WESO

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WESO
Broadcast area South County
Frequency 970 kHz
BrandingThe Station of the Cross
Programming
Format Catholic radio
Network The Station of the Cross
Affiliations EWTN Radio
Ownership
OwnerHoly Family Communications
WNEB
History
First air date
March 20, 1955 [1]
Call sign meaning
 Webster-Southbridge [2]
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 18309
Class D
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 21 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 42°3′59.35″N71°59′26.27″W / 42.0664861°N 71.9906306°W / 42.0664861; -71.9906306 (WESO)
Translator(s) 101.1 MHz  W266DK (Southbridge)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website thestationofthecross.com/stations/southbridge-ma/

WESO (970 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format, simulcasting sister station WNEB in Worcester. Established in 1955, the station is licensed to serve Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States. WESO is owned by Holy Family Communications, [4] and operates as part of The Station of the Cross.

Contents

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 [5] and began to carry WNEB's "Emmanuel Radio" programming, which included programming from EWTN Radio. [6]

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. [7] In early 2024, Holy Family bought the stations outright for $1,000. [8]

Translator

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W266DK101.1 FM Southbridge, Massachusetts 200926250D 42°3′59.3″N71°59′26.3″W / 42.066472°N 71.990639°W / 42.066472; -71.990639 (W266DK) LMS

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References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-213. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WESO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "WESO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Boynton, Donna (June 28, 2014). "Worcester Catholic radio to buy WESO station". Worcester Telegram and Gazette . Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  7. ↑ Venta, Lance (December 9, 2021). "Holy Family Communications Expands In Massachusetts". RadioInsight. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ Venta, Lance (January 5, 2024). "Station Sales Week of 1/5". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 7, 2024.


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