WEZE

WEZE
Broadcast areaGreater Boston
Frequency590 kHz
Branding590 AM The Word
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatChristian radio
AffiliationsSalem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
WROL
History
First air date
September 29, 1924 (1924-09-29)[1]
Former call signs
  • WEEI (1924–94)
  • WBNW (1994–97)
Former frequencies
  • 990 kHz (1924–25)
  • 630 kHz (1925–26)
  • 800 kHz (1926–27)
  • 860 kHz (1927)
  • 670 kHz (1927)
  • 820 kHz (1927)[1]
Call sign meaning
Taken from the former WEZE (1260 AM), now WBIX
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID3594
ClassB
Power5,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
42°24′24.35″N 71°5′12.19″W / 42.4067639°N 71.0867194°W / 42.4067639; -71.0867194 (WEZE)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitewezeradio.com

WEZE (590 AM) – branded 590 AM The Word – is a commercial Christian radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by Salem Communications, WEZE is the Boston affiliate for the Salem Radio Network. The WEZE studios are located in the Boston suburb of North Quincy, and the station transmitter resides in neighboring Medford. Besides a standard analog transmission, WEZE is available online.

  1. ^ a b Halper, Donna; Wollman, Garrett. "The Eastern Massachusetts Radio Timeline: The First Fifteen Years". The Archives @ BostonRadio.org. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEZE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.