VPW-FM
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Ownership | |
Owner | United Democratic Party |
History | |
First air date | December 14, 1998 |
Technical information | |
ERP | 105,900 watts |
Links | |
Website | WAVE on Belizeweb WAVE website |
- For other radio stations which may use "Wave" as a brand name, see Wave (disambiguation).
WAVE Radio (call-sign VPW-FM), a Belize City radio station operating since 1998, is the radio arm of the United Democratic Party (UDP). It is located at the corner of Ebony Street and the Belchina Bridge entrance, at the UDP Headquarters.
History
WAVE Radio was formed on December 14,[1] 1998 as an indirect result of the dismantling of the former Broadcasting Corporation of Belize. WAVE was located on Fabers' Road on Southside Belize City and headed by veteran radio journalist Brian Mossiah.[2] Other veterans joining the staff included Ed Yorke (now deceased), Adrian Harris and Kenny Morgan, with popular youth announcer Olden Young joining the staff two months later. Ironically, the station's opening was reported for News 5 by Hyacinth Latchman, who currently works at WAVE as an announcer. Mossiah denied reports that the UDP had financed the establishment of WAVE, but those reports gained some steam following an incident on May 13, 1999.
1999 Michael Rudon false accusations
WAVE's Young reported on May 13 that then editor of the
Takeover by the UDP and transition
Entering the 2000s WAVE Radio faced several changes in staff. Mossiah, Harris, and Yorke had all left for
Primary signals
- 105.9 FM (Belize City)
- 99.9 FM (elsewhere)
Other station taglines
- Ride the WAVE...Don't Bother with the Ripples!
- Entertainment with an Attitude, Reaching High Altitudes!
- The Baby of the Bunch...with the knockout punch! (refers to relative newness among radio counterparts)
- New Age Radio!
Personalities of WAVE Radio
- Juliet Thimbriel: General Manager, host of "Fus' Ting Da Mawnin"
- Joe Bradley: co-host, "Fus' Ting Da Mawnin"
- Hyacinth Latchman: City Councillor, host "Millennium Woman"
- Kenny Morgan: DJ and activist, host "Light Chop to Choppy"
- Alfrain Supaul: DJ, host "Drivetime Splash"
- Dale McDougal: newsreader and technical director
- Paula Ack: news editor and Spanish-language newsreader
Guest Personalities
- Michael Finnegan: Mesopotamia Area Representative, host "Mek Wave and Lik Road"
- Delroy Cuthkelvin: UDP strategist, host "Moment of Truth" (Sundays)
- Dymatics Sound Crew: DJ Dixxie, DJ Shine, DJ Dre, DJ Juice. Hosts Of "Sound The Big Thing"(Saturdays)
- Frank "A-3" Magdaleno: DJ, Radio Announcer and talk show Host.
- DJ Premier: DJ
- Remix Berto: DJ and Radio Announcer. Host of "Flaming Friday"
- Capt Nicolas Sanchez
References
- ^ http://www.channel5belize.com/archive_detail_story.php?story_id=1456 WAVE on the air
- ^ http://www.channel5belize.com/archive_detail_story.php?story_id=1620 New station broadcasts next week
- ^ http://www.channel5belize.com/archive_detail_story.php?story_id=2294 False accusations raised at Belize Times editor
External links