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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 96.3MHz |
| Branding | SportsRadio 96.3 WEEI Cape Cod |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | June 15, 1981; 44 years ago (1981-06-15)[1] |
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Former frequencies | 93.5 MHz (1981–1982) |
Call sign meaning | similar toWEEI |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54037 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 25,000watts |
| HAAT | 90.5 meters (297 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°43′44″N70°10′01″W / 41.729°N 70.167°W /41.729; -70.167 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | WEII site within WEEI-FM website |
WEII (96.3FM, "SportsRadio 96.3") is aradio station inDennis, Massachusetts. The station airs asports radio format from Boston-basedWEEI-FM. It is owned byiHeartMedia.
The station started life in 1981 under the call letters WGTF, operating on 93.5 FM. It moved to 96.3 in 1982[3] (the 93.5 frequency is now occupied byWFRQ) and changed its call letters to WXJY in 1984[4][5] and WNTX in 1988.[5] The station's format as WNTX was "Oldies 96", competing with the larger"Oldies 103" in Boston. The Makkay family, headed by Al Makkay, purchased the frequency in late 1992, and in January 1993, it flipped to aTop 40 (CHR) format as WRZE "96.3 The Rose". In 2003, Makkay Broadcasting sold WRZE, along with its sister stationsWPXC andWCIB, to Qantum Communications for $32 million. In 2008, the station, which was originally licensed toNantucket, was re-licensed to Dennis.[6]
On March 25, 2009 (though the changeover was originally announced for April 1[7]), WRZE flipped formats, becoming a simulcast of popular Boston sports radio stationWEEI.
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WEII, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale ofWALK AM-FM inPatchogue, New York, toConnoisseur Media via Qantum.[8] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.
On November 28, 2023, iHeartMedia disclosed in a job posting that it would not renew WEII's contract to carry WEEI programming, with the costs to carry the WEEI network andBoston Red Sox baseball being diverted to hiring a locally-based sports talk host.[9]
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