...as I knew it, at least.
WEW still exists on 770 AM here but changed formats and jettisoned its local presence earlier this month. What was once a big band/jazz/oldies station and later a mostly international station is now an outlet for religious programming.
I know that's the nature of business, especially the radio business. Nothing says a ministry can't have a radio station. Still, it's sad to hear America's second oldest radio station go from being a place where I once chose all the music I played to being just one of many outlets for a non-local ministry. I take solace, at least, in knowing that it took a literal century for that to happen.
I'm thankful to have been at least a small part of the station's history and to have enjoyed its quirky-in-a-positive-sense programming for many years. For decades, WEW's music was intended to evoke nostalgia, so I'm thankful to have my memories of the station--as a DJ and a listener.
