WOSO

WOSO
San Juan, Puerto Rico;
Broadcast area	San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area
Frequency	1030 kHz
Branding	WOSO Radio
Programming
Format	News–talk
Affiliations	CBS News Radio; ESPN Radio; Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Sherman Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date	November 21, 1977
Last air date	October 21, 2014
Call sign meaning	"Oso" (Spanish for "bear")
Technical information
Facility ID	9412
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	18°22′7″N 66°15′17″W / 18.36861°N 66.25472°W
Links
Website	Archive of wosoradio.net

WOSO (1030 kHz) was a commercial AM radio station broadcasting an English-language talk radio format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it served the San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area. The station was owned by Sherman Broadcasting Corporation, with Sherman Wildman as president. It featured local talk and information shows, a weekday tradio program and syndicated programming from CBS News Radio, ESPN Radio and Westwood One.

History

WOSO was launched on November 21, 1977.

WOSO was the only radio station in Puerto Rico that broadcast in English full-time. (AM 1190 WBMJ is a Christian radio station broadcasting in both English and Spanish.) until the K-LOVE station WCAD was launched in early 2019.

On October 21, 2014, after 37 years broadcasting on 1030 AM, WOSO signed off. The transmitter had been vandalized and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority was forced to shut down the station. As of October 22, 2014, WOSO is silent. After an initial effort to revive the station as an online stream, nothing further has been heard.

Ownership

In 1993, Sherman Wildman purchased WOSO for a reported sale price of $1.2 million.^[1]

References

^ "PUERTO RICO: New English-language radio station proposed". Caribbean Update, available by subscription from HighBeam Research. 1994-12-01. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.

External links

FCC History Cards for WOSO
Official website (from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
Facility details for Facility ID WOSO ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
{{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

[1] "PUERTO RICO: New English-language radio station proposed". Caribbean Update, available by subscription from HighBeam Research. 1994-12-01. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.

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