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{{Infobox Radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name =WELY End of the Road Radio/WELY-FM
| name = WELY
| image = wely.png
| logo =
| image_size = 240px
| logo_size = 240px
| city = [[Ely, Minnesota]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| city = [[Ely, Minnesota]] | country = US
| area = [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area]]<br />[[Arrowhead Region]]
| area = [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area]]<br>[[Arrowhead Region]]
| branding = "End of the Road Radio"
| branding = "End of the Road Radio"
| slogan =
| frequency = {{Frequency|1450|[[kHz]]}}
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| frequency = {{Frequency|1450|[[kHz]]}}<br>{{Frequency|94.5|[[MHz]]}}
| repeater =
| repeater =
| airdate = October 2, [[1954 in radio|1954]]<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1994/B-Radio-AL-MT-BC-YB-1994-B&W.pdf WELY sign-on history from the Broadcasting Yearbook, 1994 edition, p. B-195. Retrieved from americanradiohistory.com on January 9, 2019.]</ref>
| airdate = [[1954 in radio|1954]]
| format = [[wikt:eclectic|Eclectic]]
| format = Silent/Off the air
| power = 770 [[Watt]]s (AM)
| power = 770 [[Watt]]s
| erp = 6,000 Watts (FM)
| haat =
| haat = FM: {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C
| class = AM: C<br>FM: A
| facility_id = 5386
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| coordinates = {{coord|47|53|40|N|91|51|50|W}}
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| facility_id = AM: 5386<br>FM: 5385
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| callsign_meaning = Ely, Minnesota
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| coordinates = {{coord|47|53|40|N|91|51|50|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}
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| callsign_meaning = '''ELY''', Minnesota
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = Minnesota Twins Radio Network <ref>[https://www.mlb.com/twins/fans/treasure-island-baseball-network Minnesota Twins Radio Network, retrieved January 9, 2019.]</ref>
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| affiliations =
| owner = [[Bois Forte Band of Chippewa]]
| owner = Mike Oberg and George Manus
| licensee = Bois Forte Tribal Council
| licensee = Zoe Communications, Inc.
| sister_stations =
| sister_stations = WELY-FM
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://www.wely.com/listen-live}}
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://www.wely.com/listen-live}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.wely.com}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.wely.com}}
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WELY-FM
| logo =
| logo_size = 240px
| logo_alt = <!-- optional when used with image parameter, specifies image alternate (alt) text -->
| caption = <!-- optional when used with image parameter, specifies image caption -->
| city = [[Ely, Minnesota]] | country = US
| area = [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area]]<br>[[Arrowhead Region]]
| branding = "End of the Road Radio"
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| frequency = {{Frequency|94.5|MHz}}
| translator =
| repeater =
| airdate = July 25, [[1992 in radio|1992]]<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1994/B-Radio-AL-MT-BC-YB-1994-B&W.pdf WELY-FM history from the Broadcasting Yearbook, 1994 edition, p. B-195. Retrieved from americanradiohistory.com on January 9, 2019.]</ref>
| last_airdate = <!-- for defunct stations -->
| format = Silent/Off the air
| language =
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
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| facility_id = 5385
| coordinates = {{coord|47|53|40|N|91|51|50|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = FM sister station to WELY
| former_callsigns = KQEK (January 17-June 5, 1992)<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=5385&Callsign=WELY-FM5385 Callsign history for WELY-FM; retrieved January 9, 2019.]</ref>
| former_frequencies = 92.1 MHz<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=136554 Original construction permit for KQEK (later WELY-FM), granted by the FCC on November 6, 1991; retrieved January 9, 2019.]</ref>
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| affiliations = Minnesota Twins Radio Network
| operator =
| owner = Mike Oberg and George Manus
| licensee = Zoe Communications, Inc.
| sister_stations = WELY
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://www.wely.com/listen-live}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.wely.com}}
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}


'''WELY''' (1450 [[AM broadcasting|AM]] and 94.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a radio station with both 94.5FM and 1450AM broadcasting. Based in the small tourist destination town of [[Ely, Minnesota|Ely]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States]]. WELY serves the [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area]] and Surrounding towns and areas of northeastern Minnesota.
'''WELY''' (1450 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) and '''WELY-FM''' (94.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) 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.


