WECR
{{for|the Beech Mountain, North Carolina radio station that held the call sign WECR or WECR-FM at 102.3 FM from 1993 to 2014|WWMY}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WECR
| logo =
| city = Newland, North Carolina
| area =
| branding = Star 94.3
| frequency = 1130 kHz
| airdate = {{start date and age|1978|8|14}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|94.3|W232CW|Boone}}
| format = Adult contemporary music
| power = {{val|1000|u=watts|fmt=commas}} (day)
| class = D
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 29515
| coordinates = {{coord|36|4|39.00|N|81|54|59.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning = We care about the high country
| former_callsigns = WJTP (1978–1996)
| affiliations = Compass Media Networks
| owner = Curtis Media Group
| licensee =
| sister_stations = {{hlist|WWMY|WZJS|WATA|WMMY|WXIT}}
| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WECR Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.goblueridge.net/index.php/live/star WECR Online]
}}
WECR (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Newland, NC, United States, it serves the Boone, NC area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group. WECR broadcasts during the daytime only.
WECR is powered at 1,000 watts by day, using a non-directional antenna. But because 1130 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WBBR in New York City, WECR must sign-off at night to avoid interference
History
James T. Parker owned what was then called WJTP.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}
Steve Rondinaro's Rondinaro Broadcasting purchased WJTP in 1996 and changed the letters to WECR. Rondinaro also started WECR-FM and added WXIT. Aisling bought these stations from Rondinaro as well as WATA and WZJS, owned by Highland Communications. Aisling went into receivership and George Reed of Media Services Group was appointed to manage the stations until a buyer was found.Scott Nicholson, "Receivership: Local Stations Seek Buyer," The Watauga Democrat, March 14, 2008. Later in the year, Curtis Media Group purchased the stations.{{cite web|url=http://cclamp.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite20/Members/Transactions.aspx?ContentID=45380&ContentTypeID=103&Archive=1&FormatId=0|title=Transactions for Oct. 10, 2008|work=Radio and Records|accessdate=October 18, 2011}}
On January 10, 2022, WECR changed their format from southern gospel to adult contemporary, branded as "Star 94.3" (simulcast on FM translator W232CW 94.3 FM Boone).[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/218429/star-shines-over-boone/ Star Shines Over Boone] Radioinsight - January 12, 2022
References
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External links
- [https://www.goblueridge.net/index.php/live/star Official website]
{{AM station data|29515|WECR}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|155883|W232CW}}
- {{FXL|W232CW}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in North Carolina}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in North Carolina}}
Category:Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States