WESP (FM)

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title: "WESP (FM)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-florida", "sports-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-established-in-1993", "1993-establishments-in-florida", "espn-radio-stations"] description: "Radio station in Jupiter, Florida" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WESP_(FM)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Jupiter, Florida ::

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Field	Value
name	WESP
logo	WUUB ESPN106.3 logo.jpg
logo_upright	.8
city	Jupiter, Florida
country	US
area
branding	ESPN 106.3
frequency
rds	ESPN1063
airdate
language	English
format	Sports radio
erp
haat	114 m
class	C3
facility_id	24143
coordinates
callsign_meaning	ESPN (network affiliation)
former_callsigns
affiliations
owner	Good Karma Brands
licensee	Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC
sister_stations	WEFL
webcast
website
licensing_authority	FCC
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| name = WESP | logo = WUUB ESPN106.3 logo.jpg | logo_upright = .8 | city = Jupiter, Florida | country = US | area = | branding = ESPN 106.3 | frequency = | rds = ESPN1063 | airdate = | language = English | format = Sports radio | erp = | haat = 114 m | class = C3 | facility_id = 24143 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = ESPN (network affiliation) | former_callsigns = | affiliations = | owner = Good Karma Brands | licensee = Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC | sister_stations = WEFL | webcast = | website = | licensing_authority = FCC

WESP (106.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Jupiter, Florida. It airs a sports radio format, and is owned by Good Karma Brands, The station's studios are in West Palm Beach and the transmitter tower is in Riviera Beach.

The station is licensed to HD Radio, but is not currently broadcasting in HD.

History

Prior to January 2007, 106.3 FM was known as WJBW, and between January 2007 and December 2011, it was known as WNEW-FM. Despite these call letter changes, the station's branding remained "B106.3".

CBS Radio, who at the time also owned 102.7 FM in New York that decided to drop WNEW-FM callsign and change to WWFS, "warehoused" the WNEW calls to 106.3 FM in January 2007. The WNEW callsign would returned to 102.7 FM in New York on March 2016. The WNEW call letters were formerly also used as the call letters for New York City radio stations WNEW AM (now WBBR), as well as New York City television station WNEW-TV (now WNYW).

On December 1, 2011, WNEW changed their call letters to WHFS, in effect doing the same "warehousing" move for those call letters, which were tied to long-running alternative rock stations in three different incarnations in the Baltimore and Washington, DC markets in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. As with the case with WNEW-FM, the station kept the "B106.3" branding under WHFS.

On April 10, 2012, CBS Radio announced that it was selling WHFS and its sister stations to Palm Beach Broadcasting for $50 million, pending FCC approval. The station's Urban Adult Contemporary format and airstaff will be retained under the new owners; however, under the terms of the deal, the WHFS call sign will remain within the ownership of CBS Radio, requiring the station to change its call letters once more. In addition, the station, as well as WAXY-FM, will be spun off to comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ownership rules. The WHFS call letters were moved to former sister station WSJT on August 2, 2012, as that station launched a new sports talk format. B106.3 adopted the new WUUB call letters on the same day.

On February 26, 2013, it was widely reported in the 'trades' that Good Karma Broadcasting, owners of ESPN Radio affiliate WEFL (760 AM), in West Palm Beach, was purchasing WUUB to bring an FM outlet to the area. Under terms of an agreement between CBS and Palm Beach Broadcasting, the sale to Good Karma was allowed. The format change to sports took place on February 26, 2013, at 5pm. The purchase by Good Karma was consummated on April 17, 2013, at a purchase price of $2.4 million.

On April 11, 2025, the station filed with the FCC to change its call letters from WUUB to WESP, and was granted the change on April 17.

Programming

WUUB, a.k.a. "B106.3", formerly carried an Urban Adult Contemporary format playing R&B and soul music. It carried two syndicated shows: The Tom Joyner Morning Show and Love, Lust and Lies with Michael Baisden in the afternoons. B-106.3 also brought gospel programming on Sunday mornings and Classic Soul on Sunday afternoons. After the format switch, former sister station WMBX (X102.3) broadened its format from rhythmic to urban contemporary and added more R&B.

As an ESPN Radio affiliate, the station carries local shows hosted by Theo Dorsey, Mike Rizzo, and Colin Russo (son of Chris "Mad Dog" Russo). The station offers extensive play-by-play of local sports teams, ranging from high school football to the NFL.

Previous logo

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References

References

1. "WESP Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
2. "WESP Station Information Profile". [[Arbitron]].
3. "HD Radio Station Guide". iBiquity.
4. "CBS Acquires WFSI, to Launch All-News on 99.1".
5. [http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/104667/cbs-sells-west-palm-beach-cluster "CBS Sells West Palm Beach Cluster"] from All Access (April 10, 2012)
6. Seyler, Dave. (April 11, 2012). "More color on Goodman's WPB buy". Radio Business Report.
7. "Good Karma Acquires & Flips WUUB West Palm Beach".
8. (April 11, 2025). "Form 380 - Change Request".

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