WEPL-LP
 | |
| |
Broadcast area | Rochester |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 98.5 MHz FM |
| Branding | PODER 97.1 |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Latin music and talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ibero-American Action League |
| History | |
First air date | November 30, 2015 |
Call sign meaning | W El Poder Latino (Latino power) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 193382 | |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 39 watts |
| HAAT | 48 meters |
| Translator | 97.1 W246EA (Rochester) |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Website | ibero.org/poder |
WEPL-LP (98.5 FM[2]) is a low-power radio station based in Rochester, New York. The station is owned and operated by the Ibero-American Action League as a service to the Latino community in Rochester. The station, branded as PODER 97.1, features Latin music interspersed with Spanish-language news and talk. It began broadcasting in its current format on November 30, 2015.
In August 2023, the Ibero-American Action League entered into an agreement to purchase translator W298CH (107.5) from the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council pending FCC approval.[3] The translator was used to boost WEPL's signal.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WEPL-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ https://radio-locator.com/info/WEPL-FL
- ↑ Jacobson, Adam (August 11, 2023). "WXXI Spins FM Translator As Part of Spoken Word Upgrade | Radio & Television Business Report". Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ↑ Radio-Locator.com/W298CH
External links
[edit]43°10′30.9″N 77°37′6.15″W / 43.175250°N 77.6183750°W
  | This article about a radio station in New York is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |