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Coordinates:44°34′27.17″N73°26′52.48″W/ 44.5742139°N 73.4479111°W/44.5742139; -73.4479111
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WEAV
Broadcast areaChamplain Valley
Frequency960kHz
BrandingThe Game FM
Programming
FormatSports
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerVox AM/FM, LLC
WEZF,WCPV,WXZO,WVTK,WVMT,WXXX
History
First air date
February 3,1935(as WMFF at 1310)
Former call signs
WMFF (1935–1948)
Former frequencies
  • 1310 kHz (1935–1941)
  • 1340 kHz (1941–1948)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52806
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
44°34′27.17″N73°26′52.48″W/ 44.5742139°N 73.4479111°W/44.5742139; -73.4479111
Translator(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitethegamefm.com

WEAV(960AM) is anEnglish-languageAmerican radio station inPlattsburgh, New York,withstudiosinColchester, Vermont.The station broadcasts asportsformat.

Owned and operated by Vox AM/FM, the station broadcasts on 960kHzwith a power of 5,000 watts as aclass Bstation, using adirectional antennawith slightly different daytime and nighttime directional patterns in order to protect various other stations on that frequency. Both daytime and the tighter nighttime patterns of WEAV are directed mostly to the north and west of Plattsburgh, with not a lot of signal strength reaching deep into Vermont. It also broadcasts in Burlington on FM translator 97.1 and in Plattsburgh on FM translator 105.9.

History

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The station signed on February 3, 1935,[2]as WMFF, owned by Plattsburgh Broadcasting Corporation (in turn controlled by the Bissell family), and operating on 1310 kHz.[3]TheNorth American Regional Broadcasting Agreementin 1941 moved the station to 1340 kHz.[4]On October 23, 1948,[5]the station changed its call letters to WEAV;[6]two months later, on December 29, the station relocated again, this time to the current 960 kHz.[7]At one time an affiliate ofABC Radio[8]and its predecessor, theBlue Network,[4]WEAV switched toCBS Radioin the late 1950s.[9]The station inauguratedFMservice on February 3, 1960,[2]with the launch of WEAV-FM (99.9) as a simulcast of the AM station.[10]

By 1972, WEAV had a contemporary format, with only some of its programming simulcast on the FM (which had largely switched to another format).[11]Within a year, the station was mixing in somecountryandrock music,[12]and by 1974 WEAV-FM had ended the remaining simulcast periods and become WGFB.[13]Soon afterward, WEAV became atop 40station.[14]

WEAV had again begun simulcasting with WGFB, this time relaying itssoft adult contemporaryformat, by 1994;[15]WEAV-exclusive programming consisted entirely ofMontreal Exposgames.[16]However, by 1995, ownership was expressing concern that the high costs of running the station could not be justified given the economic conditions in the market;[17]after WGFB was leased out and becameWBTZin 1996, WEAV wentdarkand was put up for sale.[16][17][18]

WEAV returned to the air in February 1997; after briefly relaying thetalkformat from WZBZ (1070 AM; nowWJMP),[19]the station was leased to WXPS (96.7 FM) that July to serve as a relay, first withsports talk,[20]and later with country.[21]Because of WEAV's patterns, the station's signal was the perfect complement to WXPS, as WEAV reaches well into the much larger metro area ofMontréal, Québec.

Separate programming returned to WEAV in April 1999, when the station flipped to a talk format.[22]This began to be simulcast on 96.7, renamedWXZO,two years later, at which point the current "Zone" branding was adopted.[23][24]A few months later, Plattsburgh Broadcasting Corporation finally sold the station, toClear Channel Communications(which had already been operating the station via thelocal marketing agreement).[25]

Clear Channel announced on November 16, 2006, that it would sell its Champlain Valley stations after being bought by private equity firms,[26]resulting first in the addition of a third station, WTSJ (1320 AM) inRandolph, Vermont,to the simulcast in 2007 (following the sale of its previous parent station,WTSL,for the same reason),[27]and then in a sale to Vox Communications in 2008.[28]Vox largely removed WXZO from the simulcast on September 17 by converting it to anoldiesstation; both stations continued to simulcastFirst LightandImus in the Morningfor two years afterward.[29]WTSJ also left the simulcast for a time in 2008 and 2009 when Vox attempted to sell the station;[30][31]the simulcast ended for good in March 2010 after another deal to sell WTSJ, soon renamedWCVR,was reached.[32]

