WELY
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| Broadcast area | Boundary Waters Canoe Area Arrowhead Region |
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| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | "End of the Road Radio" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Eclectic |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WELY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 2, 1954[1] |
Call sign meaning | ELY, Minnesota |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 5386 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 770 Watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°53′40″N 91°51′50″W / 47.89444°N 91.86389°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
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| Broadcast area | Boundary Waters Canoe Area Arrowhead Region |
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| Frequency | 94.5 MHz |
| Branding | "End of the Road Radio" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Eclectic |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WELY | |
| History | |
First air date | July 25, 1992[2] |
Former call signs | KQEK (January 17-June 5, 1992)[3] |
Former frequencies | 92.1 MHz[4] |
Call sign meaning | FM sister station to WELY |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 5385 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°53′40″N 91°51′50″W / 47.89444°N 91.86389°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WELY/1450 AM and WELY-FM/94.5 are a pair of simulcast radio stations based in the small tourist destination town of Ely, Minnesota, United States. WELY serves the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Surrounding towns and areas of northeastern Minnesota.
WELY (AM) was founded in 1954. WELY-FM recently switched back to their eclectic format in 2018 that they have been well known for for years. The "front porch" studio is downtown, on E. Chapman Street. Both stations share a transmitter site south of town.
History
WELY was owned by retired CBS broadcaster Charles Kuralt from 1995 to 1997, at which point it was purchased by Janice Nagel Erickson, a Twin Cities transplant. In 2005, it was purchased by the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.[5]
See also
References
- ^ 1994 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. B-195. Retrieved from americanradiohistory.com on January 9, 2019.
- ^ 1994 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. B-195. Retrieved from americanradiohistory.com on January 9, 2019.
- ^ Callsign history for WELY-FM; retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Original construction permit for KQEK (later WELY-FM), granted by the FCC on November 6, 1991; retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Bob Kelleher (February 20, 2005). "A new life for radio at the end of the road". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WELY ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID WELY ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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