WRHC (1550

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) is an AM

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with a

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, simulcasting WWFE. Licensed to serve

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, United States, the station

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es the

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. The station is currently owned by

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. The station's name and

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are an

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to the former

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, which operated from 1939 until 1954. Previously known as WRIZ until 1985, the station had a

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of four

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south of

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from 1967 to 1990. Because

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is highly

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, it makes an excellent

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for signals in the

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, allowing the station to travel farther on the same power, although this station's purpose was to put a strong signal across Miami while minimizing its signal toward the Bahamas Islands and a station on 1540.. As with all medium-frequency stations, the towers themselves were

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s, connected to the transmitter shack via

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s, held in this case a few feet above the

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References

External links

FCC History Cards for WRHC
Cuban-American culture in Miami Hispanic and Latino American culture in Miami

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