WEW
Radio station in St. Louis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEW (770 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve St. Louis, Missouri. Owned by Birach Broadcasting Corporation, the station features a brokered ethnic format, except for a midday show which features a mix of easy listening, adult standards and big band music. WEW's daily schedule consists entirely of programming provided by Overcomer Ministry. The studios are located on Hampton Avenue in St. Louis, and its transmitter is located in Caseyville, Illinois. The station now airs Brother Stair 24/7.
Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
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Frequency | 770 kHz |
Branding | WEW 770 AM |
Programming | |
Format | Brokered programming |
Ownership | |
Owner | Birach Broadcasting |
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History | |
First air date | March 23, 1922 (broadcast license)[1] |
Former frequencies | 619 kHz (1922) 833 kHz (1922–23) 1150 kHz (1923–24) 1070 kHz (1924–25) 1210 kHz (1925–26) 833 kHz (1926–27) 830 kHz (1927) 850 kHz (1927–28) 760 kHz (1928–41) |
Call sign meaning | Randomly assigned, later backronym to the slogan "We Enlighten the World"[1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 1088 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°37′18.2″N 90°4′34.4″W (NAD83) |
Links | |
Webcast | HTTP stream (MP3, 24kb/s) |
Website | wewradio |
WEW is licensed to only broadcast during daytime hours, with a power of 1,000 watts on 770 kHz. On April 28, 2016 the station was granted a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, increase day power to 10,000 watts and add nighttime operation with 200 watts while still protecting clear-channel station WABC in New York City.[2]
WEW is regarded as one of the oldest radio stations in the United States. First licensed in March 1922, WEW is a continuation of earlier broadcasts inaugurated in April 1921 by Saint Louis University under a Technical and Training School station authorization.