WMYP
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| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | Rumba 98.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish/Tropical/Variety |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| 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 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| 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 | edit source]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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 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