WLEY (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = WLEY


city = Cayey, Puerto Rico
area = Puerto Rico
slogan =
branding = "Radio Isla 1080"
frequency = 1080 kHz
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format = News Talk Information
power = 250 watts unlimited
erp =
haat = 232.0 meters
class = B
facility_id = 52945
coordinates = coord|18|6|55.00|N|66|8|28.00|W|region:US_type:city
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owner = Media Power Group, Inc.
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webcast = [http://www.radioisla1320.com listen live]
website = [http://www.radioisla1320.com radioisla1320.com]
affiliations = CNN Radio

WLEY (1080 AM, "Radio Ley") is a radio station licensed to serve Cayey, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by Media Power Group, Inc. [cite book |title=National Radio: Puerto Rico (US Associated) |pages=pp305-306 |work=World Radio TV Handbook 2007: The Directory of Global Broadcasting |date=2007 |first=George |last=Jacobs |publisher=Billboard Books |isbn=0823059979] It airs a Spanish language format.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/]

The station was assigned the WLEY call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=52945&Callsign=WLEY |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database]

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. [cite news |date=1999-07-01 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5053/is_199907/ai_n18378699 |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands]

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. [cite news |date=2003-06-09 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA303503.html |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands]

References

External links

*AMQ|WLEY
*AML|WLEY
*AMARB|WLEY