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}}
| 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]
References
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.ibero.org/poder/}}
{{Spanish Radio Stations in New York|state=collapsed}}
{{Rochester Radio|state=collapsed}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 2016
Category:2016 establishments in New York (state)
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