Father Roberto Cortés, spiritual advisor of the Charismatic Renewal of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. In communication with several people and while visiting several Latin American countries, he founded Radio Vida en Abundancia. Given the need to have a means of communication to bring the Gospel to every corner of the world through alternative, creative and effective means.

The name of the radio is based on the quote from the Gospel of John 10:10 "I have come that they may have life and have it abundantly", and it began broadcasting as a Catholic internet station on May 15, 2005, the day of San Isidro Labrador.