WCEG

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WCEG
Broadcast area Binghamton, New York
Frequency 100.3 MHz
Programming
Format Christian radio
Network Family Life Network
Ownership
OwnerFamily Life Ministries, Inc.
WCEB, WCER
History
First air date
March 16, 1992 (1992-03-16)
Former call signs
WDHI (1990–2024)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 16442
Class A
ERP 1,600 watts
HAAT 196 meters (643 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°22′43.2″N74°50′20.5″W / 42.378667°N 74.839028°W / 42.378667; -74.839028
Repeater(s) 94.7  WCEB (Deposit)
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WCEG (100.3 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Delhi, New York, United States, the station is owned by Family Life Ministries. [2] The station simulcasts with WCEB (94.7 FM) in Deposit, New York.

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History

Delaware County Broadcasting, owner of WDLA and WDLA-FM in Walton, New York, was granted a construction permit for a new station on 100.3 in Delhi on March 13, 1990. [3] The station, which took the call sign WDHI, [4] signed on with a soft adult contemporary format [5] on March 16, 1992. [6]

Delaware County Broadcasting sold its stations—WDHI, the WDLA stations, and WIYN in Deposit—to BanJo Communications, owner of stations in nearby Norwich and Oneonta, for $865,000 in 2000. [7] In January 2001, BanJo began simulcasting an oldies format on WDHI and WIYN. [8] BanJo sold its stations to Double O Radio for $9.75 million in 2004. [9]

Double O sold 26 radio stations, including WDHI and WIYN, to Townsquare Media in 2011. [10] In early 2019, Townsquare closed the stations' studios in Walton, which were shared with the WDLA stations and WTBD-FM; operations were moved to the company's Oneonta facility. [11] In September 2022, WDHI and WIYN shifted their format from classic hits to classic rock as "100.3 & 94.7 The Eagle". [12]

On December 31, 2023, WDHI and WIYN ceased operations. [13] In May 2024, Townsquare Media sold the stations, along with WTBD-FM (which had shut down at the same time) to the Family Life Network. [14] WDHI returned to the air October 8, 2024, [15] and changed its call sign to WCEG on December 6. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WCEG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WDHI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "New Stations". Broadcasting . April 2, 1990. p. 126.
  4. ↑ "Call Letter Changes". The M Street Journal. May 7, 1990. p. 7.
  5. ↑ "Format Changes". The M Street Journal. May 4, 1992. p. 1.
  6. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-378.
  7. ↑ "Combos". Broadcasting & Cable . September 25, 2000. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates". The M Street Journal. January 31, 2001. p. 2.
  9. ↑ "Deal of the Week". Radio & Records. July 23, 2004. p. 5.
  10. ↑ "Townsquare grows with Double O Radio buy". Radio & Television Business Report. August 8, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  11. ↑ Fybush, Scott (January 21, 2019). "NorthEast Radio Watch 1/21/19: Steve Dodge, RIP". Fybush.com. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Eagle Lands In Oneonta". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  13. ↑ Townsquare Turns Off New York Trio; Flint & Trenton AMs Radioinsight - January 9, 2024
  14. ↑ Venta, Lance (May 17, 2024). "Station Sales Week of 5/17: Townsquare Sells Upstate New York Trio". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  15. ↑ Stabbert, Martin (October 8, 2024). "Resumption of Operations of a Full Power FM Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  16. ↑ Snavley, Rick (November 26, 2024). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved December 23, 2024.
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