WEGA (AM)

WEGA
Broadcast areaPuerto Rico area
Frequency1350 kHz
BrandingCandelita7
Programming
FormatReligious
Ownership
Owner
  • Ricardo Alfonso Angulo
  • (A Radio Company, Inc.)
OperatorMinisterio en Pie de Guerra, Inc.
WJDZ
WNNV
History
First air date
February 20, 1973
Call sign meaning
Radio
Las
Vegas
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69853
ClassB
Power2,500 watts
Transmitter coordinates
18°28′38.00″N 66°23′43.00″W / 18.4772222°N 66.3952778°W / 18.4772222; -66.3952778
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.candelita7.com

WEGA (1350 AM, Candelita7) is a radio station licensed to Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. The station serves the Puerto Rico area. The station broadcasts religious programming. WEGA signed on the air on February 20, 1973. WEGA is owned by Ricardo Alfonso Angulo; who is the son of the late owner of The San Juan Star, Gerry Angulo, through licensee A Radio Company, Inc. The station is operated under a Time Brokerage Agreement by Ministerio en Pie de Guerra, Inc.[2]

On November 10, 2014, WEGA went off the air for almost a year after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[3] On March 9. 2016, WEGA returned to air Faro de Santidad programming on 1350 AM, after a year of absence.

On February 7, 2018, WEGA switched to Candelita7, an online radio station owned by Evangelist Eddie Rivera Jr. better known as "Candelita". Candelita7 airs on 1350 AM, and worldwide via internet: www.candelita7.com.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEGA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WEGA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Puerto Rico AM licensee files Chapter 11". All Access. March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2023.