WOSO explained

WOSO
City:San Juan, Puerto Rico
Area:San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area
Branding:WOSO Radio
Airdate:November 21, 1977
Last Airdate:October 21, 2014
Frequency:1030 kHz
Format:Defunct (was News–talk)
Power:10,000 watts unlimited
Callsign Meaning:"Spanish; Castilian: Oso" (Spanish for "bear")
Class:B
Facility Id:9412
Coordinates:18.3686°N -66.2547°W
Owner:Sherman Broadcasting Corporation
Licensing Authority:FCC

WOSO (1030 kHz) was a commercial AM radio station broadcasting an English-language talk radio format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it served the San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area. The station was owned by Sherman Broadcasting Corporation, with Sherman Wildman as president. It featured local talk and information shows, a weekday tradio program and syndicated programming from CBS News Radio, ESPN Radio and Westwood One.

History

WOSO was launched on November 21, 1977.

WOSO was the only radio station in Puerto Rico that broadcast in English full-time, (AM 1190 WBMJ is a Christian radio station broadcasting in both English and Spanish.) until the K-LOVE station WCAD was launched in early 2019.

On October 21, 2014, after 37 years broadcasting on 1030 AM, WOSO signed off. The transmitter was vandalized and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority was forced to shut down the station. As of October 22, 2014, WOSO is silent. After an initial effort to revive the station as an online stream, nothing further has been heard.

Ownership

In 1993, Sherman Wildman purchased WOSO for a reported sale price of $1.2 million.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Caribbean Update . PUERTO RICO: New English-language radio station proposed . 1994-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020074815/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-45172230.html. dead. 2012-10-20.