WECU

This article is about the radio station. For the TV station, see WECU-TV. For the credit union, see Whatcom Educational Credit Union. For the technology company, see WeCU Technologies.

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

WECU

Winterville, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Greenville-Winterville
Frequency	1570 kHz
Branding	ESPN 1570 Greenville
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio Carolina Hurricanes Charlotte Hornets Washington Nationals Radio Network Motor Racing Network Performance Racing Network
Ownership
Owner	CTC Media Group
Sister stations	WWNB
History
First air date	2006
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	135909
Class	B
Power	8,000 watts day 200 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	35°32′15″N 77°25′06″W
Translator(s)	107.5 W298BX (Winterville)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	ESPN Radio Greenville website

History

WECU shortly 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 4, 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.

Logo before translator sign on

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 135909 (WECU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WECU in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 157892 (W298BX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W298BX at FCCdata.org