WIDA | |
City: | Carolina, Puerto Rico |
Branding: | Vida AM 1400 |
Airdate: | September 25, 1964 |
Frequency: | 1400 kHz |
Format: | Spanish Christian |
Power: | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Class: | B |
Facility Id: | 54870 |
Coordinates: | 18.3969°N -65.935°W |
Callsign Meaning: | VIDA |
Former Callsigns: | WVOZ (1964-1980) |
Owner: | Primera Iglesia Bautista de Carolina |
Licensee: | Radio Vida, Incorporado |
Sister Stations: | WIDA-FM |
Website: | radiovidaoficial.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WIDA (1400 AM, "Vida AM") is a radio station licensed to serve Carolina, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by Primera Iglesia Bautista de Carolina, through licensee Radio Vida Incorporado.[1] It airs a Spanish language Christian radio format.[2]
The station was assigned the WIDA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 1, 1980.[3]
On September 20, 2017, the station's transmitter site was heavily damaged by Hurricane Maria and on October 10, the diesel generator was stolen. The station returned to the air on November 30, 2019, after two years off the air and the transmitter repairs have been completed.