WKAT (AM)
WKAT (1450 AM, "Radio Vida") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish religious format. Licensed to Miami, Florida, United States, the station serves the Miami area. The station is currently owned by Salem Media Group, through licensee Salem Communications Holding Corporation.[2]
| City | Miami, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Miami area |
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | Vida 101.9 FM / 1450 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish Religious |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Salem Media Group (Salem Communications Holding Corporation) |
| Sister stations | WQVN |
| History | |
| First air date | 1948 |
| Former call signs | WWPB (1948-1956)[1] WSKP (1956-1966)[1] WOCN (1966-2019)[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 43034 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts fulltime |
| Transmitter coordinates | 25°50′22″N 80°11′23″W |
| Translator(s) | W270CV (101.9 MHz, Miami) |
| Links | |
| Website | WKAT Website |
The station has an 18-year history of broadcasting to the Spanish-speaking community in the Miami area. Prior to the change to Spanish sports radio, the station branded itself as WOCN Radio 1450, broadcasting a World Ethnic-talk format. It was a time-brokered station which sold its time to programmers who then sold their own advertisements. The station was known in the Cuban-American community for its leftist commentators.[3] Its call sign was changed to WKAT on September 16, 2019.[4]
The station also operates FM translator, W270CV on 101.9 MHz from downtown Miami.
References
- History Cards for WKAT, fcc.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- "WKAT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "WOCN-AM SOLD FOR $6 MILLION". Miami Herald. July 29, 2006.
- Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
External links
- WKAT in the FCC's AM station database
- WKAT on Radio-Locator
- WKAT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database