Broadcast area | Puerto Rico |
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Frequency | 88.9 MHz |
Branding | Católica Radio |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish and English |
Format | Adult Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1958 (as WEUC AM 1420) May 17, 1984 |
Former call signs | WEUC-FM (1982-2000) [1] |
Call sign meaning | Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico |
Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 9351 |
Class | B |
ERP | 50,550 watts [3] |
HAAT | 853.0 meters (2,798.6 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°10′27″N 66°35′32″W / 18.17417°N 66.59222°W |
Translator(s) | W206AF 89.1 (Mayaguez) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website |
catolicaradiopr |
WPUC-FM (88.9 FM), branded on-air as Católica Radio, is a non-commercial educational [4] radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, the station serves the entirety of the island with the aid of a booster at Caguas and a translator covering Mayagüez. The station is owned by Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Service Association, Incorporated.
The Catholic University of Puerto Rico entered into broadcasting when it built WEUC, [5] a 1,000-watt AM radio station operating at 1420 kHz, in 1958. [6] The station, which signed on in May, was the island's first Catholic radio station. [7] The station's call letters stood for Emisora Universidad Catolica (Catholic University Station). [8] Bishop James E. McManus, who founded the university, had invited Father Carl Hammond to assist in the design of the buildings on the campus; Hammond, an avid ham radio operator, was instrumental in launching the station. [9]
On May 17, 1979, the Catholic University of Puerto Rico applied to the Federal Communications Commission to build and launch a noncommercial FM station on 88.9 MHz. WEUC-FM was approved by the commission on January 11, 1982, but the station did not sign on the air until May 17, 1984. [10]
The university sold the AM station in 2000 to El Mundo Broadcasting Corporation, owners of WKAQ-AM- WKAQ-FM in San Juan and WUKQ-FM in Mayagüez, for $1.45 million; the sale resulted in the AM frequency becoming a simulcaster of WKAQ. [11] After selling the AM station, the university changed WEUC-FM's call sign to WPUC-FM, reflecting the papal designation of the pontifical title on the university, which had taken place in 1991.
The radio station serves dual purposes: as a communication media with the external community and as an internship for students studying communications. [12] In 2014, the station's main studio was named for Luis Varela (1938 [13] - 23 June 2020 [14]), whose sports program Trinchera Deportiva aired from WEUC/WPUC since 1961. [15] [16]
After Hurricane Maria, WPUC-FM lost 80 percent of its coverage. The translator for Mayagüez, located inside the Maricao State Forest, was returned to service in January 2019. [17]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP ( W) | FCC info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WPUC-FM1 | 88.9 FM | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 9353 | .25 | LMS |
W206AF | 89.1 FM | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico | 9350 | .25 | LMS |
Broadcast area | Puerto Rico |
---|---|
Frequency | 88.9 MHz |
Branding | Católica Radio |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish and English |
Format | Adult Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner |
|
History | |
First air date | 1958 (as WEUC AM 1420) May 17, 1984 |
Former call signs | WEUC-FM (1982-2000) [1] |
Call sign meaning | Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico |
Technical information [2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 9351 |
Class | B |
ERP | 50,550 watts [3] |
HAAT | 853.0 meters (2,798.6 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°10′27″N 66°35′32″W / 18.17417°N 66.59222°W |
Translator(s) | W206AF 89.1 (Mayaguez) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website |
catolicaradiopr |
WPUC-FM (88.9 FM), branded on-air as Católica Radio, is a non-commercial educational [4] radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, the station serves the entirety of the island with the aid of a booster at Caguas and a translator covering Mayagüez. The station is owned by Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Service Association, Incorporated.
The Catholic University of Puerto Rico entered into broadcasting when it built WEUC, [5] a 1,000-watt AM radio station operating at 1420 kHz, in 1958. [6] The station, which signed on in May, was the island's first Catholic radio station. [7] The station's call letters stood for Emisora Universidad Catolica (Catholic University Station). [8] Bishop James E. McManus, who founded the university, had invited Father Carl Hammond to assist in the design of the buildings on the campus; Hammond, an avid ham radio operator, was instrumental in launching the station. [9]
On May 17, 1979, the Catholic University of Puerto Rico applied to the Federal Communications Commission to build and launch a noncommercial FM station on 88.9 MHz. WEUC-FM was approved by the commission on January 11, 1982, but the station did not sign on the air until May 17, 1984. [10]
The university sold the AM station in 2000 to El Mundo Broadcasting Corporation, owners of WKAQ-AM- WKAQ-FM in San Juan and WUKQ-FM in Mayagüez, for $1.45 million; the sale resulted in the AM frequency becoming a simulcaster of WKAQ. [11] After selling the AM station, the university changed WEUC-FM's call sign to WPUC-FM, reflecting the papal designation of the pontifical title on the university, which had taken place in 1991.
The radio station serves dual purposes: as a communication media with the external community and as an internship for students studying communications. [12] In 2014, the station's main studio was named for Luis Varela (1938 [13] - 23 June 2020 [14]), whose sports program Trinchera Deportiva aired from WEUC/WPUC since 1961. [15] [16]
After Hurricane Maria, WPUC-FM lost 80 percent of its coverage. The translator for Mayagüez, located inside the Maricao State Forest, was returned to service in January 2019. [17]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP ( W) | FCC info |
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WPUC-FM1 | 88.9 FM | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 9353 | .25 | LMS |
W206AF | 89.1 FM | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico | 9350 | .25 | LMS |