WWSE

WWSE

Jamestown, New York
Frequency	93.3 MHz
Branding	SE 93
Programming
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Buffalo Bills Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Media One Radio Group (Media One Holdings, LLC)
Sister stations	WHUG, WJTN, WKSN, WKZA, WQFX-FM
History
First air date	October 1947 (77 years ago) (1947-10)
Call sign meaning	"Wonderful World of Stereo Entertainment"[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	29919
Class	B
ERP	26,500 watts
HAAT	196 meters (643 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°05′06″N 79°17′23″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	se933.com

WWSE (93.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Jamestown, New York. It is owned by the Media One Radio Group.^[3][4] WWSE has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 26,500 watts.

Programming

The station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format, featuring hits from the 1990s through today. Local personalities heard on the station include Lee John, the longest running FM Morning Show in the region (beginning on April 1, 2001) and Andrew Hill, who has been with the station since 2000. Syndicated personalities John Tesh and Mario Lopez are heard each weekday. Weekend programming includes the iHeartRadio Countdown, Roula, RetroMix, RetroPop Reunion and Nina Blackwood's Absolutely 80's. Weather forecasts are provided by WGRZ.

WWSE is also a longtime affiliate of Buffalo Bills Radio Network, broadcasting all the team's NFL games during the season.

History

In October 1947; 77 years ago (1947-10), the station first signed on the air.^[5] It was the FM counterpart to sister station WJTN 1240 AM. It originally simulcast most of WJTN's programming. In the late 1970s, it began broadcasting its own separate contemporary hits format.

The station hosted the popular Chautauqua Lake Idol for 11 years in Bemus Point, attracting thousands of spectators to The Floating Stage on Monday night's during the summer.

References

1. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WWSE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "WWSE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
4. "WWSE Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
5. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 page D-382, Broadcasting & Cable

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 29919 (WWSE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WWSE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• FCC History Cards For WWSE (FM) (1948–1980)