WELH

Infobox Radio station
name = WELH


city = Providence, Rhode Island
area =
branding = "Exitos 88.1" (Spanish block)
slogan = "Serving the Curious Listener" (Brown Student Radio only)
airdate = February 1995
frequency = 88.1 MHz
format = Freeform
facility_id = 66656
erp = 150 watts
haat = 30 meters
class = A
callsign_meaning = WhEeLer ScHool
former_callsigns =
owner = The Wheeler School
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website =
affiliations = Brown Student Radio

WELH (88.1 FM) is a radio station owned by The Wheeler School of Providence, Rhode Island. Its main studio is located on school grounds: 216 Hope St. in Providence. Originally with a modern rock format with student D.J.s known as "Extreme 88", today WELH broadcasts programming in 3 distinct blocks. The first is leased Spanish-language from 05:00-Noon Eastern Time. Secondly the station plays a mixture of oldies & funk between Noon-19:00. Finally, Brown University's Brown Student Radio airs programming from 19:00-05:00.

Brown Student Radio

Brown Student Radio is a freeform, student- and community-radio station in Providence, Rhode Island currently broadcasting on 88.1 FM, WELH Providence and streaming on http://www.bsrlive.com. It grew out of WBRU-AM in 1997 as a noncommercial and educational alternative for students at Brown University, and in 2003 it became a joint student-community radio station.

Rhode Island College Radio

An original partner in WELH, R.I.C. broadcast mainly on Sundays. According to their website they still do from 09:00-Midnight, however this time is now filled by Spanish until Noon & an Italian block from Noon-19:00.

Links

*FMQ|WELH
*FML|WELH
*FMARB|WELH
*1995 legal ID: [http://audio.bostonradio.org/w-callsign.html] (scroll down to WELH).
*Brown Student Radio: [http://www.bsrlive.com/station.php] (information on B.S.R. & WELH).
*Rhode Island College radio on WELH website: [http://www.ricradio.org/welh/] (page is dated 2004).