WUPR (1530 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish news/talk format. Licensed to Utuado, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently[when?] owned by Central Broadcasting Corporation and features programming from Red Informativa de PR.
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| Broadcast area | Puerto Rico |
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| Frequency | 1530 kHz |
| Branding | Éxitos 1530 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish news/talk |
| Affiliations | Red Informativa de PR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Central Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | April 4, 1964 |
Call sign meaning | Utuado Puerto Rico |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9791 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 250 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°16′4″N 66°42′35″W / 18.26778°N 66.70972°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.3 MHz W252EG (Utuado) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | WUPR Online |
History
editWUPR was founded in April 4, 1964 by Benito Martinez. After the death of Benito Martinez in 1992 his son, Jose Martinez Giraud, assumed control of the station and changed its format from music-top 40 to music and news-talk.
Translator stations
edit| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | FCC info |
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| W252EG | 98.3 FM | Utuado, Puerto Rico | 203235 | 250 | LMS |
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 9791 (WUPR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WUPR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WUPR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.