WEHM
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| WEHM (WHBE) | |
| City of license | Southampton, New York (WHBE: East Hampton, New York) |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | eastern Long Island, southeast Connecticut, southwest Rhode Island |
| Branding | 92-9 & 96-9 'EHM |
| Slogan | "Progressive Radio" |
| First air date | WEHM: 2003 WHBE: 1993 (at 96.7 MHz) |
| Frequency | WEHM: 92.9 MHz WHBE: 96.9 MHZ |
| Format | Adult Album Alternative |
| Power | WEHM: 2.75 kW WHBE: 3 kW |
| ERP | 6 kW (both stations) |
| Class | A (both stations) |
| Callsign meaning | WEHM: W East HaMpton |
| Former callsigns | WEHM: WCSO (2001-03, not on-air) WWHL (2003) WHBE (2003) WHBE: WEHM (1993-2003) |
| Owner | Long Island Radio Broadcasting |
| Website | www.wehm.com |
WEHM is an Adult album alternative formatted radio station that is licenced to Southampton, New York and serves the eastern end of Long Island as well as the southeastern shore of Connecticut. It is owned by Long Island Radio Broadcasting and broadcasts on 92.9 MHz with 6 kilowatts ERP from a tower in Quogue, New York with studios in Amagansett, New York alongside sister stations WBAZ and WBEA.
WEHM's programming is simulcast on 96.9 WHBE East Hampton, the station which originally had been home to WEHM when it was located on 96.7 MHz. WHBE's signal covers the easternmost parts of Long Island as well as a rimshot signal into the New London-Groton, Connecticut and Westerly, Rhode Island areas.
[edit] History
WEHM signed on in 1993 at 96.7 MHz though the allocation had existed for several years prior. The station would sign on with the eclectic-leaning AAA format, a stark contrast to the (then) satellite-fed Adult contemporary format of its sister station. The AAA format was the right match for the 96.7 signal as its signal to the west and north was severely hampered by co-channel WKHL in Stamford, Connecticut.
In 2000, then-owner AAA Entertainment obtained a construction permit for a new FM station at 92.9 MHz licensed to Southampton. After several years of planning and development, the 92.9 frequency would sign on in June 2003 and would become WEHM's permanent home that July. At that time, the 96.7 frequency took the WHBE calls and took on a Bloomberg Radio format (a move reportedly done by the influence of Michael Bloomberg).
The two WEHM's would be united in April 2006 when WHBE quietly moved up the dial from 96.7 to 96.9 MHz and began to simulcast WEHM's programming.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WEHM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WHBE
AM stations: 690 | 960 | 1390 | 1570 1
FM stations: 88.3 | 89.9 | 91.3 | 92.1 | 92.9/96.9 | 95.3 | 96.1 | 98.5 | 101.7 | 102.5
103.9 | 104.7 2| 105.3 | 106.1 | 107.1
FM stations (Long Island Market): 90.1 | 97.5 | FM stations (Connecticut): 99.1 | 99.9 | 107.9
1: Though licenced to Riverhead, New York, station primarily targets and operates from Dix Hills, New York.
2: Though licenced to Montauk, New York, station primarily targets and operates from Connecticut.
