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WCEB

Corning, New York United States
Frequency	91.9 MHz
Branding	91.9 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
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	13942
Class	D
ERP	15 watts
HAAT	123.0 meters (403.5 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°7′10″N 77°5′2″W / 42.11944°N 77.08389°W / 42.11944; -77.08389
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

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. Because of the location of its tower, the station was heard through much of the Corning, New York, area despite its low power.

History

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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.

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.

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 (2008-03-23). "WCEB-FM and a picture of me from the history of Corning Community College". WBilancio's Thoughts and Ideas. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
4. FCC Seeks Additional Information About TEGNA Acquisition

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 13942 (WCEB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WCEB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

• College radio stations in New York (state)
• Radio stations established in 1974
• 1974 establishments in New York (state)
• Radio stations disestablished in 2022
• 2022 disestablishments in New York (state)
• Defunct radio stations in the United States
• Defunct mass media in New York (state)
• State University of New York radio stations
• Corning Community College