WDNO (960 AM), branded on-air as Nueva Vida, is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, the station is currently owned by Juan Carlos Matos Barreto and Ana G. Velez Montes, through licensee New Life Broadcasting. WDNO is simulcast on W250CF 97.9 FM in Arecibo and W283DR 104.5 FM in Aguadilla.[2]
| Frequency | 960 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | Nueva Vida |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| WNVM WNVE WZNA-LD WQHA WKHD-LD | |
| History | |
First air date | 1985 |
Former call signs | WJYT (1985–1988) WORR (1988–1992) WKVN (1992–2004) WCHQ (2004–2011) |
Call sign meaning | Del Norte |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11621 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°20′8.00″N 67°1′51.00″W / 18.3355556°N 67.0308333°W |
| Translator(s) | W250CF 97.9 (Arecibo) W283DR 104.5 (Aguadilla) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www.nuevavida.fm |
History
editThe station was assigned the call letters WJYT on 1982-06-28. On 1988-07-07, the station changed its call sign to WORR, on 1992-09-28 to WKVN, on 2004-07-06 to WCHQ, and on 2011-01-19 to the current WDNO.[3]
Ownership
editIn July 2003, International Broadcasting Corp. (Angel Roman, president) reached an agreement to buy two radio stations, WRSJ and WKVN (now WDNO), from Concillio Mision Cristiano Fuente de Agua Viva Inc. (Otoniel Font, president) for a reported sale price of $1.45 million.[4]
Since October 1, 2016 and after 29 years broadcasting in the frequency 103.7 FM, WDNO and the translator station with the approval of the Federal Communications Commission in the United States, has changed to 97.9 FM for best coverage. In March 2018, the station announced that the FM translator in Arecibo will move the frequency to 98.3 FM in the next few months and the callsign will change to W252EA, pending FCC approval, But the translator remain itself on the same frequency (97.9 MHz) and with the same call letters (W250CF).
Translator stations
edit| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W250CF | 97.9 FM | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | 26656 | .023 | LMS |
| W283DR | 104.5 FM | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | 202073 | .025 | LMS |
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDNO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WDNO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WDNO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-07-14.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 11621 (WDNO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WDNO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 26656 (W250CF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- Facility details for Facility ID 202073 (W283DR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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