WMCE (AM)
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| City | North East, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area |
North East, Pennsylvania Erie, Pennsylvania Ripley, New York |
| Branding | MCE 1530 |
| Slogan | The Greatest Hits of All Time |
| Frequency | 1530 kHz |
| First air date | 1966 (as WHYP) |
| Format | Oldies |
| Power |
1,000 watts daytime 250 watts critical hours |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 26610 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°12′5.0″N 79°51′43.0″W / 42.201389°N 79.861944°W |
| Former callsigns |
WHYP (1966-1988) WRKT (1988-1990) WEHN (1990-1992) WFLP (1992-1993) WEYZ (1993-2004) WYNE (2004-2013) |
| Owner | Mercyhurst University |
| Sister stations | WMCE-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WMCE Online |
WMCE is an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to North East, Pennsylvania, serving North East and Erie in Pennsylvania and Ripley in New York. WMCE is owned and operated by Mercyhurst University and the station director is "Captain" Dan Geary.
History
This station first signed on the air as WHYP on September 5, 1966. The station was founded by James D. Brownyard.
It was joined less than two years later by its like-named sister station, WHYP-FM (now WRKT), operating at 100.9. Like many co-owned FM stations of the era, it simulcast its AM sister during the daytime and provided local radio service after the AM station left the air after local sunset. Those hours of operation continue today for WMCE.
Some time in 2017, WMCE will be sold to the owners of Christian radio station WCTL and presumably begin airing a religious format. The format currently on the station will move to FM 100.9 after the sale.[1]
First sale
In January 1989, both WHYP-AM-FM were sold to Rambaldo Communications and went "All Beatles' with album sides until Rocket 101/1530 Launched in June 1989.
Previous logo
References
External links
- WMCE 1530AM Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WMCE
- Radio-Locator Information on WMCE
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WMCE