WFID

WFID
Adult Contemporary;
Affiliations	iHeartMedia (2020–present)
Ownership
Owner	Uno Radio Group; (Madifide, Inc.);
Sister stations	WUNO, WPRP, WORA, WCMN, WPRM, WIVA, WRIO, WTOK-FM, WCMN-FM, WMIO, WNEL
History
First air date	November 17, 1958; 65 years ago
Call sign meaning	Fidelity
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10063
Class	B
ERP	50,500 watts
HAAT	857.0 meters (2,811.7 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	18°16′0.00″N 68°58′5.00″W / 18.2666667°N 68.9680556°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	fidelitypr.com

WFID (95.7

radio station licensed to serve Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, established in 1958. As of 2015 it is owned by the Uno Radio Group, and the broadcast license

held by Madifide, Inc.

WFID broadcasts an

Adult Contemporary music format.^[3]

History

WFID's predecessor was Fidelity Broadcasting Corporation. The founders, Rafael Acosta and his wife Victoria Suarez, made their first broadcast from their house with a 250W FM transmitter on November 17, 1958 before hiring others. It was Puerto Rico's third FM radio station (along with WIOB in Mayagüez and WKAQ-FM in San Juan).

Originally, WFID broadcast on 95.9 MHz, but this frequency was at that time catalogued as Class A, subject to power restrictions, so Acosta applied for a change to 95.7 MHz, class B, increased in 1962 to 12,500 watts. Acosta frequently travelled to the United States to stay up to date with technology, particularly the Gates transmitters and equipment. Acosta died in 1971, before FM became predominant. In 1962 it became the first FM radio station to broadcast in stereo in Puerto Rico and Latin America. After Acosta's death the station was managed by Suarez, known as Doña Vicky, and the Acostas' son José Julián and daughter Carola. In 1980 Beautiful Music Service began broadcasting music for businesses. In 1983 the recently acquired WUNO was turned into NotiUno, a newstalk radio station. As of 2015^[update] the 50,000-watt WFID was owned and operated by Arso Radio Corporation under Jesús Soto, who had been a friend of Acosta's.

WPRM-FM

, SalSoul 98.

Satellites

Callsign	Frequency	City of license	Broadcast Area	ERP	HAAT	First air date	Former callsigns	Licensee
WFDT	105.5 FM	Aguada	[1]	31,000 watts	560.0 meters (1,837.3 ft)	April 20, 1977	WRFE (1977–1992) WNNV (1992–2000)	Arso Radio Corporation
WZAR	101.9 FM (HD Radio)	Ponce	[2]	31,000 watts	789.0 meters (2,588.6 ft)	March 17, 1966	WLEO-FM (1966–1979)	Uno Radio of Ponce, Inc.

Barrio Playa

, Ponce, Puerto Rico

References

^ "The Facilities of Radio". 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-251.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WFID". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

External links

WFID in the FCC FM station database
WFID in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
WFDT in the FCC FM station database
WFDT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
WZAR in the FCC FM station database
WZAR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "The Facilities of Radio". 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-251.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for WFID". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[arb1-3] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

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