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Broadcast area | Rochester |
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Frequency | 97.1 MHz FM |
Branding | PODER 97.1 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish |
Format | Latin music and talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Ibero-American Action League |
History | |
First air date | November 30, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-11-30) |
Call sign meaning | W ElPoder Latino (Latino power) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 193382 |
Class | L1 |
ERP | 39 watts |
HAAT | 48 meters |
Translator(s) | 97.1 W298CH (Rochester) |
Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
Website | ibero.org/poder |
WEPL-LP (97.1 FM) is a low-power radio station based in Rochester, New York. 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 WXXI Public Broadcasting Council pending FCC approval. [2] The translater was used to boost WEPL's signal.[3]
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