WECU
Appearance
Broadcast area | Greenville-Winterville |
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Frequency | 1570 kHz |
Branding | ESPN 1570 Greenville |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio Carolina Hurricanes Charlotte Hornets Washington Nationals Radio Network Motor Racing Network Performance Racing Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | CTC Media Group |
WWNB | |
History | |
First air date | 2006 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 135909 |
Class | B |
Power | 8,000 watts day 200 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°32′15″N 77°25′06″W / 35.53750°N 77.41833°W |
Translator(s) | 107.5 W298BX (Winterville) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | ESPN Radio Greenville website |
WECU (1570 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Winterville, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Greenville area. The station is currently owned by CTC Media Group and operated by New Lite Media.
History
[edit]WECU shortly went off the air in November 2012. Later in same month, a new gospel station "The Promise" 1570 and 97.9 FM was heard over the air. On February 4, 2013 the Yolanda Adams morning was launched on the station airing weekdays from 6 am until 10 am. The station is being managed by Bronson Williams, the creator of Promise 107.3 which aired on WBOB-FM (now WVRA) from July 2007 until January 2012. On October 1, 2014 WECU changed their format to sports, with programming from ESPN Radio.
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External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 135909 (WECU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WECU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 157892 (W298BX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W298BX at FCCdata.org
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WECU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.