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(Redirected from W226CS) Radio station in Ponce, Puerto Rico

WPAB
Broadcast areaPuerto Rico
Frequency550 kHz
BrandingPAB 550 Ponce
ECO 93 (FM translator)
Programming
FormatSpanish News/Talk
AffiliationsCNN Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • WPAB, Inc.
  • (Alfonso Gimenez Porrata)
History
First air dateAugust 22, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-08-22)
Call sign meaningPuerto Rico
American
Broadcasting
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID53077
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates17°59′27″N 66°37′46″W / 17.99083°N 66.62944°W / 17.99083; -66.62944
Translator(s)93.1 W226CS (Bayamon)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitepab550.com

WPAB (550 AM, "550 Ponce") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish News/Talk format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, it serves the greater Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by WPAB, Inc. Its call letters, PAB, stand for "Puerto Rican American Broadcasting" corporation.

Radio station WPAB, on PR-678, Barrio Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico

The station is shared with translator station W226CS 93.1 FM in Bayamon, covering the entire metropolitan area.

Significance

The radio station is "one of the most important radio stations in Puerto Rico", and the one that introduced Puerto Rico to the news and interviews format.

History

The station was founded in August 1940 by Miguel Soltero Palermo and Alfonso Giménez Aguayo. It had its first studios on Calle Leon in the Ponce Historic Zone, then moved to more spacious quarters on Calle Villa in the 1950s. It is located at 1831 Ave. Eduardo Ruberté, in Barrio Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Translator stations

Broadcast translator for WPAB
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) FCC info
W226CS 93.1 FM Bayamon, Puerto Rico 202653 .247 LMS

References

  1. Debuta en la radio Noticias de Ponce. Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 6 November 2013. Year 31. (Actual printed version mistakenly states "Año 32/Year 32") Issue 1562. Page 26. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. Reconocen Trayectoria periodistica de Luis Valera: La Junta de Sindicos del a PUCPR lo reconocio al bautizar con su nombre el estudio principal de la prestigiosa emisora radial. Junior Lugo. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 32. Issue 1577. Page 54. 19 February 2014.
  3. "Facility Technical Data for WPAB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. Debuta en la radio Noticias de Ponce. Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 6 November 2013. Year 31. (Actual printed version mistakenly states "Año 32/Year 32") Issue 1562. Page 26. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  5. Rompen la Barrera del Tiempo. Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 33. Issue 1653. Page 16. 11 August 2015. Accessed 20 April 2016.
  6. Tuto Giménez: del silencio a la verdad. Reinaldo Millán. 31 August 2011. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  7. FCC record for WPAB. Accessed 21 December 2020.
  8. Historia de WPAB. WPAB Radio 550. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  9. WPAB - 550 AM Ponce, PR - de radio de información. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

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Notes
1. Station is silent.


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