WESO

WESO
City	Southbridge, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	South County
Frequency	970 kHz
Branding	Emmanuel Radio 970 AM
Programming
Format	Catholic radio
Affiliations	EWTN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Emmanuel Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WNEB
History
First air date	March 20, 1955
Call sign meaning	WEbster-SOuthbridge
Technical information
Facility ID	18309
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day; 21 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	42°3′59.00″N 71°59′28.00″W / 42.0663889°N 71.9911111°WCoordinates: 42°3′59.00″N 71°59′28.00″W / 42.0663889°N 71.9911111°W
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	1230radio.com

WESO (970 AM; "Emmanuel Radio") 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 Emmanuel Communications, Inc.^[3]

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^[4] and began to carry WNEB's "Emmanuel Radio" programming, which includes programming from EWTN Radio.^[5]

References[]

^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-213. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
^ "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.

External links[]

Official website
WESO in the FCC AM station database
WESO on Radio-Locator
WESO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[by1999-1] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-213. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

[2] "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.

[3] "WESO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[fcc-saletoemmanuel-4] "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.

[t&g-saletoemmanuel-5] Boynton, Donna (June 28, 2014). "Worcester Catholic radio to buy WESO station". Worcester Telegram and Gazette. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

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