WEEI (AM)

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WEEI

Boston, Massachusetts United States
Broadcast area	Greater Boston
Frequency	850 kHz
Branding	WEEI 850 AM
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Sports gambling
Affiliations	BetQL Network Infinity Sports Network Compass Media Networks Westwood One Boston College Eagles Boston Red Sox
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession)
Sister stations	WBGB WEEI-FM WMJX WVEI WWBX
History
First air date	June 20, 1929; 95 years ago (1929-06-20) (as WHDH)[1]
Former call signs	WHDH (1929–1994)
Former frequencies	830 kHz (1929–1941)
Call sign meaning	Callsign originally used on WEEI (590 AM), which was founded by Edison Electric Illuminating
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	1912
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	42°16′41.4″N 71°16′0.2″W / 42.278167°N 71.266722°W / 42.278167; -71.266722 (WEEI (AM))
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/850weei/

WEEI (850 kHz) is a commercial sports gambling AM radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of New England. Owned by Audacy, Inc., WEEI is the Boston affiliate for the Audacy-owned BetQL Network and Infinity Sports Network, serving as a gambling-focused brand extension of its main sports radio station in the market, WEEI-FM. The WEEI studios are located in Boston's Brighton neighborhood, while the station transmitter resides in the Boston suburb of Needham. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WEEI is available online via Audacy.

Historically, the station is perhaps best known by its former WHDH call letters, under which it operated from its establishment in 1929 until 1994; it then became the second home to WEEI following an intellectual property purchase. After WEEI's local programming was moved to 93.7 FM in 2011, the station became a full-time ESPN Radio affiliate in 2012, and a sports gambling-focused station in 2021.