WREY

WREY
Broadcast areaMinneapolis-St. Paul
Frequency630 kHz
Branding94.9 El Rey
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
Owner
  • Borgen Broadcasting
  • (630 Radio, Incorporated)
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History
First air date
1951 (1951)
Former call signs
  • WCOW (1951–1957)
  • WISK (1957–1959)
  • KDWB (1959–1991)
  • WDGY (1991–2008)
Former frequencies
1590 kHz (1951–1959)
Call sign meaning
"Rey", Spanish for "king"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID41970
ClassB
Power
  • 3,000 watts (day)
  • 2,400 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
44°52′0.9″N 92°54′2.8″W / 44.866917°N 92.900778°W / 44.866917; -92.900778
Translator94.9 W235CT (St. Paul)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteelrey949fm.com

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.