WCEM (AM)

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WCEM
CBS Sports Radio Logo.png
Frequency 1240 kHz
BrandingSports Radio 1240
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations CBS Sports Radio
Baltimore Orioles Radio Network
Baltimore Ravens
Maryland Terrapins
Ownership
Owner
Radio: WAAI, WBOC-FM, WCEM-FM, WTDK
TV: WBOC-TV, WBOC-LD, WRDE-LD, WSJZ-LD, WRUE-LD
History
First air date
November 11, 1947
Technical information
Facility ID 46939
Class C
Power 1,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
Links
Webcast Listen Live!
Website sportsradio1240.com

WCEM (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format and is an affiliate of CBS Sports Radio. The station is licensed to Cambridge, Maryland, United States and owned by the Draper Holdings Business Trust. WCEM is a sister station to CBS/Fox affiliate WBOC-TV (channel 16), NBC affiliate WRDE-LD (channel 31), Telemundo affiliate WBOC-LD (channel 42), and sister radio stations WBOC-FM, WCEM-FM, WAAI, and WTDK.

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History

Logo as "Adult Standards 1240," used until February 2019 WCEM AdultStandards1240AM logo.png
Logo as "Adult Standards 1240," used until February 2019

WCEM originally signed on the air on November 11, 1947. Its original call letters were WCMD and was known as "The Voice of the Shoremen". The station was previously owned by MTS Broadcasting Stations before being bought by Draper in 2018. [1] It formerly broadcast nostalgic standards and talk radio before switching to the sports radio format in February 2019. Under the sports radio format the station broadcasts Baltimore Orioles games, Baltimore Ravens games, University of Maryland football and basketball games, local high school football games, and the powerboat races on the Choptank River.

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References

  1. "Draper Media to Acquire MTS Broadcasting Stations" . Retrieved 2018-03-11.