WPMZ

WPMZ
City East Providence, Rhode Island
Branding Poder 1110(AM) , "Poder 102.1 FM"(FM)
Slogan "La Makinaria Imparable!"
Frequency 1110 kHz
Translator(s) 102.1 W271CR (Providence)
First air date April 15, 1947
Format Spanish Tropical
Power 5,000 watts (day only)
Class D
Facility ID 4377
Transmitter coordinates 41°49′40″N 71°22′09″W / 41.82778°N 71.36917°W / 41.82778; -71.36917
Former callsigns WHIM, WWRX[1]
Owner Video Mundo Broadcasting Co., LLC
Website http://www.poder1110.com/

WPMZ (1110 AM, 102.1 FM "Poder 1110") is a radio station licensed to serve East Providence, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Video Mundo Broadcasting Co., LLC. It airs a Spanish Tropical format.[2]

The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since November 1, 1995.[1]

WPMZ was known as WHIM from its inception in 1947 until the 1990s. It was the first radio station to employ Jefferson Kaye as an announcer; Kaye (then known as Jeff Krimm) would move on to stations in Boston, Buffalo and Philadelphia.[3]

WPMZ is relayed on an FM translator, W271CR, on 102.1 MHz.

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ Fybush, Scott (November 19, 2012). NERW 11/19/2012: Jeff Kaye, RIP – and Erie’s new CHR. NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved November 19, 2012.


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