WPRP (910 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News radio format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, the station serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Arso Radio Corporation.[2] The station is shared with translator station W238DH 95.5 FM also located in Ponce.
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| Broadcast area | Puerto Rico area |
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| Frequency | 910 kHz |
| Branding | Noti Uno Sur |
| Programming | |
| Format | News |
| Affiliations | iHeartMedia |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCMN WCMN-FM WORA WUNO WFID WZAR WFDT WPRM WIVA-FM WRIO WTOK-FM WMIO WNEL | |
| History | |
First air date | May 30, 1936 |
Call sign meaning | Primera Radioemisora Ponceña |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54475 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 4,250 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 17°59′27.00″N 66°37′48.00″W / 17.9908333°N 66.6300000°W |
| Translator(s) | 95.5 W238DH (Ponce) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | notiuno.com |
History
editThe station was the first one to operate in southern Puerto Rico.[3] It was owned and operated by Julio M. Conesa, an electrical engineer who designed and built the radio station's equipment himself. Its building, still standing on PR-2, was the first radio station building in Puerto Rico to be built specifically for that purpose.[4] Julius H. Conesa Braun, son of Julio Mariano Conesa Renovales in 1955 organized Ponce Broadcasting Corporation with friend Charlie Cordero and built four radio stations WLEO, Ponce; WKFE, Yauco; WLEY, Cayey and WLEO-FM later named WZAR. In 1969, Julio H. Conesa Garcia started working with PBC in marketing and management. Also, Carlos M. Conesa Garcia, his brother and eventually Julio's daughter Teresita Conesa Risco. Julio H. Conesa Garcia along with Ricardo Hermida, David Ortiz Cintron and Byron Mitchell organized the largest Radio News Network in Puerto Rico, known as Radio Cadena Noticiosa, later Cadena Ultima Hora and finally as NOTI-UNO. Julio H. Conesa acquired for PBC, WZBS-AM in Ponce changing the call letters to WZUR. When Julius H. Conesa Braun died, Julio H. Conesa Garcia remained managing PBC until 1998. A series of disagreements and acts of treason from within[citation needed] marked the eventual sale of Ponce Broadcasting to Arso Radio Corp. months later.
Translator stations
edit| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | FCC info |
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| W238DH | 95.5 FM | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 203175 | 250 | LMS |
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPRP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WPRP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ 1937 WPRP Post Card. Archivo Historico y Fotografico de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ 1937 WPRP Post Card. Archivo Historico y Fotografico de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 54475 (WPRP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WPRP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 203175 (W238DH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W238DH at FCCdata.org
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