WSEW

WSEW
Sanford, Maine; United States;
Broadcast area	York County, Maine; New Hampshire Seacoast;
Frequency	88.7 MHz
Branding	Word 88.7
Programming
Format	Christian
Affiliations	Moody Broadcasting Network
Ownership
Owner	Word Radio Educational Foundation
Sister stations	WMEK, WRKJ, WWPC
History
First air date	March 2, 1992
Former frequencies	88.5 MHz (1991–2010)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73718
Class	B
ERP	10,000 watts
HAAT	172 meters (564 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°13′26″N 70°58′17″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wordradio.net
	WMEK
Kennebunkport, Maine; United States;
Frequency	88.1 MHz
Branding	Power 88.1
Ownership
Owner	Word Radio Educational Foundation
History
First air date	2012
Former frequencies	88.3 MHz (2012–2020)
Technical information
Facility ID	171239
Class	B
ERP	18,000 watts
HAAT	187 meters (614 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°25′5.2″N 70°48′2.3″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live

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.

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WSEW broadcasts a Christian radio format.^[4]

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on August 26, 1991.^[5] The new station was assigned the WSEW call sign by the FCC on October 4, 1991.^[6] WSEW received its license to cover from the FCC on August 20, 1992.^[7] In January 2010 the station was approved and began broadcasting on 88.7.^[8]

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.