WRRS (FM)

WRRS (88.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Bayview, Massachusetts. WRRS is owned by Holy Family Communications and airs a Catholic religious format as part of The Station of the Cross. WRRS is an affiliate of EWTN radio.

For the Middleborough Center, radio station that held the call sign WRRS from 2010 to 2023, see WPMW.
WRRS
  • Bayview, Massachusetts
Broadcast areaSouth Coast
Frequency88.5 MHz
BrandingThe Station of the Cross
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCatholic religion
NetworkThe Station of the Cross
AffiliationsEWTN radio
Ownership
OwnerHoly Family Communications
History
First air date
March 25, 2011 (2011-03-25)
Former call signs
WPMW (2009–2023)
Technical information
Facility ID175689
ClassA
ERP140 watts
HAAT54.1 meters (177 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°38′22.6″N 71°58′4.9″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitethestationofthecross.com

History

Academy of the Immaculate applied for a construction permit for a new station in Bayview, Massachusetts, near New Bedford, in a late 2007 window for new noncommercial radio stations.[1] The new station, which took on the call sign WPMW, would be operated by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, and intended to carry programming from EWTN Radio, Relevant Radio, and Ave Maria Radio.[2] Test broadcasts began in December 2010;[3] WPMW, branded "Radio CorMariae", would formally launch on March 25, 2011, primarily airing EWTN Radio but with plans for local programming.[4]

Academy of the Immaculate purchased a second station on 88.5 in southeastern Massachusetts, WRRS in Middleborough Center, for $85,000 in 2011.[5] The two stations, along with WHVM in Oswego, New York (which had been owned by the affiliated Mt. St. Francis Hermitage), were acquired by Holy Family Communications for $75,000 in 2023.[6] WPMW and WRRS swapped call signs on August 15, 2023.[7]

References
  1. Fybush, Scott (December 17, 2007). "TV Towers Down in Scranton". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  2. Rodrigues, Linda Andrade (March 6, 2009). "Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate to launch radio station". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  3. Fybush, Scott (February 21, 2011). "Cumulus-Citadel Deal Affects NY, PA". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  4. Rodrigues, Linda Andrade (March 19, 2011). "Friars launch Catholic radio". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  5. Venta, Lance (October 1, 2021). "Station Sales Week Of 10/1". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  6. Venta, Lance (January 20, 2023). "Station Sales Week of 1/20". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  7. Moskowitz, Esq., Allan G. (August 9, 2023). "Form 380 - Exchange Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 19, 2023.


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