WEEC
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| Broadcast area | Dayton, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 100.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Sacred Stereo WEEC |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religious/Christian |
| Affiliations | Moody Bible Institute |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | World Evangelistic Enterprise Corporation (its callsign meaning) |
| History | |
First air date | December 1961 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 143 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.weec.org |
WEEC (100.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian format. Licensed to Springfield, Ohio, USA, it serves the Miami Valley area as its second oldest Christian radio station (WFCJ-FM 93.7 in Dayton went on-air January 7, 1961). The station is founded and owned by World Evangelistic Enterprise Corporation and as of September 2007, it now broadcasts in the HD Radio format; The HD does not stand for "High Definition" or "Hybrid Digital".[1] Its new studios and offices along with its transmitter are located on Troy Road (State Route 41) in Springfield, almost directly across the highway from its original location a mile northwest of the Upper Valley Mall. The original transmitting tower is currently in use by W244BR (96.7 mHz),the Springfield translator of parent station WYDA the Troy/Dayton affiliate of K-LOVE.
History
WEEC was formed in March 1961 and first hit the airwaves on December 15 later that same year..at first as a commercial station. All secular programming and commercial announcements were eliminated just one year later on December 15, 1962.
Paul Pontus, Dwight Coffelt, a local Springfield businessman, and Glenn Greenwood,a local Springfield pastor, founded WEEC.
WEEC began broadcasting in HD in September 2007.[2]
On February 13, 2008, WEEC became a part of Strong Tower Christian Media which includes WFCJ-FM 93.7.
According to a Dayton Daily News story dated July 16, 2012, WEEC announced it will be moving its studios to Xenia in 2013. Although the transmitter will remain in the city of license of Springfield, the move will leave the local community with only one other station with a live local studio being that of Wittenberg University-owned WUSO at 89.1 FM
External links
- Official WEEC site (with streaming audio)
- Official website of Strong Tower Christian Media
- Dayton Daily News story of planned WEEC studio move to Xenia
- Facility details for Facility ID WEEC ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
References
- ^ http://hdradio.com/trademark
- ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=58 HD Radio Stations in Dayton, Ohio
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