WSNE-FM
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| City of license | Taunton, Massachusetts |
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| Broadcast area | Taunton, MA/Providence, RI |
| Branding | 93-3 Coast FM |
| Slogan | "It's All About The Variety" |
| Frequency | 93.3 MHz (Also on HD Radio) 93.3 HD-2 for Disco and Dance |
| First air date | 1966 (WRLM) |
| Format | Hot Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 30,000 watts |
| HAAT | 189 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 74069 |
| Callsign meaning | W Southern New England |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Website | www.933coastfm.com |
WSNE (93.3 FM, "93.3 Coast FM") is a southern New England Hot Adult Contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to Taunton, Massachusetts & has its offices & studios in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. It serves the Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts area. The station carries the Delilah show at night, which airs music softer than what is heard the rest of the day.
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[edit] History
WSNE signed on in 1966 as WRLM, named for original owner Robert L. McCarthy and programming a middle of the road format in monoaural as well as broadcasting local news and high-school sports for Taunton and vicinity. During the 1970s, WRLM adopted an adult contemporary format and went stereo in 1976.
In 1980, co-owners John McCarthy and Joseph Quill sold WRLM to the Outlet Company, the then owners of WJAR-TV in Providence. While the AC format was maintained, the call letters were changed to WSNE and several high-profile Providence personalities joined the station's staff. Studios were moved to Providence and the transmitter was moved to Rehoboth, Massachusetts, improving the station's signal. Eventually, the station fell into the hands of SFX Broadcasting, and after mergers placing the station with Capstar and AMFM, WSNE became part of Clear Channel in 2000.
The station was home to Rhode Island's best-known local personality and longtime morning hostess Joannie Edwardsen, though in November 2006 they let her go along with husband Chuck Hinman. On November 16, 2006 WSNE announced that Tad Lemire would take over as Morning show host, along with co-host Brian Mulhern.Lemire comes from a similar position from WCTK.
[edit] Personalities
Notable former personnel include Holland Cooke (Program Director (1982-1984)), Peter Mokover (Program Director (1980-1982)), Bill Hess (Program Director (2000s)), Mike Sands, David Jones, Joanie Edwardson (Mornings (1988-2006)), Chuck Hinman (News Director), Jim Halfyard, Ken Cole, Steve York, Jed Barton, Amy Navarro, Jack Casey, Jay Stevens, Scott Mallory, Jack Lawrence, Donna Mac, Harmon Dash, Bill O'Brien, Stacy Shannon, Doug O'Brien, Gary Trust, Chris Eagan, Vinnie McCoy, Patti Costa, Bob Hollands, John Morgan, Paul Perry, Steve Peck, Jim Raposa, Wally Bruckner, Norm Thibeault, Lisa Hanks, Liz Ryan, Will Gilbert, and Bill Smith.
[edit] WSNE HD2
On April 25, 2006, Clear Channel announced that WSNE's HD2 subchannel will carry a format focusing on Dance and Disco hits.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- 93.3 Coast FM official website
- Lemire Takes over Morning Show at WSNE
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WSNE
- Radio Locator information on WSNE
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WSNE
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