WNEK-FM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WNEK-FM
| logo = WNEK-FM logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Springfield, Massachusetts
| area = Springfield, Massachusetts
| branding = The Voice
| frequency = 105.1 MHz
| repeater =
| airdate = {{start date|1976|2|17}}{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-213|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-AL-NE-BC-YB-1999..pdf|accessdate=April 29, 2017}}
| last_airdate = {{end date|2014|4|1}}
| format = College radio
| power =
| erp = 13 watts
| haat = {{convert|-7|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = D
| facility_id = 71902
| coordinates = {{coord|42|6|55.00|N| 72|31|5.00|W|region:US-MA_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = "Western New England Kollege {{sic}}"{{cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web }}
| former_callsigns = WTRZ (1976–1979)
| owner = Western New England University
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website =
| affiliations =
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WNEK-FM (105.1 FM) was a radio station broadcasting a college radio format. Licensed to Springfield, Massachusetts, US, the station served as a student-run organization. The station was owned by Western New England University.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WNEK-FM |title=WNEK-FM Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WNEK-FM|title=WNEK-FM Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron}} WNEK-FM went streaming on the internet on April 14, 2010. WNEK-FM did not file to renew its license by December 2, 2013; instead, on March 26, 2014, Western New England University informed the Federal Communications Commission that the station's license would be allowed to expire on April 1.[http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2014/db0331/DA-14-435A1.pdf F.C.C. Daily Releases-April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.]{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Cheryl I.|title=RE: Your file number BLED-19930405KA WNEK|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=48412|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=April 10, 2014|format=PDF|date=March 26, 2014}} The station originally held the call sign WTRZ, named after Dean of Students Theodore R. Zern; it became WNEK-FM in 1979. Before its last presence on 105.1, WNEK (WTRZ) was located at 89.1, 97.5, and 99.7. Currently, you can access the station via online radio sites.
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External links
- {{FM station data|767944|WNEK}}
{{Springfield MA Radio}}
{{Massachusetts college radio}}
Category:Western New England University
Category:Mass media in Springfield, Massachusetts
Category:Radio stations established in 1976
Category:1976 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2014
Category:2014 disestablishments in Massachusetts
Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States
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