WEVE-FM is a radio station on 97.9 FM in

Eveleth, Minnesota Eveleth is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,718 at the 2010 census. U.S. Highway 53 and State Highway 37 (MN 37) are two of the main routes in Eveleth. Eveleth was the site of the conflict that resul ...

. The station is programmed with an

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...

format targeted towards the 25-54 age group. Established in 1978, WEVE-FM is owned by

Midwest Communications Midwest Communications is a Wausau, Wisconsin-based radio broadcasting company. It owns 82 radio stations located primarily within the Midwest United States, in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Illinois and ...

. Although the station broadcasts satellite-syndicated programming, it also features local on-air personalities and a full news staff. On August 24, 2016, Midwest Communications announced that it was purchasing WEVE-FM from

Red Rock Radio Red River Broadcasting is a television broadcasting company based in Fargo, North Dakota. It operates Fox affiliates in the Fargo, North Dakota and Duluth, Minnesota–Superior, Wisconsin television markets. Curtis Squire, Inc., a holding compan ...

in a deal that included sister stations

KQDS-FM KQDS-FM (94.9 FM, "95 KQDS") is a classic rock music formatted radio station located in Duluth, Minnesota. Established in 1976 as KAOH-FM, the station is owned by Midwest Communications, and follows a format similar to that of the well-known K ...

in Duluth, WXXZ in Grand Marais, KAOD in Babbitt, and KGPZ in Coleraine, as well as translators W221AU, W252AN, and W288AI; the sale was completed on December 31, 2016, at a purchase price of $5.625 million.

Translators

WEVE's primary station coverage is augmented by two translators:

Former logo

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Minnesota Radio Stations (Northpine)
* * * Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States Radio stations in Minnesota Midwest Communications radio stations Radio stations established in 1978 1978 establishments in Minnesota {{Minnesota-radio-station-stub