WESO

42°3′59.35″N 71°59′26.27″W / 42.0664861°N 71.9906306°W / 42.0664861; -71.9906306 (WESO)Translator(s)101.1 MHz W266DK (Southbridge)LinksWebcastListen liveWebsitethestationofthecross.com/stations/southbridge-ma/

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

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]

Translator

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

External links

• Official website
• ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.›  WESO in the FCC AM station database
• WESO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database