WEAV shifted to sports talk on January 2, 2013, whenCBS Sports Radiolaunched (though it carried someNBC Sports Radioprogramming as well). On October 1, 2021, WEAV rebranded as "The Game FM" and switched affiliations toFox Sports Radio;the move marked a consolidation of Vox's sports radio stations in the Champlain Valley, as the "Game" branding and Fox Sports Radio affiliation were transferred fromWCPV.[33]

Translators

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Broadcast translatorsfor WEAV
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP(W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W246DT 97.1 FM Colchester, Vermont 202406 90 0m(0ft) D 44°30′22.9″N73°8′59.6″W/ 44.506361°N 73.149889°W/44.506361; -73.149889(W246DT) LMS
W290AT 105.9 FM Plattsburgh, New York 148182 73 3.1 m (10 ft) D 44°42′34.1″N73°28′0.4″W/ 44.709472°N 73.466778°W/44.709472; -73.466778(W290AT) LMS

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WEAV".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^abBroadcasting Yearbook 1981(PDF).1981. pp. C-161–2. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 8, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  3. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1935(PDF).1935. p. 46.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^abBroadcasting Yearbook 1943(PDF).1943. p. 120.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^"WMFF Now WEAV"(PDF).Broadcasting. November 8, 1948.RetrievedFebruary 1,2015.
  6. ^"WEAV reception acknowledgement"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on September 27, 2016.RetrievedAugust 19,2015.
  7. ^"WEAV Ups Power"(PDF).Broadcasting-Telecasting.January 10, 1949. p. 70.RetrievedAugust 19,2015.
  8. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1958(PDF).1958. p. A-331.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1959(PDF).1959. p. B-197.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1960(PDF).1960. p. A-197.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1973(PDF).1973. p. B-138. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 8, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  12. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1974(PDF).1974. p. B-145. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 8, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  13. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1975(PDF).1975. p. C-131. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 8, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  14. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1976(PDF).1976. p. C-137. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 8, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  15. ^Tymecki, Joe (August 20, 1994)."Burlington VT Plattsburgh NY RADIO - WEXP".rec.radio.broadcasting.Google Groups.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  16. ^abFybush, Scott (June 27, 1996)."KF2XBF Solved, etc".New England RadioWatch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  17. ^abFybush, Scott (October 16, 1996)."Here Comes Kidstar!".New England RadioWatch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  18. ^Fybush, Scott (August 25, 1996)."The Country Wars End".New England RadioWatch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  19. ^Fybush, Scott (February 28, 1997)."The Big Get Bigger".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  20. ^Fybush, Scott (July 24, 1997)."Remembering Walt Dibble".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  21. ^Fybush, Scott (December 18, 1998)."Vermont Heats Up".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  22. ^Fybush, Scott (April 23, 1999)."WABY Goes All-News".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  23. ^Fybush, Scott (April 4, 2001)."Take Me Out to the Ban Game".North East RadioWatch.Archived fromthe originalon June 20, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  24. ^Fybush, Scott (April 9, 2001)."WWZN Stole the Celtics!".North East RadioWatch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  25. ^"APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.August 13, 2001.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  26. ^Fybush, Scott (November 20, 2006)."Dark Days All Around".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  27. ^Fybush, Scott (May 7, 2007)."CC Selloff Gathers Steam in Maine".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  28. ^Fybush, Scott (January 7, 2008)."Entercom/Nassau WEEI Deal is Dead".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  29. ^Fybush, Scott (September 22, 2008)."Lobel's Radio Days".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  30. ^Fybush, Scott (October 6, 2008)."WCOJ's Gone...Is Nassau Next?".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  31. ^Fybush, Scott (September 28, 2009)."NAB Radio Show in Philadelphia".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedFebruary 8,2010.
  32. ^Fybush, Scott (March 15, 2010)."Joey Reynolds Off the Air - For Now".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedMarch 15,2010.
  33. ^The Game On The Move In Burlington/PlattsburghRadioinsight - October 1, 2021
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