WWSE
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| Frequency | 93.3 MHz |
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| Branding | SE 93 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WHUG, WJTN, WKSN, WKZA, WQFX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1947 |
Call sign meaning | "Wonderful World of Stereo Entertainment" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 29919 | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 26,500 watts |
| HAAT | 196 meters (643 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°05′06″N 79°17′23″W / 42.08500°N 79.28972°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | se933 |
WWSE (93.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Jamestown, New York, United States. Owned by Lilly Broadcasting, the station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format branded "SE 93".[2][3] WWSE is also an affiliate of the Buffalo Bills Radio Network.
History
[edit]In October 1947, the station first signed on the air.[4] It was the FM counterpart to sister station WJTN 1240 AM. It originally simulcast most of WJTN's programming. In the late 1970s, it began broadcasting its own separate contemporary hits format.
The station hosted the popular Chautauqua Lake Idol for 11 years in Bemus Point, attracting thousands of spectators to The Floating Stage on Monday nights during the summer.
Lilly Broadcasting, owner of WICU-TV and operator of WSEE-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania, acquired Media One's radio stations in Ashtabula and Jamestown, New York, in December 2025 for a combined $4 million.[5]
Programming
[edit]Local personalities heard on the station include Lee John and Andrew Hill.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WWSE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WWSE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WWSE Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 page D-382, Broadcasting & Cable
- ↑ Venta, Lance (December 29, 2025). "Lilly Broadcasting Acquires Media One Clusters In Ashtabula OH & Jamestown NY". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 29919 (WWSE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WWSE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- FCC History Cards For WWSE (FM) (1948–1980)
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