WMYP

Radio station in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WMYP (98.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands. The station is owned by Amanda Friedman. It airs a Spanish/Tropical/Variety format.[2]

BrandingRumba 98.3
Owner
  • JKC Communications
  • (Amanda Friedman)
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WMYP
Frequency98.3 MHz
BrandingRumba 98.3
Programming
FormatSpanish/Tropical/Variety
Ownership
Owner
  • JKC Communications
  • (Amanda Friedman)
WVVI-FM
WJKC
WSKX
WMNG
WVIQ
History
First air date
April 27, 1998
Former call signs
WPPD (1998-1999)
WREY (March–December 1999)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID82199
ClassA
ERP1,900 watts
HAAT279 meters (916 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
17°44′51″N 64°50′11″W
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWMYP Online
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The Federal Communications Commission assigned the WPPD call letters to this station on April 27, 1998. This call sign was short-lived as the station switched to WREY on March 1, 1999, then switched again to the current WMYP call letters on December 3, 1999.[3]

Ownership

In July 2006, Amanda Friedman agreed to buy WMYP from Juan Padin and Jose Martinez (dba J&J Broadcasters) for a reported $350,000.[4] Friedman is the wife of Jonathan K. Cohen who owns several other radio stations in the U.S. Virgin Islands.[5]

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