WIRA explained

WIRA
Above:Currently silent
City:Fort Pierce, Florida
Country:US
Area:Vero Beach, Florida
Frequency:1400 kHz
Format:Latin-American music
Power:1,000 watts unlimited
Class:C
Facility Id:2681
Licensing Authority:FCC
Coordinates:27.4356°N -80.3612°W
Owner:Carline Clerge
Licensee:Caribbean Media Group, Inc.

WIRA (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting Latin-American music.[1] Licensed to Fort Pierce, Florida, United States, the station serves the Vero Beach area, but also reaches to Sebastian, Florida.[2] The station is owned by Carline Clerge, through licensee Caribbean Media Group, Inc.[3] In addition, this radio station is also popularly known as "Spanish; Castilian: La Nueva" and is re-transmitted on FM translator W285FN (104.9) in Port St. Lucie.

History

WIRA was first licensed September 18, 1946.[4] The station changed its call sign to WYFX on November 1, 1996. On August 15, 1997, the WIRA call sign returned.[5]

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.[6] On February 13, 2024, WIRA went silent after it was found to be interfering with another nearby AM station.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Listen to WIRA La Nueva 104.9FM on TuneIn. June 15, 2020. TuneIn. en-us.
  2. Web site: January 28, 2016. Dynamic Map Display (Loading Map). June 15, 2020. Federal Communications Commission. en.
  3. Web site: WIRA Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  4. Web site: WIRA history cards . CDBS Public Access . . June 16, 2024 . PDF.
  5. Web site: WIRA Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  6. News: Venta . Lance . Station Sales Week Of 11/10 . June 16, 2024 . RadioInsight . November 10, 2023.
  7. Web site: Moskowitz, Esq. . Allan G . Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application . Licensing and Management System . . February 13, 2024.