WEBE

WEBE
City Westport, Connecticut
Broadcast area Bridgeport, Connecticut
Branding WEBE108
Slogan CT's Best Music Variety! Continuous Christmas Classics Nights & Weekends on CT's Radio Home for the Holidays (Nov.-Dec.)
Frequency 107.9 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date September 1, 1962 (as WMMM-FM)
Format Adult Contemporary
Continuous Christmas Classics Nights & Weekends (Nov.-Dec.)
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 117 meters
Class B
Facility ID 71389
Transmitter coordinates 41°10′14″N 73°11′5″W / 41.17056°N 73.18472°W / 41.17056; -73.18472
Callsign meaning WEe BEe !
Former callsigns WMMM-FM (1962-1970)
WDJF (1970-1984)
Owner Cumulus Media
(Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Webcast Listen Live
Website webe108.com

WEBE (107.9 FM, advertised on air as "WEBE108"), owned by Cumulus Media, is an Adult Contemporary-formatted station. Located on 107.9 FM, the station is licensed to serve the community of Westport, Connecticut. The station is usually ranked number one in the Stamford-Norwalk, Bridgeport and Fairfield County ratings, and is in the top 5 of the New Haven market rating. One of the main elements behind the station's success is its traffic coverage reports that cover the entire route from interior Connecticut to lower Fairfield County. WEBE is one of the most powerful radio stations in Southern Connecticut with an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts, reaching most of Westchester County, New York into the Bronx, parts of Manhattan, most of Long Island, as well as southern parts of the Hartford area. Its studios and antenna, along with the studios of sister station WICC, are located in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

History

HD radio

Cumulus Broadcasting began upgrading its stations to HD Radio broadcasting in 2005. One of the first ten stations to be upgraded was WEBE.[2]

References

  1. DeFelice, Bill (1997-12-15). "Birth of WMMM-FM". History of Westport Connecticut Radio.
  2. Harnett, Mary Beth (2006-04-24). "Harris Corporation Announces Multi-Deal Agreement as Exclusive HD Radio(TM) Supplier to Cumulus Broadcasting". EE Times.
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