WIDA (AM)

WIDA
City Carolina, Puerto Rico
Branding Vida AM 1400
Frequency 1400 kHz
First air date September 25, 1964
Format Spanish Christian
Power 1,000 watts
Class B
Facility ID 54870
Transmitter coordinates 18°23′49″N 65°56′06″W / 18.39694°N 65.93500°W / 18.39694; -65.93500
Callsign meaning VIDA
Former callsigns WVOZ (1964-1980)[1]
Owner Primera Iglesia Bautista de Carolina
(Radio Vida, Incorporado)
Sister stations WIDA-FM
Website cadenaradiovida.net

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.[2] It airs a Spanish language Christian radio format.[3]

The station was assigned the WIDA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 1, 1980.[1]

In 2017, the station's transmitter site was heavily damaged by Hurricane Maria and the diesel generator was robbed. As of March 2018, the station remains off the air until repairs can be made.

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Puerto Rico (US Associated). World Radio TV Handbook 2007: The Directory of Global Broadcasting. Billboard Books. pp. 305–306. ISBN 0-8230-5997-9.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.


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