WEII

WEEI sports radio affiliate in Dennis, Massachusetts, U.S.

Not to be confused with WEEI.

WEII

* Dennis, Massachusetts
* United States

Broadcast area|

* Hyannis, Massachusetts
* Cape Cod

Frequency| 96.3 MHz
Branding| SportsRadio 96.3 WEEI Cape Cod
Programming
Format| Sports
Affiliations|

* WEEI Sports Radio Network
* ESPN Radio
* Boston Celtics Radio Network
* Boston Red Sox Radio Network
* Cape Cod Baseball League

Ownership
Owner|

* iHeartMedia
* (iHM Licenses, LLC)

Sister stations

* WCIB
* WCOD-FM
* WXTK

History

First air date

| June 15, 1981; 44 years ago (1981-06-15)[1]

Former call signs

* WGTF (1981–1984)
* WXJY (1984–1988)
* WNTX (1988–1993)
* WRZE (1993–2009)

Former frequencies

| 93.5 MHz (1981–1982)

Call sign meaning

| similar to WEEI
Technical information[2]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 54037
Class| B1
ERP| 25,000 watts
HAAT| 90.5 meters (297 ft)

Transmitter coordinates

| 41°43′44″N 70°10′01″W﻿ / ﻿41.729°N 70.167°W﻿ / 41.729; -70.167
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Website| WEII site within WEEI-FM website

WEII (96.3 FM, "SportsRadio 96.3") is a radio station in Dennis, Massachusetts. The station airs a sports radio format from Boston-based WEEI-FM. It is owned by iHeartMedia.

## History

[edit]

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 by WFRQ) 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 a Top 40 (CHR) format as WRZE "96.3 The Rose". In 2003, Makkay Broadcasting sold WRZE, along with its sister stations WPXC and WCIB, to Qantum Communications for $32 million. In 2008, the station, which was originally licensed to Nantucket, 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 station WEEI.

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 of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York, to Connoisseur 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 and Boston Red Sox baseball being diverted to hiring a locally-based sports talk host.[9]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-211. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEII". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 14, 1982. p. 70. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
4. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 25, 1984. p. 78. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
5. ^ a b "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
6. ^ Hale, Bill (August 2008). "FM News" (PDF). VHF-UHF Digest. p. 12. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
7. ^ Shemkus, Sarah (February 19, 2009). "Sports radio boosted on Cape". Cape Cod Times. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
8. ^ Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
9. ^ Vents, Lance (November 28, 2023). "WEEI To Lose Cape Cod Simulcast". RadioInsight. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

## External links

[edit]

* Official website
*   * Facility details for Facility ID 54037 (WEII) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* WEII in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

* v
* t
* e

Radio stations on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard (Massachusetts)

By AM frequency|

* 1170
* 1240

By FM frequency|

* 88.3
* 88.7
* 89.1
* 90.1
* WCAI
* WRYP
* 90.7
* 91.3
* 91.5
* 91.9
* 92.1
* 92.7
* 93.5
* 94.3
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* 101.5
* 101.9
* 102.3
* 102.9
* 103.9
* 104.7
* 106.1
* 107.5

| LPFM|

* 96.7

|

Translators|

* 94.7
* 96.7
* 100.5
* 103.5
* 106.5

Via FM subcarrier|

67 kHz
Talking Information Center (radio reading service)

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency|

* 162.55

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 89.1-1
* 90.1-1
* 90.1-2
* 102.3-1
* 102.3-2
* 102.3-3
* 102.9-1
* 102.9-2
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* WCAI
* HD2
* WCIB
* WCOD-FM
* WEII
* WFCC-FM
* WFMR
* WFPB
* WFPB-FM
* WFRQ
* WGTX
* WGTX-FM
* HD2
* HD3
* WHYA
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* WKPE-FM
* WMVY
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* WOMR
* WPXC
* HD2
* HD3
* WQRC
* WRYP
* WSDH
* WVVY-LP
* WXTK
* WYZX
* WZAI

Defunct|

* WCCT-FM (90.3 FM)
* WXLJ-LP (97.7 FM)
* WYOB-LP (105.5 FM)

