WDEP

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WDEP

City of license	Ponce, Puerto Rico
Broadcast area	Puerto Rico
Branding	Radio Isla
Frequency	1490 kHz
First air date	June 23, 1997
Format	News Talk Information
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	74456
Transmitter coordinates	17°58′52.00″N 66°36′51.00″W / 17.9811111°N 66.6141667°W / 17.9811111; -66.6141667
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]

History

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]

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.^[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]

References

↑ "WDEP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WDEP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 1999-07-01.
↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-06-09.

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