Newsmax to Acquire WAQI and WQBA in Miami for $1.8 Million

In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission on November 6, Newsmax Radio is agreeing to acquire WAQI-AM, Miami and WQBA-AM, Miami (both 50,000 watts Class B signals) from Latino Media Network for $1.8 million. The stations were acquired by Latino Media Network as part of a 2022 $60 million deal with TelevisaUnivision. These will be Newsmax’s first radio properties. There has been no official statement from Newsmax about its plans for the stations.