WUPR | |
City: | Utuado, Puerto Rico |
Area: | Puerto Rico |
Branding: | Éxitos 1530 |
Frequency: | 1530 kHz |
Format: | Spanish news/talk |
Power: | 1,250 watts |
Class: | B |
Facility Id: | 9791 |
Coordinates: | 18.2817°N -66.7097°W |
Callsign Meaning: | Utuado Puerto Rico |
Owner: | Central Broadcasting Corporation |
Website: | WUPR Online |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WUPR (1530 AM), branded on-air as Éxitos 1530, is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish news/talk format. Licensed to Utuado, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area.[1] The station is owned by Central Broadcasting Corporation and features programming from Red Informativa de PR.
WUPR was founded in April 4, 1964 by Benito Martinez.[2] After the death of Benito Martinez in 1992 his son, Jose Martinez Giraud, assumed control of the station and changed its format from music-top 40 to music and news-talk.