WELW
Encyclopedia
WELW is an AM radio
station licensed to Willoughby, Ohio
and, while technically part of the Cleveland, Ohio
radio market, its main area of service is Lake County
and Eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio
.
It operates on 1330 kHz. Many of the local talk programs also are streamed and archived at welw.com.
, Laura Ingraham
, Dennis Miller
, Dave Ramsay
, and Duke and the Doctor.
AM 1330 also features a local morning drive and afternoon drive show, as well as a daily afternoon polka
show
Ethnic programming is also featured, including Slovenian, Croatian, Italian, German, Polish and Hispanic shows.
WELW broadcasts many area high school football
and basketball
games, and some local college games, as well as local sports talk shows. WELW has been the flagship
station of the Lake County Captains
minor league baseball team since their inception in 2003.
With the realization that many polka fans from Ohio
and the steel belt have retired to warmer climates, WELW also began and serves as base operation for a 24/7 streaming polka website, http://www.247polkaheaven.com which was the first of its kind in the world. Known as the "World's Polka Network", it features polka hosts and music from across the USA and Canada
.
WELW offers a small part of its broadcast schedule for purchase by program providers.
, Oldies
, and News Talk formats. WELW almost always has broadcast nationality music shows, and some religious programs.
The current ownership group is Spirit Brooadcasting (a Petkovsek-Somich Company) began in February 1990, and this has been the longest ownership in station history. Over the years, it has been honored countless times for its community service, as well as receiving Associated Press awards.
Lake County affiliate for:
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
station licensed to Willoughby, Ohio
Willoughby, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,621 people, 10,265 households, and 5,892 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,225.3 people per square mile . There were 10,700 housing units at an average density of 1,052.6 per square mile...
and, while technically part of the Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
radio market, its main area of service is Lake County
Lake County, Ohio
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 230,041. The county seat is Painesville, and the county name comes from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie....
and Eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...
.
It operates on 1330 kHz. Many of the local talk programs also are streamed and archived at welw.com.
Programming
WELW offers a variety of programming, including national talk radio programs hosted by Doug StephanDoug Stephan
Doug Stephan is an American radio talk show personality and hosts the nationally syndicated Doug Stephan's Good Day.-Radio Programs:Doug Stephan's Good Day is a "call-in" and interview show airing live Monday through Saturday featuring a fast paced format covering variety of topics...
, Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham
Laura Anne Ingraham is an American radio host, author, and conservative political commentator. Her nationally syndicated talk show, The Laura Ingraham Show, airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network...
, Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller is an American stand-up comedian, political commentator, actor, sports commentator, and television and radio personality. He is known for his critical assessments laced with pop culture references...
, Dave Ramsay
Dave Ramsay
Dave Ramsay is a territorial level politician and current member of the Northwest Territories Legislature.-Political career:...
, and Duke and the Doctor.
AM 1330 also features a local morning drive and afternoon drive show, as well as a daily afternoon polka
Polka
The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
show
Ethnic programming is also featured, including Slovenian, Croatian, Italian, German, Polish and Hispanic shows.
WELW broadcasts many area high school football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
games, and some local college games, as well as local sports talk shows. WELW has been the flagship
Flagship
A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, reflecting the custom of its commander, characteristically a flag officer, flying a distinguishing flag...
station of the Lake County Captains
Lake County Captains
The Lake County Captains are a minor league baseball team in Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The team, a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, plays in the Midwest League....
minor league baseball team since their inception in 2003.
With the realization that many polka fans from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
and the steel belt have retired to warmer climates, WELW also began and serves as base operation for a 24/7 streaming polka website, http://www.247polkaheaven.com which was the first of its kind in the world. Known as the "World's Polka Network", it features polka hosts and music from across the USA and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
WELW offers a small part of its broadcast schedule for purchase by program providers.
History
WELW first broadcast on January 27, 1965, with its first format being Religious. Subsequently, it has had Top 40, Country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
, and News Talk formats. WELW almost always has broadcast nationality music shows, and some religious programs.
The current ownership group is Spirit Brooadcasting (a Petkovsek-Somich Company) began in February 1990, and this has been the longest ownership in station history. Over the years, it has been honored countless times for its community service, as well as receiving Associated Press awards.
Sports play by play
Flagship station for:- Lake County CaptainsLake County CaptainsThe Lake County Captains are a minor league baseball team in Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The team, a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, plays in the Midwest League....
baseball
Lake County affiliate for:
- Notre Dame CollegeNotre Dame CollegeNotre Dame College, also known as Notre Dame College of Ohio or simply NDC, is a Catholic, coeducational, liberal arts college in South Euclid, Ohio, USA. Established in 1922 as a women's college it has been coeducational since January 2001...
football