WCEB (Corning, New York)

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WCEB
Frequency 91.9 MHz
Branding91.9 the Impact
Programming
Format Defunct (was variety)
Ownership
Owner Corning Community College
History
First air date
April 1, 1974 (1974-04-01)
Last air date
June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)
Call sign meaning
"Corning Educational Broadcasting"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 13942
Class D
ERP 15 watts
HAAT 123.0 meters (403.5 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°7′10″N77°5′2″W / 42.11944°N 77.08389°W / 42.11944; -77.08389
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WCEB (91.9 FM) was a radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Corning, New York, United States, the station was last owned by Corning Community College. [2] Because of the location of its tower, the station was heard through much of the Corning, New York, area despite its low power.[ citation needed ]

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History

The station began broadcasting a mix of news and rock music from a trailer on the Corning Community College campus on April 1, 1974, with an 18-hour broadcast in a day. It carried news broadcasts from the UPI Radio network on the hour, and local news on the half-hour.

WCEB grew out of the school's Radio Club, which had broadcast a closed-circuit signal to the student union for a number of years while exploring the feasibility of a broadcast station. WCEB was programmed and staffed completely by students, and was first managed by sophomore student David Game, the station's first general manager.

Following Game's election as president of the Radio Club in 1973, funding was secured from the school, and Game supervised the project to obtain the necessary Federal Communications Commission license. He selected the station's call letters, which stood for "Corning Educational Broadcasting". The station's first broadcast was simulcast on local commercial station WCBA.

The radio station continued to be run by students, including Brian Burquwist, who became general manager in 1986. During Burquwist's tenure as general manager, William Bilancio served as program director. [3]

WCEB's license was cancelled on June 2, 2022. It was one of several State University of New York-owned student radio stations whose licenses were allowed to lapse that day, without filing for renewal. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCEB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WCEB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ wbilancio (March 23, 2008). "WCEB-FM and a picture of me from the history of Corning Community College". WBilancio's Thoughts and Ideas. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ FCC Seeks Additional Information About TEGNA Acquisition
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