WPRX

WPRX
City	Bristol, Connecticut
Slogan	“La Puertorriqueñisima”
Frequency	1120 AM (kHz)
First air date	October 1948 (1948-10)^[1]
Last air date	June 7, 2017 (2017-06-07)^[2] (date of license cancellation)
Format	Defunct, was Spanish Tropical
Power	1,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	13630
Transmitter coordinates	41°39′29″N 72°56′51″W / 41.65806°N 72.94750°W / 41.65806; -72.94750
Callsign meaning	Puerto Rican EXtraordinaire^[3]
Former callsigns	WBIS (1948–1993)
Owner	Nievezquez Productions, Inc.
Website	www.wprx1120.net

WPRX (1120 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Bristol, Connecticut. The station was owned by Nievezquez Productions, Inc. It aired a Spanish Tropical format.

The station was assigned the WPRX call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

WPRX was the first wholly owned Puerto Rican station in the United States and aired music from the Caribbean, Central America, South America and Spain, as well as news direct from Puerto Rico. The station featured nearly 100 percent local programming.^[3]

In 1977, the station, then WBIS, was purchased by David Rodgers, who owned stations in Salinas, California. Rodgers purchased the station from Robert Baker who had previously been the General Sales Manager at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. Rogers hired John Hiatt, a broadcaster from El Paso, Texas to run the radio station, and Rodgers owned the station for nearly a decade before selling the property. At that time, WBIS programmed a Soft Rock format and was located on 1440 kHz and was on the air only during the day.

WPRX's license was canceled on June 7, 2017 for not paying debts it owed to the FCC, which prevented the renewal of the station's license.^[2]

References

↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-77. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
1 2 Bradshaw, James D. (June 7, 2017). "Re: WPRX(AM), Bristol, CT" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
1 2 "WPRX is back in New Britain - The first wholly owned Puerto Rican station in Connecticut". HispanicTips - National Hispanic News.

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WPRX

Radio-Locator Information on WPRX

Radio stations in the Hartford–New Britain–Middletown, Connecticut market
By AM frequency	840 910 1080 1150 1170 1230 1290 1320 1360 1410 1480 1550
By FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.3 89.9 90.5 91.3 91.9 92.5 93.7 94.5 94.7 95.7 96.5 97.1 97.3 97.5 97.9 98.5 99.1 99.5 100.1 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 104.9 105.9 106.9 107.7
Digital radio by frequency & subchannel	93.7-1 93.7-2 95.7-1 95.7-2 96.5-1 96.5-2 99.1-1 100.5-1 100.5-2 100.5-3 101.3-1 101.3-2 101.3-3 102.9-1 102.9-2 102.9-3 104.1-1 104.1-2 105.9-1 105.9-2
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Defunct	WPRX/1120
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Spanish-language radio stations in the state of Connecticut
Stations	WADS – Ansonia WCUM – Bridgeport WLAT – New Britain WRYM – New Britain
Defunct	WPRX – Bristol
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Connecticut See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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