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]

WDNO
Frequency960 kHz
BrandingNueva Vida
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
Owner
  • Juan Carlos Matos Barreto and Ana G. Velez Montes
  • (New Life Broadcasting Inc.)
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 ID11621
ClassB
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
18°20′8.00″N 67°1′51.00″W / 18.3355556°N 67.0308333°W / 18.3355556; -67.0308333
Translator(s)W250CF 97.9 (Arecibo)
W283DR 104.5 (Aguadilla)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.nuevavida.fm

History

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The 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

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In 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

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Broadcast translators for WDNO
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

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDNO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WDNO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WDNO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-07-14.
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