[citation needed] Its purpose was to transmit news and weather updates with commercials.
There are currently over one hundred and forty radio stations being broadcast in Puerto Rico as of March 1st, 2019.
These radio stations broadcast in different formats, some of the most popular being religious, news/talk, and music.
Radio transmission in Puerto Rico was highly interrupted during Hurricane Maria.
After Hurricane Maria had passed, there was a spike in radio use in Puerto Rico, as it served as a main source of news information after the natural disaster.