WEAN-FM
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| City | Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island |
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| Broadcast area | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Branding | News Talk 630 and 99.7 FM WPRO |
| Slogan | The Voice of Southern New England |
| Frequency | 99.7 MHz/Channel 259 |
| First air date | June 1995 |
| Format | News-talk |
| ERP | 2,300 watts |
| HAAT | 163 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 4376 |
| Callsign meaning | Former callsign for 790kc.-Providence which was a longtime all-news station as "79 WEAN" |
| Former callsigns | WUAE (April 23, 1992 – June 16, 1995), WDGE (June 16, 1995–November 24, 1997), WXEX (November 24, 1997–September 13, 1999), WHCK (September 13, 1999–March 20, 2000), WZRA (March 20, 2000–May 13, 2002), WSKO-FM (May 13, 2002–March 11, 2008) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One, New England Patriots Radio Network |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media (radio License Holding CBC, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WPRO, WPRO-FM, WPRV, WWKX, WWLI |
| Webcast | WPRO Live Feed |
| Website | 630wpro.com |
WEAN-FM (99.7 FM, "News Talk 630 WPRO and 99.7 FM") 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 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"; '80s simulcast "Z100" (as WZRA) & finally "The Score" (WSKO-FM), which broadcast a sports format that simulcast most programming from WSKO/790 (now WPRV).
As a simulcast on WPRO, much of WEAN-FM's programming is locally produced, with programs hosted by WJAR anchor Gene Vallicenti, Matt Allen, Dan Yorke, and former WLNE-TV reporter Tara Granahan. Syndicated programming includes John Batchelor and Red Eye Radio.
Weekend programming includes locally produced shows as well as syndicated shows such as Bill Cunningham.
WEAN-FM is an affiliate of the New England Patriots Radio Network.
99.7 was issued its first callsign, WUAE, on April 23, 1992. The station would remain a construction permit until June 1995 when it would come on as modern rock WDGE-"99.7 The Edge." The station was built by local broadcast engineer Randy Place. Starting with the acquisition of former smooth jazz WOTB in 1996 (which became WDGF on June 14, 1996), The Edge advertised itself as "99.7/100.3 The Edge." This simulcast would last a short time as the 100.3 frequency became "100.3 The Beat". Meanwhile, 99.7 The Edge leaned towards hard rock and became WXEX, calling itself "99.7X." This format lasted until New Year's Day 1999, when it returned to simulcasting 100.3 as "100FM The Hawk."
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