WESO
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| City | Southbridge, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Branding | Money Matters Radio |
| Frequency | 970 kHz |
| First air date | March 20, 1955[1] |
| Format | Business talk |
| Power |
1,000 watts day 21 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 18309 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°3′59.00″N 71°59′28.00″W / 42.0663889°N 71.9911111°W |
| Callsign meaning | WEbster-SOuthbridge[2] |
| Owner | Emmanuel Communications, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WBNW |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.weso970am.com |
WESO (970 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Business Talk/Lifestyle Talk format, simulcasting sister station WBNW in Concord.[3] It previously broadcast a country music format as "The Spirit 970" until October 2008. Licensed to Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA, the station serves the Worcester area. The station is currently owned by Emmanuel Communications, Inc.[4]
On June 13, 2014, Money Matters Radio, Inc. reached a deal to sell WESO to Emmanuel Communications, Inc., the owner of Worcester Catholic radio station WNEB (1230 AM). The deal closed on August 29, 2014, at a purchase price of $250,000. Following the sale, WESO will be converted to noncommercial operation.[5]
References
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-213. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ↑ "The demise of another "local" station". Radio-Info.com.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WESO
- Radio-Locator Information on WESO
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WESO
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