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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.

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History

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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its plans to sell WESO, WNEB and WACE in Chicopee to Journey for Life Media for $150,000 in May 2025;[9] the sale was withdrawn that August,[10] with Holy Family subsequently reaching a deal to sell WESO to Daniel Becker's TLM Communications.[11]

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Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W266DK 101.1 FM Southbridge, Massachusetts 200926 250 D 42°3′59.3″N 71°59′26.3″W / 42.066472°N 71.990639°W / 42.066472; -71.990639 (W266DK) LMS

References

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  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-213. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WESO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "WESO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Boynton, Donna (June 28, 2014). "Worcester Catholic radio to buy WESO station". Worcester Telegram and Gazette. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  7. ^ Venta, Lance (December 9, 2021). "Holy Family Communications Expands In Massachusetts". RadioInsight. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  8. ^ Venta, Lance (January 5, 2024). "Station Sales Week of 1/5". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  9. ^ Station sales week of 5/9: Cumulus sells Buffalo AM. RadioInsight. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  10. ^ Venta, Lance. "Station Sales Week Of 8/8: Family Life Expands Into Harrisburg". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  11. ^ Venta, Lance (August 22, 2025). "Station Sales Week Of 8/22". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
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