WREY
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| Broadcast area | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
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| Frequency | 630 kHz |
| Branding | 94.9 El Rey |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDGY | |
| History | |
First air date | 1951 |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 1590 kHz (1951–1959) |
Call sign meaning | "Rey", Spanish for "king" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 41970 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 44°52′0.9″N 92°54′2.8″W / 44.866917°N 92.900778°W |
| Translator | 94.9 W235CT (St. Paul) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | elrey949fm |
WREY (630 kHz, "94.9 El Rey") is a Spanish language AM radio station licensed to Saint Paul, Minnesota (previously licensed to Hudson, Wisconsin from 1997 to 2005). The station's studios are located in the Westside neighborhood in St. Paul. Its transmitter and towers are located in Woodbury, Minnesota, along South Washington County Highway 19. WREY's signal covers the Minneapolis-St. Paul media market.
WREY broadcasts a Regional Mexican music format, at 3,000 watts by day and 2,400 watts at night.
WREY simulcasts on FM translator station W235CT (94.9) St. Paul.