WMYP

Radio station in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States

WMYP
Programming
Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands United States
Frequency	98.3 MHz
Branding	Rumba 98.3
Format	Spanish/Tropical/Variety
Ownership
Owner	JKC Communications (Amanda Friedman)
Sister stations	WVVI-FM WJKC WSKX WMNG WVIQ
History
First air date	April 27, 1998
Former call signs	WPPD (1998-1999) WREY (March–December 1999)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	82199
Class	A
ERP	1,900 watts
HAAT	279 meters (916 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	17°44′51′′N 64°50′11′′W / 17.74750°N 64.83639°W / 17.74750; -64.83639
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WMYP Online

WMYP (98.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands. The station is owned by Amanda Friedman. It airs a Spanish/Tropical/Variety format.^[2]

The Federal Communications Commission assigned the WPPD call letters to this station on April 27, 1998. This call sign was short-lived as the station switched to WREY on March 1, 1999, then switched again to the current WMYP call letters on December 3, 1999.^[3]

Ownership

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In July 2006, Amanda Friedman agreed to buy WMYP from Juan Padin and Jose Martinez (dba J&J Broadcasters) for a reported 350,000ドル.^[4] Friedman is the wife of Jonathan K. Cohen who owns several other radio stations in the U.S. Virgin Islands.^[5]

References

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^ "Facility Technical Data for WMYP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Fall 2007 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ BIA Financial Networks (July 31, 2006). "Deals". Broadcasting & Cable.
^ "Noticias de la Industria". Sitio Oficial de la RadioAlAire.com. May 24, 2006. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.