WOIR

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WOIR
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Broadcast area
Miami area
[[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]]1430 kHz
Programming
FormatSpanish Contemporary Christian
Ownership
OwnerERJ Media, LLC
OperatorIglesia Pentecostal Víspera del Fin (sale pending)
History
First air date
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Former call signs
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  • WSDB (1957–1963)
  • WIII (1963–1972)
  • WRSD (1972–1974)
  • WQDI (1974–1985)[2]
  • WRBA (1985–1987)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
13776
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
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Links
Public license information
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Websitelacadenadelafamilia.com

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WOIR (1430 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language Christian format licensed to Homestead, Florida, United States, and serving South Florida. The station is currently owned by ERJ Media, LLC, a subsidiary of the El Rey Jesús church in Miami, and programmed by the Iglesia Pentecostal Víspera del Fin.

History

Early years

On May 29, 1957—nearly two years after the filing was made—South Dade Broadcasting Co. was granted a construction permit to build a new radio station to serve Homestead on 1430 kHz, with 500 watts during daytime hours only.[2]Template:R/superscript The station went on the air November 2 of that year, becoming the first broadcasting outlet in southern Dade County.[1]Template:R/superscript In 1962, Seven League Productions purchased WSDB; the transaction closed in January 1963, and the call sign was changed to WIII that April.[2]Template:R/superscript Seven League, however, struggled financially. In 1964, two groups sought the license for themselves: one, another group known as South Dade Broadcasting Company, ended up purchasing Seven League in 1966, beating out Redlands Broadcasting, a group that included a former mayor of Homestead.[4]

In 1972, Clement Littauer purchased control of WIII. Littauer had owned two radio stations in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and had started the only English-language TV station there.[5] The call letters changed to WRSD on June 1 of that year,[2]Template:R/superscript changing to a middle-of-the-road format.[6] Two years later, WRSD became WQDI when Southland Radio, Inc., acquired it; Southland flipped WQDI to country, the only format it ran at its stations.[7] During Southland ownership, the daytime-only station was approved in 1978 to begin nighttime service, which was activated in 1980.[2]Template:R/superscript

Southland Radio sold WQDI to Miami physician Ramiro Marrero in 1984 for $1.265 million;[8] the station changed call signs to WRBA on September 15, 1985. However, WRBA's operational existence would prove short-lived. On the evening of August 15, 1986, the station informed its listeners it was going off air to perform construction work at its office; no such construction ever materialized, and the same day, the owners had filed for bankruptcy.[9]

Radio Continental

WRBA was bought out of its silence by the Continental Broadcasting Corporation in 1987 and emerged as a Spanish-language station, WOIR "Radio Continental". The station's primary audience consisted of listeners of Mexican and Central and South American origin.[10] In 1991, Carlos and Angela López reached a deal to buy WOIR, making it the first Miami-area station to be owned by Colombian Americans.[10]Template:R/superscript

During Hurricane Andrew, Radio Continental was credited with saving the lives of hundreds of farmworkers in a labor camp. General manager Armando Gallegos remained on the air from the afternoon until midnight, pleading for listeners to evacuate; there were no deaths or injuries. The hurricane toppled both of the station's towers; after the storm, the engineer improvised a new antenna using a tree, and with aid from the city of Homestead and the Department of Defense, the station was back on air.[11]

Christian radio

In 1995, Continental Broadcasting sold WOIR to Corpo-Mex, Inc.[12] The format continued, but the presence of religious programming on the frequency, branded as Radio Amanecer, increased, dominating by 1999.[13] In 2001, Amanecer Christian Network, Inc., purchased WOIR from Corpo-Mex for $2.58 million.[14]

Amanecer Christian Network went into receivership in 2008, and a new investment company replaced it as the licensee; one of the two major debtors was Corpo-Mex, which had sold the station to Amanecer Christian Network in 2001.[15]

ERJ Media filed to sell the station for $900,000 to Iglesia Pentecostal Víspera del Fin of Seattle, which airs Spanish-language Christian programming under the name Script error: No such module "Lang". on stations on the West Coast, in December 2022. The church then assumed programming responsibilities for WOIR on December 16, 2022.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Homestead Station to Broadcast". The Miami Herald. November 2, 1957. p. 7-A. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History Cards for WOIR". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WOIR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Du Priest, Bill (March 19, 1966). "Dade Group Buying Radio Station WIII". The Miami Herald. p. 2-B. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Clement Littauer, Pioneer in TV". The Miami Herald. March 20, 1978. p. 3-B. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'MOR'—something for everyone". The Miami News. pp. 1D, 2D. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Woods, Sherry (March 31, 1975). "Woman to manage WLYF here". The Miami News. p. 8B. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 20, 1984. p. 78. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ulrich, Yolanda (August 24, 1986). "Sole radio station in Homestead goes off the air". The Miami Herald. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Parga, Beatriz (March 6, 1991). "Radio Continental pasaría a empresarios colombianos" [Radio Continental to be sold to Colombian businessmen]. El Nuevo Herald (in español). p. 1B. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.de la Cruz, Rafael (September 3, 1992). "Emisora hispana salvó la vida a residentes del Campamento Everglades" [Hispanic station saved the life of residents of the Everglades Camp]. El Nuevo Herald (in español). p. 19A. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 2, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Glasgow, Kathy (September 23, 1999). "Getting Organized". Miami New Times. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 13, 2001. p. 8. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reception made for Miami AM". Radio Business Report. February 3, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (December 16, 2022). "Station Sales Week of 12/16". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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