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WESO
Southbridge, Massachusetts; United States;
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	Holy Family Communications
Sister stations	WNEB
History
First air date	March 20, 1955
Call sign meaning	Webster-Southbridge
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	18309
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day; 21 watts night;
Transmitter coordinates	42°3′59.35″N 71°59′26.27″W / 42.0664861°N 71.9906306°W
Translator(s)	101.1 MHz W266DK (Southbridge)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	thestationofthecross.com/stations/southbridge-ma/

WESO (970 AM) 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 Holy Family Communications,^[4] and operates as part of The Station of the Cross.

History

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] In early 2024, Holy Family bought the stations outright for $1,000.^[8]