WPAB
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| City of license | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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| Broadcast area | Puerto Rico |
| Branding | PAB 550 Ponce |
| Frequency | 550 kHz |
| First air date | 1940 |
| Format | Spanish News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts (unlimited) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 53077 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 17°59′27″N 66°37′46″W / 17.99083°N 66.62944°WCoordinates: 17°59′27″N 66°37′46″W / 17.99083°N 66.62944°W |
| Affiliations | CNN Radio |
| Owner | WPAB, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WOQI |
| Website | wpabradio.com |
WPAB (550 AM, "550 Ponce") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish News/Talk format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, it serves the greater Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by WPAB, Inc. and features programming from CNN Radio.
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[edit] Significance
The radio station is "one of the most important radio stations in Puerto Rico", and the one that introduced Puerto Rico to the news and interviews format.[1]
[edit] History
The station was founded in the 1940s by Miguel Soltero Palermo and Alfonso Giménez Aguayo. It had its first studios on Calle Leon in the Ponce Historic Zone, then moved to more spacious quarters on Calle Villa in the 1950s.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Tuto Giménez: del silencio a la verdad. Reinaldo Millán. 31 August 2011. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ Historia de WPAB. WPAB Radio 550. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WPAB
- Radio-Locator Information on WPAB
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WPAB
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