WCEM (AM)

WCEM

City	Cambridge, Maryland
Frequency	1240 kHz
Branding	Sports Radio 1240
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	CBS Sports Radio Baltimore Orioles Radio Network Baltimore Ravens Maryland Terrapins
Ownership
Owner	Draper Holdings Business Trust (WBOC, Inc.)
Sister stations	TV: WBOC-TV, WBOC-LD, WRDE-LD, WSJZ-LD, WRUE-LD Radio: WAAI, WBOC-FM, WCEM-FM, WTDK
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.

History[]

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.

References[]

External links[]

• WCEM AM Radio 1240 Facebook Page
• WCEM in the FCC AM station database
• WCEM on Radio-Locator
• WCEM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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