| City of license | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Puerto Rico |
| Branding | Radio Isla |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Format | News Talk Information |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 74456 |
| Former callsigns | WLEO (1997-2002) WZUR (2002-2003) |
| Affiliations | CNN Radio |
| Owner | Media Power Group, Inc. |
| Website | radioisla1320.com |
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 programing from CNN Radio.[1]
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The station was assigned the call letters WLEO on 1997-06-23. On 2002-12-18, the station changed its call sign to WZUR and on 2003-01-07 to the current WDEP.[2]
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.[3]
In June 2003, Media Power Group Inc. (Eduardo R. Albino, chairman) reached an agreement to purchase four AM radio stations in Puerto Rico, including WLEY, from Arso Radio Corp. (Jesus M. Soto, owner) for a reported $6.8 million.[4]