WEOS

WEOS
Broadcast areaFinger Lakes
Frequency89.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWEOS
Programming
FormatPublic radio; adult album alternative
AffiliationsNational Public Radio - Public Radio Exchange - Pacifica Radio - American Public Media
Ownership
OwnerHobart and William Smith Colleges
WHWS-LP, WITH
History
First air date
  • 1971; 53 years ago (1971) (as FM station)
  • May 6, 1949 (1949-05-06) (as AM carrier current)
Former call signs
WEOS-FM (1971–1990)
Former frequencies
89.7 MHz (1971–2014)
Call sign meaning
"Echo of the Seneca"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65559
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT95 meters (312 ft)
Translator(s)90.3 W212BA (Geneva)
Links
Public license information
Webcastmp3 stream
Websitewww.weos.org

WEOS is a college radio station licensed to Geneva, New York, broadcasting primarily on 89.5 FM across the Finger Lakes region of New York. It also broadcasts on a smaller relay transmitter on 90.3FM in Geneva (call sign W212BA). The station is owned by The Colleges of the Seneca, Inc., the legal name of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The board of trustees of the colleges are the owners, with the current President Mark Gearan as its chair.

The programming is primarily NPR/public radio, with a focus more on news/talk shows.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEOS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.