WEPL-LP

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WEPL-LP

| logo = File:Poder 97.1 FM logo.png

| city = Rochester, New York

| area = Rochester

| branding = PODER 97.1

| airdate = {{start date and age|2015|11|30|df=no}}

| frequency = 97.1 MHz FM

| translator = {{Radio Relay|97.1|W298CH|Rochester}}

| format = Latin music and talk

| language = Spanish

| erp = 39 watts

| haat = 48 meters

| class = L1

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 193382

| callsign_meaning = W El Poder Latino
(Latino power)

| owner = Ibero-American Action League

| webcast =

| website = [https://www.ibero.org/poder/ ibero.org/poder]

}}

WEPL-LP (97.1 FM) is a low-power radio station based in Rochester, New York. The station is owned and operated by the Ibero-American Action League as a service to the Latino community in Rochester. The station, branded as PODER 97.1, features Latin music interspersed with Spanish-language news and talk. It began broadcasting in its current format on November 30, 2015.

In August 2023, the Ibero-American Action League entered into an agreement to purchase translator W298CH (107.5) from the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council pending FCC approval.{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Adam |date=2023-08-11 |title=WXXI Spins FM Translator As Part of Spoken Word Upgrade {{!}} Radio & Television Business Report |url=https://rbr.com/wxxi-sells-fm-translator/ |access-date=2023-09-18 |language=en-US}} The translator was used to boost WEPL's signal.[https://radio-locator.com/info/W298CH-FX Radio-Locator.com/W298CH]

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