WRAW
City | Reading, Pennsylvania |
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Branding | Rumba 1340 |
Frequency | 1340 kHz |
Translator(s) | See table |
First air date | 1922 |
Format | Spanish CHR |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 69566 |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°19′27.00″N 75°55′10.00″W / 40.3241667°N 75.9194444°W (NAD27) |
Former callsigns |
WRAW (1922-9/19/06) WKAP (9/19/06-7/05/07) |
Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.) |
Sister stations | WRFY-FM |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | rumba1340.iheart.com |
WRAW (1340 AM, "Rumba 1340") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Reading, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and broadcasts a Spanish CHR format. WRAW's service contour covers communities as far away as Ephrata, Pottstown, Kutztown and Hamburg.[1]
History
WRAW changed formats in 2006 to Religious talk and music as Praise Radio 1340 with the call sign WKAP. In 2007 they changed their call sign and format back to WRAW. In 2008, the station derived a portion of its programming from Scott Shannon's The True Oldies Channel from ABC Radio.[2]
On February 27, 2014, WRAW changed their format to Spanish CHR, branded as "Rumba 1340".[3]
Translators
WRAW programming is broadcast on the following translator:
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Height m (ft) | Class | FCC info |
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W222BY | 92.3 | Laureldale, Pennsylvania | 90 | 242.4 m (795 ft) | D | FCC |
References
- ↑ "0.5 mV/m Service Contour for WRAW, 1340 kHz, Reading, PA". bing.com. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ↑ "Radio Stations". Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Archived from the original on July 28, 2008. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ↑ "Rumba Rolls Into Reading". radioinsight.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WRAW
- Radio-Locator Information on WRAW
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WRAW
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