Broadcast area | Puerto Rico |
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Frequency | 1160 kHz |
Branding | WAPA Radio |
Programming | |
Format | News-talk |
Affiliations | CNN Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | March 1, 1975 |
Former call signs | WBQN (1974–2022) WAPA (2022) WISO (2022) |
Call sign meaning | "Manatí" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 54502 |
Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 18°26′23″N 66°33′7″W / 18.43972°N 66.55194°W |
Translator(s) | 105.3 W287DR (Barceloneta-Manatí) |
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Public license information | |
Website | waparadio |
WMTI (1160 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. It is licensed to Barceloneta–Manatí, Puerto Rico, and serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is owned by Wilfredo G. Blanco-Pi and is part of the WAPA Radio News Network. The station is rebroadcast by FM translator W287DR 105.3 FM, also in Barceloneta-Manatí.
The station was assigned the WBQN call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 24, 1974. It began broadcasting in March 1975 and was originally owned by Ángel Rivera. The station changed its call sign to WAPA on May 27, 2022, to WISO on June 10, 2022, and then to WMTI on June 24, 2022.