WWPR (1490
kHz
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) is an American
AM radio station licensed to serve the
community of
Bradenton, the
county seat of
Manatee County, Florida
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, United States. The station is currently owned and operated by Vidify Media, Inc.
Programming
On weekdays, WWPR broadcasts a
talk radio format
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to
Manatee County
Manatee County is a county in the Central Florida portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 US Census, the population was 399,710. Manatee County is part of the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county s ...
, as well as parts of
Sarasota,
Pinellas, and
Hillsborough
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*Hillsborough, New South Wales, a suburb of Lake Macquarie
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*Hillsborough, New Brunswick
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counties.
On weekday mornings and mid-days these are local political talk programs. Weekday programs also include talk shows on health, boating, and sports. Weekends include religious and
Spanish-language
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programs.
History
The station, founded in 1946 as WDHL, was assigned the
call sign WWPR by the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 3,
1995
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.
References
External links
WWPR official website
{{Spanish Radio Stations in Florida
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Talk radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1946
Manatee County, Florida
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Mass media in the Tampa Bay area
1946 establishments in Florida