WTIL

WTIL
City	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Broadcast area	Puerto Rico
Frequency	1300 kHz
Branding	Radio UTIL
Programming
Format	News Talk
Affiliations	CNN en Español
Ownership
Owner	Grupo AM Puerto Rico ; (Wifredo G. Blanco-Pi)
Sister stations	WAPA; WISO; WMIA; WBQN; WVOZ; WXRF
History
First air date	December 27, 1950
Call sign meaning	UTIL
Technical information
Facility ID	40780
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (day); 800 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	18°11′0″N 67°10′4″W / 18.18333°N 67.16778°WCoordinates: 18°11′0″N 67°10′4″W / 18.18333°N 67.16778°W
Translator(s)	W265EC (100.9 MHz, Mayaguez)
Links
Website	www.waparadiopr.com

WTIL (1300 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Grupo AM Puerto Rico. The station is part of the WAPA Radio News Network and features programming from CNN en Español. The station is shared with translator station W265EC 100.9 FM, also in Mayaguez. WTIL was founded in 1950 by Gilbert Mamery, and changed owners over the years. WTIL is the second oldest radio station in the western region.

Sale to NotiRadio Broadcasting[]

On June 21, 2017, WTIL bought from La Mas Z Radio, Inc. to Wifredo G. Blanco Pi, swapping WBYM 1560 AM in Bayamon to La Mas Z from WTIL, in a three-way swap.^[1] The deal also involved International Broadcasting Corporation receiving land and equipment at the site of WAPA 680 AM in Carolina, PR from Blanco Pi and permission to relocate WGIT 1660 AM in Canovanas to that site and build a transmitter building, and IBC may sell or rent at $600 a month the WBYM transmitter site to La Mas Z Radio. On July 31, WTIL ended their local and Spanish Oldies format after 67 years of operation. When the transaction closed and awaiting the consummation, on August 3, this became the sixth radio station of the WAPA Radio News Network. The sale was completed on August 15, 2017.

The WAPA Radio Network now consists of six radio stations across the island: WAPA 680 in San Juan, WMIA 1070 in Arecibo, WISO 1260 in Ponce, WTIL 1300 in Mayaguez, WVOZ 1580 in Aguadilla and WXRF 1590 in Guayama.