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WGIT
WGIT (1660 AM, Lighthouse Radio) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Religious format. It is licensed to Canovanas, Puerto Rico, and is owned by International Broadcasting Corporation. it is operated through License Management agreement by Faro de Santidad, Inc. from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. The station is shared with translator station W266CF 101.1 FM in San Juan, which is owned by Aurio A. Matos Barreto. History WGIT originated as the expanded band "twin" of an existing station on the standard AM band. On March 17, 1997 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available " Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with WCHQ in Camuy authorized to move from 1360 to 1660 kHz. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCHQ (Puerto Rico)
WCHQ (1360 AM broadcasting, AM, Super Q) was a radio station licensed to serve Camuy, Puerto Rico. The station was owned by Aurio A. Matos (President and General Manager of the station). History The station was assigned the WCHQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 23, 1970. The company has had multiple ownership changes. Camuy Broadcasting Corporation sold WCHQ to Del Pueblo Radio Corporation in 1984. At that time, the station was known as "13-Q AM". Expanded Band assignment On March 17, 1997 the FCC announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "AM expanded band#United States, Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with WCHQ authorized to move from 1360 to 1660 kHz. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WZET
WZET (92.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Hormigueros, Puerto Rico Hormigueros (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the western region of the island, northeast of Cabo Rojo; northwest of San Germán; and south of Mayagüez. Hormigueros is spread over 5 barrios and Hormigueros Pueblo (th ..., the station serves the Western Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by International Broadcasting Corporation. WZET broadcasts in the HD Radio format, and carries additional programming on three of the station's HD subchannels. In addition, WZET-HD2's programming is simulcast on translator station W295BU 106.9 FM in Mayagüez. References External links * * * ZET Radio stations established in 1980 1976 establishments in Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRSJ
WRSJ (1520 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by International Broadcasting Corporation. On September 20, 2017, the station's transmitter site was heavily damaged by Hurricane Maria. One year later, The station returned to the air on December 11, 2018 as a simulcast of WQBS and the transmitter repairs are completed. On December 30, 2018 WRSJ rebrands as Activa 1520 AM and switched to a Spanish Tropical format. On May 11, 2020, the station switched to an Album Oriented Rock Album-oriented rock (AOR, originally called album-oriented radio) is an FM radio format created in the United States in the 1970s that focuses on the full repertoire of rock albums and is currently associated with classic rock. Album-orient ... format and the current programming remains unchanged. On September 29, 2022, WRSJ switched to an Adult Contemporary format, rebra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WSJU-LD
WSJU-LD (channel 32), branded on-air as Fresh HD, is a television station licensed to Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by International Broadcasting Corporation. As of 2018, It is the only television station owned by AiLive. History In 1995, the station began operations as W59CW, operating on channel 59. From 1995 to 1999, it was owned by Fajardo TV Group. From 1999 to 2003, the station was owned by the late Frederick Gauthier De Castro, changed its channel position to channel 42, its call letters to WREY-LP, later WSEX-LP and at that time was broadcast local and regional programming. In 2003, channel 42 changed call sign to WIVE-LP and became a satellite of WTCV. On February 15, 2007, WIVE-LP was forced to be off the air due to financial and technical difficulties. On July 7, 2008, after nearly 1 year off the air, WIVE-LP resumes regular schedule programming. On September 11, 2014, after WTCV and its stations switched to Mega TV, WIVE-LP switches to TCV Music Network an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WQBS (AM)
WQBS (870 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Aerco Broadcasting Corporation. WQBS is the flagship station of the Camarero Radio Network, dedicated to horse racing. WQBS's audio signal was broadcast on WSJU-TV WSJU-TV, virtual and UHF digital channel 31, was a television station licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The station was owned by Aerco Broadcasting Corporation. WSJU-TV's studios were located at the IBC-AERCO building at 1554 Bori Street, U ... channel 31.4 in San Juan. branded as WQBS TV. WQBS TV is the first over-the-air television channel that broadcasts programming from a radio station. WQBS Radio & WQBS TV broadcasts from studios in the IBC-AERCO Building in Rio Piedras. The channel ceased operations on September 5, 2018. External linksFCC History Cards for WQBS QBS Radio stations established in 1954 1955 establishments in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WQBS-FM
