WMYP
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| City of license | Frederiksted, U. S. Virgin Islands |
|---|---|
| Branding | Latino 98.3 |
| Frequency | 98.3 FM (MHz) |
| First air date | April 27, 1998 |
| Format | Spanish/Tropical/Variety |
| ERP | 1900 Watts |
| HAAT | 279 meters (916 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 82199 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 17°44′51″N 64°50′11″W / 17.7475°N 64.83639°W |
| Former callsigns | WPPD, WREY |
| Owner | Amanda Friedman |
WMYP (98.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Frederiksted, U. S. Virgin Islands. The station is owned by Amanda Friedman. It airs a Spanish/Tropical/Variety format.[1]
The Federal Communications Commission assigned the WPPD call letters to this station on April 27, 1998. This call sign was short-lived as the station switched to WREY on March 1, 1999 then switched again to the current WMYP call letters on December 3, 1999.[2]
[edit] Ownership
In July 2006, Amanda Friedman agreed to buy WMYP from Juan Padin and Jose Martinez (dba J&J Broadcasters) for a reported $350,000.[3] Friedman is the wife of Jonathan K. Cohen who owns several other radio stations in the U.S. Virgin Islands.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Fall 2007 Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=FA07&surveyID=FA07&band=fm&callLetter=WMYP.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=82199&Callsign=WMYP.
- ^ BIA Financial Networks (2006-07-31). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6357447.html.
- ^ "Noticias de la Industria". Sitio Oficial de la RadioAlAire.com. 2006-05-24. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071212080737/http://www.radioalaire.com/noticias_Mayo06.php. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WMYP
- Radio-Locator information on WMYP
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WMYP
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