| WSEW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City: | Sanford, Maine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country: | US | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branding: | Word 88.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frequency: | 88.7 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airdate: | March 2, 1992[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format: | Christian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erp: | 10,000 watts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haat: | 172m (564feet) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class: | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility Id: | 73718 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Licensing Authority: | FCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 43.2239°N -70.9714°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former Frequencies: | 88.5 MHz (1991–2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner: | Word Radio Educational Foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sister Stations: | WMEK, WRKJ, WWPC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliations: | Moody Broadcasting Network | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WSEW (88.7 FM; "Word 88.7") is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Sanford, Maine, United States. The station transmits from near Rochester, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Word Radio Educational Foundation.
WSEW broadcasts a Christian radio format.[2]
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on August 26, 1991.[3] The new station was assigned the WSEW call sign by the FCC on October 4, 1991.[4] WSEW received its license to cover from the FCC on August 20, 1992.[5] In January 2010 the station was approved and began broadcasting on 88.7.[6]
In addition to WSEW, Word Radio Educational Foundation operates two other similarly-formatted services: WMEK (88.1 FM) in Kennebunkport, Maine, branded "Power 88.1", and "Word Radio Life", which is carried on WRKJ (89.5 FM) in Westbrook, Maine, and WWPC (91.7 FM) in New Durham, New Hampshire.