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WCEB (94.7 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Deposit, New York, and serving the Binghamton metropolitan area. The station simulcasts a Christian radio format with WCEG (100.3 FM) in Delhi. The stations are owned by Family Life Ministries.

History

Delaware County Broadcasting, owner of WDLA and WDLA-FM in Walton, New York, was granted a construction permit for a new station on 94.7 in Deposit on July 27, 1989. The station, which took the call sign WIYN, signed on with a soft adult contemporary format on January 16, 1991.

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

Double O sold 26 radio stations, including WIYN and WDHI, to Townsquare Media in 2011. 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. In September 2022, WIYN and WDHI shifted from classic hits to classic rock as "100.3 & 94.7 The Eagle". The stations carried the syndicated show The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show, based at then-sister WGRD-FM in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in morning drive time.

On December 31, 2023, WIYN and WDHI ceased operations. 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. WIYN returned to the air October 8, 2024, and changed its call sign to WCEB on December 6.

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. "New Stations". Broadcasting. August 14, 1989. p. 71.
4. "Call Letter Changes". The M Street Journal. October 2, 1989. p. 4.
5. "Format Changes". The M Street Journal. January 28, 1991. 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.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 16441 (WCEB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WCEB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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