WDEP
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| City | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Puerto Rico |
| Branding | Radio Isla (WDEP) 1490 |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| First air date | 1957 |
| Format | News Talk Information |
| Power |
5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 74456 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 17°58′52″N 66°36′51″W / 17.98111°N 66.61417°W |
| Former callsigns |
WZBS (1957-1997) WLEO (1997-2002) WZUR (2002-2003) |
| Affiliations | CNN Radio |
| Owner | Media Power Group, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WSKN, WLEY (AM), WKFE |
| Website | radioisla1320.com |
WDEP (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, the station serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Media Power Group, Inc. and features programming from CNN Radio.[1]
WDEP has been granted an FCC construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, increase day power to 5,800 watts and increase night power to 1,100 watts.[2]
History
The station was assigned the call letters WLEO on 1997-06-23. On 2002-12-18, the station changed its call sign to WZUR, and on 2003-01-07 to the current WDEP.[3]
Ownership
In July 1999, Uno Radio of Ponce Inc., Caguas, P.R. (Jesus M. Soto, chairman) reached an agreement to purchase five radio stations in Puerto Rico from Ponce Broadcasting Corp. (Janero G. Scarano Sr., Julio C. Braum, Jonathan Lebron, Angel Rodriguez, Fransisco J. Soler, Luis F. Sala, Catalina Scarano and Sala Business Corp., shareholders) for a reported sale price of $10.75 million.[4]
In June 2003, Media Power Group Inc. (Eduardo Rivero Albino, chairman) reached an agreement to purchase four AM radio stations in Puerto Rico, including WLEY, from Arso Radio Corp. (Jesus M. Soto, owner) for a reported $6.8 million.[5]
References
- ↑ "WDEP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "FCC Construction Permit". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WDEP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 1999-07-01.
- ↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-06-09.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WDEP
- Radio-Locator Information on WDEP
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WDEP