WIWA (AM)
Christian talk and teaching | |
Network | SRN News |
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Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Marc Radio Orlando, LLC |
WDVH, WHHZ, WIXC, WPLL, WRZN, WSBH, WTMG, WTMN | |
History | |
First air date | 1957 | (as WHIY Orlando)
Former call signs | WHIY (1957–1978)[1] WORL (1978–1988) WBZS (1988–1991) WHBS (1991–1996) WRLZ (1996–2019)[2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 57931 |
Class | B |
Power | 25,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°34′03″N 81°25′38″W / 28.56750°N 81.42722°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | TheSheperdRadio.com |
WIWA (1270
By day, WIWA is powered at 25,000 watts. But at night, to protect other stations on 1270 AM from interference, it reduces power to 5,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on Brengle Avenue at West New Hampshire Street in Orlando.[4]
Programming
WIWA is a brokered programming station, where host pay for their time on the air and may use their shows to seek donations to their ministries. National religious leaders heard on WIWA and WTMN include Tony Evans, David Jeremiah, Rick Warren and James Dobson. Some hours begin with a news update from SRN News. From the Salem Radio Network, the stations also carry The Eric Metaxas Show.
History
WHIY and WORL
The station
From 1978 to 1986, the station switched call signs to WORL and adopted a
WBZS and WHBS
In 1987, the station dropped AC for
WBZS, despite its call letters representing the word "Business," continued airing Spanish language programming and served the Orlando Hispanic community for the next six years. In 1991, the call letters changed to WHBS.
WRLZ and WIWA
The station ran into financial problems and went dark in 1995. In 1996, it was revived under new ownership as WRLZ.[2]
The station changed its call sign to WIWA on July 3, 2019. It began airing a
References
- ^ a b "WHIY-AM 1270 Eatonville". Central Florida Radio. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Marc Radio: Our Stations". marcradiogroup.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WIWA
External links
- WIWA in the FCC AM station database
- WIWA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- WHIY music survey from August 26, 1967