[[File:Northern MN - 020.jpg|240px|thumb|left|WELY studios]]
[[File:Northern MN - 020.jpg|240px|thumb|left|WELY studios]]


WELY End of the Road Radio 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.
WELY (AM) was founded in 1954. The "front porch" studio is downtown, on E. Chapman Street. Both stations share a transmitter site south of town.


==History==
==History==
===WELY (AM)===
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]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Bob Kelleher |title=A new life for radio at the end of the road |url=http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/02/21_kelleherb_welysold/ |publisher=[[Minnesota Public Radio]] |date=February 20, 2005 |accessdate=2008-02-21}}</ref>
WELY signed on the air on October 2, 1954. WELY's first owner was Charles B. Pearson, who sold the station to WELY Corporation in 1959, and it would be operated as a side business by Vincent T. Hallett for the next 17 years.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Will|title="News from home is WELY specialty"|newspaper=Minneapolis Tribune|date=19 August 1976|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59445070/article-about-wely-radio-in-ely-mn/}}</ref> WELY changed hands again in 1963 when WELY Corporation sold the station to North Central Video, which sold the station to Northern Lakes Corporation in 1967. WELY's next owner would come in 1976, when the Northern Lakes Corporation sold it to BJL Broadcasting Corporation.<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=51987 WELY's FCC history card, p. 2; retrieved January 9, 2019.]</ref> In 1987, WELY suspended operations for a time due to financial difficulty, which was featured as a news story on [[KSTP-TV]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bkMCBM7Gto Recording of KSTP-TV's story on WELY's closure in 1987; retrieved January 9, 2019.]</ref>

===WELY-FM===
WELY-FM signed on the air on July 25, 1992. The original callsign was KQEK, as issued on January 17, 1992, but was changed to WELY-FM on June 5, 1992.

===As a pair===
WELY was owned by retired [[CBS]] broadcaster [[Charles Kuralt]] from 1995 until his death on July 4, 1997.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=252879&File_number=BTC-19970908GJ Transfer of control filing BTC-19970908GJ; retrieved January 9, 2019.]</ref> In 1999, WELY-AM-FM transferred from the estate of Suzanna Baird Kuralt to her estate's executors, Susan Bowers & Lisa Bowers White, who sold the stations to Alice L. Hill & Janice Nagel Erickson, a [[Twin Cities]] transplant.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=423203&File_number=BTC-19991124AAC Transfer of control filing BTC-19991124AAC; retrieved January 9, 2019.]</ref><ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=286865&File_number=BTC-19990708GG Transfer of control filing BTC-19970708GG, retrieved January 9, 2019.]</ref> In 2005, it was purchased by the [[Bois Forte Band of Chippewa]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Bob Kelleher |title=A new life for radio at the end of the road |url=http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/02/21_kelleherb_welysold/ |publisher=[[Minnesota Public Radio]] |date=February 20, 2005 |accessdate=2008-02-21}}</ref> The stations went silent on Thursday, December 1 2022, as the transition began to the new owner Zoe Communications, Inc. of Shell Lake, Wis. The company owns 17 radio stations, including numerous outlets in smaller markets similar to Ely. WELY plans to return to the air when the FCC grants the transfer, which normally takes about 90 days. The sale was consummated on April 20, 2023.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of community radio stations in the United States]]
*[[List of community radio stations in the United States]]


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.wely.com}}
*{{official website|http://www.wely.com}}
{{AM station data|WELY}}
{{AM station data|5386|WELY}}
{{FM station data|WELY}}
{{FM station data|5385|WELY-FM}}


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Latest revision as of 17:09, 14 July 2024

