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 televisioncable TV channel 7 in Joplin, Missouri. WQMA’s website is no longer functional
Programming
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
Ross Brittain's Weekend Hit Machine (canceled by network)
American Top 10 with Casey Kasem (Kasem retired; replaced by AT40 reruns)
Dr. Demento (pulled show from WQMA over a dispute over rights fees and Internet streaming, show is now Internet only)
DC and the Family (former morning show, no reason given for discontinuation)
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".