WDNO explained

WDNO
City:Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Branding:Nueva Vida
Frequency:960 kHz
Translator:W250CF 97.9 (Arecibo)
W283DR 104.5 (Aguadilla)
Airdate:1985
Format:Contemporary Christian
Power:1,000 watts
Class:B
Facility Id:11621
Coordinates:18.3356°N -67.0308°W
Callsign Meaning:Del
Norte
Former Callsigns:WJYT (1985–1988)
WORR (1988–1992)
WKVN (1992–2004)
WCHQ (2004–2011)
Owner:Juan Carlos Matos Barreto and Ana G. Velez Montes
Licensee:New Life Broadcasting Inc.
Sister Stations:WNVM
WNVE
WZNA-LD
WQHA
WKHD-LD
Website:www.nuevavida.fm
Licensing Authority:FCC

WDNO (960 AM), branded on-air as Nueva Vida, is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, the station is currently owned by Juan Carlos Matos Barreto and Ana G. Velez Montes, through licensee New Life Broadcasting. WDNO is simulcast on W250CF 97.9 FM in Arecibo and W283DR 104.5 FM in Aguadilla.[1]

History

The station was assigned the call letters WJYT on 1982-06-28. On 1988-07-07, the station changed its call sign to WORR, on 1992-09-28 to WKVN, on 2004-07-06 to WCHQ, and on 2011-01-19 to the current WDNO.[2]

Ownership

In July 2003, International Broadcasting Corp. (Angel Roman, president) reached an agreement to buy two radio stations, WRSJ and WKVN (now WDNO), from Concillio Mision Cristiano Fuente de Agua Viva Inc. (Otoniel Font, president) for a reported sale price of $1.45 million.[3]

Since October 1, 2016 and after 29 years broadcasting in the frequency 103.7 FM, WDNO and the translator station with the approval of the Federal Communications Commission in the United States, has changed to 97.9 FM for best coverage. In March 2018, the station announced that the FM translator in Arecibo will move the frequency to 98.3 FM in the next few months and the callsign will change to W252EA, pending FCC approval, But the translator remain itself on the same frequency (97.9 MHz) and with the same call letters (W250CF).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WDNO Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Web site: United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division . WDNO Call Sign History.
  3. News: Broadcasting & Cable . Changing Hands . 2003-07-14.