WEEU
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| Facility ID | 70508 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°30′54.33″N 76°07′2.0″W / 40.5150917°N 76.117222°W |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 830weeu |
WEEU (830 AM) is a commercial radio station in Reading, Pennsylvania. It has a sports radio format and is owned by Treese Media Group, LLC, led by John and Kristine Treese.
WEEU is powered at 20,000 watts by day. Because
Programming
WEEU has two local talk shows during the day, including Mornings with Mike and Feedback. Weekends include Jack's Backyard, syndictated programs, and music.
State news is provided by RadioPA, and global and national news comes from
WEEU airs local high school football and basketball games from area schools, and it is part of the Philadelphia Eagles Radio Network broadcasting Philadelphia Eagles games live, and the Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network, broadcasting Philadelphia Phillies games live.
History
On January 4, 1932, WEEU
In 1941, WEEU's frequency was changed to 850 kHz as a result of North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA). In 1949, WEEU was granted fulltime authorization by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by adding a directional nighttime signal. In 1999, WEEU moved back to 830 kHz with a more powerful 5,000 watts daytime and 6,000 watts nighttime signal from a new five-tower transmitter site just north of Interstate 78 in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania. In the early 2000s, WEEU added a sixth tower and upgraded its daytime signal to 20,000 watts, keeping its 6,000 watt nighttime power.
WEEU had been co-owned with the
In June 2019, Twilight Broadcasting agreed to purchase WEEU, allowing the station to remain on the air with most of its existing programming, though iHeartMedia station WRAW claimed programming from iHeart's Premiere Networks as the bankruptcy took effect. A local marketing agreement (LMA) began on July 1, 2019, upon the completion of MediaNews Group's acquisition of The Reading Eagle.[6] The purchase was consummated on September 12, 2019, at a price of $88,500. Programming was simulcast on co-owned WBYN in Lehighton, Pennsylvania until 2021.
The station was sold again to Treese Media Group LLC, led by John Treese (a previous deejay for WNPV, WQKX and WVLY-FM) and his wife Kristine, for $138,600 in November 2023. The sale closed on February 2, 2024; on that date, the station temporarily dropped the news/talk format for oldies while the station equipment was upgraded ahead of a February 5 relaunch.[7]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEEU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WEEU
- ^ "(untitled brief)" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 1, 1932. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1935 page 54
- ^ Mekeel, David (May 22, 2019). "MediaNews Group bids $5 million for Reading Eagle Company assets, plans to silence WEEU". Reading Eagle. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- The Reading Eagle. June 29, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ WEEU in Stunt Mode Ahead of Monday Relaunch
External links
- Official website
- WEEU in the FCC AM station database
- WEEU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 70508 (WEEU) in the REC Networks database
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