WNEK-FM (105.1 FM) was a

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broadcasting an

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format. Licensed to Springfield, Massachusetts, US, the station served as a student-run organization. The station was owned by

Western New England University Western New England University is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts. Academic programs are provided through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Engineering, School of Law, and College of Pharmacy an ...

. WNEK-FM went streaming on the internet on April 14, 2010. WNEK-FM did not file to renew its license by December 2, 2013; instead, on March 26, 2014, Western New England University informed the

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that the station's license would be allowed to expire on April 1.F.C.C. Daily Releases-April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
/ref> The station originally held the call sign WTRZ, named after Dean of Students Theodore R. Zern; it became WNEK-FM in 1979. Before its last presence on 105.1, WNEK (WTRZ) was located at 89.1, 97.5, and 99.7. Currently, you can access the station via online radio sites.

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* NEK-FM Western New England University Mass media in Springfield, Massachusetts Radio stations established in 1976 1976 establishments in Massachusetts Radio stations disestablished in 2014 2014 disestablishments in Massachusetts Defunct radio stations in the United States NEK-FM NEK-FM {{Massachusetts-radio-station-stub