WVEI-FM

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Coordinates: 41°34′23.4″N 71°37′56.2″W / 41.573167°N 71.632278°W / 41.573167; -71.632278
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For the former WVEI-FM in Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States, see WWEI.
WVEI-FM
FCC
Facility ID71720
ClassB
ERP37,000 watts
HAAT173 meters (568 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°34′23.4″N 71°37′56.2″W / 41.573167°N 71.632278°W / 41.573167; -71.632278
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Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/weei/network/weei-1037fm-providence

WVEI-FM (103.7

sports talk format, largely simulcasting Boston-based WEEI-FM.[3] The station is licensed to Westerly, Rhode Island, United States, and is owned by Audacy, Inc.[4] In addition to WEEI programming, WVEI-FM carries Providence Friars men's basketball,[5] Boston Bruins hockey,[6] and ESPN Radio. Its transmitter is in Exeter, Rhode Island; due to it being mostly a simulcast, its operations are run out of WEEI-FM's studios in Boston's Brighton
neighborhood.

History

Former logo of the radio station

The station signed on October 17, 1967,

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under the WWRX call sign; however, the "-FM" suffix was not removed from 103.7 when the AM station reverted to WHIM and the country format in 1993.

Recent logo of the radio station

WWRX-FM was acquired by Radio Equity Partners in 1995;

WFNX, in 2000.[13] Mindich switched the station to modern rock on September 7, initially as a simulcast of WFNX,[14] and later, starting in 2003, on its own.[15]

In March 2004, Mindich sold WWRX-FM to Entercom (the forerunner to Audacy, Inc.). As a result, the station canceled its local programming on March 22 and reverted to the WFNX simulcast on a temporary basis as Entercom prepared to relaunch WWRX with the WEEI simulcast.[16] The change of simulcast partners took effect on-air April 16,[17] and the station was renamed WEEI-FM.[9] The call letters were changed to WVEI-FM on September 14, 2011.[9]

WVEI-FM formerly maintained a local studio and sales office in Warwick, Rhode Island; this facility was closed by Audacy in April 2023.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-391. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVEI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. Arbitron
    . Fall 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  4. ^ "WVEI-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  5. ^ McNamara, Kevin (August 2, 2007). "Friars change radio stations". The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  6. ^ "NERW 8/11/2014: A Big, Bullish Push for Country". 11 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Of Interest". Connecticut Broadcasters Association. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  8. The New London Day
    . Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  9. ^ a b c d "WVEI-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  10. ^ a b Wollman, Garrett. "WEEI-FM/WSKO-FM tower". Rhode Island Towers, part II. The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  11. ^ Boehlert, Eric; Atwood, Brett (February 4, 1995). "Judge Stands Up For Free Radio Berkeley; KYCY's 'Steve Young Country' Promo Pulled". Billboard. p. 119. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  12. ^ Fybush, Scott (May 21, 1996). "New England RadioWatch". Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  13. ^ Fybush, Scott (March 24, 2000). "WFAU Loses A Tower, WFNX Gains A State, NERW Visits California's Coast". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  14. ^ Fybush, Scott (September 11, 2000). "Hearst-Argyle Gets WMUR". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  15. ^ Fybush, Scott (March 31, 2003). ""The Duke of Portland" is Dead". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  16. ^ Fybush, Scott (March 29, 2004). "WEEI Enters Rhode Island". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  17. ^ Fybush, Scott (April 19, 2004). "Live from Las Vegas". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  18. ^ Fenton, Josh (April 13, 2023). "WEEI Sports Radio Closing RI Office". GoLocalProv. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  19. ^ "Report: WEEI/Boston Closing Rhode Island Simulcast's Local Office". All Access. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

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