WEEC
Encyclopedia
WEEC is a radio station
broadcasting a Christian
format. Licensed to Springfield, Ohio
, USA, it serves the Miami Valley
area as its oldest Christian radio station. The station is founded and owned by World Evangelistic Enterprise Corporation and as of September 2007, it now broadcasts in High Definition. Its new studios and offices along with its transmitter are located on Troy Road (State Route 41) in Springfield, almost directly across the highway from its original location a mile northwest of the Upper Valley Mall
. The original transmitting tower is currently in use by W244BR (96.7 mHz),the Springfield translator of parent station WOKL
the Troy/Dayton affiliate of K-LOVE
.
Paul Pontus, Dwight Coffelt, a local Springfield businessman, and Glenn Greenwood,a local Springfield pastor, founded WEEC.
WEEC began broadcasting in HD in September 2007.
On February 13, 2008, WEEC became a part of Strong Tower Christian Media.
Strong Tower Media
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
format. Licensed to Springfield, Ohio
Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
, USA, it serves the Miami Valley
Miami Valley
The Miami Valley, broadly, refers to the land area surrounding the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio, USA, and also includes the Little Miami, Mad, and Stillwater rivers as well...
area as its oldest Christian radio station. The station is founded and owned by World Evangelistic Enterprise Corporation and as of September 2007, it now broadcasts in High Definition. Its new studios and offices along with its transmitter are located on Troy Road (State Route 41) in Springfield, almost directly across the highway from its original location a mile northwest of the Upper Valley Mall
Upper Valley Mall
Upper Valley Mall is a shopping mall located in Springfield, Ohio north-east of Dayton, Ohio. The mall features five anchor stores and offers 5 sit down restaurants. The Upper Valley Mall is located on the city's west side just off of US-68. The mall is owned by Simon Property Group, an...
. The original transmitting tower is currently in use by W244BR (96.7 mHz),the Springfield translator of parent station WOKL
WOKL
WOKL "K-LOVE" is an FM station operating at 96.9 MHz licensed to Troy, Ohio. It is a repeater of KLOV 89.3 FM in Winchester, Oregon airing Contemporary Christian Music for Dayton, its northern suburbs and the Upper Miami Valley region of Miami, Clark, Shelby, Champaign, Darke and surrounding...
the Troy/Dayton affiliate of K-LOVE
K-LOVE
K-LOVE is a Contemporary Christian music radio programming service in the United States operated by the Educational Media Foundation. As of January 2011, K-LOVE's programming is carried on over 440 FM stations and translators in 45 states. K-LOVE claims an audience of 250,000 people each week via...
.
History
WEEC was formed in March 1961 and first hit the airwaves on December 15 later that same year..at first as a commercial station. All secular programming and commercial announcements were eliminated just one year later on December 15, 1962.Paul Pontus, Dwight Coffelt, a local Springfield businessman, and Glenn Greenwood,a local Springfield pastor, founded WEEC.
WEEC began broadcasting in HD in September 2007.
On February 13, 2008, WEEC became a part of Strong Tower Christian Media.
Strong Tower Media