WDEP

{{short description|Radio station licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WDEP

| logo =

| logo_size = 200px

| city = Ponce, Puerto Rico

| area = Puerto Rico

| branding = Radio Isla (WDEP) 1490

| frequency = 1490 kHz

| airdate = 9 March 1973

| format = News Talk Information

| power = 5,800 watts day
1,000 watts night

| haat =

| class = B

| facility_id = 74456

| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|17|58|52|N|66|36|51|W|region:US_type:city}}}}

| callsign_meaning = DE Ponce

| former_callsigns = WZBS (1973-1997)
WLEO (1997-2002)
WZUR (2002-2003)

| owner = Media Power Group

| licensee = Media Power Group, Inc.

| sister_stations = WSKN, WLEY, WKFE

| webcast =

| website = [http://www.radioisla.tv www.radioisla.tv]

| affiliations =

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

WDEP (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, the station serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Media Power Group, Inc. and features programming from the Radio Isla Network.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WDEP |title=WDEP Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

WDEP has been granted an FCC construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, increase day power to 5,800 watts and increase night power to 1,000 watts.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101694416&qnum=5120©num=1&exhcnum=1 |title=FCC Construction Permit |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

History

The station was assigned the callsign WZBS on 9 March 1973. On 23 June 1997, the station changed its call sign to WLEO, On 18 December 2002, to WZUR, and on 7 January 2003 to the current WDEP.{{cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=74456&Callsign=WDEP |title=WDEP Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

Ownership

In July 1999, Uno Radio of Ponce Inc., Caguas, P.R. (Jesus M. Soto, chairman), reached an agreement to purchase five radio stations in Puerto Rico from Ponce Broadcasting Corp. (Janero G. Scarano Sr., Julio C. Braum, Luis F. Sala, Catalina Scarano and Sala Business Corp., shareholders) for a reported sale price of $10.75 million.{{cite news |date=1999-07-01 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5053/is_199907/ai_n18378699 |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}

In June 2003, Media Power Group Inc. (Eduardo Rivero Albino, chairman, Gilberto Rivera Gutierrez, Jose E. Fernandez and Joe Pagan, shareholders) reached an agreement to purchase four AM radio stations in Puerto Rico, including WDEP, from Arso Radio Corp. (Jesus M. Soto, owner) for a reported $6.8 million.{{cite news |date=2003-06-09 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA303503.html |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands}}

References

External links

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Category:Radio stations established in 1973

Category:1973 establishments in Puerto Rico