WEEU, AM 830 in Reading is owned by the local newspaper. The paper filed for bankruptcy protection. A company stepped in to buy the newspaper, but not the radio station, and there was a really strong chance that WEEU was going off the air.
That would have been tragic. WEEU is the heritage station in the community, and if memory serves, that's where WARM legend Harry West got his start. I hate to see communities lose a voice, and judging by its web site, WEEU did a fair amount of local programming.
There was an auction last week. WEEU went for $88,500. The buyer is a western Pennsylvania company that owns a handful of small town radio stations. The new owner says there will be minimal changes. I smiled, and I haven't been doing much of that lately.
The new company, Twilight, takes over June 30, when the newspaper sale kicks in.
WEEU, live long and prosper.
