June 1, 2012, it changed its slogan from "Radio 740" to "Acción 740", later, "Acción Radio" with news at the top of the hour. that same month, WIAC was purchased by Héctor Marcano Martínez's subsidiary, Metro Media Broadcasting, which also owns WWXY-LD Channel 8.1 (Tiva TV) in San Juan. On October 2, a legendary broadcast pioneer Alan Mejía and former owner Bestov Broadcast Group returned to WIAC and changed their news/talk programming to a Spanish Variety format as "WIAC 740 La Original". In November 2012, the station's programming was changed. From March 2016 to June 2017, WIAC 740 AM broadcast Monday-Friday from 3AM to 10PM, Saturdays from 4AM to 11PM and Sundays from 5AM to 10PM, while its station website, WIAC740.com, continued operating during the overnight hours for additional programming. In June 2017, WIAC 740 AM switched back to broadcast operations of 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, in August WIAC returned to broadcast operations until 10PM, on Saturdays from 4AM to 11PM and Sundays from 5AM until 9PM, due to the passage of Hurricane Maria, as WIAC was forced to reduce operations because of damages in the transmitter antenna caused by the Hurricane. WIAC reduced its operations from a Diesel generator until 6PM. In 2018, WIAC returned to its full 24-hour broadcast operation. However, in June, WIAC returned to reduced operations, ending their broadcast day at 6PM, occasionally on Wednesdays, Thursdays and weekends, at 7PM. Synchronous relay station Until late 2016, WIAC's programming was relayed through an experimental synchronous booster station that also transmitted on 740 kHz, WI2XAC in Ponce, which was originally licensed on November 24, 2009. On November 29, 2016 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stated that WI2XAC's license would only be renewed for 6 months, after which the station would be deleted. The reason given was that the station had exceeded the 6 year maximum permitted for experimental authorizations. A reconsideration petition was denied, and WI2XAC's license was deleted on November 30, 2016. As a result, WIAC's programming was no longer heard in southern Puerto Rico. References External links FCC History Cards for WIAC (covering 1946-1980 as WIBS / WIAC) FCC Station Search Details: DWI2XAC (Facility ID: 132564) IAC News and talk radio stations in Puerto Rico Radio stations established in 1947 1947 establishments in Puerto Rico