WMYP
Appearance
Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
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Branding | Rumba 98.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Spanish/Tropical/Variety |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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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 ID | 82199 |
Class | A |
ERP | 1,900 watts |
HAAT | 279 meters (916 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 17°44′51″N 64°50′11″W / 17.74750°N 64.83639°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | WMYP Online |
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]
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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMYP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Fall 2007 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ BIA Financial Networks (2006-07-31). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable.
- ^ "Noticias de la Industria". Sitio Oficial de la RadioAlAire.com. 2006-05-24. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 82199 (WMYP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMYP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in the United States Virgin Islands
- Spanish-language radio stations in the United States
- Tropical music radio stations
- Radio stations established in 1998
- 1998 establishments in the United States Virgin Islands
- Variety radio stations in the United States
- Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- United States Virgin Islands stubs
- United States insular area radio station stubs