WCEN-FM

WCEN-FM

City of license	Hemlock, Michigan
Broadcast area	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland-Mt. Pleasant
Branding	94.5 The Moose
Slogan	"Moose Country. More Music! More Fun!"
Frequency	94.5 MHz
First air date	1959
Format	Country music
Power	100,000 watts
HAAT	299 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	60787
Transmitter coordinates	43°43′36″N 84°36′16″W / 43.72667°N 84.60444°W / 43.72667; -84.60444
Callsign meaning	Central Michigan
Owner	Alpha Media
Sister stations	WGER, WSGW, WSGW-FM, WTLZ
Website	945themoose.com

WCEN-FM (94.5 FM, "The Moose") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. WCEN has been licensed in Hemlock, Michigan since 2001. It first began broadcasting in 1959 and was originally licensed in Mount Pleasant, Michigan (though the tower location and signal pattern have not changed since the city of license change, and the station still has a local-grade signal in Mount Pleasant). The station has been playing country music since 1969 and as a full-time format since 1980.

Early History and AM frequency

On Oct. 16, 1948, Paul A. Brandt, a Mount Pleasant, Mich., businessman, applied to the Federal Communications Commission for a broadcast station construction permit. On April 21, 1948, the FCC granted a construction permit for station WCEN and building began. On Aug. 8, 1949, WCEN-AM went on the air for the first time as a 500-watt, AM daytime only station on 1150 kHz. The studios were located in downtown Mount Pleasant at 112½ E. Broadway, above Voisin's Jewelry store. The transmitter was located about one mile south of the then city limits, just east of U.S. 27 on Bluegrass Road. In late 1949, Steve Cole became the chief engineer and general manager. On Dec. 17, 1951, the FCC granted a construction permit for WCEN improvements. On Feb. 26, 1952, the station began full-time operation on 1150 kHz with 1,000 watts, non-directional daytime, and 500 watts directional nighttime power. In late 1953, the WCEN studios were moved from downtown Mount Pleasant to the Bluegrass Road transmitter site. In 1959, WCEN-FM went on the air at 94.5 MHz. The FM transmitter and antenna were co-located at the Bluegrass Road location. In 1969, a country format was tried for the first time on the 94.5 frequency; and later a dayparted mixture of country and rock. Afterwards, 94.5 turned into a full-time country station as "94 Country". Later the entire Tri-Cities station group was sold to Wilks Broadcasting for $6 million. In November 2000, WCEN-AM at 1150 went silent after 51 years serving the Mount Pleasant area.

Listning Area & Range

WCEN has a relatively strong signal with the ability to reach the Mid-Michigan Thumb. During certain atmospheric conditions, it has the tendency to reach the Far northern Oakland County area, however the signal is not often strong that far south. WCEN can also be heard in western Sanilac County and under the right conditions, as far east as Marlette. WCEN has a large coverage area, giving local coverage to about thirteen counties.

Airstaff

The current lineup (as of June 2015) is as follows

The Moose Morning Show with Jim Biggins and Jodi K. (5:30am to 9:30am)
Lunch / Afternoon Jerry Clark (9am to 2pm)
Afternoon Drive / Evenings Joby Phillips (2pm to 7pm)
Evenings / Late Nights The Big Time With Whitney Allan (7pm to 12am)
Overnights
Weekends / Fill-ins

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WCEN

Radio-Locator information on WCEN

Radio stations in the Tri-Cities (Saginaw–Bay City–Midland, Michigan) market

By FM frequency	88.3 89.1 89.5 90.1 90.9 91.3 91.9 93.3 94.5 96.1 96.9 97.3 98.1 99.7 100.5 100.9 101.7 102.5 103.1 104.1 104.5 106.3 107.1

By AM frequency	790 1250 1350 1400 1440 1490

By callsign	WCEN-FM WCHW-FM WCMU-FM WEJC WGDN WGDN-FM WGER WHHQ WHNN WILZ WIOG WKCQ WKQZ WLKB WLUN WMAX WMJO WMPX WPRJ WSAG WSAM WSGW WSGW-FM WSMO WTLZ WTRK WUCX-FM WUGN WWCM

Nearby radio markets Ann Arbor Detroit Flint Grand Rapids Lansing North Central Michigan Tawas City Thumb of Michigan See also List of radio stations in Michigan

Radio stations in North Central Michigan, including Mount Pleasant, Clare, Big Rapids and Cadillac

By FM frequency	89.5 90.7 90.9 91.1 91.5 91.9 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.5 95.3 95.9 96.7 97.3 98.5 100.9 102.3 104.3 104.9 (Alma) 104.9 (Lake City) 107.1 107.9

By AM frequency	830 1240 1280 1370 1460 1520

By callsign	WAIR WATT WBHL WBRN WCDY WCEN-FM WCFX WCMU-FM WCZY-FM WDEE-FM WFYC WCKC WGCP WJZQ WKAD WLJW WLJW-FM WLXV WMHW-FM WMLM WMMI WOLW WQBX WQAC WTWS WUPS WWBR

Defunct	WBSQ-LP 105.9 WDEE 1500

Nearby radio markets Alpena–Tawas City Detroit Flint Grand Rapids Lansing Muskegon Tri-Cities Traverse City–Petoskey See also List of radio stations in Michigan

Country radio stations in the state of Michigan

Stations	WATZ-FM – Alpena WBCH-FM – Hastings WBCM – Boyne City WBCT – Grand Rapids WBGV – Marlette WBMI – West Branch WCEN-FM – Hemlock WCMM – Gulliver WCUP – L'anse WDRQ- Detroit WFBE – Flint WFXD – Marquette WGDN-FM – Gladwin WGRY-FM – Grayling WHFB-FM – Benton Harbor WHKB – Houghton WITL-FM – Lansing WJMS – Ironwood WJNR-FM – Iron Mountain WJPD – Ishpeming WKCQ – Saginaw WKJC – Tawas City WKZC – Scottville WLAW – Newaygo WLCO – Lapeer WLEW – Bad Axe WLST – Marinette, Wisconsin WMIC – Sandusky WMIM – Luna Pier WMKC – Indian River WMKD – Pickford WMLM – Saint Louis WMUS – Muskegon WNBY – Newberry WNWN-FM – Coldwater WQTE – Adrian WRCI/W246BW – Three Rivers WRGZ – Rogers City WSAQ – Port Huron WTCM-FM – Traverse City WTIQ - Manistique WTNR – Holland WTWS – Houghton Lake WUPY – Ontonagon WWBR – Big Rapids WWDK – Jackson WWSS – Tuscarora Township WWWW-FM – Ann Arbor WYCD – Detroit WYKX – Escanaba WYTZ – Bridgman

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Michigan

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