WPAB
Radio station in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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WPAB (550 AM, "550 Ponce"[4]) 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.[5]
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ECO 93 (FM translator)
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| Broadcast area | Puerto Rico |
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| Frequency | 550 kHz |
| Branding | PAB 550 Ponce[1] ECO 93 (FM translator) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish News/Talk |
| Affiliations | CNN Radio |
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First air date | August 22, 1940 |
Call sign meaning | Puerto Rico American Broadcasting |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53077 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 17°59′27″N 66°37′46″W |
| Translator | 93.1 W226CS (Bayamon) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | pab550.com |
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.[6]
History
The station was founded in August 1940[7] 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.[8] It is located at 1831 Ave. Eduardo Ruberté, in Barrio Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico.[9] During the 1970s, WPAB served as the Leones de Ponce official station with Ramón Morales as its narrator.[10]
Translator stations
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | FCC info |
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| W226CS | 93.1 FM | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | 202653 | .247 | LMS |
