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The media of Puerto Rico includes local radio stations, television stations and newspapers; for the majority of all these the language is Spanish. There are also three stations of the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.
Newspapers
[edit]Magazines
[edit]Radio stations
[edit]Radio transmission first began in Puerto Rico on December 3, 1922 with WKAQ (AM), making it the first radio broadcasting station on the island and the fifth in the world.[citation needed] Its purpose was to transmit news and weather updates with commercials. By 1937, the advertising industry had entered radio on the Island; and by the year 1942, there were five radio broadcasting stations in Puerto Rico. These five stations were based in San Juan, Ponce and Mayagüez.
There are currently over one hundred and forty radio stations being broadcast in Puerto Rico as of March 1st, 2019. These radio stations broadcast in different formats, some of the most popular being religious, news/talk, and music. The city of San Juan currently transmits more radio stations than any other city in Puerto Rico. Ponce and Mayagüez also remain popular locations for radio transmission.
Radio transmission in Puerto Rico was highly interrupted during Hurricane Maria. After Hurricane Maria had passed, there was a spike in radio use in Puerto Rico, as it served as a main source of news information after the natural disaster.
The following radio stations transmit from Puerto Rico:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of License | Licensee | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WABA | 850 AM | Aguadilla | Aguadilla Radio & TV Corp, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WAEL-FM | 96.1 FM | Maricao | WAEL, Inc. | Spanish Music |
| WALO | 1240 AM | Humacao | Ochoa Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WAPA | 1260 AM | Ponce | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish News/Talk |
| WBMJ | 1190 AM | San Juan | Calvary Evangelistic Mission, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WBQN | 680 AM | San Juan | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish News/Talk |
| WBSG | 1510 AM | Lajas | Perry Broadcasting Systems | Spanish Variety |
| WBYM | 1560 AM | Bayamon | Caguas Educational TV, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WCGB | 1060 AM | Juana Diaz | Calvary Evangelistic Mission, Inc | Spanish Religious |
| WCMA | 1600 AM | Bayamon, Fajardo | Ekklesia Broadcasting System | Spanish Religious |
| WCMN | 1280 AM | Arecibo | Caribbean Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WCMN-FM | 107.3 FM | Arecibo | Caribbean Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WCPR | 1450 AM | Coamo | Coamo Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WCRP | 88.1 FM | Guayama | Ministerio Radial Cristo Viene Pronto, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WCXQ-LP | 98.1 FM | Isabela-Camuy | Community Action Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WDEP | 1490 AM | Ponce | Media Power Group, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WDIN | 102.9 FM | Camuy | Northcoast Broadcasters, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WDNO | 960 AM | Quebradillas | New Life Broadcasting Inc. | Spanish Music |
| WEGA | 1350 AM | Vega Baja | A Radio Company, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WEGM | 95.1 FM | San German | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish and English Top 40/Contemporary |
| WELX | 101.5 FM | Isabela | La Equis Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WENA | 1330 AM | Yauco | Southern Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WERR | 104.1 FM | Vega Alta | Radio Redentor | Spanish Religious |
| WEXS | 610 AM | Patillas | Community Broadcasting, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WFAB | 890 AM | Ceiba | Daniel Rosario Diaz | Religious Ministry |
| WFDT | 105.5 FM | Aguada | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish Adult Contemporary |
| WFID | 95.7 FM | Rio Piedras | Madifide, Inc. | Spanish Adult Contemporary |
| WGDL | 1200 AM | Lares | Lares Broadcasting Corp. | Local Information/Music |
| WGIT | 1660 AM | Canovanas | International Broadcasting Corporation | Spanish Religious |
