WEEI (AM)
WEEI (850 kHz) is a commercial sports gambling AM radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of New England. Owned by Audacy, Inc., WEEI is the Boston affiliate for the Audacy-owned BetQL Network and CBS Sports Radio, serving as a gambling-focused brand extension of its main sports radio station in the market, WEEI-FM. The WEEI studios are located in Boston's Brighton neighborhood, while the station transmitter resides in the Boston suburb of Needham. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WEEI is available online via Audacy.
| Broadcast area | Greater Boston |
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| Frequency | 850 kHz |
| Branding | WEEI 850 AM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Sports gambling |
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| History | |
First air date | June 20, 1929 |
Former call signs | WHDH (1929–1994) |
Former frequencies | 830 kHz (1929–1941) |
Call sign meaning | Callsign originally used on WEEI (590 AM), which was founded by Edison Electric Illuminating |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 1912 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°16′41.4″N 71°16′0.2″W |
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| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
Historically, the station is perhaps best known by its former WHDH call letters, under which it operated from its establishment in 1929 until 1994; it then became the second home to WEEI following an intellectual property purchase. After WEEI's local programming was moved to 93.7 FM in 2011, the station became a full-time ESPN Radio affiliate in 2012, and a sports gambling-focused station in 2021.