WELI
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| Broadcast area | |
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| Frequency | 960 kHz |
| Branding | WELI 960 AM and 96.9 FM |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | October 1935 |
Call sign meaning | Yale University's popular nickname "The Eli", the station being in the university's home city. |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11933 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°22′14.35″N 72°56′13.37″W / 41.3706528°N 72.9370472°W |
| Translator | 96.9 W245DK (New Haven) |
| Repeater | 101.3 WKCI-FM HD3 (Hamden) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 960weli |
WELI (960 kHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to New Haven, Connecticut, and serving the New Haven and Bridgeport areas. It broadcasts a news/talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WELI's studios are in Radio Towers Park on Benham Street in Hamden, its transmitter site is also at this location.
By day, WELI is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional, to protect other stations on or near 960 AM from interference at night, it uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. Programming is also heard on 215 watt FM translator W245DK at 96.9 MHz.