WRHC (AM)

WRHC (1550 kHz) is an AM radio station with a Spanish language talk radio format, simulcasting WWFE. Licensed to serve Coral Gables, Florida, United States, the station reaches the Miami metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Salem Media Group.^[2]

WRHC

Simulcasts WWFE Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Broadcast area	Miami metropolitan area
Frequency	1550 kHz
Branding	La Nueva Poderosa
Programming
Format	Spanish language talk radio
Ownership
Owner	Salem Media Group (Hispanos Communications, LLC)
Sister stations	WWFE WMYM
History
Former call signs	WRIZ
Call sign meaning	Radio Habana Cuba
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73945
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts day 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	25°39′2″N 80°9′36″W (day) 25°44′36″N 80°18′52″W (night)
Translator(s)	98.7 W254DV (Miami)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	lapoderosa.com

The station's name and broadcast callsign are an homage to the former Cuban radio network, RHC-Cadena Azul, which operated from 1939 until 1954.^[3]

Previously known as WRIZ until 1985, the station had a phased array of four radio towers in Stiltsville south of Key Biscayne from 1967 to 1990.^[4] Because salt water is highly conductive, it makes an excellent ground plane for signals in the mediumwave radio band, allowing the station to travel farther on the same power, although this station's purpose was to put a strong signal across Miami while minimizing its signal toward the Bahamas Islands and a station on 1540. As with all medium-frequency stations, the towers themselves were mast radiators, connected to the transmitter shack via transmission lines, held in this case a few feet above the water level by pilings.

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