WZEI
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| City | Meredith, New Hampshire |
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| Broadcast area | Central New Hampshire |
| Branding | SportsRadio 101.5 WEEI Lakes Region |
| Frequency | 101.5 MHz |
| First air date | November 16, 1988 |
| Format | Sports Talk |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 73216 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°35′46″N 71°29′53″W / 43.596°N 71.498°WCoordinates: 43°35′46″N 71°29′53″W / 43.596°N 71.498°W |
| Callsign meaning | similar to WEEI |
| Former callsigns | WMRQ (1988–1990) WWSS (1990–1994) WBHG (1994–2005) WWHQ (2005–2012) |
| Affiliations | WEEI Sports Radio Network |
| Owner | Great Eastern Radio, LLC |
| Sister stations | WLKZ, WTPL |
| Website | WZEI-FM site within WEEI-FM website |
WZEI (101.5 FM) is an American licensed radio station with studios located in Bow, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Jeffrey Shapiro's Great Eastern Radio. WZEI is licensed to serve the community of Meredith, New Hampshire, and has coverage of central New Hampshire, particularly the Lakes Region area. WZEI is an affiliate of the WEEI Sports Radio Network, based in WEEI-FM in Boston.
On November 6, 2012, WZEI was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to move to a new transmitter site, decrease its effective radiated power (ERP) down to 560 Watts and raise its height above average terrain (HAAT) up to 324.7 meters (1,065 feet). That construction permit will expire on November 6, 2015.
Prior to March 2008, the station was WBHQ (Big 101.5) playing Classic Rock In March 2008, the station (then WWHQ) shifted from classic rock to a more mainstream rock format.
Prior to August 22, 2008, WWHQ simulcast with WWHK (102.3 FM) in Concord, New Hampshire; the simulcast ended after Nassau Broadcasting Partners was forced by the FCC to end its joint sales agreement with Capitol Broadcasting.
On April 27, 2009, it was announced that WWHQ and former sister station WNNH (99.1 FM) in Henniker would be spun off into a divestiture trust and sold as part of a debt-for-equity restructuring of Nassau Broadcasting in which Goldman Sachs became 85% owner of the company. The new ownership structure ended Nassau's grandfathered status with respect to how many stations in the Concord (Lakes Region) NH market it could own.
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