WIRA
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WIRA
| above = Currently silent
| logo =
| city = Fort Pierce, Florida
| country = US
| area = Vero Beach, Florida
| branding =
| airdate = {{start date|1946}}
| frequency = 1400 kHz
| translators = {{Radio Relay|104.9|W285FN|Port St. Lucie}}
| format = Latin-American music
| power = 1,000 watts unlimited
| erp =
| haat =
| class = C
| facility_id = 2681
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|27|26|8.14|N|80|21|40.18|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WIRA (1946–1996)|WYFX (1996–1997)}}
| owner = Carline Clerge
| licensee = Caribbean Media Group, Inc.
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website =
| affiliations =
}}
WIRA (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting Latin-American music.{{Cite web|title=Listen to WIRA La Nueva 104.9FM on TuneIn|url=https://tunein.com/radio/WIRA-La-Nueva-1049FM-s300502/|access-date=June 15, 2020|website=TuneIn|language=en-us}} Licensed to Fort Pierce, Florida, United States, the station serves the Vero Beach area, but also reaches to Sebastian, Florida.{{Cite web|date=January 28, 2016|title=Dynamic Map Display (Loading Map)|url=https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/map-display|access-date=June 15, 2020|website=Federal Communications Commission|language=en}} The station is owned by Carline Clerge, through licensee Caribbean Media Group, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WIRA |title=WIRA Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} In addition, this radio station is also popularly known as "{{lang|es|La Nueva}}" and is re-transmitted on FM translator W285FN (104.9) in Port St. Lucie.
History
WIRA was first licensed September 18, 1946.{{cite web |title=WIRA history cards |url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=61143 |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=June 16, 2024 |format=PDF}} The station changed its call sign to WYFX on November 1, 1996. On August 15, 1997, the WIRA call sign returned.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=2681&Callsign=WIRA |title=WIRA Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
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.{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=Station Sales Week Of 11/10 |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/260935/station-sales-week-of-11-10/ |access-date=June 16, 2024 |work=RadioInsight |date=November 10, 2023}} On February 13, 2024, WIRA went silent after it was found to be interfering with another nearby AM station.{{cite web |last1=Moskowitz, Esq. |first1=Allan G |title=Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/amDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff38d85e560018da308809d105a&id=25076ff38d85e560018da308809d105a&goBack=N |website=Licensing and Management System |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |date=February 13, 2024}}
Translator
{{RadioTranslators
| call1 = W285FN
| freq1 = 104.9
| watts1 = 250
| class1 = D
| fid1 = 156985
| city1 = Port St. Lucie, Florida
| coord1 = {{coord|27|16|31.2|N|80|17|10.2|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark|name=W285FN}}
}}
References
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External links
{{AM station data|2681|WIRA}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|156985|W285FN}}
- {{FMXL|W285FN}}
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{{Vero Beach Radio}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 1946
Category:1946 establishments in Florida
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