WESO

WESO (970 AM; "Emmanuel Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format, simulcasting sister station WNEB in Worcester. Established in 1955, the station is licensed to serve Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States. WESO is owned by Emmanuel Communications, Inc.[3]

WESO

Southbridge, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	South County
Frequency	970 kHz
Branding	Emmanuel Radio 970 AM
Programming
Format	Catholic radio
Affiliations	EWTN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Emmanuel Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WNEB
History
First air date	March 20, 1955[1]
Call sign meaning	Webster-Southbridge[2]
Technical information
Facility ID	18309
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 21 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	42°3′59.00″N 71°59′28.00″W
Translator(s)	101.1 MHz W266DK (Southbridge)
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	1230radio.com

WESO broadcast a country music format as "The Spirit 970" until October 2008, when the station began to simulcast the business talk programming of then-sister station WBNW in Concord. On June 13, 2014, Money Matters Radio, Inc. reached a deal to sell WESO to Emmanuel Communications, Inc., the owner of WNEB. The deal closed on August 29, 2014, at a purchase price of $250,000. Following the sale, WESO was converted to noncommercial operation[4] and began to carry WNEB's "Emmanuel Radio" programming, which includes programming from EWTN Radio.[5]