thursday" feature with owner Jason Konarz, with music played from 8-track cartridges all afternoon. The "Gospel Train With James Figgs", "Guest DJ Day" where local residents could be a DJ, and previously
Delta Academy
sports play-by-play. The station broadcast daily features like "All Things Southern" and the "Old Farmers Almanac Radio Report".
In the past, on
New Year's Eve
, WQMA aired a marathon of
Rock, Roll and Remember
episodes, interspersed with audio clips of past episodes of
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
.
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