Broadcast area Puerto Rico Class B Frequency 550 kHz Format Talk radio Area Puerto Rico | First air date 1940 Facility ID 53077 City of license Puerto Rico, Ponce Owner WPAB, Inc_ Branding PAB 550 Ponce | |
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Power 5,000 watts (unlimited) Callsign meaning Puerto Rico
American
Broadcasting Slogan La Radio del Sur de Puerto Rico[citation needed] | ||
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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 "Puertorican American Broadcasting" corporation.
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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 the 1940s 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.
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WPAB Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA