WDEP

Infobox Radio station
name = WDEP


city = Ponce, Puerto Rico
area =
slogan =
branding = "Radio Isla"
frequency = 1490 kHz
airdate =
format = News Talk Information
power = 1,000 watts
haat =
class = B
facility_id = 74456
coordinates = coord|17|58|52.00|N|66|36|51.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WLEO (1997-2002)
WZUR (2002-2003)
owner = Media Power Group, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.radioisla1320.com radioisla1320.com]
affiliations = CNN Radio

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. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WDEP |title=WDEP Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

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. [cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=74456&Callsign=WDEP |title=WDEP Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division]

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|WDEP
*AML|WDEP
*AMARB|WDEP