WBYM

WBYM
City	Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Branding	Metro Radio
Slogan	La Señal Activa del Area Metro
Frequency	1560 kHz
First air date	1947
Format	Spanish Variety/News/Talk/Sports
Power	5,000 watts (day) 750 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	295
Transmitter coordinates	18°24′05″N 66°07′14″W / 18.40139°N 66.12056°W / 18.40139; -66.12056
Callsign meaning	Bayamon
Former callsigns	WENA (1947-1961) WRSJ (1961-2016)
Owner	Jean Paul Vissepó (operated by Centro Media Group) (IBC Divestiture Trust)
Sister stations	WJIT, WOLA, W44DH-D
Website	www.metroradio1560.com

WBYM (1560 AM, Metro Radio) is a radio station licensed to serve Bayamon, Puerto Rico. WBYM serves the San Juan Metropolitan area that covers Bayamon, Guaynabo, Carolina, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Fajardo, Dorado, Cataño & Trujillo Alto. The station is owned by Jean Paul Vissepó under the IBC Divestiture Trust, and it is operated by Centro Media Group.

The station was assigned the WBYM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on November 21, 2016.^[1]

History

WBYM began operations on 1560 kHz in 1947 as WENA, "La Buena", at that time was owned by Bayamon Broadcasting Corporation and broadcasts the news, talk and variety format. in the 1960s, the station changed the callsign of WRSJ under the name, "Radio San Juan", founded by the late Andrés 'Bubo' Gomez, Gustavo Diaz and Ramon Agudo, and was transmitting Beautiful Music.

Ownership

In December 1994, aviation executive Anthony Tirri announced plans to purchase WRSJ, then known as the former "Radio San Juan," for a reported sale price of $850,000.^[2] Tirri also announced that under his ownership the station would switch to English-language programming. At the time, WOSO was the only existing English-language station in the market.

In July 2003, International Broadcasting Corp. (Angel Roman, president) reached an agreement to buy two radio stations, WRSJ and WKVN, from Concillio Mision Cristiano Fuente de Agua Viva Inc. (Otoniel Font, president) for a reported sale price of $1.45 million.^[3]

In 2012, WRSJ was rebranded as Pura Palabra 1560AM the day after WVOZ Changed its Spanish Tropical format and in late part of 2014, WRSJ went Silent after former owner, International Broadcasting Corporation, returns to its hands.

Since August 1, 2015, Centro Media Group relaunched WRSJ, with a Spanish and English Variety format, and with this new format WRSJ also revives its original branding, known as the new Radio San Juan. Starting in November 2015, WRSJ intends to produce Local programming that provides News, Sports & Entertainment under the management of broadcaster Juan "Papotito" Rosario, who owns and operates other successful radio stations in Puerto Rico. also, will change its branding to Metro Radio 1560 AM.

Effective December 21, 2015, owner International Broadcasting Corporation assigned WRSJ's license to the IBC Divestiture Trust (Jean Paul Vissepó, trustee), to comply with FCC ownership limits.

On November 21, 2016, WRSJ changed its call letters to WBYM.

Construction permit

On March 15, 2007, the FCC granted the station a construction permit to upgrade its broadcast power to 10,000 watts during daytime and 5,000 watts at night. The transmitter site would also be re-located southwest to 18°21'00" N, 66°09'25"W. This permit expired on March 15, 2010.

References

↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "PUERTO RICO: New English-language radio station proposed". Caribbean Update. 1994-12-01.
↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-07-14.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WBYM

Radio-Locator Information on WBYM

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WBYM

Radio broadcasting in the Puerto Rico market

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Defunct	WEMB (860 AM) WPBP (1400 AM) WECW (1490 AM) WCHQ (1360 AM) W291AC (106.1 FM) W293CE (106.3 FM) ¹ = Station is silent.

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