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WESX
WESX (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious and multi-cultural format, licensed to broadcast in the Nahant, Massachusetts precinct. The station is owned by Universal Stations.
Programming is in Spanish, Portuguese, Creole, and English. The transmitter is located in Lynn, Massachusetts with studios located in Chelsea.
History.
WESX made its debut on December 10, 1939, at 1200 kHz on the AM band, with studios in Salem, Massachusetts; the transmitter was in Marblehead
, and WLIE in Islip, New York — to Universal Stations for $2.3 million; Universal's principals were also associated with Principle. Universal Stations sold WESX and WJDA to Real Media Group in 2018.
BBC "Up All Night".
In 2004, BBC News presenter Rhod Sharp moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts. Wishing to continue to broadcast the BBC Radio 5 Live show "Up All Night", he made an arrangement with WESX's owners to use the studios and ISDN line to connect him with Broadcasting House