History
On October 10, 1956, the station first signed on the air. At first it was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. For a while, it was a network affiliate of the ABC Entertainment Radio Network.
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| Broadcast area | Central Florida - Lakeland - Winter Haven |
| Frequency | 1570 kHz |
| Branding | La Raza 92.7FM 95.5FM & 1570AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Carpenter's Home Church, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | October 10, 1956 |
| Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 74153 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 13 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°4′32.00″N81°49′19.00″W / 28.0755556°N 81.8219444°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | WTWB Listen Online |
| Website | www |
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