WMNT (AM) explained

WMNT
City:Manati, Puerto Rico
Area:Puerto Rico
Branding:Radio Atenas 1500
Airdate:December 15, 1959
Frequency:1500 kHz
Format:News Talk/Latin Pop
Power:1,200 watts day
290 watts night
Class:B
Facility Id:39772
Callsign Meaning:MaNaTi
Owner:Manati Radio Corporation
Licensee:Manati Radio & Media LLC
Sister Stations:WMLD-FM 96.9 until 1986
Webcast:Radio Atenas 1500 Live
Website:www.radioatenas1500.net
Affiliations:Radio Paz (Fuego Cruzado)
Licensing Authority:FCC

WMNT (1500 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information and Latin Pop radio format. Licensed to Manati, Puerto Rico, the station is currently owned by Jose Ribas Reyes (Manati Radio Corporation), through licensee Manati Radio & Media LLC. The call sign letters are the consonants of its city of license and location, Manati.

History

WMNT-AM was founded in 1959 by Pedro Collazo Barbosa and Efrain Archilla Roig. On April 5, 1958, a construction permit was applied by the Arecibo Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on the 1500kc frequency with 250w power. On July 29, 1959 it was granted and on December 15, 1959 it was officially inaugurated. On May 24, 1982, WMNT-AM "Radio Atenas" was sold along with its sister station WMLD-FM, then known as Ritmo 97 to La Voz Evangelica de Puerto Rico, Inc., a religious group. The new owners changed the name of WMNT-AM to "Radio Aleluya" and WMLD-FM to "Radio Triunfo", changing both to a christian format. On May 18, 1986, Mr. Pedro Collazo reacquired WMNT-AM, changing its brand again to "Radio Atenas" and its programming back to its original format, while WMLD-FM remained owned by La Voz Evangelica de Puerto Rico, Inc. and changed its call sign to WNRT-FM. In the late 1990s, WMNT-AM was acquired by Jose Ribas Dominicci. In February 2020 after the death of Ribas Dominicci his son, Jose Ribas Reyes, assumed control of the station.

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