Nearby regions
Boston
Nantucket
New Bedford-Fall River
Providence

See also
List of radio stations in Massachusetts

* v
* t
* e

Sports radio stations in the state of Massachusetts

By frequency|

* 850
* 1440
* 93.7
* 96.3
* 98.5
* 105.5

By callsign|

* WBZ-FM
* WEEI
* WEEI-FM
* WEII
* WVEI
* WWEI

By city|

* Boston (WBZ-FM)
* Boston (WEEI)
* Dennis
* Easthampton (Springfield)
* Lawrence (Boston)
* Worcester

See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Massachusetts

See also
ESPN Radio
Fox Sports Radio
CBS Sports Radio
NBC Sports Radio
Sports Byline USA
SportsMap Radio

* v
* t
* e

WEEI Sports Radio Network

Massachusetts|

* WEEI-FM – Lawrence
* WEII – Dennis
* WVEI – Worcester
* WWEI – Easthampton

Maine|

* WPEI – Saco
* WPPI - Topsham

New Hampshire|

* WEEY – Swanzey
* WTSV – Claremont

Rhode Island|

* WVEI-FM – Westerly

* v
* t
* e

ESPN Radio stations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Part-time affiliates|

* Lawrence WEEI-FM
* Dennis WEII
* Easthampton WWEI
* Worcester WVEI

See also
List of ESPN Radio affiliates

See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Massachusetts

See also
ESPN Radio
Fox Sports Radio
CBS Sports Radio
NBC Sports Radio
Sports Byline USA
SportsMap Radio

* v
* t
* e

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers|

* Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors|

* Lowry Mays
* Irving Azoff
* B. J. "Red" McCombs
* J. C. Watts
* John H. Williams

