| Broadcast area | Jacksonville metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1160kHz |
| Branding | La Raza 92.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WJNJ,WJXR,WNNR,WSOS-FM,WVOJ,WYKB | |
| History | |
First air date | 1999 (as WELX) |
Former call signs | WELX (1988–2001) |
Call sign meaning | Edward Waters College |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11214 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts day 250 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°22′28.00″N81°44′28.00″W / 30.3744444°N 81.7411111°W /30.3744444; -81.7411111 |
| Translators | 92.9 W225BI (Stockade) 97.5 W248CT (Callahan) |
| Repeater | 1570WVOJ (Fernandina Beach) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | larazajax |
WEWC (1160AM) is aradio station in the United States.Licensed toCallahan, Florida, the station serves theFirst Coast with aregional Mexican music format and is owned by Norsan Consulting and Management, Inc.
Founded by Jane A. Filler, the station was first licensed as WELX on July 11, 1988.[2][3] However, WELX first signed on in 1999 with a Spanish music and talk format, after being purchased by Spanish Broadcasting of America (later Circle Broadcasting) in 1993.[4][3][5][6]
However, after Circle Broadcasting majority owner Nestor Miranda was convicted of money laundering, Circle requested permission for a distress sale of WELX.[5]
On November 8, 2001, WELX changed itscall sign to WEWC.[2] WEWC had anurban contemporary format withR&B andgospel music.[7][8] Additionally, WEWC broadcastEdward Waters College football and basketball games.[9] In 2003, WEWC's format changed to Latinocontemporary hits.[10][4]
In 2007, Norsan Consulting and Management purchased WEWC from Circle Broadcasting for $650,000, and its format changed totropical music.[11][12] Norsan changed WEWC's format from tropical toregional Mexican in 2013 and the branding from "Latina 1160" to "La Raza".[13]
Prior to 2001, the WEWC call sign belonged to the on-campus radio station ofEdward Waters College. Acarrier current station limited to the Edward Waters campus, the original WEWC first broadcast on 640 kHz on July 1, 1986. The original WEWC included news, public affairs, jazz, and contemporary hits.[14]
Licensed toCallahan, WEWC broadcasts from a transmitter in northwestern Jacksonville with a 5 kW daytime directional signal and 250 watts non-directional signal at night. WEWC has two FM translators, 97.5 W248CT in Callahan and 92.9 W225BI inStockade.[2] WEWC has also been simulcast on 1570WVOJ inFernandina Beach since 2016.[15] In 1998, Edward Waters College changed the station frequency to 1640 kHz.[16]