WESO
History
WESO broadcast a country music format as "The Spirit 970" until October 2008, when the station began to simulcast the business talk programming of then-sister station WBNW in Concord. On June 13, 2014, Money Matters Radio, Inc. reached a deal to sell WESO to Emmanuel Communications, Inc., the owner of WNEB. The deal closed on August 29, 2014, at a purchase price of $250,000. Following the sale, WESO was converted to noncommercial operation and began to carry WNEB's "Emmanuel Radio" programming, which included programming from EWTN Radio.
Holy Family Communications, owner of WQOM in Natick and stations in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, began operating WESO and WNEB under a local marketing agreement on January 1, 2022. The stations became part of Holy Family's The Station of the Cross network. In early 2024, Holy Family bought the stations outright for $1,000.
Translator
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W266DK | 101.1 FM | Southbridge, Massachusetts | 200926 | 250 | D | 42°3′59.3″N 71°59′26.3″W / 42.066472°N 71.990639°W | LMS |
References
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-213. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WESO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WESO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ Boynton, Donna (June 28, 2014). "Worcester Catholic radio to buy WESO station". Worcester Telegram and Gazette. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (December 9, 2021). "Holy Family Communications Expands In Massachusetts". RadioInsight. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Venta, Lance (January 5, 2024). "Station Sales Week of 1/5". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 18309 (WESO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WESO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database