WKVM (810

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) is a

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San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jur ...

. The station is owned by Grupo RTC, under its licensee, Radio Paz/WKVM-AM Trust. It airs a mix of

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programs along with some non-religious shows. WKVM is powered at 50,000

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s at all times, the only radio station on Puerto Rico with the maximum power day and night. But because

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is a clear channel frequency, WKVM uses a

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at all times to avoid interference.

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FCC History Cards for WKVM
KVM Radio stations established in 1951 1951 establishments in Puerto Rico KVM {{PuertoRico-radio-station-stub