WIRA
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| Broadcast area | Vero Beach, Florida |
| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Latin-American music |
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| History | |
First air date | 1946 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2681 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°26′8.14″N 80°21′40.18″W / 27.4355944°N 80.3611611°W |
| Translator(s) | 104.9 W285FN (Port St. Lucie) |
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Public license information | |
WIRA (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting Latin-American music.[2] Licensed to Fort Pierce, Florida, United States, the station serves the Vero Beach area, but also reaches to Sebastian, Florida.[3] The station is owned by Carline Clerge, through licensee Caribbean Media Group, Inc.[4] In addition, this radio station is also popularly known as "La Nueva" and is re-transmitted on FM translator W285FN (104.9) in Port St. Lucie.[2]
History
[edit]WIRA was first licensed September 18, 1946.[5] The station changed its call sign to WYFX on November 1, 1996. On August 15, 1997, the WIRA call sign returned.[6]
Following divorce proceedings involving Caribbean Media Group's principals, the company filed to transfer WIRA and WPOM to Sugar Broadcasting, owner of WSWN, in November 2023.[7] On February 13, 2024, WIRA went silent after it was found to be interfering with another nearby AM station.[8]
Translator
[edit]| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W285FN | 104.9 FM | Port St. Lucie, Florida | 156985 | 250 | D | 27°16′31.2″N 80°17′10.2″W / 27.275333°N 80.286167°W | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIRA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b "Listen to WIRA La Nueva 104.9FM on TuneIn". TuneIn. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Dynamic Map Display (Loading Map)". Federal Communications Commission. January 28, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "WIRA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WIRA history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "WIRA Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 10, 2023). "Station Sales Week Of 11/10". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Moskowitz, Esq., Allan G (February 13, 2024). "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 2681 (WIRA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WIRA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 156985 (W285FN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W285FN at FCCdata.org
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