WCEV
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Broadcast area | Chicago market |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | WCEV 1450 AM |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Migala Communications Corporation |
| History | |
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Call sign meaning | We're Chicagoland's Ethnic Voice[2] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 42137 | |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
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WCEV (1450 AM) was a radio station licensed to Cicero, Illinois, United States. Serving the Chicago area, WCEV was owned by Migala Communications Corporation,[4] and aired a time brokered ethnic programming format.
History
After WVON moved from 1450 to 1390 kHz in 1975, both Migala Communications and Midway Broadcasting filed applications to establish a new station on the vacated frequency. Between 1976 and 1979, WFMT was granted an interim license to simulcast on 1450 kHz.[5][6] In 1979, Migala and Midway reached an agreement to divide the broadcast week between them in a time sharing agreement for two stations.[6]
WCEV was on the air from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday; Midway's WXOL broadcast on 1450 during the remaining hours.[7] The two stations shared a transmitter site in South Lawndale, with WCEV's studios in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.[8]
On January 9, 2020, Robert Feder reported that WCEV would be going out of business after 40 years on the air. The station signed off for the final time on January 20, 2020, at 10 p.m.[9] WCEV's license was cancelled by the FCC on July 30, 2021.[10]
Gallery
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WCEV's tower and transmitter building in South Lawndale
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WCEV's studio building in Portage Park
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Sign outside of WCEV's studios
References
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- ^ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990[dead link], Broadcasting, 1990. p. B-97. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Migała, Józef (1987). Polish radio broadcasting in the United States. Eastern European Monographs. p. 261.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WCEV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WCEV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
- ^ "Classics on AM in Heavy Return to Chi Territory", Billboard. September 11, 1976. p. 39. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Frequent Pals: Polka /R&B", Billboard. August 4, 1979. p. 20. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ Warren, James. "Talk About Clout", Chicago Tribune. March 23, 1989. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ History Cards for WCEV, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Feder, Robert. "Robservations: WGN to expand newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays". robertfeder.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Notice of License Cancellation", fcc.gov. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 42137 (WCEV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- FCC History Cards for WCEV (covering 1975-1980)
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