| Broadcast area | South County |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 970 kHz |
| Branding | The Station of the Cross |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic radio |
| Network | The Station of the Cross |
| Affiliations | EWTN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Emmanuel Communications, Inc. |
| Operator | Holy Family Communications |
| WNEB | |
| History | |
First air date | March 20, 1955[1] |
Call sign meaning | Webster-Southbridge[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 18309 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°3′59.00″N 71°59′28.00″W / 42.0663889°N 71.9911111°W |
| Translator(s) | 101.1 MHz W266DK (Southbridge) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thestationofthecross |
WESO (970 AM; "Emmanuel Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format, simulcasting sister station WNEB in Worcester. Established in 1955, the station is licensed to serve Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States. WESO is owned by Emmanuel Communications, Inc.,[4] and is operated by Holy Family Communications as part of The Station of the Cross.
WESO broadcast a country music format as "The Spirit 970" until October 2008, when the station began to simulcast the business talk programming of then-sister station WBNW in Concord. On June 13, 2014, Money Matters Radio, Inc. reached a deal to sell WESO to Emmanuel Communications, Inc., the owner of WNEB. The deal closed on August 29, 2014, at a purchase price of $250,000. Following the sale, WESO was converted to noncommercial operation[5] and began to carry WNEB's "Emmanuel Radio" programming, which included programming from EWTN Radio.[6]
Holy Family Communications, owner of WQOM in Natick and stations in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, began operating WESO and WNEB under a local marketing agreement on January 1, 2022. The stations became part of Holy Family's The Station of the Cross network.[7]