WMNT (AM)

WMNT
Manati, Puerto Rico;
Broadcast area	Puerto Rico
Frequency	1500 kHz
Branding	Radio Atenas 1500
Programming
Format	News Talk/Latin Pop
Affiliations	Radio Paz (Fuego Cruzado)
Ownership
Owner	Manati Radio Corporation; (Manati Radio & Media LLC);
Sister stations	WMLD-FM 96.9 until 1986
History
First air date	December 15, 1959; 64 years ago
Call sign meaning	MaNaTi
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	39772
Class	B
Power	1,290 watts
Transmitter coordinates	18°25′59″N 66°16′22″W / 18.43306°N 66.27278°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Radio Atenas 1500 Live
Website	www.radioatenas1500.net

WMNT (1500 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information and Latin Pop radio format. Licensed to Manati, Puerto Rico, the station is currently owned by Jose Ribas Reyes (Manati Radio Corporation), through licensee Manati Radio & Media LLC. The call sign letters are the consonants of its city of license and location, Manati.

History

Former logo

WMNT-AM was founded in 1959 by Pedro Collazo Barbosa and Efrain Archilla Roig. On April 5, 1958, a construction permit was applied by the Arecibo Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on the 1500kc frequency with 250w power. On July 29, 1959 it was granted and on December 15, 1959 it was officially inaugurated. On May 24, 1982, WMNT-AM "Radio Atenas" was sold along with its sister station WMLD-FM, then known as Ritmo 97 to La Voz Evangelica de Puerto Rico, Inc., a religious group. The new owners changed the name of WMNT-AM to "Radio Aleluya" and WMLD-FM to "Radio Triunfo", changing both to a christian format. On May 18, 1986, Mr. Pedro Collazo reacquired WMNT-AM, changing its brand again to "Radio Atenas" and its programming back to its original format, while WMLD-FM remained owned by La Voz Evangelica de Puerto Rico, Inc. and changed its call sign to WNRT-FM. In the late 1990s, WMNT-AM was acquired by Jose Ribas Dominicci. In February 2020 after the death of Ribas Dominicci his son, Jose Ribas Reyes, assumed control of the station.