WIRA

WIRA (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting Latin-American music.^[3] Licensed to Fort Pierce, Florida, United States, the station serves the Vero Beach area, but also reaches to Sebastian, Florida.^[4] The station is owned by Carline Clerge, through licensee Caribbean Media Group, Inc.^[5] In addition, this radio station is also popularly known as "La Nueva" and is re-transmitted on FM translator W285FN (104.9) in Port St. Lucie.^[3]

WIRA

Currently silent
Fort Pierce, Florida United States
Broadcast area	Vero Beach, Florida
Frequency	1400 kHz
Programming
Format	Latin-American music
Ownership
Owner	Carline Clerge (Caribbean Media Group, Inc.)
History
First air date	1946 (1946)
Former call signs	WIRA (1946–1996) WYFX (1996–1997)
Call sign meaning	Indian River Area[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2681
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	27°26′8.14″N 80°21′40.18″W
Translator	104.9 W285FN (Port St. Lucie)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

History

WIRA was first licensed September 18, 1946.^[6] The station changed its call sign to WYFX on November 1, 1996. On August 15, 1997, the WIRA call sign returned.^[7]

Following divorce proceedings involving Caribbean Media Group's principals, the company filed to transfer WIRA and WPOM to Sugar Broadcasting, owner of WSWN, in November 2023.^[8] On February 13, 2024, WIRA went silent after it was found to be interfering with another nearby AM station.^[9]

Translator

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W285FN	104.9 FM	Port St. Lucie, Florida	156985	250	D	27°16′31.2″N 80°17′10.2″W	LMS