WTPA (AM)

WTPA
Broadcast areaSouth Florida
Frequency980 kHz
Programming
Language(s)Haitian Creole
Ownership
Owner
  • Sam Rogatinsky
  • (HMDF, LLC)
History
First air date
May 1, 1959 (1959-05-01) (as WLOD)
Former call signs
  • WLOD (1958–1978)
  • WPIP (1978–1982)
  • WBSS (1982–1986)
  • WWHR (1986–1987)
  • WWNN (1987–1997)
  • WHSR (1997–2021)
Call sign meaning
Moved from 1590 AM in the Tampa area
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID27420
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 2,500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
26°20′06″N 80°15′55″W / 26.33500°N 80.26528°W / 26.33500; -80.26528
Links
Public license information

WTPA (980 AM) is a radio station that is currently broadcasting a Haitian Creole format. Licensed to Pompano Beach, Florida, United States, the station is owned by Sam Rogatinsky, through licensee HMDF, LLC. Its studios are in Boca Raton; the last transmitter site used was in Parkland.

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