| WHOY | 1210 AM | Salinas | Colon Radio Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WIAC | 740 AM | San Juan | Bestov Broadcasting, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WIBS | 1540 AM | Guayama | International Broadcasting Corporation | Spanish Variety |
| WIDA | 1400 AM | Carolina | Radio Vida, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WIDA-FM | 90.5 FM | Carolina | Radio Vida, Inc. | Religious |
| WIDI | 99.5 FM | Quebradillas | AA Broadcast, Inc. | American CHR |
| WIOA | 99.9 FM | San Juan | International Broadcasting Corporation | American CHR |
| WIOB | 97.5 FM | Mayagüez | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish Music/Salsa |
| WIOC | 105.1 FM | Ponce | International Broadcasting Corporation | American CHR |
| WIPR | 940 AM | San Juan | Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation | Spanish News/Talk/Music |
| WIPR-FM | 91.3 FM | San Juan | Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation | Classical music |
| WISA | 1390 AM | Isabela | Isabela Broadcasting, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WIVA-FM | 100.3 FM | Aguadilla | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish Music/Salsa |
| WIVV | 1370 AM | Island Of Vieques | Calvary Evangelistic Mission, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WJDZ | 90.1 FM | Pastillo | Siembra Fertil PR, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WJED-LP | 107.9 FM | Guanica | Onda Cultural del Sur, Inc. | Educational |
| WJIT | 1250 AM | Sabana | JP Broadcast Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WJKL | 105.7 FM | San Juan | Educational Media Foundation | Christian Music |
| WJVP | 89.3 FM | Culebra | Tabernaculo de Santidad Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WKAQ | 580 AM | San Juan | WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WKAQ-FM | 104.7 FM | San Juan | WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P. | Spanish and English Contemporary (CHR) |
| WKFE | 1550 AM | Yauco | Media Power Group, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WKJB | 710 AM | Mayagüez | Radio Station WKJB AM-FM, Inc. | Spanish |
| WKUM | 1470 AM | Orocovis | Cumbre Media Group Corp. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WKVM | 810 AM | San Juan | Catholic, Apostolic & Roman Church in Puerto Rico | Catholic |
| WLEO | 1170 AM | Ponce | Uno Radio of Ponce, Inc. | Spanish |
| WLEY | 1080 AM | Cayey | Media Power Group, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WLRP | 1460 AM | San Sebastian | Las Raices Pepinianas, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WLUZ | 88.5 FM | Levittown | La Gigante Siembra, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WLYM-LP | 90.9 FM | Mayaguez | Feeding Homeless Corp. | Adult Contemporary |
| WMAA-LP | 93.7 FM | Moca | Behind the Sound Corp. | Spanish Religious |
| WMDD | 1480 AM | Fajardo | Pan Caribbean Broadcasting of PR, Inc. | Spanish Music |
| WMEG | 106.9 FM | Guayama | WMEG Licensing, Inc. | Spanish and English Top 40/Contemporary |
| WMIA | 1070 AM | Arecibo | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish |
| WMIO | 102.3 FM | Cabo Rojo | Arso Radio Corp. | American CHR |
| WMLG | 89.9 FM | Guayanilla | Caguas Educational TV, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WMNT | 1500 AM | Manati | Manati Radio Corp. | Local Information/Music |
| WMSW | 1120 AM | Hatillo | Aurora Broadcasting Corp. | News/Talk |
| WMTI | 1160 AM | Barceloneta-Manati | Radio Borinquen, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WNEL | 1430 AM | Caguas | Turabo Radio Corp. | Spanish News/Music |
| WNIK | 1230 AM | Arecibo | Unik Broadcasting System Corp. | News/Talk |
| WNIK-FM | 106.5 FM | Arecibo | Kelly Broadcasting System Corp. | CHR Spanish/English |
| WNNV | 91.7 FM | San German | Siembra Fertil PR, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WNOD | 94.1 FM | Mayagüez | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish/Reggaeton |
| WNRT | 96.9 FM | Manati | La Voz Evangelica de Puerto Rico | Spanish Religious |
| WNVE | 98.7 FM | Culebra | Western New Life, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WNVI | 1040 AM | Moca | Aurio A. Matos Barreto | Religious Ministry |
| WNVM | 97.7 FM | Cidra | New Life Broadcasting, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WODA | 94.7 FM | Bayamon | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish/Reggaeton |
