WESO (970 AM; "Emmanuel Radio") is a

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broadcasting a

Catholic radio Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focus on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk programm ...

format, simulcasting sister station

WNEB WNEB (1230 AM broadcasting, AM) is a Catholic radio station broadcasting Religious broadcasting, religious programming. Licensed to Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Worcester area. The station is owned by Emmanuel C ...

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Englan ...

. Established in 1955, the station is licensed to serve

Southbridge, Massachusetts Southbridge is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,740 at the 2020 census. Although Southbridge has a city form of government, it is legally known as the Town of Southbridge. History The area was in ...

, United States. WESO is owned by Emmanuel Communications, Inc. WESO broadcast a

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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 Concord may refer to: Meaning "agreement" * Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony) * Harmony, in music * Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...

. 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 and began to carry WNEB's "Emmanuel Radio" programming, which includes programming from

EWTN Radio The Eternal Word Television Network, more commonly known by its initials EWTN, is an American basic cable Catholic television, television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic-themed programming. It is not only the largest Catholic t ...

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ESO The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, commonly referred to as the European Southern Observatory (ESO), is an intergovernmental research organisation made up of 16 member states for ground-based ast ...

Radio stations established in 1955 Southbridge, Massachusetts 1955 establishments in Massachusetts

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