Weck jar Weck jar A Weck jar is a molded glass jar used in canning to preserve food. It is popularly used for jam preservation, for its minimal look and foolproof rubber gasket with a glass lid. Weck jars were created by the J. WECK Company in Germany, who began selling them in 1895. They were initially sold in Germany and began selling outside of Germany in 1902. It soon became the most popular home canning system in Germany and Europe. This system uses glass jars (200 ml–1.5 l), reusable rubber seals, and glass lids. During the canning process the lids are
WECK cluster in 2006. In February 2006, WECK abruptly pulled the plug on the standards format. In an attempt to capitalize on the success of sister station WYRK, the group's most successful station, WECK switched to the Jones Radio Network classic country format. On November 5, 2007, local resident Dick Greene, owner of WLVL in nearby Lockport, New York, announced that he had purchased WECK for $1.3 million through his company, Culver Communications. On March 12, 2008, Greene launched a new talk radio format, mixed with local and syndicated programming. WECK immediately made headlines with the hiring of Buffalo radio veterans