| WODB-LP | 90.9 FM | Caguas | Iglesia Refugio, Sanidad y Adoración | Spanish Religious |
| WOIZ | 1130 AM | Guayanilla | Radio Antillas of Harriet Broadcasters | Spanish Variety |
| WOLA | 1380 AM | Barranquitas | Radio Procer, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WOQI | 1020 AM | Adjuntas | Radio Casa Pueblo, Inc. | Community Radio |
| WORA | 760 AM | Mayagüez | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WORO | 92.5 FM | Corozal | Catholic, Apostolic & Roman Church in Puerto Rico | Catholic |
| WOSO | 1030 AM | San Juan | Sherman Broadcasting Corp. | Silent |
| WOYE | 97.3 FM | Rio Grande | AA Broadcast, Inc. | American CHR |
| WPAB | 550 AM | Ponce | WPAB, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WPPC | 1570 AM | Penuelas | Radio Felicidad, Inc. | Religious Ministry |
| WPRA | 990 AM | Mayagüez | WPRA, Inc. | Local Information/Music |
| WPRM-FM | 99.1 FM | San Juan | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino/Salsa |
| WPRP | 910 AM | Ponce | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WPUC-FM | 88.9 FM | Ponce | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Service Association | Catholic |
| WQBS | 870 AM | San Juan | AERCO Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish |
| WQBS-FM | 107.7 FM | Carolina | International Broadcasting Corporation | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WQHD-LP | 91.1 FM | Aguada-Aguadilla | West Coast Broadcasting | Oldies |
| WQII | 1140 AM | San Juan | Communications Counsel Group, Inc. | Spanish |
| WQML | 101.5 FM | Ceiba | Caguas Educational TV, Inc. | Religious |
| WRIO | 101.1 FM | Ponce | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish/Salsa |
| WRRE | 1460 AM | Juncos | Maranatha Radio Ministries | Spanish Religious |
| WRRH | 106.1 FM | Hormigueros | Renacer Broadcasters Corp. | Spanish Religious |
| WRSJ | 1520 AM | San Juan | International Broadcasting Corporation | News/Talk |
| WRSS | 1410 AM | San Sebastian | Angel Vera-Maury | Spanish News/Talk |
| WRTU | 89.7 FM | San Juan | University of Puerto Rico | Educational |
| WRUO | 88.3 FM | Mayagüez | University of Puerto Rico | Educational |
| WRXD | 96.5 FM | Fajardo | WRXD Licensing, Inc. | Spanish Contemporary Hit Radio |
| WSKN | 1320 AM | San Juan | Media Power Group, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WSOL | 1090 AM | San German | San German Broadcasters Group | Spanish Variety |
| WTIL | 1300 AM | Mayagüez | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish News/Talk |
| WTOK-FM | 102.5 FM | San Juan | WIAC-FM, Inc. | American CHR |
| WTPM | 92.9 FM | Aguadilla | Corp. of the Seventh Day Adventists of West PR | Religious Ministry |
| WUKQ | 1420 AM | Ponce | WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WUKQ-FM | 98.7 FM | Mayagüez | WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P. | Spanish and English Contemporary (CHR) |
| WUNO | 630 AM | San Juan | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish News & Talk |
| WUPR | 1530 AM | Utuado | Central Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WVID | 90.3 FM | Añasco | Centro Colegial Cristiano, Inc. | Jazz |
| WVIS | 106.1 FM | Vieques | V.I. Stereo Communications Corporation (PR) | American CHR |
| WVJP | 1110 AM | Caguas | Borinquen Broadcasting Co, Inc. | |
| WVJP-FM | 103.3 FM | Caguas | Borinquen Broadcasting Co, Inc. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WVOZ | 1580 AM | Aguadilla | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish News/Talk |
| WVPJ-LP | 107.9 FM | Mayaguez | Iglesia Evangelica Sion, Inc. | Religious Ministry |
| WWNA | 1340 AM | Aguadilla | DBS Radio, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WXEW | 840 AM | Yabucoa | WXEW Radio Victoria, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WXHD | 98.1 FM | Santa Isabel | Amor Radio Group Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WXLX | 103.7 FM | Lajas | Radio X Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WXRF | 1590 AM | Guayama | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish News/Talk |
