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WRAW
Frequency1340 kHz
BrandingRumba 1340
Programming
FormatSpanish CHR
Ownership
Owner
WRFY-FM
History
First air date
1922
Former call signs
WRAW (1922-9/19/06)
WKAP (9/19/06-7/05/07)
Technical information
Facility ID69566
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
40°19′27.00″N 75°55′10.00″W / 40.3241667°N 75.9194444°W / 40.3241667; -75.9194444 (NAD27)
Translator(s)See table
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiterumba1340.iheart.com

WRAW (1340 AM, "Rumba 1340") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Reading, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and broadcasts a Spanish CHR format. WRAW's service contour covers communities as far away as Ephrata, Pottstown, Kutztown and Hamburg.[1]

History

WRAW changed formats in 2006 to Religious talk and music as Praise Radio 1340 with the call sign WKAP. In 2007 they changed their call sign and format back to WRAW. In 2008, the station derived a portion of its programming from Scott Shannon's The True Oldies Channel from ABC Radio.[2]

On February 27, 2014, WRAW changed their format to Spanish CHR, branded as "Rumba 1340".[3]

Translators

WRAW programming is broadcast on the following translator:

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W222BY 92.3 FM Laureldale, Pennsylvania 90 242.4 m (795 ft) D

References

  1. ^ "0.5 mV/m Service Contour for WRAW, 1340 kHz, Reading, PA". bing.com. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  2. ^ "Radio Stations". Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Archived from the original on July 28, 2008. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  3. ^ "Rumba Rolls Into Reading". radioinsight.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.