WERI (FM)
{{short description|Radio station in Wattsburg, Pennsylvania}}
{{redirect|WNAE-FM|the Clarendon, Pennsylvania, radio station|WNAE (FM)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WERI
| logo =
| city = Wattsburg, Pennsylvania
| area =
| branding =
| airdate = {{start date and age|2007|12}}
| frequency = 102.7 MHz
| format = Classic hits
| erp = 3,500 watts
| haat = {{convert|132.0|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 164188
| coordinates = {{coord|41|59|57|N|79|41|59|W|type:landmark_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = Erie
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WNAE-FM (2007–2011)|WCGM (2011–2023)}}
| owner = Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WMCE-FM, WWCB
| webcast =
| website =
| affiliations =
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WERI (102.7 MHz) is an FM radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits radio format. Licensed to serve Wattsburg, Pennsylvania, plays Classic Hits. It is owned by Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WERI |title=WERI Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
History
WERI previously held the call sign WNAE-FM, aired a country music format, and was temporarily a simulcast of sister station WKNB.{{cite news |url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2008/080121/nerw.html |work=NorthEast Radio Watch |title=NY Talker's Award un-Grant-ed |date=2008-01-21 |first=Scott |last=Fybush}} At this time, the station was licensed to Clarendon, Pennsylvania, United States, and was owned by Frank Iorio under his holding company Iorio Broadcasting, Inc. In 2010, WNAE-FM was sold to Family Life Ministries, with the intention of moving the station from Clarendon to Wattsburg.Fybush, Scott (2010-08-02). [http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2010/100802/nerw.html CRTC Pulls the Plug on CHSC]. NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved 2010-08-02. The call sign was changed to WCGM on June 15, 2011,{{cite web |title=Call Sign History (WCGM) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=164188&Callsign=WCGM |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |accessdate=March 8, 2020}} swapping with a Family Life-owned construction permit in Belfast, New York.{{cite news |last1=Fybush |first1=Scott |title=Arbitron Enters the "Hudson Valley" |url=https://www.fybush.com/NERW/2011/110620/nerw.html |accessdate=March 8, 2020 |work=NorthEast Radio Watch |date=June 20, 2011}} The relocated WCGM relaunched as a Family Life Network station in October 2011.{{cite news |last1=Fybush |first1=Scott |title=Nassau Awaits Judge's Ruling |url=https://www.fybush.com/NERW/2011/111010/nerw.html |accessdate=March 8, 2020 |work=NorthEast Radio Watch |date=October 10, 2011}}
Effective July 20, 2023, Family Life Ministries sold WCGM to Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc. Coincident with the closing of the sale, the station changed its call sign to WERI, with the WCGM call sign moving to a construction permit Family Life Ministries is in the process of acquiring in Somerset, Pennsylvania.
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|164188|WERI}}
{{Erie Radio}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Pennsylvania}}
Category:Radio stations established in 2007
Category:2007 establishments in Pennsylvania
Category:Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Category:Erie County, Pennsylvania
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