WIAC (AM)
| City of license | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Puerto Rico |
| Branding | WIAC 740 AM |
| Slogan | Más Noticias Más Análisis Más Variedad |
| Frequency | 740 kHz |
| First air date | 1947 |
| Format | News Talk Information Spanish Variety |
| Power | 10,000 watts 500 watts day (experimental synchronous operation) 100 watts night (experimental synchronous operation) |
| Class | B |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (experimental synchronous operation WI2XAC in Ponce) |
| Callsign meaning | West Indies Advertising Company |
| Affiliations | CyberNews |
| Owner | Bestov Broadcasting Corporation (WIAC Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WYAC (AM), WISA |
| Website | www.WIAC740.com |
WIAC (740 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico (a possession of the United States), it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Bestov Broadcasting Corporation.
History
Puerto Rico's first advertising agency, the West Indies Advertising Company (WIAC), was founded in San Juan in 1933, by the Abarca family, which also owned a successful structural steel company. By 1942 the advertisement agency's management founded WIAC-AM, with Félix Muñiz, the brother of Tomás Muñiz (and uncle of Tommy Muñiz, as its administrator. Due to the untimely death of Félix, Tomás became the station's administrator soon after.
WIAC officially began operations in 1947 on the frequency 740 AM.
During the 1950s & 1970s, WIAC was the only radio station broadcasting weather forecasts every 10 minutes & public affairs programming.
In 1961, Bestov Broadcasting, Inc. (a radio company owned by Alan Mejía) acquired the station, along with WIAC-FM 102.5 FM (formerly Sistema 102), which began operations that sale year. In 1981 Bestov launched WYAC 930 AM in Cabo Rojo, and in the 1990s WIAC 740 became Cadena Radio Puerto Rico, with a News/Talk format.
In 2009, WIAC reached an Agreement with Boricua-JE Broadcasting, inc., the station's licensee to change to Boricua 740.
On February 1, 2012 WIAC's owner Bestov Broadcasting Corporation joined in an alliance with Noti-Luz, buying from Empower Media Group, forming Puerto Rico's only AM & FM news & talk station. The Noti-Luz Network was conformed by WGIT 1660 AM in Canóvanas, WIAC 740 AM in San Juan/Ponce, WYAC 930 AM in Cabo Rojo/Mayagüez, WISA 1390 AM in Isabela, WJDZ 90.1 FM in Pastillo, WNNV 91.7 FM in San Germán, WEKO 1580 AM in Morovis & WXRF 1590 AM in Guayama.
On June 1, 2012, it changed name from Radio 740 to "Acción 740", later, "Acción Radio" with news at the top of the hour. that same month, WIAC was purchased by Héctor Marcano Martínez's subsidiary, Metro Media Broadcasting, which also owns WWXY-LD Channel 8.1 (Tiva TV) in San Juan.
On October 2, a legendary Broadcast Pioneer Alan Mejía & former owner Bestov Broadcasting Corporation returned to WIAC and changed their news/talk programming to a Spanish Variety format as WIAC 740 La Original. In November 2012, the station's programming was changed.
As of August 2014, WIAC 740 AM broadcasts Monday-Sunday from 3AM to 11PM, while its station website, WIAC740.com, continues on the air during the overnight hours for more programming.
Programming
- 3AM Amanecer Jíbaro
- 6AM WIAC 740 en la Mañana
- 9AM De Todo Un Poco
- 10AM La Bola de Pega'o
- 11AM Noticias 740
- 12PM Dímelo de Frente
- 1PM Machacando Con Susa y Epifanio
- 2PM Sin Filtro
- 2PM El Cafecito con Doña Soto y Don Chencho (Friday)
- 3PM Educamos (Monday)
- 3PM Música 740 (Tuesday)
- 3PM Foro Social (Wednesday)
- 3PM Diálogo Veterinario (Thursday)
- 3PM Donando Vida con Lifelink (Friday)
- 4PM Pepo Freyre: En Lo Que Nadie se Atreve a Decir
- 5PM En Las Tardes con Francis López (Monday & Friday)
- 5:30PM WIAC 740 En La Tarde (Monday, Wednesday & Friday)
- 5PM Revista Radial Empresarial (Tuesday & Thursday)
- 5PM Mundo Obrero (Wednesday)
- 6PM Con El Agua hasta el Cuello (Monday)
- 6PM Toa Alta Presente (Tuesday)
- 6PM First Medical Informa (Wednesday)
- 6PM Reporte Médico (Thursday)
- 6PM Música 740 (Friday)
- 7PM Energízate con CoopAEE (Monday)
- 7PM Bandera Roja (Tuesday)
- 7PM La Voz Federativa (Thursday)
- 7PM Música 740 (Wednesday & Friday)
- 9PM Música Romántica 740
- 11PM Sign Off (Radio)
- 11PM Música 740 (Online)
