WIRA, the Glossary
Table of Contents
15 relations: AM broadcasting, Broadcast relay station, Call sign, Dark (broadcasting), Federal Communications Commission, Fort Pierce, Florida, Hertz, Music of Latin America, Port St. Lucie, Florida, Radio broadcasting, Sebastian, Florida, Vero Beach, Florida, Watt, WPOM, WSWN.
- 1946 establishments in Florida
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation (AM) transmissions.
Broadcast relay station
A broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater (two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or transponds) the signal of a radio or television station to an area not covered by the originating station.
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Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station.
Dark (broadcasting)
In broadcasting, a dark television station or silent radio station is one that has gone off the air for an indefinite period of time.
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Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.
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Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States.
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Hertz
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second.
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Music of Latin America
The music of Latin America refers to music originating from Latin America, namely the Romance-speaking regions of the Americas south of the United States.
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Port St. Lucie, Florida
Port St.
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Radio broadcasting
Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience.
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Sebastian, Florida
Sebastian is a city in Indian River County, Florida, United States at the confluence of the St. Sebastian River and the Indian River.
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Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach is a city in and the county seat of Indian River County, Florida, United States.
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Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.
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WPOM
WPOM (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting ethnic programming. WIRA and WPOM are Florida radio station stubs.
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WSWN
WSWN (900 AM) was a radio station that broadcast a talk-show format branded as "Talk of the Palm Beaches." It was better known in the South Florida and Treasure Coast areas as "Sugar 900," named after the surrounding sugar cane industry in the Belle Glade and Pahokee areas.
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See also
1946 establishments in Florida
- AAXICO Airlines
- Coconut Grove Sailing Club
- Florida A&M Hospital
- Florida Airways (1947–1949)
- Florida Boys
- Florida College
- Florida Greyhound Lines
- Florida Scholastic Press Association
- Florida State Road 9
- Gator Bowl
- Gaumard Scientific
- Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes
- Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
- KBJ Architects
- Lakeland Pilots
- Marching 100
- Melbourne Village, Florida
- Miami Seahawks
- Miami Sun Sox
- Mount Sinai Medical Center (Miami)
- Mr. Prospector Stakes
- Northwest Florida Daily News
- South Seas Island Resort
- Southeastern University
- St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church
- Theater of the Sea
- University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance
- WBSR
- WDSR
- WFLC
- WFLL
- WIRA
- WTIS
- WTLY
- WWPR (AM)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIRA
Also known as W246CP, W285FN.