City | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Broadcast area | Puerto Rico |
Branding | Total Radio |
Frequency | 1030 kHz |
First air date | 1977 |
Format | News Talk Information |
Power | 10,000 watts unlimited |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 9412 |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°22′7″N 66°15′17″W / 18.36861°N 66.25472°WCoordinates: 18°22′7″N 66°15′17″W / 18.36861°N 66.25472°W |
Affiliations | ABC Radio, CBS Radio, ESPN Radio, Westwood One |
Owner | Sherman Broadcasting Corporation |
Website | www.wosoradio.net |
WOSO (1030 AM, "Total Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States, it served the Puerto Rico area. The station was owned by Sherman Broadcasting Corporation and featured programming from ABC Radio, CBS Radio, ESPN Radio and Westwood One. It was one of two radio stations in San Juan that used to broadcast in English. WOSO Broadcast daily; Monday-Friday from 5AM to 8PM and weekends from 6AM to 8PM.
On October 21, 2014, after 37 years broadcasting on 1030 AM, WOSO signed off, after the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority forced to shut down the station. As of October 22, 2014, WOSO is Silent. On February 23, 2016, after 2 years off the air, WOSO returns to the air broadcasting the fulltime english programming. WOSO is the only English-language radio station in Puerto Rico since 1977.
In 1993, Sherman Wildman purchased WOSO for a reported sale price of $1.2 million.