WKAT (AM)
| Broadcast area | Miami area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1450kHz |
| Branding | Vida 101.9 FM / 1450 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | SpanishChristian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WQVN | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs | WWPB (1947–1956)[1] WSKP (1956–1966)[1] WOCN (1966–2019)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 43034 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°50′22″N80°11′23″W/ 25.83944°N 80.18972°W |
| Translator(s) | W270CV (101.9 MHz, Miami) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | RadioVidaMiami |
WKAT(1450AM,"Radio Vida" ) is a radio station broadcasting aSpanish-languageChristian radioformat,known as"Radio Vida."Licensed toMiami,Florida,the station is owned by Nelson Volatire, through licensee Radio Piment Book, Inc.[3]
WKAT broadcasts at 1,000wattsusing anon-directional antenna.Thetransmitteris off NE 71st Street in Miami.[4]Programming is also heard onFM translatorW270CVat 101.9MHz,with itstoweron SE 2nd Street atBiscayne Boulevard.[5]
History
[edit]In 1947, the station firstsigned onthe air.[6]Its originalcall signwas WWPB and it was powered at only 250 watts. The call letters were chosen to represent its owner and general manager,PaulBrake. The following year, Brake put an FM station on the air, 101.5 WWPB-FM (todayWLYF).
Around 2000, the station, known as WOCN, switched toSpanish-languageprogramming. It was branded as "WOCN Radio 1450," broadcasting atalk radioformat. It was abrokered programmingstation which sold its time to hosts who then sold their own advertisements to support their shows. The station was known in theCuban-Americancommunity for its leftist commentators.[7]It later switched to asports radioformat, using programming from theESPN Deportesnetwork.
Its call sign was changed to WKAT on September 16, 2019.[8]The WKAT call letters were popular in Miami for many years on1360 AM,which was a long-time English-language talk station that had been an early stopping point for broadcasterLarry Kingand others. That station is nowWQVN,broadcasting to theHaitiancommunity.
References
[edit]- ^abcHistory Cards for WKAT,fcc.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WKAT".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WKAT Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^Radio-Locator /WKAT
- ^Radio-Locator /W270CV
- ^InformationfromBroadcasting Yearbook1950 page 113
- ^"WOCN-AM SOLD FOR $6 MILLION". Miami Herald. July 29, 2006.
- ^Call Sign History,fcc.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 43034 (WKAT)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WKATinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WKAT
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