WRXD
WRXD (96.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Fajardo, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by WRXD Licensing, Inc.
| City | Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
| Branding | Play 96.5 |
| Slogan | Dale Play a la variedad |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish Adult Contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Spanish Broadcasting System (WRXD Licensing, Inc.) |
| WTCV, WVEO, WVOZ-TV, WZNT, WZMT, WIOB, WODA, WNOD, WMEG, WEGM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1969 |
Former call signs | WMDD-FM (1969-1976) WDOY (1976-1999) WCMA-FM (1999-2008) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 162219 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 11,500 watts |
| HAAT | 852.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°5′2″N 66°27′22″W |
| Links | |
| Website | play96fm.lamusica.com |
In 1969, the station was known as Radio Conquistador, with the call sign, WMDD-FM. From the late 1970s until the late 1990s it was known as Y-96 FM with its original call signs WDOY. Then in the late 1990s it was branded as Cima 96.5 FM, later Romance 96.5 FM (WCMA-FM) and its format was a 1980s and 1990s pop music station until February 2008. On February 25, 2008, at 5:30 a.m. AST it became the first FM Spanish-speaking station in United States and Latin America to be a news station and political analysis on a 24/7 schedule. It was branded as Red 96.
It was announced on January 15, 2010, that it would go off the air and turned into a music station, playing merengue and bachata. The new name is Ritmo 96.5 FM.
On October 14, 2014, Estereotempo will change frequencies from 99.9 to 96.5 FM, with better coverage in the metropolitan area.
On February 1, 2018, Estereotempo announced that WIOB (97.5 FM) in Mayaguez leaves the network, and will become a repeater of the Zeta 93 Salsa Network. As of February 2, WRXD becomes a sole station of the Estereotempo network. On June 11, 2018, WRXD changed its Estereotempo branding after 33 years to La 96.5 or simply 96.5. On July 28, 2018, WRXD switched to a Top 40 format and launched Play 96.5. On June 17, 2019, WRXD returned to a Spanish AC format, after one year with Top 40/CHR and now features a mix of Bachata, Pop, Merengue and Salsa.
Logos
WRXD old logo when it was WCMA-FM and branded as 1980s' pop music station "Cima 96".
WRXD old logo when it was news and talk station "Red 96 FM".
WRXD old logo when it was Spanish tropical station "Ritmo 96.5".
External links
- WRXD in the FCC's FM station database
- WRXD on Radio-Locator
- WRXD in Nielsen Audio's FM station database