WWNA (1340
AM, "Una 98.3") is a
radio station
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licensed
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to serve
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
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. The station is owned by Dominga Barreto Santiago, through licensee DBS Radio, Inc. It airs a
Spanish
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Variety
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format.
The station was assigned the WWNA call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on September 24,
1999
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.
Ownership
In August 2004, Dominga Barreto Santiago reached an agreement to purchase WWNA from Aureo Matos for a reported sale price of $500,000. At the time of the sale, the station aired a Spanish-language
Beautiful Music
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and
Talk radio
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format.
Barreto Santiago transferred WWNA's broadcast license to her wholly owned company DBS Radio, Inc. effective September 19, 2014.
Translator stations
Logos
WWNA-AM logo.png, Former WWNA logo.
References
External links
WWNA official website
WNA
Radio stations established in 1956
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