WELY
Broadcast areaBoundary Waters Canoe Area
Arrowhead Region
Frequency1450 kHz
Branding"End of the Road Radio"
Programming
FormatSilent/Off the air
AffiliationsMinnesota Twins Radio Network [1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Mike Oberg and George Manus
  • (Zoe Communications, Inc.)
WELY-FM
History
First air date
October 2, 1954[2]
Call sign meaning
Ely, Minnesota
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID5386
ClassC
Power770 Watts
Transmitter coordinates
47°53′40″N 91°51′50″W / 47.89444°N 91.86389°W / 47.89444; -91.86389
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wely.com
WELY-FM
Broadcast areaBoundary Waters Canoe Area
Arrowhead Region
Frequency94.5 MHz
Branding"End of the Road Radio"
Programming
FormatSilent/Off the air
AffiliationsMinnesota Twins Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Mike Oberg and George Manus
  • (Zoe Communications, Inc.)
WELY
History
First air date
July 25, 1992[4]
Former call signs
KQEK (January 17-June 5, 1992)[5]
Former frequencies
92.1 MHz[6]
Call sign meaning
FM sister station to WELY
Technical information[7]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID5385
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
47°53′40″N 91°51′50″W / 47.89444°N 91.86389°W / 47.89444; -91.86389
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wely.com

WELY (1450 AM) and WELY-FM (94.5 FM) 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 studios

WELY (AM) was founded in 1954. The "front porch" studio is downtown, on E. Chapman Street. Both stations share a transmitter site south of town.

History

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WELY (AM)

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WELY signed on the air on October 2, 1954. WELY's first owner was Charles B. Pearson, who sold the station to WELY Corporation in 1959, and it would be operated as a side business by Vincent T. Hallett for the next 17 years.[8] WELY changed hands again in 1963 when WELY Corporation sold the station to North Central Video, which sold the station to Northern Lakes Corporation in 1967. WELY's next owner would come in 1976, when the Northern Lakes Corporation sold it to BJL Broadcasting Corporation.[9] In 1987, WELY suspended operations for a time due to financial difficulty, which was featured as a news story on KSTP-TV.[10]

WELY-FM

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WELY-FM signed on the air on July 25, 1992. The original callsign was KQEK, as issued on January 17, 1992, but was changed to WELY-FM on June 5, 1992.

As a pair

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WELY was owned by retired CBS broadcaster Charles Kuralt from 1995 until his death on July 4, 1997.[11] In 1999, WELY-AM-FM transferred from the estate of Suzanna Baird Kuralt to her estate's executors, Susan Bowers & Lisa Bowers White, who sold the stations to Alice L. Hill & Janice Nagel Erickson, a Twin Cities transplant.[12][13] In 2005, it was purchased by the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.[14] The stations went silent on Thursday, December 1 2022, as the transition began to the new owner Zoe Communications, Inc. of Shell Lake, Wis. The company owns 17 radio stations, including numerous outlets in smaller markets similar to Ely. WELY plans to return to the air when the FCC grants the transfer, which normally takes about 90 days. The sale was consummated on April 20, 2023.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Minnesota Twins Radio Network, retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ^ WELY sign-on history from the Broadcasting Yearbook, 1994 edition, p. B-195. Retrieved from americanradiohistory.com on January 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WELY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ WELY-FM history from the Broadcasting Yearbook, 1994 edition, p. B-195. Retrieved from americanradiohistory.com on January 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Callsign history for WELY-FM; retrieved January 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Original construction permit for KQEK (later WELY-FM), granted by the FCC on November 6, 1991; retrieved January 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WELY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  8. ^ Jones, Will (19 August 1976). ""News from home is WELY specialty"". Minneapolis Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ WELY's FCC history card, p. 2; retrieved January 9, 2019.
  10. ^ Recording of KSTP-TV's story on WELY's closure in 1987; retrieved January 9, 2019.
  11. ^ Transfer of control filing BTC-19970908GJ; retrieved January 9, 2019.
  12. ^ Transfer of control filing BTC-19991124AAC; retrieved January 9, 2019.
  13. ^ Transfer of control filing BTC-19970708GG, retrieved January 9, 2019.
  14. ^ Bob Kelleher (February 20, 2005). "A new life for radio at the end of the road". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
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