WFAX (1220 AM) is a regional Mexican and Reggaeton formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Falls Church, Virginia, serving Metro Washington, D.C.[1] WFAX is owned and operated by Jose Villafañe's Costa Media, through licensee Costa Media Boston LLC.[5]
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| Broadcast area | Metro Washington, D.C. |
| Frequency | 1220 kHz |
| Branding | La Pantera 100.7 Y 1220 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican and Reggaeton[1] |
| Affiliations | Washington Nationals Spanish Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1948[3] |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48732 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 48 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°52′47.0″N 77°10′18.0″W / 38.879722°N 77.171667°W |
| Translator(s) | 100.7 W264DB (Falls Church) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | lapanteradc.com |
On June 8, 2022, following its purchase from Newcomb Broadcasting Corporation, WFAX had announced that it would change its format from religious talk to Regional Mexican/Spanish Rhythmic branded as "La Pantera" on July 1.[6]
Translator
editWFAX has one FM translator, on 100.7, co-located with its AM transmitter. The signal is almost entirely directed to the southwest to protect WZBA on the same frequency.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| W264DB | 100.7 FM | Falls Church, Virginia | 158365 | 100 | D | LMS |
References
edit- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "70+ Years of Family Ownership of WFAX Ends with Sale to Spanish Operator".
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-130. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFAX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WFAX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "La Pantera To Debut In Washington DC". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 48732 (WFAX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFAX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 158365 (W264DB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W264DB at FCCdata.org
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