WOSO (1030 AM)

This article is about the radio station in Puerto Rico. For the colloquial term for women's soccer, see Women's association football.
Not to be confused with KOSO.

WOSO
Broadcast areaSan Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area
Frequency1030 kHz
BrandingWOSO Radio
Programming
FormatDefunct (was News–talk)
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerSherman Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
November 21, 1977; 47 years ago (1977-11-21)
Last air date
October 21, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-21)
Call sign meaning
"Oso" (Spanish for "bear")
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9412
ClassB
Power10,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
18°22′7″N 66°15′17″W / 18.36861°N 66.25472°W / 18.36861; -66.25472
Links
Public license information
WebsiteArchive of wosoradio.net

WOSO (1030 kHz) was a commercial AM radio station broadcasting an English-language talk radio format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it served the San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area. The station was owned by Sherman Broadcasting Corporation, with Sherman Wildman as president. It featured local talk and information shows, a weekday tradio program and syndicated programming from CBS News Radio, ESPN Radio and Westwood One.

History

WOSO was launched on November 21, 1977.

WOSO was the only radio station in Puerto Rico that broadcast in English full-time, until the K-LOVE station WCAD was launched in early 2019. (WBMJ is a Christian radio station broadcasting in both English and Spanish.)

On October 21, 2014, after 37 years broadcasting on 1030 AM, WOSO signed off. The transmitter was vandalized and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority was forced to shut down the station. After an initial effort to revive the station as an online stream, nothing further was heard. After more than 10 years off the air, the station's license was cancelled on December 11, 2024,[2] as the station had not properly reported its operating status since July 2020 and had not operated at all since August 2021.[3] The call sign was quickly requested by WTIL in Mayaguez.[3]

Ownership

In 1993, Sherman Wildman purchased WOSO for a reported sale price of $1.2 million.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOSO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Venta, Lance (December 15, 2024). "FCC Report 12/15: Big Downgrade For WINZ Miami". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "PUERTO RICO: New English-language radio station proposed". Caribbean Update. December 1, 1994. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.

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