WLEO

WLEO
Ponce, Puerto Rico;
Broadcast area	Puerto Rico
Frequency	1170 kHz
Branding	Radio Leo
Programming
Format	Spanish Oldies
Ownership
Owner	Episcopal Media Group; (Iglesia Episcopal Puertorriqueña, Inc.);
History
First air date	December 11, 1956; 68 years ago
Former call signs	WZUR (1997–2002)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52943
Class	B
Power	5,200 watts
Transmitter coordinates	17°58′52″N 66°36′51″W / 17.98111°N 66.61417°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Radio Leo
Website	www.radioleo1170.com/

WLEO (1170 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Oldies format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico.^[2]

Ownership

In July 1999, Uno Radio of Ponce Inc., Caguas, P.R. (Jesus M. Soto, chairman) reached an agreement to purchase five radio stations in Puerto Rico from Ponce Broadcasting Corp. (Janero G. Scarano Sr., Julio C. Braum, Luis F. Sala, Catalina Scarano and Sala Business Corp., shareholders) for a reported sale price of $10.75 million.^[3]

On 24 December 2019, the Episcopal Diocese of Puerto Rico reached an agreement to purchase WLEO from Uno Radio Group for $1.1 million.^[4]^[5] The sale was consummated on 29 February 2020.^{[citation needed]}