USA, BACHATA, MERENGUE, REGGAETON, SALSA, TROPICAL
WSKQ-FM, known on-air as "Mega 97.9", is a radio station licensed to New York City and is owned and operated by Spanish Broadcasting System. The station has a tropical format, which consists of such musical styles as salsa, merengue, bachata, and reggaeton. WSKQ-FM's transmitter is located at the Empire State Building.
On July 1, 1951, WEVD-FM began broadcasting on 107.5 MHz, simulcasting the programs of WEVD (1330 AM), owned by The Jewish Daily Forward. Programming consisted of brokered ethnic programming, Jewish programming, and some pop standards and big band. Pursuant to a construction permit issued in May 1953, WEVD-FM moved to 97.9 MHz, and 107.5 went off the air. The transmitter was relocated to the Empire State Building in 1970Radio's Website