WCEV

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WCEV
WCEV03A.gif
CityCicero, Illinois
Broadcast areaChicago market
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingWCEV 1450 AM
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
OwnerMigala Communications Corporation
History
First air date
October 1, 1979[1]
Last air date
January 20, 2020
Call sign meaning
We're Chicagoland's Ethnic Voice[2]
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID42137
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
41°49′57″N 87°42′20″W / 41.83250°N 87.70556°W / 41.83250; -87.70556Coordinates: 41°49′57″N 87°42′20″W / 41.83250°N 87.70556°W / 41.83250; -87.70556
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WCEV (1450 AM) was a radio station licensed to Cicero, Illinois, United States. This station served the Chicago area. The station was last owned by Migala Communications Corporation.[3] It aired a time brokered ethnic programming format.

History[]

After WVON moved from 1450 AM to 1390 AM in 1975, Migala Communications and Midway Broadcasting filed applications to broadcast for the facility, and in 1979 the two companies reached an agreement to divide the broadcast week between them.[4] Between 1976 and 1979, WFMT was granted an interim license to simulcast on 1450 AM.[5][4]

WCEV was on the air from 1PM to 10PM Monday through Friday; Midway Broadcasting broadcast on 1450 during the remaining hours.[6] WCEV shared its transmitter site with Midway Broadcasting's WXOL in South Lawndale, while its studio was in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.[7]

On January 9, 2020, Robert Feder reported that WCEV would be going out of business after 40 years on the air. The station went silent on January 20, 2020.[8] Its license was cancelled on July 30, 2021.[9]

Gallery[]

  • WCEV's tower and transmitter building in South Lawndale

  • WCEV's studio building in Portage Park

  • Sign outside of WCEV's studios

References[]

  1. ^ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990, Broadcasting, 1990. p. B-97. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Migała, Józef (1987). Polish radio broadcasting in the United States. Eastern European Monographs. p. 261.
  3. ^ "WCEV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  4. ^ a b "Frequent Pals: Polka /R&B", Billboard. August 4, 1979. p. 20. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Classics on AM in Heavy Return to Chi Territory", Billboard. September 11, 1976. p. 39. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Warren, James. "Talk About Clout", Chicago Tribune. March 23, 1989. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  7. ^ History Cards for WCEV, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Feder, Robert. "Robservations: WGN to expand newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays". robertfeder.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Notice of License Cancellation", fcc.gov. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
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