WTMP-FM (96.1

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"La Invasora 96") is a

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. The station is owned by Vallejo Production. WTMP-FM airs a

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Regional Mexican Regional Mexican is a Latin music radio format encompassing the musical genres from the different parts of rural Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Genres include banda, country en español, Duranguense, grupero, mariachi, New Mexico ...

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. WTMP-FM is the Spanish-language flagship station for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Spanish Radio Network. WTMP-FM's studios are on 5207 E Washington St in

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. Its

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is off Spike Road near Spring Lake Highway in

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. WTMP-FM is a Class A station, with an

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(ERP) of 2,800

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s, while several Tampa Bay stations operate at 100,000 watts. This makes WTMP-FM limited in its coverage area to the northern suburbs in the

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History

The station first

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the air on September 3, 1993 as WBSB. It was owned by Dade City Broadcasting, Inc. and aired an

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format. In 2001, the station was acquired by Tama Broadcasting, Inc. for $4.1 million. Tama already owned

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WTMP, an

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station. Tama put the same format on 96.1, switching the

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to WTMP-FM. In 2018, NIA Broadcasting bought WTMP-FM for $350,000.RadioInsight.com "Station Sales" March 18, 2018 retrieved 1-18-19
/ref> NIA, owned by Neal Ardman, began

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ing the

format heard on

AM 1470 AM or Am may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * A minor, a minor scale in music * ''A.M.'' (Chris Young album) * ''A.M.'' (Wilco album) * ''AM'' (Abraham Mateo album) * ''AM'' (Arctic Monkeys album) * AM (musician), American musician ...

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on 96.1 WTMP-FM, calling the stations "La Mexicana 96.1 and 1470", but later switched the moniker to "Caliente 96.1 and 1470". It has since split from the simulcast of

.It been rebranded as "La Invasora 96".

References

External links

Official WTMP-FM Website
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