WPRX
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| Broadcast area | Bristol-New Britain-Hartford, Connecticut |
| Frequency | 1120 kHz |
| Branding | Dinámica 1120 AM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Tropical music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Nievezquez Productions, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | October 1948[1] |
Former call signs | WBIS (1948–1993) |
Call sign meaning | "Puerto Rican Extraordinaire"[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 13630 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°39′29.35″N 72°56′49.37″W / 41.6581528°N 72.9470472°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | dinamicaam |
WPRX (1120 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Bristol, Connecticut. The station is owned by Nievezquez Productions, Inc. It airs a tropical music format.
WPRX is the first wholly owned Puerto Rican station in the United States and airs music from the Caribbean, Central America, South America and Spain, as well as news direct from Puerto Rico. The station features nearly 100 percent local programming.[2]
History
[edit]In 1977, the station, then WBIS, was purchased by David Rodgers, who owned stations in Salinas, California. Rodgers purchased the station from Robert Baker who had previously been the general sales manager at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. Rogers hired John Hiatt, a broadcaster from El Paso, Texas, to run the radio station, and Rodgers owned the station for nearly a decade before selling the property. At that time, WBIS programmed a soft rock format and was located on 1440 kHz and was on the air only during the day.
In 1993 the station was assigned the call letters WPRX by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In September 2010, the FCC canceled WPRX's license because its license had expired without renewal on April 1, 2006; after filing a renewal application, the station was fined $7,000 in August 2011.[4] WPRX's license was again canceled on June 7, 2017, for not paying debts it owed to the FCC, which prevented the renewal of the station's license;[5] the license was reinstated on November 15, 2017.[6] Its license was cancelled again on April 4, 2022, for failing to file a license renewal application;[7] a month later, the WPRX license was restored after the application was filed.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-77. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ a b "WPRX is back in New Britain - The first wholly owned Puerto Rican station in Connecticut". HispanicTips - National Hispanic News.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPRX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Stimson, Leslie (October 4, 2011). "FCC Upholds $7,000 Fine for WPRX". Radio World. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Bradshaw, James D. (June 7, 2017). "Re: WPRX(AM), Bristol, CT" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ "Station Search Details (WPRX)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ Venta, Lance (April 10, 2022). "FCC Report 4/10: Fines Proposed Against Pair Of California Translators For Late License Renewals". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 8, 2022). "FCC Report 5/8: Four Property Owners Noted For Pirate Activity". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 13630 (WPRX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WPRX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WPRX (covering 1947-1978 as WBIS)
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