WIBS

{{short description|Radio station in Guayama, Puerto Rico}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WIBS

| logo =

| city = Guayama, Puerto Rico

| area = Puerto Rico area

| branding = Caribe 1540 AM / 106.5 FM

| frequency = 1540 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|106.5|W293DE|Guayama}}

| airdate = February 23, 1981

| format = Spanish Variety

| power = 1,000 watts daytime only

| class = D

| facility_id = 72384

| coordinates = {{coord|17|59|44.00|N|66|4|39.00|W|region:US_type:city}}

| callsign_meaning = WIgberto Baez Santiago

| former_callsigns = WBJA (1981-1989)

| owner = AiLive Network

| licensee = International Broadcasting Corporation

| sister_stations = WSJU-LD, WQBS, WRSJ, WQBS-FM, WIOA, WIOC, WZET, WGIT

| webcast =

| website =

| affiliations =

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

WIBS (1540 AM, Radio Caribe) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Variety format. Licensed to Guayama, Puerto Rico, the station serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is owned by International Broadcasting Corporation.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WIBS |title=WIBS Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} The station is shared with translator station W293DE 106.5 FM also located in Guayama.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WBJA on February 23, 1981. On October 5, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WIBS.{{cite web |title=WIBS Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=72384&Callsign=WIBS |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

==Translator stations==

{{RadioTranslators

|callsign = WIBS

|call1 = W293DE

|freq1 = 106.5

|watts1 = .25

|city1 = Guayama, Puerto Rico

|fid1 = 200724

}}

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