WEPL-LP (97.1 FM) is a

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station based in

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. The station is owned and operated by the Ibero-American Action League as a service to the Latino community in Rochester. The station, branded as PODER 97.1, features Latin music interspersed with Spanish-language news and talk. It began broadcasting in its current format on November 30, 2015. In August 2023, the Ibero-American Action League entered into an agreement to purchase translator W298CH (107.5) from the

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pending FCC approval. The translator was used to boost WEPL's signal.Radio-Locator.com/W298CH
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