WQBS-FM (107.7 FM, "Mix 107.7") is a radio station broadcasting an Urban Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Carolina, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by International Broadcasting Corporation. WQBS-FM is widely credited as having pioneered the Hurban Hurban is a radio programming format from radio chain giant Clear Channel Communications and Senior VP Alfredo Alonso. Hurban radio stations target young Hispanics in the United States, primarily consisting of reggaeton, Latin trap, Latin rap, ... (short for "Hispanic Urban") radio format. This format mixes English-language rap and R&B with Latin rap, Latin pop and reggaeton. Personalities such as the announcer Luis J. Ortiz "El Coyote" are recognized for their great contribution to this platform since its inception, positioning urban music in Puerto Rico and countries where the signal of this radio arrived. In addition, recently recognized new communicators outside of radio hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WIOA
WIOA (99.9 FM), branded on-air as Fresh 99.9 FM, is a radio station broadcasting a bilingual Top 40/ CHR format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by International Broadcasting Corporation. WIOA is simulcast on WIOC 105.1 FM in southern Puerto Rico, including Ponce, and 106.9 FM for western Puerto Rico. On October 14, 2014, Estereotempo moved frequencies from 99.9 FM to 96.5 FM, while Fresh 99.9 FM began broadcasting on October 15, 2014, with better coverage in the metropolitan area. Fresh offers a wide variety of American CHR Music. Fresh is broadcasting on 99.9 FM Metro, 105.1 FM South & 106.9 FM West covering the entire market. History WIOA signed on March 1, 1961 as WFQM. It was originally owned by the Supreme Broadcasting Company of Puerto Rico, controlled by Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Bártoli, and it was the FM counterpart to WKYN (630 AM), known as "La Gran Cadena FM" with a beautiful music forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WIOC
WIOC (105.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a bilingual Top 40/ CHR format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, the station serves the Puerto Rico area. WIOC was founded in 1965. The station is currently owned by International Broadcasting Corporation. References External links * IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ... 1956 establishments in Puerto Rico Radio stations established in 1965 {{PuertoRico-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WIBS
WIBS (1540 AM, Radio Caribe) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Variety format. Licensed to Guayama, Puerto Rico Guayama (, ), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama ( es, Municipio Autónomo de Guayama) is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 36,614. It is the ce ..., the station serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is owned by International Broadcasting Corporation. 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. Translator stations References External links * IBS Radio stations established in 1981 IBS Guayama, Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Station
Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio station, while in satellite radio the radio waves are broadcast by a satellite in Earth orbit. To receive the content the listener must have a broadcast radio receiver (''radio''). Stations are often affiliated with a radio network which provides content in a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both. Radio stations broadcast with several different types of modulation: AM radio stations transmit in AM ( amplitude modulation), FM radio stations transmit in FM (frequency modulation), which are older analog audio standards, while newer digital radio stations transmit in several digital audio standards: DAB (digital audio broadcasting), HD radio, DRM ( Digital Radio Mondiale). Television broadcasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Stations In Puerto Rico
Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to an antenna which radiates the waves, and received by another antenna connected to a radio receiver. Radio is very widely used in modern technology, in radio communication, radar, radio navigation, remote control, remote sensing, and other applications. In radio communication, used in radio and television broadcasting, cell phones, two-way radios, wireless networking, and satellite communication, among numerous other uses, radio waves are used to carry information across space from a transmitter to a receiver, by modulating the radio signal (impressing an information signal on the radio wave by varying some aspect of the wave) in the transmitter. In radar, used to locate and track objects like aircraft, ships, spacecraft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark (broadcasting)
In the broadcasting industry, a dark television station or silent radio station is one that has gone off the air for an indefinite period of time. Usually unlike dead air (broadcasting only silence), a station that is dark or silent does not even transmit a carrier signal. U.S. law Transmitter operations According to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a radio or television station is considered to have gone dark or silent if it is to be off the air for thirty days or longer. Prior to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, a "dark" station was required to surrender its broadcast license to the FCC, leaving it vulnerable to another party applying for it while its current owner was making efforts to get it back on the air. Following the 1996 landmark legislation, a licensee is no longer required to surrender the license while dark. Instead, the licensee may apply for a "Notification of Suspension of Operations/Request for Silent STA" (FCC Form 0386), stating the reas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
