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WWSE

Coordinates: 42°05′06″N 79°17′23″W / 42.08500°N 79.28972°W / 42.08500; -79.28972
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WWSE
Frequency93.3 MHz
BrandingSE 93
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Buffalo Bills Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerMedia One Radio Group (Media One Holdings, LLC)
WHUG, WJTN, WKSN, WKZA, WQFX-FM
History
First air date
October 1947
(77 years ago)
 (1947-10)
Call sign meaning
"Wonderful World of Stereo Entertainment"[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID29919
ClassB
ERP26,500 watts
HAAT196 meters (643 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°05′06″N 79°17′23″W / 42.08500°N 79.28972°W / 42.08500; -79.28972
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitese933.com

WWSE (93.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Jamestown, New York. It is owned by the Media One Radio Group.[3][4] WWSE has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 26,500 watts.

Programming

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The station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format, featuring hits from the 1990s through today. Local personalities heard on the station include Lee John, the longest running FM Morning Show in the region (beginning on April 1, 2001) and Andrew Hill, who has been with the station since 2000. Syndicated personalities John Tesh and Mario Lopez are heard each weekday. Weekend programming includes the iHeartRadio Countdown, Roula, RetroMix, RetroPop Reunion and Nina Blackwood's Absolutely 80's. Weather forecasts are provided by WGRZ.

WWSE is also a longtime affiliate of Buffalo Bills Radio Network, broadcasting all the team's NFL games during the season.

History

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In October 1947; 77 years ago (1947-10), the station first signed on the air.[5] It was the FM counterpart to sister station WJTN 1240 AM. It originally simulcast most of WJTN's programming. In the late 1970s, it began broadcasting its own separate contemporary hits format.

The station hosted the popular Chautauqua Lake Idol for 11 years in Bemus Point, attracting thousands of spectators to The Floating Stage on Monday night's during the summer.

References

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  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWSE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WWSE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "WWSE Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 page D-382, Broadcasting & Cable
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