WFAX

Regional Mexican/Spanish Rhythmic radio station in Falls Church, Virginia, United States
38°52′47.0″N 77°10′18.0″W / 38.879722°N 77.171667°W / 38.879722; -77.171667Translator(s)100.7 W264DB (Falls Church)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitelapanteradc.com
Entrance to Tower Square, home of the offices of WFAX.

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.[4]

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.[5]

Translator

WFAX 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
W264DB 100.7 FM Falls Church, Virginia 158365 100 D LMS

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "70+ Years of Family Ownership of WFAX Ends with Sale to Spanish Operator".
  3. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-130. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "WFAX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "La Pantera To Debut In Washington DC". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-06-08.

External links

  • ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.›  WFAX in the FCC AM station database
  • WFAX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  • ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W264DB in the FCC FM station database
  • W264DB at FCCdata.org
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