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WVOZ (1580 AM) is a
radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...
broadcasting a News Talk format. Licensed to
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Aguadilla (, ), founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city and municipality located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla is s ...
, it serves the Western Puerto Rico area. The station is part of the Borinquen Radio News Network and it is currently owned by Grupo AM Puerto Rico, managed by Wifredo G. Blanco-Pi. The station is shared with translator station W286DL 105.1 FM also in Aguadilla.


History

WVOZ (as WCQC) was founded in 1981 by Cuban station engineer Wifredo G. Blanco-Pi. The station was originally licensed to
Morovis, Puerto Rico Morovis (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal. Morovis is spread over 13 barrios and Morov ...
and It was the first station nationwide to operate an experimental synchronous booster at Manati, P.R. in 1987. Blanco-Pi had to sell the station on 1991 to acquire
WAPA WAPA may refer to: * WAPA (AM), a radio station (1160 AM) licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico ** WBQN, a radio station (680 AM) licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, which held the WAPA call sign from 1947 to 2022 ** WMTI (AM), a radio station (1160 AM) li ...
680 AM in order to expand the NotiRadio Network. The experience he acquired with WCQC's experimental synchronous booster made him possible to expand the NotiRadio network using this technology.


Sale to International Broadcasting Corporation

In 1988, WCQC was sold to International Broadcasting Corporation, changing the callsigns to WMTI and would become a full service radio station. In 1994, the station changed to WGFE, branded as Radio G-FE, later switched back to WMTI. In 1996, WMTI was sold to Wanda Rolon, and broadcasts religious programming. 2 years later, in 1998 the station was sold back to the previous owner, International Broadcasting Corporation, joining the Cadena Radio Voz network. In 2003, the station once again changed its call letters to WEKO, and would become Radio Eko, focusing on a local basis. In 2014, WEKO started religious programming from Faro de Santidad and in 2015, the WMTI callsign returned on the 1580 AM dial. On June 22, 2016, WMTI went silent due to transmitter repairs and technical reasons.


WAPA Radio returns to 1580 AM

Blanco-Pi purchased WMTI on August 1, 2016, the day that WMTI was Silent, preparing its return to the WAPA Radio News Network. On November 11, the station changed its callsign to WVOZ. On March 13, 2017, after 1 year off the air, WVOZ resumed operations from its new transmitter in Morovis, broadcasting the full WAPA Radio News Network schedule.


WVOZ moves to Aguadilla

On March 27, 2017, WVOZ filed an application that would change its city of license to
Aguadilla Aguadilla (, ), founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city and municipality located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla i ...
and will move to the existing facility of
WI3XSO WAPA (1260 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, the station is owned by Grupo AM Puerto Rico, licensed to Wilfredo G. Blanco Pi and is part of the Borinquen Radio News Network. T ...
, which shut down on May 7, and cancelled its license on May 8, 2017. The construction permit to move their city of license from Morovis to Aguadilla was granted on December 28, 2017. The city of license to Aguadilla was granted on December 28, 2018.


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* News and talk radio stations in Puerto Rico Radio stations established in 1981 {{PuertoRico-radio-station-stub