WEES-LP (107.9
FM) is a non-commercial
radio station
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licensed
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to serve
Ocean City, Maryland
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. The station is owned by Edinboro Early School Inc. It airs a
Variety
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format featuring educational programs,
oldies
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Since 2 ...
music, community affairs programs, and other locally produced programs.
WEES-LP maintains a public studio in the Gold Coast Mall on the
Coastal Highway in Ocean City.
The station was assigned the WEES-LP call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on April 25,
2001
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.
See also
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List of community radio stations in the United States
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* Full-power community stations
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References
External links
WEES-LP official website
EES-LP
EES-LP
Community radio stations in the United States
Ocean City, Maryland
Variety radio stations in insular areas of the United States
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