WCIW-LP

WCIW-LP (107.7 FM, "Radio Conciencia") is an American low-power radio station licensed to serve the community of Immokalee, Florida, United States. 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.

WCIW-LP

Immokalee, Florida
Frequency	107.7 MHz
Branding	Radio Conciencia
Programming
Language	Spanish
Format	Community
Ownership
Owner	Coalition of Immokalee Workers (Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida, Inc.)
History
First air date	2004
Former call signs	WCTI-LP (2003–2004)[1]
Former frequencies	107.9 MHz (2004–2016)
Call sign meaning	Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	133832
Class	L1
ERP	100 watts
HAAT	28 meters (92 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	26°23′42.6″N 81°24′46.1″W
Links
Public license information	LMS

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 languages of Central America.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

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

See also

• List of community radio stations in the United States
• List of Pacifica Radio stations and affiliates

References

1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WCIW-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
4. "Application Search Details (BNPL-20010615ALG)". FCC Media Bureau. June 11, 2003. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
5. "Application Search Details (BLL-20040112ACY)". FCC Media Bureau. June 7, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

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