Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
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Branding | Rumba 98.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Spanish/Tropical/Variety |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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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 | |
Facility ID | 82199 |
Class | A |
ERP | 1,900 Watts |
HAAT | 279 meters (916 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 17°44′51″N64°50′11″W / 17.74750°N 64.83639°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | WMYP 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. [1]
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. [2]
In July 2006, Amanda Friedman agreed to buy WMYP from Juan Padin and Jose Martinez (dba J&J Broadcasters) for a reported $350,000. [3] Friedman is the wife of Jonathan K. Cohen who owns several other radio stations in the U.S. Virgin Islands. [4]
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