WLEY (AM)

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    WLEY
    Broadcast areaPuerto Rico
    Frequency1080 kHz
    BrandingRadio Ley 1080
    Programming
    FormatNews/talk
    AffiliationsCNN Radio
    Ownership
    Owner
    • Media Power Group
    • (Media Power Group, Inc.)
    History
    First air date
    		September 8, 1964 (1964-09-08)
    Call sign meaning
    		Radio Ley
    Technical information[1]
    Licensing authority
    		FCC
    Facility ID52945
    ClassB
    Power250 watts unlimited
    Transmitter coordinates
    		18°6′55″N 66°8′28″W / 18.11528°N 66.14111°W / 18.11528; -66.14111
    Links
    Public license information
    Websitewww.radioisla.tv/radio-ley-1080

    WLEY (1080 kHz, "Radio Ley") is an AM radio station licensed to serve Cayey, Puerto Rico. The station was founded on September 8, 1964, and it is owned by Media Power Group, Inc. WLEY is part of the Radio Isla Network.[2] It airs a Spanish language news/talk format.[3]

    The station was assigned the WLEY call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]

    Ownership

    [edit]

    In July 1999, Uno Radio of Ponce Inc., Caguas, P.R. (Jesus M. Soto, chairman) reached an agreement to purchase five radio stations in Puerto Rico from Ponce Broadcasting Corp. (Janero G. Scarano Sr., Julio C. Braum, Luis F. Sala, Catalina Scarano and Sala Business Corp., shareholders) for a reported sale price of $10.75 million.[5]

    In June 2003, Media Power Group Inc. (Eduardo Rivero Albino, chairman, Gilberto Rivera Gutierrez, Jose E. Fernandez and Joe Pagan, shareholders) reached an agreement to purchase four AM radio stations in Puerto Rico, including WLEY, from Uno Radio Group. (Jesus M. Soto, owner) for a reported $6.8 million.[6]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLEY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
    2. ^ Jacobs, George (2007). "National Radio: Puerto Rico (US Associated)". World Radio TV Handbook 2007: The Directory of Global Broadcasting. Billboard Books. pp. 305–306. ISBN 978-0-8230-5997-3.
    3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
    4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
    5. ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. July 1, 1999. [dead link]
    6. ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. June 9, 2003.
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      WLEY
      Broadcast areaPuerto Rico
      Frequency1080 kHz
      BrandingRadio Ley 1080
      Programming
      FormatNews/talk
      AffiliationsCNN Radio
      Ownership
      Owner
      • Media Power Group
      • (Media Power Group, Inc.)
      History
      First air date
      		September 8, 1964 (1964-09-08)
      Call sign meaning
      		Radio Ley
      Technical information[1]
      Licensing authority
      		FCC
      Facility ID52945
      ClassB
      Power250 watts unlimited
      Transmitter coordinates
      		18°6′55″N 66°8′28″W / 18.11528°N 66.14111°W / 18.11528; -66.14111
      Links
      Public license information
      • Public file
      • LMS
      Websitewww.radioisla.tv/radio-ley-1080

      WLEY (1080 kHz, "Radio Ley") is an AM radio station licensed to serve Cayey, Puerto Rico. The station was founded on September 8, 1964, and it is owned by Media Power Group, Inc. WLEY is part of the Radio Isla Network.[2] It airs a Spanish language news/talk format.[3]

      The station was assigned the WLEY call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]

      Ownership

      In July 1999, Uno Radio of Ponce Inc., Caguas, P.R. (Jesus M. Soto, chairman) reached an agreement to purchase five radio stations in Puerto Rico from Ponce Broadcasting Corp. (Janero G. Scarano Sr., Julio C. Braum, Luis F. Sala, Catalina Scarano and Sala Business Corp., shareholders) for a reported sale price of $10.75 million.[5]

      In June 2003, Media Power Group Inc. (Eduardo Rivero Albino, chairman, Gilberto Rivera Gutierrez, Jose E. Fernandez and Joe Pagan, shareholders) reached an agreement to purchase four AM radio stations in Puerto Rico, including WLEY, from Uno Radio Group. (Jesus M. Soto, owner) for a reported $6.8 million.[6]

      References

      1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLEY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
      2. ^ Jacobs, George (2007). "National Radio: Puerto Rico (US Associated)". World Radio TV Handbook 2007: The Directory of Global Broadcasting. Billboard Books. pp. 305–306. ISBN 978-0-8230-5997-3.
      3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
      4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
      5. ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. July 1, 1999. [dead link]
      6. ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. June 9, 2003.
      • Facility details for Facility ID 52945 (WLEY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
      • WLEY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database


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