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* KBFX
* KBGO (HD2)
* KBIG
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* KBRQ
* KCAD
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* KDJE
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* KDON-FM
* KDRB
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* KEGL (HD2)
* KESZ
* KEZA
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* KFBT
* KFBW
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* KHKS (HD2)
* KHKZ
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* KIBT
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* KIIZ-FM
* KIOC
* KIOI
* KIOZ
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* KISO (HD2)
* KISQ
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* KIZZ
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* KJEB
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* KJR-FM (HD2)
* KJSN
* KJYO
* KKBD
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* KKFG
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* KKRQ
* KKRZ (HD2)
* KKSY-FM
* KKXL-FM
* KKYS
* KKZX
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* KMEL
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* KNIX-FM
* KNRS-FM
* KOCN
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* KODJ
* KOGA-FM
* KOHT
* KOKQ (HD2)
* KOLT-FM (HD2)
* KOLZ
* KOSF
* KOSO
* KOST
* KOSY-FM
* KPAW
* KPEK
* KPEZ (HD2)
* KPHT
* KPRC-FM
* KPRR (HD2)
* KQBT
* KQDY
* KQHT
* KQOD
* KQQL (HD2) (HD3)
* KQXT-FM (HD2) (HD3)
* KQXX-FM
* KRAB
* KRBB
* KRCH
* KRFX
* KRPT
* KRQQ
* KRRL
* KRVE
* KRYS-FM
* KSAB
* KSD
* KSEZ
* KSFT-FM
* KSLZ (HD2)
* KSME (HD2)
* KSNE-FM
* KSNR
* KSOF
* KSRY
* KSSK-FM
* KSSN
* KSSS
* KSSX
* KSWF
* KTBT
* KTBZ-FM
* KTCL
* KTCZ-FM (HD2)
* KTEG
* KTEX
* KTGX (HD2)
* KTHR
* KTLK-FM
* KTMQ
* KTOM-FM
* KTOZ-FM
* KTRA-FM
* KTSM-FM
* KTST
* KUBT (HD2)
* KUCD (HD2)
* KUUL
* KVDU
* KVET-FM
* KVJM
* KVUU
* KVVS
* KWBL
* KWNR
* KWNW
* KWTX-FM
* KXBG (HD2)
* KXJM
* KXKT
* KXNO-FM (HD2)
* KXTC
* KXUS
* KXXM
* KXXY-FM
* KYKR
* KYLD
* KYMG
* KYMT (HD2)
* KYOT
* KYRV (HD2)
* KYSR
* KYYX
* KYYY
* KZBB
* KZCH
* KZEP-FM
* KZHT
* KZIS
* KZOK-FM
* KZPR
* KZPS
* KZRR (HD2)
* KZRX
* KZSN
* KZZP
* WACL
* WACO-FM
* WACT
* WAEB-FM
* WAEV
* WAGH
* WAIO
* WAKS (HD2)
* WAKZ
* WAMX
* WAMZ
* WASH-FM
* WATQ
* WAVW
* WAXQ
* WAYV
* WAZR
* WBBG
* WBBI
* WBBQ-FM
* WBBS
* WBCG
* WBCT
* WBFX
* WBGG-FM
* WBIG-FM
* WBIZ-FM
* WBKS
* WBNW-FM
* WBTP
* WBTT
* WBUL-FM (HD2)
* WBUV
* WBVB
* WBWL
* WBWZ
* WBYL
* WBZW
* WBZY
* WCHD
* WCHI-FM (HD2) (HD3)
* WCHO-FM
* WCIB
* WCJM-FM
* WCKT
* WCKY-FM
* WCOD-FM
* WCOL-FM
* WCOS-FM
* WCTQ
* WCTW
* WCVU
* WCZR
* WDAR-FM
* WDAS-FM
* WDCG (HD2)
* WDFM
* WDMX
* WDRM
* WDSD
* WDVE
* WDVI
* WDXB (HD2)
* WEBG
* WEBN (HD2) (HD3)
* WEBZ
* WEGR
* WEGW
* WEGX
* WEII
* WEND
* WERC-FM (HD2) (HD3)
* WERZ
* WESC-FM
* WESE
* WEZL
* WFBQ
* WFFX
* WFKS
* WFLA-FM
* WFLF-FM
* WFLZ-FM
* WFMF
* WFQX
* WFSY
* WFUS (HD2)
* WFXN-FM
* WGAR-FM
* WGCI-FM
* WGEX
* WGIR-FM
* WGMY (HD2) (HD3)
* WGMZ
* WGSY
* WGTR
* WGY-FM
* WHAL-FM
* WHBT-FM
* WHCN
* WHCY
* WHEB
* WHFX
