WWEB
| Broadcast area | New Haven |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | Wallingford Educational Broadcasting[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 10861 |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 15 watts |
| HAAT | -5.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°27′34″N 72°48′48″W / 41.45944°N 72.81333°W |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
WWEB (89.9 FM) is a high school radio station broadcasting a Variety music format. Licensed to Wallingford, Connecticut, USA, the station serves the New Haven area. The station is currently owned by Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation.[2][3] WWEB features student and faculty programs supplemented with the programming of WWUH from the University of Hartford.
History
It is believed that WWEB first signed on in 1969. In the early days the station was on the third floor north attic of the building that we called the Science building (now Humanities) The wide studio shot shows some album poster art. They used a Bauer 5-pot slide board. The transmitter was on a cabinet right behind the turntables, made by Granger. The transmitter fed a 7/8” line up to the roof where a 2-bay horizontal V only antenna was mounted on a pole or small tower section.
References
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "WWEB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WWEB Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WWEB ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Unofficial WWEB History
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