WECU

This article is about the radio station. For the technology company, see WeCU Technologies. For the Greenville, North Carolina TV station, see WECU-TV.
WECU
City Winterville, North Carolina
Broadcast area Greenville-Winterville
Branding ESPN 1570 Greenville
Frequency 1570 kHz
First air date 2006
Format Sports
Power 8,000 watts day
200 watts night
Class B
Facility ID 135909
Transmitter coordinates 35°32′15″N 77°25′06″W / 35.53750°N 77.41833°W / 35.53750; -77.41833
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Owner CTC Media Group

WECU (1570 AM,) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Winterville, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Greenville area. The station is currently owned by CTC Media Group and operated by New Lite Media.


History

WECU shorty went off the air in November 2012. Later in same month, a new gospel station "The Promise" 1570 and 97.9 FM was heard over the air. On February 4th, 2013 the Yolanda Adams morning was launched on the station airing weekdays from 6 am until 10 am. The station is being managed by Bronson Williams, the creator of Promise 107.3 which aired on WBOB-FM (now WVRA) from July 2007 until January 2012. On October 1, 2014 WECU changed their format to sports, with programming from ESPN Radio.

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