WSEW

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WSEW

| logo = WSEW Word 88.7 logo.png

| city = Sanford, Maine

| country = US

| area = {{ubl|York County, Maine|New Hampshire Seacoast}}

| branding = Word 88.7

| frequency = 88.7 MHz

| repeater =

| airdate = March 2, 1992{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-201|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-AL-NE-BC-YB-1999..pdf|accessdate=April 17, 2017}}

| format = Christian

| erp = 10,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|172|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = B

| facility_id = 73718

| licensing_authority = FCC

| coordinates = {{coord|43|13|26|N|70|58|17|W|region:US-ME_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| former_frequencies = 88.5 MHz (1991–2010)

| owner = Word Radio Educational Foundation

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WMEK, WRKJ, WWPC

| webcast = {{listenlive|https://scottystream.com/8016/stream}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.wordradio.net/}}

| affiliations = Moody Broadcasting Network

| embed_header =

| embedded =

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WMEK

| city = Kennebunkport, Maine

| country = US

| logo = WMEK Power 88.1 logo.png

| frequency = 88.1 MHz

| branding = Power 88.1

| owner = Word Radio Educational Foundation

| licensee =

| operator =

| sister_stations =

| airdate = {{start date|2012}}

| last_airdate =

| former_callsigns =

| former_names =

| former_frequencies = 88.3 MHz (2012–2020)

| callsign_meaning =

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 171239

| class = B

| erp = 18,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|187|m|ft|sp=us}}

| coordinates = {{coord|43|25|5.2|N|70|48|2.3|W|region:US-ME_type:landmark|name=WMEK}}

| translators =

| repeaters =

| webcast = {{listenlive|https://scottystream.com/8018/stream}}

| child = yes

}}

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WSEW (88.7 FM; "Word 88.7") is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Sanford, Maine, United States. The station transmits from near Rochester, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Word Radio Educational Foundation.

WSEW broadcasts a Christian radio format.{{cite web |work=Arbitron |title=Station Information Profile |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |accessdate=July 13, 2009}}

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on August 26, 1991.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BPED-19901101MH) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=154002 |date=August 26, 1991}} The new station was assigned the WSEW call sign by the FCC on October 4, 1991.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=73718&Callsign=WSEW |publisher=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |accessdate=June 10, 2009}} WSEW received its license to cover from the FCC on August 20, 1992.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BLED-19920304KD) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=171304 |date=August 20, 1992}} In January 2010 the station was approved and began broadcasting on 88.7.[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1343888]

Sister station

In addition to WSEW, Word Radio Educational Foundation operates two other similarly-formatted services: WMEK (88.1 FM) in Kennebunkport, Maine, branded "Power 88.1", and "Word Radio Life", which is carried on WRKJ (89.5 FM) in Westbrook, Maine, and WWPC (91.7 FM) in New Durham, New Hampshire.

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