WESO
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|---|---|
| Broadcast area | South County |
| Frequency | 970 kHz |
| Branding | The Station of the Cross |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Network | The Station of the Cross |
| Affiliations | EWTN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Holy 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 |
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Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Translator | 101.1 MHz W266DK (Southbridge) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thestationofthecross |
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.
History
[edit | edit source]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] Holy Family announced its plans to sell WESO, WNEB and WACE in Chicopee to Journey for Life Media for $150,000 in May 2025;[9] the sale was withdrawn that August,[10] with Holy Family subsequently reaching a deal to sell WESO to Daniel Becker's TLM Communications.[11]
Translator
[edit | edit source]| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W266DK | 101.1 FM | Southbridge, Massachusetts | 200926 | 250 | D | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | LMS |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 18309 (WESO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WESO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
