Business | No More WEEI 103.7 in RI, Public Radio Buys Frequency to Flip Content

Business | No More WEEI 103.7 in RI, Public Radio Buys Frequency to Flip Content

No more WEEI sports radio on 103.7 in Rhode Island.

WVEI in Providence, southeastern Mass. sold by Audacy, will no longer simulcast WEEI programming - The Boston Globe

An Audacy spokesperson said the company intends to find a new home on a Providence station as part of the Red Sox Radio Network.

WEEI shows won’t be heard on 103.7 in southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Boston sports radio listeners in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island will no longer hear WEEI shows on 103.7 FM. Ocean State Media, which runs Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio, has agreed to acquire Sports Radio 103.7 WVEI-FM Providence from Audacy. 103.7 broadcasts Red Sox games for those in the region, and daily listeners have been able to tune into The Greg Hill Show, Jones & Keefe, and WEEI Afternoons. A spokesperson for Audac…

Audacy Spinning Off WVEI/Providence

• Ocean State Media, parent company of Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio Station, announced an agreement — pending FCC approval — to acquire a new radio frequency and transmitter — 103.7 WVEI-FM/Providence — from Audacy, which has simulcast Sports-Talk WEEI/Boston since 2004. RAMP has separately confirmed this news with Audacy. “With this move, listeners will no longer need to change channels to continue hearing Ocean State Media as they t…

WVEI Sold To Rhode Island’s Main NPR Operator

In April 2023, Audacy Inc. announced that would be closing its Warwick, R.I., office and consolidating its operations with its larger Boston hub, ceasing a 19-year term of sales and marketing independence for a simulcast partner of Sports Talk WEEI. Audacy is now moving forward with the sale of that Rhode Island FM. Please Login to view this premium content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

Ocean State Media to Acquire WVEI(FM) From Audacy

Rhode Island-based Ocean State Media Group has announced an agreement to acquire 103.7 WVEI(FM) in Westerly, R.I., from Audacy. The transaction is subject to FCC approval. WVEI had been the Providence-area simulcast for Boston’s sports-formatted 93.7 WEEI(FM) since 2004. WVEI was also the Providence-area home for Boston Red Sox baseball. In a release, the public media group cited the benefit of listeners being able to tune to a single frequency …