WELY

WELY
Ely, Minnesota;
Broadcast area	Boundary Waters Canoe Area; Arrowhead Region
Frequency	94.5 MHz; 1450 kHz
Branding	End of the Road Radio
Programming
Format	Community radio
Ownership
Owner	Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.<
History
Call sign meaning	ELY, Minnesota
Technical information
Facility ID	5386
Class	C
Power	770 Watts (AM)
ERP	6,000 Watts (FM)
HAAT	100
Transmitter coordinates	47°53′40″N 91°51′50″W / 47.89444°N 91.86389°W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wely.com

WELY (94.5 FM and 1450 AM) are radio stations based in the small town of Ely, Minnesota. WELY serves the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of far northern Minnesota.

Known anywhere these stations are heard as "End of the Road Radio", they are well known for quirky, eclectic, community-oriented programming. WELY broadcasts a wide range of material, from traditional polkas to rock music to zany wilderness "shout outs" for people camping in the surrounding wilderness.

History

WELY was owned by retired CBS broadcaster Charles Kuralt from 1995 to 1997, at which point it was purchased by Janice Erickson, a Twin Cities transplant. In 2005, it was purchased by a local band of Ojibwe Indians, the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.^[1]