* WHJY
* WHKF
* WHLH
* WHLK
* WHLW
* WHOF (HD2)
* WHQC
* WHRK
* WHTZ
* WHYI-FM (HD2)
* WHYN-FM
* WIBA-FM (HD2)
* WIBB-FM
* WIHB-FM
* WIHT (HD2)
* WIKX
* WIMT
* WIOQ (HD2)
* WIOT
* WJBT (HD2)
* WJDX-FM
* WJIZ-FM
* WJJS
* WJJX
* WJKX
* WJLB
* WJMN
* WJMX-FM
* WJQQ
* WJRR (HD3)
* WKCI-FM (HD2)
* WKCY-FM
* WKDD
* WKEE-FM
* WKFS
* WKGB-FM
* WKGR
* WKGS
* WKKF
* WKKJ
* WKKR
* WKKT
* WKKV-FM
* WKNN-FM
* WKQI
* WKQQ
* WKSB
* WKSC-FM
* WKSF (HD2) (HD3)
* WKSI-FM (HD2)
* WKSJ-FM
* WKSL
* WKSP
* WKSS
* WKST-FM
* WKTU
* WKWK-FM
* WKZP
* WLAN-FM
* WLDI
* WLIT-FM
* WLKO
* WLKT (HD2)
* WLLK-FM
* WLLR-FM (HD2)
* WLLZ (HD2) (HD3)
* WLQB
* WLRQ-FM
* WLTW
* WLTY
* WLUB (HD2)
* WLVH
* WMAD
* WMAG
* WMAN-FM
* WMAX-FM
* WMEQ-FM
* WMGF (HD2)
* WMGP
* WMIA-FM (HD2)
* WMIB (HD3)
* WMIL-FM
* WMJI
* WMJJ (HD2)
* WMJY
* WMKS
* WMLX
* WMMS (HD2)
* WMMX
* WMOV-FM
* WMRN-FM
* WMRR
* WMRZ
* WMSI-FM
* WMTX
* WMUS
* WMXA
* WMXC (HD2)
* WMXD
* WMXL
* WMXW
* WMXY
* WMYI
* WMZQ-FM
* WNBL
* WNCB
* WNCD
* WNCI
* WNCO-FM
* WNDH
* WNIC
* WNNJ
* WNOE-FM
* WNOH
* WNOK
* WNRQ (HD2)
* WNRW
* WNSL
* WNUS
* WOBB
* WODC
* WOLL
* WOLT (HD3)
* WOLZ
* WOOD-FM
* WOVK
* WOWI
* WPAP (HD2)
* WPGB
* WPKF
* WPLA
* WPOC
* WPRW-FM
* WPTI
* WPYX
* WQBT
* WQBZ
* WQEN (HD2) (HD3)
* WQGA
* WQHQ
* WQIK-FM (HD2)
* WQLX
* WQMF (HD2)
* WQNQ
* WQNS
* WQOL
* WQRB
* WQRV (HD2) (HD3)
* WQSO
* WQSR
* WQUE-FM
* WQYZ
* WRBT
* WRBV
* WRDG
* WRDU
* WRDX
* WRFF
* WRFQ
* WRFX (HD2)
* WRFY-FM (HD2)
* WRGV
* WRIT-FM
* WRKF-FM
* WRKH (HD2)
* WRKT
* WRLX
* WRNO-FM (HD2)
* WRNQ
* WRNW
* WRNX
* WROO
* WROV-FM (HD2)
* WRTR
* WRTS
* WRUB
* WRUM (HD2)
* WRVB
* WRVE (HD2)
* WRVF
* WRVV
* WRVW
* WRWB-FM
* WRWD-FM
* WRXZ
* WRZE
* WSBY-FM
* WSCC-FM
* WSDF
* WSEK-FM
* WSIX-FM (HD3)
* WSNE-FM
* WSNX-FM
* WSOL-FM
* WSRS
* WSRW-FM
* WSRZ-FM
* WSSL-FM
* WSTH-FM
* WSTV (HD2
* WSTZ-FM
* WSUS
* WSVO
* WSWR
* WSYR-FM
* WTAK-FM
* WTBU (HD2)
* WTCR-FM
* WTFX-FM
* WTKK
* WTKS-FM (HD2)
* WTKX-FM
* WTNT-FM
* WTQR
* WTRY-FM
* WTTH
* WTUE
* WTUP-FM
* WTWF
* WTXT
* WTZB
* WUBL (HD2)
* WUBT
* WUCS
* WUMR (HD2)
* WUSL
* WUSQ-FM
* WVAZ
* WVBZ
* WVKF
* WVKS (HD2)
* WVOR
* WVRK
* WVRT
* WWDC (HD2)
* WWBB
* WWFG
* WWHT
* WWKZ
* WWMG
* WWPR-FM
* WWPW
* WWSW-FM (HD2)
* WWYZ
* WWXM
* WWZD-FM
* WXBB
* WXBT (HD2)
* WXDX-FM
* WXKS-FM
* WXLY
* WXSR
* WXTB
* WXTK
* WXXF
* WXXL (HD2)
* WXXM
* WXZX
* WYHT
* WYKZ
* WYLD-FM
* WYNA
* WYNK-FM (HD2)
* WYNR
* WYNT
* WYYD
* WYYY
* WZBQ
* WZBZ
* WZCB (HD2)
* WZCR
* WZDA
* WZEE
* WZFT
* WZHT
* WZJZ
* WZLD
* WZLX
* WZOM
* WZRL
* WZRM
* WZRX-FM
* WZTF
* WZTU
* WZXL
* WZZO
* WZZR (HD2)

Radio networks|

* Black Information Network
* Evolution
* Pride
* Fox Sports Radio
* Premiere Networks
* Premium Choice
* Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous|

* Clear Channel Outdoor
* Clear Channel UK
* HowStuffWorks
* iHeartRadio
* List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia
* List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia
* Mediabase
* Radio Computing Services
* Triton Digital
* Clear Channel memorandum

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