WCIW-LP

WCIW-LP
City	Immokalee, Florida
Branding	Radio Conciencia
Frequency	107.7 MHz
First air date	2004
Format	Community
Language(s)	Spanish
ERP	100 watts
HAAT	28 meters (92 ft)
Class	L1
Facility ID	133832
Transmitter coordinates	26°23′40.91″N 81°24′46.92″W / 26.3946972°N 81.4130333°W / 26.3946972; -81.4130333
Callsign meaning	Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Former callsigns	WCTI-LP (2003-2004)^[1]
Former frequencies	107.9 MHz (2004-2016)
Owner	Coalition of Immokalee Workers (Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida, Inc.)

WCIW-LP (107.7 FM, "Radio Conciencia") is an American low-power radio station licensed to serve the community of Immokalee, Florida, USA. The station is operated by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, an organization representing farm workers in one of the largest winter vegetable markets in the United States of America. The WCIW-LP broadcast license is held by Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida, Inc.

Programming

With 100 watts of effective radiated power, WCIW-LP broadcasts a community radio format to an area approximately 15 miles (24 km) in and around Immokalee, bringing music and news to the immigrant farm workers from their homelands, in their own languages. The languages include Spanish, Haitian Creole, and some of the indigenous Indian languages of Central America.^[2]

History

In June 2001, Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida, Inc., applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on June 11, 2003, with a scheduled expiration date of December 11, 2004.^[3] The new station was assigned call sign "WCTI-LP" on December 2, 2003.^[1] The station was assigned new call sign "WCIW-LP" by the FCC on January 12, 2004.^[1] After construction and testing were completed, the station was granted its broadcast license on June 7, 2004.^[4]

WCIW-LP was the fifth community radio barnraising of the Prometheus Radio Project.

References

1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
↑ "Application Search Details (BNPL-20010615ALG)". FCC Media Bureau. June 11, 2003. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
↑ "Application Search Details (BLL-20040112ACY)". FCC Media Bureau. June 7, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WCIW

Radio-Locator information on WCIW-LP

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WCIW

Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Florida

Stations	WACC – Hialeah WAFC – Clewiston WAFZ – Immokalee WAFZ-FM – Immokalee WAMA – Tampa WAMR-FM – Miami WAQI – Miami WAUC – Wauchula WCIW-LP – Immokalee WCMQ – Hialeah WDJA – Delray Beach WGES – Saint Petersburg WIWA – Saint Cloud WJNX – Fort Pierce WJRN-LP – Summerfield WJUA – Fort Myers WLAA – Winter Garden WLAZ – Kissimmee WLCC – Brandon WLFE – Cutler Bay WMFM – Key West WMGG – Largo WNMA – Miami Springs WNPL – Naples WNTF – Bithlo WNUE-FM – Deltona WOCN – Miami WOIR – Homestead WONQ – Oviedo WOTS – Kissimmee WPIK – Summerland Key WPRD – Winter Park WPSP – Royal Palm Beach WQBA – Miami WQBN – Temple Terrace WQXM – Bartow WRHC – Coral Gables WRLX – West Palm Beach WRLZ – Eatonville WRMA – North Miami Beach WRTO-FM – Goulds WRUB - Sarasota WRUM – Orlando WSDO – Sanford WSUA – Miami WTLQ-FM – Fort Myers WTJV – Deland WUNA – Ocoee WVDV-LP – Sebring WVOJ – Fernandina Beach WWCL – Lehigh Acres WWFE – Miami WWPR – Bradenton WWRF – Lake Worth WXDJ – Fort Lauderdale WYUU – Safety Harbor WZTU – Miami Beach

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Florida See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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