| Simulcast of WPRO (AM), Providence | |
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 99.7 MHz |
| Branding | News Talk 99.7FM and AM 630 WPRO |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Network | ABC News Radio |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | June 1995 (as WDGE) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Former callsign for WPRV, which was a longtime all-news station as "79 WEAN" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4376 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,300 watts |
| HAAT | 163 meters (535 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°34′23″N 71°37′56″W / 41.57308°N 71.63216°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WEAN-FM (99.7 MHz, "News Talk 99.7 FM & AM 630 WPRO") is a radio station licensed to Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and airs a news-talk format. WEAN-FM is a full-time simulcast of WPRO (630 AM) in Providence, serving as WPRO's satellite in southern Rhode Island. Operations are based at WPRO's studios in East Providence.
Prior to becoming WEAN-FM on March 11, 2008, 99.7 was modern rock "99.7 The Edge" WUAE, later WDGE; hard rock "99.7X" WXEX; classic rock simulcast "The Hawk"; 1980s music simulcast "Z100" (as WZRA) and finally "The Score" (WSKO-FM), which broadcast a sports format that simulcast most programming from WSKO (now WPRV).
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEAN-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.