WIRA

WIRA
Currently silent
Broadcast area
Vero Beach, Florida
Frequency1400 kHz
Programming
FormatLatin-American music
Ownership
Owner
  • Carline Clerge
  • (Caribbean Media Group, Inc.)
History
First air date
1946 (1946)
Former call signs
  • WIRA (1946–1996)
  • WYFX (1996–1997)
Call sign meaning
Indian River Area[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
2681
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
27°26′8.14″N 80°21′40.18″W / 27.4355944°N 80.3611611°W / 27.4355944; -80.3611611
Translator104.9 W285FN (Port St. Lucie)
Links
Public license information

WIRA (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting Latin-American music.[3] Licensed to Fort Pierce, Florida, United States, the station serves the Vero Beach area, but also reaches to Sebastian, Florida.[4] The station is owned by Carline Clerge, through licensee Caribbean Media Group, Inc.[5] 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.[3]

History

WIRA was first licensed on September 18, 1946.[6] The station changed its call sign to WYFX on November 1, 1996. On August 15, 1997, the WIRA call sign returned.[7]

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.[8] On February 13, 2024, WIRA went silent after it was found to be interfering with another nearby AM station.[9]

Translator

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
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 / 27.275333; -80.286167 (W285FN) LMS

References

  1. ^ Betcher, Bob (March 3, 1997). "The Tales Behind The Call Letters". Prees-Journal. Vero Beach, Florida. p. 1C. Retrieved October 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIRA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ a b "Listen to WIRA La Nueva 104.9FM on TuneIn". TuneIn. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dynamic Map Display (Loading Map)". Federal Communications Commission. January 28, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "WIRA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ^ "WIRA history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "WIRA Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  8. ^ Venta, Lance (November 10, 2023). "Station Sales Week Of 11/10". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  9. ^ Moskowitz, Esq., Allan G (February 13, 2024). "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.


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