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| city = [[Ely, Minnesota]] |
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| area = [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area]]<br>[[Arrowhead Region]] |
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| callsign_meaning = Ely, Minnesota |
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| 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> |
| 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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| city = [[Ely, Minnesota]] |
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| area = [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area]]<br>[[Arrowhead Region]] |
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| callsign_meaning = FM sister station to WELY |
| callsign_meaning = FM sister station to WELY |
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| 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> |
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| 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> |
| 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 |
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'''WELY''' |
'''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. |
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[[File:Northern MN - 020.jpg|240px|thumb|left|WELY studios]] |
[[File:Northern MN - 020.jpg|240px|thumb|left|WELY studios]] |
Revision as of 23:06, 17 September 2022
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Broadcast area | Boundary Waters Canoe Area Arrowhead Region |
Frequency | 1450 kHz |
Branding | "End of the Road Radio" |
Programming | |
Format | Variety |
Affiliations | Minnesota Twins Radio Network [1] |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WELY-FM | |
History | |
First air date | October 2, 1954[2] |
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 |
Frequency | 94.5 MHz |
Branding | "End of the Road Radio" |
Programming | |
Format | Variety |
Affiliations | Minnesota Twins Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WELY | |
History | |
First air date | July 25, 1992[3] |
Former call signs | KQEK (January 17-June 5, 1992)[4] |
Former frequencies | 92.1 MHz[5] |
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 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 (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
WELY (AM)
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.[6] 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.[7] In 1987, WELY suspended operations for a time due to financial difficulty, which was featured as a news story on KSTP-TV.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10][11] In 2005, it was purchased by the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.[12]
See also
References
- ^ Minnesota Twins Radio Network, retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ WELY sign-on history from the Broadcasting Yearbook, 1994 edition, p. B-195. Retrieved from americanradiohistory.com on January 9, 2019.
- ^ WELY-FM history from the Broadcasting Yearbook, 1994 edition, 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.
- ^ Jones, Will (19 August 1976). ""News from home is WELY specialty"". Minneapolis Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ WELY's FCC history card, p. 2; retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Recording of KSTP-TV's story on WELY's closure in 1987; retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Transfer of control filing BTC-19970908GJ; retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Transfer of control filing BTC-19991124AAC; retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Transfer of control filing BTC-19970708GG, 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