WSRP

Jacksonville, North Carolina

Frequency	910 kHz
Branding	La Grande 910
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Affiliations	Charlotte FC
Ownership
Owner	Estuardo Valdemar Rodriguez & Leonor Rodriguez
Sister stations	WLLN, WLLQ, WREV, WRTG
History
First air date	1992
Former call signs	WLAS (1992–1998) WSTK (1998–2004)
Technical information
Facility ID	18529
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	34°47′45″N 77°29′24″W / 34.79583°N 77.49000°W / 34.79583; -77.49000
Translator(s)	95.9 W240DX (Jacksonville)
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	lagrandenc.com

WSRP (910 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Estuardo Valdemar Rodriguez & Leonor Rodriguez.

History

WLAS stands for World's Largest Amphibious Station in recognition of the Marine Base at Camp LeJeune located next to Jacksonville, North Carolina.

From the early 1950s to 1992, the Popkin family owned the radio station. In 1970, WLAS become the first radio station in Jacksonville to play continuous country music. For over 20 years, WLAS was a heritage Country radio station. The local large FM stations continued to erode the audience until the station went dark in 1990.

In 1992 Eckhardt Broadcasting Corporation purchased the dark station. The general manager/owner was Fayetteville native Keith Eckhardt. In June 1992, WLAS returned to the airways as "Hot Talk 910". The station included local retired Marine Gunny Sgt Gene Buckner, national talk show host Charles Alder. In 1994, the station became known at The BIG 910 after the local area code was changed to 910. The station was one of the first national affiliates of the Ron & Ron Show, G. Gordon Liddy, and the Don & Mike show. In 1996, Eckhardt Broadcasting Corporation sold WLAS to Conner Media Corporation.

References

External links

WSRP in the FCC AM station database
WSRP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

v t e Spanish-language radio stations in the state of North Carolina
Stations	WBLO – Thomasville WCXN – Claremont WETC – Wendell-Zebulon WFEC-LP – Winston Salem WGSP – Charlotte WHVN – Charlotte WIST-FM – Thomasville WLLN – Lillington WLLQ – Chapel Hill WLQB – Ocean Isle Beach WLSG - Wilmington WNOW – Mint Hill WOLS – Waxhaw WREV – Reidsville WRTG – Garner WSGH – Lewisville WSRP – Jacksonville WTIK – Durham WUIT-LP – Durham WWNT - Winston-Salem WXNC – Monroe WXQR-FM – Jacksonville WYMY – Burlington WYSR – High Point WZUP – La Grange
Defunct	WGSB – Mebane
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in North Carolina See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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