WMYP

WMYP
Frequency98.3 MHz
BrandingRumba 98.3
Programming
FormatSpanish/Tropical/Variety
Ownership
Owner
  • JKC Communications
  • (Amanda Friedman)
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
Licensing authority
FCC
82199
ClassA
ERP1,900 watts
HAAT279 meters (916 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
17°44′51″N 64°50′11″W / 17.74750°N 64.83639°W / 17.74750; -64.83639
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWMYP 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.

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.

Ownership

In July 2006, Amanda Friedman agreed to buy WMYP from Juan Padin and Jose Martinez (dba J&J Broadcasters) for a reported $350,000. Friedman is the wife of Jonathan K. Cohen who owns several other radio stations in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMYP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Fall 2007 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ↑ BIA Financial Networks (July 31, 2006). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable.
  5. ↑ "Noticias de la Industria". Sitio Oficial de la RadioAlAire.com. May 24, 2006. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.