WPRX

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WPRX
City of license Bristol, Connecticut
Frequency 1120 AM (kHz)
Format Spanish Tropical
Power 1000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 13630
Transmitter Coordinates 41°39′29″N, 72°56′51″W
Callsign meaning Puerto Rican EXtraordinaire[1]
Former callsigns WBIS[2]
Owner Nievezquez Productions, Inc.

WPRX (1120 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Bristol, Connecticut. The station is owned by Nievezquez Productions, Inc. It airs a Spanish Tropical format.[3]

The station has been assigned the WPRX call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since December 20, 1993.[2]

WPRX is the first wholly-owned Puerto Rican station in Connecticut. The station airs music from the Caribbean, Central America, South America and Spain, as well as news direct from Puerto Rico. The station features nearly 100 percent local programming.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b WPRX is back in New Britain - The first wholly owned Puerto Rican station in Connecticut. HispanicTips - National Hispanic News.
  2. ^ a b Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ^ Winter 2008 Station Information Profile. Arbitron.

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