WMTI (AM)

WMTI
Broadcast areaPuerto Rico
Frequency1160 kHz
BrandingWAPA Radio
Programming
FormatNews-talk
AffiliationsCNN Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Wilfredo G. Blanco-Pi
  • (NotiRadio Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date
March 1, 1975 (1975-03-01)
Former call signs
WBQN (1974–2022)
WAPA (2022)
WISO (2022)
Call sign meaning
"Manatí"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54502
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 2,500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
18°26′23″N 66°33′7″W / 18.43972°N 66.55194°W / 18.43972; -66.55194
Translator(s)105.3 W287DR (Barceloneta-Manatí)
Links
Public license information
Websitewaparadio.com

WMTI (1160 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. It is licensed to BarcelonetaManatí, 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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMTI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.