WRUB (FM)

WRUB
Sarasota, Florida;
Broadcast area	Tampa Bay Area
Frequency	106.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Rumba 106.5
Programming
Format	Spanish hits
Subchannels	HD2: Hit Nation (iHeart "Formula Lab"); HD3: WTZB simulcast (classic rock);
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
History
First air date	June 30, 1965 (as WSPB-FM)
Former call signs	WSPB-FM (1965-1982); WMLO (1982-1986); WSRZ (1986-1989); WSRZ-FM (1989-1999); WCTQ (1999-2016); WLTQ-FM (2016);
Call sign meaning	"Rumba"
Technical information
Facility ID	48672
Class	C2
ERP	13,000 watts
HAAT	178 meters (584 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°32′42.00″N 82°34′27.00″W
Translator(s)	103.1 W276CR (Bradenton); HD3: 105.1 W286CQ (Sarasota);
Repeater(s)	103.5 WFUS-HD2 (Gulfport)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live; HD2: Hit Nation Listen Live
Website	rumba1065.iheart.com

WRUB (106.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a Spanish hits format. Licensed to Sarasota, Florida, it serves the Sarasota / Bradenton / Tampa Bay Areas. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., with studios on West Gandy Boulevard in Tampa.

WRUB has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,000 watts. It broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The transmitter is near the intersection of 33rd Street W and 8th Avenue W in Memphis, south of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. That gives WRUB city-grade coverage not only in the Sarasota-Bradenton area, but also around Tampa Bay and as far north as Largo. The station's coverage area extends north towards Lakeland and Pasco County. WRUB rebroadcasts on 250-watt FM translator 103.1 W276CR in Bradenton.

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