WECR

WECR

City	Newland, North Carolina
Frequency	1130 kHz
Programming
Format	Southern Gospel
Affiliations	CNN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Curtis Media Group
Sister stations	WWMY, WZJS, WATA, WMMY, WXIT
History
Former call signs	WJTP
Call sign meaning	WE CaRe about the high country
Technical information
Facility ID	29515
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates	36°4′39.00″N 81°54′59.00″W / 36.0775000°N 81.9163889°W / 36.0775000; -81.9163889
Links
Website	http://www.wecr1130am.com

WECR (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Southern gospel format. Licensed to Newland, NC, United States, it serves the Boone, NC area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group. WECR broadcasts during the daytime only.

History[]

James T. Parker owned what was then called WJTP.^{[citation needed]}

Steve Rondinaro's Rondinaro Broadcasting purchased WJTP in 1996 and changed the letters to WECR. Rondinaro also started WECR-FM and added WXIT. Aisling bought these stations from Rondinaro as well as WATA and WZJS, owned by Highland Communications. Aisling went into receivership and George Reed of was appointed to manage the stations until a buyer was found.^[1] Later in the year, Curtis Media Group purchased the stations.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• official site
• WECR in the FCC AM station database
• WECR on Radio-Locator
• WECR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database