| WXYX | 100.7 FM | Bayamon | Raad Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WYAC | 930 AM | Cabo Rojo | Bestov Broadcasting, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WYAS | 92.1 FM | Luquillo | Radio Sol 92 WZOL, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WYEL | 600 AM | Mayagüez | WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WYKO | 880 AM | Sabana Grande | Juan Galiano Rivera | Spanish Variety |
| WYKQ-LP | 107.9 FM | Aguadilla-Aguada | Taller Cultural Jaycoa, Inc. | Educational |
| WYQE | 92.9 FM | Naguabo | Fajardo Broadcasting Co, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WZAR | 101.9 FM | Ponce | Uno Radio of Ponce, Inc. | Spanish Adult Contemporary |
| WZCA | 91.7 FM | Quebradillas | La Gigante Siembra, Inc. | Religious Ministry |
| WZCL-LP | 98.1 FM | Cabo Rojo | Clubradio PR Community, Inc. | Spanish Adult Contemporary |
| WZET | 92.1 FM | Hormigueros | International Broadcasting Corporation | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WZFE-LP | 98.3 FM | Moca | Concilio de Iglesias Rios de Vida, Inc. | Religious Ministry |
| WZMT | 93.3 FM | Ponce | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish/Salsa |
| WZNT | 93.7 FM | San Juan | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish/Salsa |
| WZOL | 98.3 FM | Las Piedras | Radio Sol 92, WZOL, Inc. | Religious Ministry |
Television stations
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Television stars
[edit]- Rita Moreno
- Osvaldo Ríos
- Roselyn Sánchez
- Carlos Ponce
- Luis Guzmán
- Amaury Nolasco
- Giselle Blondet
- Zuleyka Rivera
- Jessie Camacho
- Paula Miranda
- Luis Roberto Guzmán
- Don Omar
- David Zayas
- Ramon Rodriguez
- Paul Calderón
- Joyce Giraud
- Armando Riesco
- Shalim Ortiz
- Maria Celeste Arraras
- Jaslene Gonzalez
- Barbara Bermudo
See also
[edit]- Puerto Rican literature
- Media of the United States
- Journalism in Puerto Rico
- Freedom of the press in Puerto Rico
Bibliography
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Media of Puerto Rico.
in English
[edit]- "United States AM Stations: Puerto Rico", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive
+ FM Stations on the Air: Puerto Rico - Federico A. Subervi-Vélez; et al. (1990). "Mass Media in Puerto Rico". In Stuart H. Surlin; Walter C. Soderlund (eds.). Mass Media and the Caribbean. New York: Gordon and Breach. pp. 149–176. ISBN 978-2-88124-447-6.
- FCC AM Query Results for Puerto Rico
- FCC FM Query Results for Puerto Rico
in Spanish
[edit]- Pedro Luis Perea Roselló (1962), Los periódicos y los periodistas de Mayagüez (in Spanish), Ponce: Ediciones Aldecoa, OCLC 912547459
- Pablo Tirado Mercado (1974), Anatomía del periodismo puertorriqueño (in Spanish), Mexico: B. Costa-Amic, OCLC 2585609
- Robert Anderson; Gustavo Marrero Irizarry (1977), La Prensa en Puerto Rico (in Spanish), San Juan: Comision de Derechos Civiles, OCLC 22129637 (About freedom of the press)
- José A. Romeu (1985). Panorama del periodismo puertorriqueño (in Spanish). Universidad de Puerto Rico. ISBN 0847700674.
- El Periodismo en Puerto Rico: reflexiones, reseñas y ensayos (in Spanish), Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, 1987, ISBN 0934369526
- Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico, ed. (2006). Dos siglos de periodismo puertorriqueño (in Spanish). Vol. 2. San Juan: Casa de Periodistas Editorial. ISBN 0974310212. (Essays)
- Lourdes Lugo-Ortiz (2011). "Valores y motivaciones profesionales: los periodistas en Puerto Rico en la era digital" [Professional Values and Motivations: Puerto Rican Journalists in the Digital Age]. Estudios Sobre el Mensaje Periodistico (in Spanish). 17. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. ISSN 1134-1629.
- Rafael Matos; Arturo Yépez, eds. (2014). La noticia y yo: nuestros periodistas y sus memorias (in Spanish). San Juan: Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. ISBN 9780847716265. (Covers 1930s-1980s)
- Historia de la radio en Puerto Rico
- La Radioafición en Puerto Rico
- La radio y sus oyentes durante el huracán María: un reexamen de la relación medio-audiencia en situaciones de desastres
- WAPA Radio "abrazó" a Puerto Rico en el peor momento de María
External links
[edit]- "Media and Communication". Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico (in English and Spanish). San Juan: Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. OCLC 234072526. Archived from the original on 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2017-05-19.