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WLEY
File:WLEY (AM) logo.jpg
Broadcast areaPuerto Rico
Frequency1080 kHz
BrandingRadio Isla 1080
Programming
FormatNews Talk Information
AffiliationsCNN Radio
Ownership
OwnerMedia Power Group, Inc.
Technical information
Facility ID52945
ClassB
Power250 watts unlimited
HAAT232.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
18°6′55.00″N 66°8′28.00″W / 18.1152778°N 66.1411111°W / 18.1152778; -66.1411111
Links
Webcastlisten live
Websiteradioisla1320.com

WLEY (1080 AM, "Radio Ley") is a radio station licensed to serve Cayey, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by Media Power Group, Inc.[1] It airs a Spanish language format.[2]

The station was assigned the WLEY call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[3]

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.[4]

In June 2003, Media Power Group Inc. (Eduardo R. Albino, chairman) reached an agreement to purchase four AM radio stations in Puerto Rico, including WLEY, from Arso Radio Corp. (Jesus M. Soto, owner) for a reported $6.8 million.[5]

References

  1. ^ Jacobs, George (2007). National Radio: Puerto Rico (US Associated). Billboard Books. pp. pp305–306. ISBN 0-8230-5997-9. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 1999-07-01. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-06-09.