FACTS ABOUT WAPA RADIO NETWORK: WAPA-AM San Juan, Puerto Rico, WISO-AM Ponce, Puerto Rico and WGYA-AM Guayama, Puerto Rico Are T
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FACTS ABOUT WAPA RADIO NETWORK: WAPA-AM San Juan, Puerto Rico, WISO-AM Ponce, Puerto Rico and WGYA-AM Guayama, Puerto Rico are the main stations of the all news/talk radio network "Cadena WAPA Radio". It is composed of six AM stations transmitting from the six most important cities of the Island. WAPA is owned by Wifredo G. Blanco-Pi, an electrical engineer who was the fist in developing an AM synchronous station network in the United States. All the stations in the network are synchronized using a 10Mhz. signal derived from the Naval GPS Satellites converted to the operating frequency of the stations. The audio is also synchronized between the stations using a microseconds digital audio delay. ALL THE STATIONS IN THE NETWORK BROADCAST THE SAME PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BROADCAST DAY. The AM synchronous stations network is composed of six powerful stations transmitting only on 3 frequencies: 680 KHz., 1260 KHz. and 1590 KHz. The radio station network can be tuned on 680 AM over the North and East parts of the Island, on 1260 AM over the South, Southwest, West, and Northwest parts of the Island and on 1590 AM over the southeast part of the Island. WAPA 680 KHz., San Juan, P.R. 10 KW, unlimited WA2XPA 680 KHz., Arecibo, P.R. 0.4 KW/day, O.57KW/night WISO 1260 KHz., Ponce, P.R. 2.5 KW, unlimited WI2XSO 1260 KHz., Mayagüez, P.R. 5.0 KW/day, 1.85 KW/night WI3XSO 1260 KHz., Aguadilla, P.R. 5.0 KW/day, 4.8KW/night WGYA 1590 KHz., Guayama, P.R. 1.0 KW day and night The WAPA Radio Network is an affiliate of CNN EN ESPANOL and Cybernews Media. It originates its programming from Cadena WAPA Radio studios located at: Ext. San Agustín, 1210 3rd St., Río Piedras, Puerto Rico 00926 The news programming of WAPA is focused primarily in LIVE NEWS COVERAGE of all important events and PRESS CONFERENCES in Puerto Rico. WAPA has three remote broadcast mobile units able of broadcasting live any event around the Island. .