branding webe108 slogan connecticut s best music variety frequency 107.9 mhz also on hd radio first air date september 1 1962 as wmmm fm format adult contemporary erp 50 000 watts haat 117 meters class b facility id 71389 transmitter coordinates 41 10 14 n 73 11 5 w 41.17056 n 73.18472 w 41.17056 ; 73.18472 callsign meaning wee bee former callsigns wmmm fm 1962 1970 wdjf 1970 1984 owner cumulus media cumulus licensing llc webcast listen live website webe108.com webe 107.9 fm advertised on air as webe108 owned by cumulus media is an adult contemporary formatted station . located on 107.9 fm the station is licensed to serve the community of westport connecticut . the station is usually ranked number one in the stamford norwalk bridgeport and fairfield county ratings and is in the top 5 of the new haven market rating . one of the main elements behind the station s success is its traffic coverage reports that cover the entire route from interior connecticut to lower fairfield county . webe is one of the most powerful radio stations in southern connecticut with an effective radiated power of 50 000 watts reaching most of westchester county new york into the bronx parts of manhattan most of long island as well as southern parts of the hartford area . its studios and antenna along with the studios of sister station wicc are located in bridgeport connecticut . contents 1 history 2 hd radio 3 references 4 external links history edit this section has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this section contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message the frequency of 107.9 mhz was originally assigned by the federal communications commission to westport connecticut under its table of allocations and in 1962 the signal which was later to become webe signed on the air as wmmm fm . 1 from 1970 through 1984 the station then known as wdjf was owned by donald j. flamm and affiliated with westport radio station wmmm 1260 am now wshu . the stations broadcast out of offices and studios located above a deli at 163 main street in westport connecticut . the broadcasting antenna for 107.9 was located in a residential zone in wilton connecticut to the chagrin of neighbors and the height of the antenna was only 135 feet so the broadcasting radius of the station was quite small . in 1984 n.y. city entrepreneur franz allina who also owned wbab and wgbb purchased wdjf for 2 million and hired vincent cremona general manager of bridgeport station wicc to run it for him . another co founder was curtis hansen son of neal cassady . a call letter change was needed so various lists of unused call letters were studied by station management yet none seemed to work that is until cremona s 14 year old son vinny found webe on the list and ran around saying wee bee wee bee wee bee . based on this example of powerful appeal and figuring these to be memorable call letters the call sign webe was applied for to the fcc and granted in february 1984 . webe108 fm signed on the air at midnight on march 1 1984 . curtis w. hansen former program director of wavz and wkci in new haven connecticut was hired to program the new station . webe moved to 50 washington street 10th floor in norwalk connecticut and in the fall of 1984 moved to 50 washington street 11th floor in norwalk connecticut . the station s target was female baby boomers the idea being to latch on to the baby boom generation the population bulge supersatisfy them and grow older as they did . the station 1st slogan was hits of a whole generation playing the most popular hits from 1963 the beatles invasion to the present day . in 1985 after months of hard work and technical exploration by owner franz allina and consulting engineers webe moved its transmitting antenna to the top of the united illuminating red and white smokestack in bridgeport harbor putting out a full 50 000 watts from a height of 386 feet above average terrain . in 1987 the station was sold to ml media partners led by n.y. city television executive marty pompadur and partners for the sum of 11 million . in 1989 ml media partners also purchased wicc in bridgeport connecticut for 6 million . in 1990 cremona moved both webe and wicc together under one roof at 350 fairfield avenue 2 lafayette square in bridgeport connecticut . in 1999 the stations were sold for 66 million to new canaan radio operator frank osborn and partners including cremona who in turn sold the stations along with additionally acquired clusters in danbury connecticut westchester new york and poughkeepsie new york to cumulus media in 2002 for just under 300 million in cash and stock . under market manager ann mcmanus the stations continue to be popular and profitable . hd radio edit cumulus broadcasting began upgrading its stations to hd radio broadcasting in 2005 . one of the first ten stations to be upgraded was webe . 2 references edit defelice bill 1997 12 15 . birth of wmmm fm . history of westport connecticut radio . harnett mary beth 2006 04 24 . harris corporation announces multi deal agreement as exclusive hd radio tm supplier to cumulus broadcasting . ee times . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for webe radio locator information on webe query nielsen audio s fm station database for webe history of westport connecticut radio v t e radio stations in the bridgeport connecticut market by am frequency 600 690 960 1260 1450 1500 1530 by fm frequency 88.1 88.5 89.5 91.1 95.9 96.7 99.9 107.9 by callsign wads wcum wdjz webe weli wezn fm wfif wfox wicc wklv fm wmnr wpkn wrki wshu wshu fm wvof plus most new york city and some long island radio stations connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk nyc metro markets long island hudson valley partial poughkeepsie middlesex somerset union monmouth ocean morristown bridgeport danbury new haven stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut v t e radio stations in the new haven connecticut market by am frequency 690 960 1220 1260 1300 1340 1450 1500 by fm frequency 89.9 90.1 90.5 91.1 91.5 92.5 93.7 94.3 95.1 95.7 98.1 98.3 99.1 99.9 100.5 101.3 102.9 104.1 105.9 107.9 by callsign w252as wads wavz wcum wdrc fm webe weli wezn fm wfif wgrs whcn wkci fm wkss wmrq fm wnpr wplr wqaq wqun wrch wrki wrxc wshu wshu fm wweb wwyz wybc wybc fm wzmx plus most hartford and new york city radio stations connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk nyc metro markets long island hudson valley partial poughkeepsie middlesex somerset union monmouth ocean morristown bridgeport danbury new haven stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut v t e radio stations in the danbury connecticut market by am frequency 800 850 940 by fm frequency 91.7 93.3 95.1 96.7 98.3 99.9 105.5 107.3 by callsign w297an waxb wdaq wdby wezn fm wfar wine wklv fm wlad wrki wxci connecticut radio markets bridgeport danbury hartford new britain middletown new haven new london stamford norwalk nyc metro markets long island hudson valley partial poughkeepsie middlesex somerset union monmouth ocean morristown bridgeport danbury new haven stamford norwalk see also list of radio stations in connecticut v t e adult contemporary radio stations in the state of connecticut by frequency 1350 94.7 97.3 100.5 106.5 107.9 by callsign wbmw webe 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