| Broadcast area | Miami area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1450kHz |
| Branding | Vida 101.9 FM / 1450 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | SpanishChristian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WQVN | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs | WWPB (1947–1956)[1] WSKP (1956–1966)[1] WOCN (1966–2019)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 43034 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°50′22″N80°11′23″W / 25.83944°N 80.18972°W /25.83944; -80.18972 |
| Translator(s) | W270CV (101.9 MHz, Miami) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | RadioVidaMiami.com |
WKAT (1450AM, "Radio Vida") is a radio station broadcasting aSpanish-languageChristian radioformat, known as"Radio Vida." Licensed toMiami,Florida, the station is owned by Nelson Volatire, through licensee Radio Piment Book, Inc.[3]
WKAT broadcasts at 1,000watts using anon-directional antenna. Thetransmitter is off NE 71st Street in Miami.[4] Programming is also heard onFM translatorW270CV at 101.9MHz, with itstower on SE 2nd Street atBiscayne Boulevard.[5]
In 1947, the station firstsigned on the air.[6] Its originalcall sign was WWPB and it was powered at only 250 watts. The call letters were chosen to represent its owner and general manager,PaulBrake. The following year, Brake put an FM station on the air, 101.5 WWPB-FM (todayWLYF).
Around 2000, the station, known as WOCN, switched toSpanish-language programming. It was branded as "WOCN Radio 1450," broadcasting atalk radio format. It was abrokered programming station which sold its time to hosts who then sold their own advertisements to support their shows. The station was known in theCuban-American community for its leftist commentators.[7] It later switched to asports radio format, using programming from theESPN Deportes network.
Its call sign was changed to WKAT on September 16, 2019.[8] The WKAT call letters were popular in Miami for many years on1360 AM, which was a long-time English-language talk station that had been an early stopping point for broadcasterLarry King and others. That station is nowWQVN, broadcasting to theHaitian community.
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