WDEP

WDEP
City Ponce, Puerto Rico
Broadcast area Puerto Rico
Branding Radio Isla (WDEP) 1490
Slogan La Voz del Sur
Frequency 1490 kHz
First air date March 9, 1973
Format News Talk Information
Power 5,800 watts day
1,100 watts night
Class B
Facility ID 74456
Transmitter coordinates 17°58′52″N 66°36′51″W / 17.98111°N 66.61417°W / 17.98111; -66.61417
Callsign meaning Radio
De
Ponce
Former callsigns WZBS (1973-1997)
WLEO (1997-2002)
WZUR (2002-2003)
Owner Media Power Group
(Media Power Group, Inc.)
Sister stations WSKN, WLEY, WKFE
Website www.radioisla.tv

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 programming from the Radio Isla Network.[1]

WDEP has been granted an FCC construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, increase day power to 5,800 watts and increase night power to 1,100 watts.[2]

History

The station was assigned the call letters WZBS on 1973-03-09. On 1997-06-23, the station changed its call sign to WLEO, On 2002-12-18, to WZUR, and on 2003-01-07 to the current WDEP.[3]

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.[4]

In June 2003, Media Power Group Inc. (Eduardo Rivero Albino, chairman, Gilberto Rivera Gutierrez, Jose E. Fernandez and Joe Pagan, shareholders) 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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "WDEP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "FCC Construction Permit". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WDEP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 1999-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-06-09.


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