WELH
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| City | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Branding | Rhode Island Public Radio |
| Slogan | Are You Listening? |
| Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
| First air date | January 17th 1995 |
| Format | Public radio |
| ERP | 4,000 watts |
| HAAT | 41 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 66656 |
| Callsign meaning | WhEeLer ScHool |
| Former callsigns | WUFG (7/30/1992-6/1/1993) |
| Affiliations | Rhode Island Public Radio |
| Owner |
The Wheeler School (programmed by Rhode Island Public Radio |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WELH (88.1 FM) is a radio station owned by The Wheeler School of Providence, Rhode Island. Originally signing on in January 1995 with a pop alternative format and a line up of student DJs, WWKX veterans including Kickin Al Snape, a young Robby Bridges and others as "WELH: Taking Music to New Heights". In 1996 the station moved to a modern rock format programmed by student DJs as "Extreme 88", and later jazz and oldies, eventually offering programming from various groups (including Brown University, Rhode Island College, the Wheeler School itself, and community groups). Since October 8, 2011, WELH has broadcast programming from Rhode Island Public Radio. Its main studio is located on school grounds, at 216 Hope St. in Providence; however, as the flagship station of Rhode Island Public Radio, virtually all programming originates at the network's studios at Union Station in downtown Providence.
Brown Student and Community Radio (BSR) is a freeform, student- and community-radio station in Providence, Rhode Island which had broadcast on WELH and streaming on http://www.bsrlive.com. It grew out of "WBRU-AM" (a carrier current station on the Brown University campus) in 1997 as a noncommercial and educational alternative to WBRU's primary commercially operated station for students at Brown University, and in 2003 it became a joint student-community radio station. In 2008, mtvU nominated BSR as one of the top radio stations in the country. BSR's involvement with WELH was discontinued on July 31, 2011 as part of its transition to being the flagship of Rhode Island Public Radio; its programming continues as an Internet radio station.
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