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WSNE-FM
WSNE-FM (93.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Taunton, Massachusetts, serving Southeastern Massachusetts and the Providence metropolitan area. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format branded Now 93.3. Its studios and offices are on Oxford Street in Providence. The station carries the syndicated On Air with Ryan Seacrest in afternoons. Several of the other shifts are voicetracked by DJs working at other iHeart stations.
WSNE-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 31,000 watts, with a transmitter located in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The station can be heard throughout Greater Boston, Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut and parts of Cape Cod. WSNE-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD2 digital subchannel simulcasts the talk radio format from co-owned WHJJ (920 AM) and feeds FM translator 104.7 W284BA in Warwick, Rhode Island. The HD3 subchannel formerly carried iHeart's soft adult contemporary service known as "The Breeze".
On January 26, 1966, the station signed on as WRLM, named for original owner Robert L. McCarthy. It played middle of the road music in monaural, as well as broadcasting local news and high-school sports for Taunton and the vicinity. During the 1970s, WRLM adopted an adult contemporary format and went with FM stereo in 1976.
In 1980, co-owners John McCarthy and Joseph Quill sold WRLM to the Outlet Company, the then owners of WJAR (now WHJJ) and WJAR-TV in Providence. While the AC format was maintained on "FM 93", the call sign was changed to WSNE.
Several high-profile Providence personalities joined the station's staff including Mike Sands, Paul Perry, Bob Hollands and Patty Costa. Studios were moved to Providence and the transmitter was moved to Rehoboth, Massachusetts, improving the station's signal in Rhode Island. By 1984, Ken Cole was added for evenings and the station was now known as "93.3 WSNE". By 1986, the last four hours of Ken Cole's show was called "Pillow Talk", featuring love songs and telephone dedications.
In 1986, Beck-Ross Communications, Inc purchased WSNE. Then-former WEAN (now WPRV) personality Joannie Edwardsen was brought in as the morning news anchor. Shortly after, former WPRO afternoon host David Jones was hired to take over mornings. With the addition of Chuck Hinman as news anchor by years end, Jones & Joan would become the new morning show. By 1989, Jones & Joan had gained a large following, finishing only second to WPRO's legendary Salty Brine.
On June 5, 1993, tragedy struck WSNE as longtime midday host Mike Sands was killed in an automobile accident while on his way to a station remote broadcast in Swansea, Massachusetts. The station paid tribute to Sands the following Monday with phone calls from listeners, former co-workers and personalities from other stations. Program Director Steve Peck and Jim Halfyard decided to split Sands' shift after his death, with Ken Cole on evenings and Amy Hawkins (later known as Amy Navarro) joining the station for overnights.
Since 1993, the station had slowly been evolving from adult contemporary to hot adult contemporary. When SFX Broadcasting acquired WSNE in 1995, the station re-imaged itself as "93-3 SNE", adding hotter jingles and the slogan "Southern New England's Variety Station". By late 1996, a less intense jingle package from JAM Creative Productions was added and the station re-imaged once again, reverting to the previously used "93-3 WSNE" with the slogan "A Better Variety of the '70s, '80s and '90s".
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WSNE-FM
WSNE-FM (93.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Taunton, Massachusetts, serving Southeastern Massachusetts and the Providence metropolitan area. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format branded Now 93.3. Its studios and offices are on Oxford Street in Providence. The station carries the syndicated On Air with Ryan Seacrest in afternoons. Several of the other shifts are voicetracked by DJs working at other iHeart stations.
WSNE-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 31,000 watts, with a transmitter located in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The station can be heard throughout Greater Boston, Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut and parts of Cape Cod. WSNE-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD2 digital subchannel simulcasts the talk radio format from co-owned WHJJ (920 AM) and feeds FM translator 104.7 W284BA in Warwick, Rhode Island. The HD3 subchannel formerly carried iHeart's soft adult contemporary service known as "The Breeze".
On January 26, 1966, the station signed on as WRLM, named for original owner Robert L. McCarthy. It played middle of the road music in monaural, as well as broadcasting local news and high-school sports for Taunton and the vicinity. During the 1970s, WRLM adopted an adult contemporary format and went with FM stereo in 1976.
In 1980, co-owners John McCarthy and Joseph Quill sold WRLM to the Outlet Company, the then owners of WJAR (now WHJJ) and WJAR-TV in Providence. While the AC format was maintained on "FM 93", the call sign was changed to WSNE.
Several high-profile Providence personalities joined the station's staff including Mike Sands, Paul Perry, Bob Hollands and Patty Costa. Studios were moved to Providence and the transmitter was moved to Rehoboth, Massachusetts, improving the station's signal in Rhode Island. By 1984, Ken Cole was added for evenings and the station was now known as "93.3 WSNE". By 1986, the last four hours of Ken Cole's show was called "Pillow Talk", featuring love songs and telephone dedications.
In 1986, Beck-Ross Communications, Inc purchased WSNE. Then-former WEAN (now WPRV) personality Joannie Edwardsen was brought in as the morning news anchor. Shortly after, former WPRO afternoon host David Jones was hired to take over mornings. With the addition of Chuck Hinman as news anchor by years end, Jones & Joan would become the new morning show. By 1989, Jones & Joan had gained a large following, finishing only second to WPRO's legendary Salty Brine.
On June 5, 1993, tragedy struck WSNE as longtime midday host Mike Sands was killed in an automobile accident while on his way to a station remote broadcast in Swansea, Massachusetts. The station paid tribute to Sands the following Monday with phone calls from listeners, former co-workers and personalities from other stations. Program Director Steve Peck and Jim Halfyard decided to split Sands' shift after his death, with Ken Cole on evenings and Amy Hawkins (later known as Amy Navarro) joining the station for overnights.
Since 1993, the station had slowly been evolving from adult contemporary to hot adult contemporary. When SFX Broadcasting acquired WSNE in 1995, the station re-imaged itself as "93-3 SNE", adding hotter jingles and the slogan "Southern New England's Variety Station". By late 1996, a less intense jingle package from JAM Creative Productions was added and the station re-imaged once again, reverting to the previously used "93-3 WSNE" with the slogan "A Better Variety of the '70s, '80s and '90s".