WCEV

WCEV (1450 AM) is a silent radio station licensed to Cicero, Illinois, United States. This station served the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Migala Communications Corporation.[3] It aired a time brokered ethnic programming format.

WCEV
CityCicero, Illinois
Broadcast areaChicago market
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingWCEV 1450 AM
SloganWe're Chicagoland's Ethnic Voice
Programming
FormatSilent
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
Facility ID42137
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
41°49′57″N 87°42′20″W

Since 1979, the 1450 AM frequency allocated to Cicero has been shared by two separately owned stations, after two companies that had filed competing license applications for the facility reached an agreement to divide the broadcast week between them.[4] WCEV was on the air from 1PM to 10PM Monday through Friday; Midway Broadcasting, which has operated as WXOL, WVON and WRLL, broadcasts on 1450 during the remaining hours.[5]

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.[6]

WCEV's tower and transmitter building in South Lawndale.

See also

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. "Frequent Pals: Polka /R&B", Billboard. August 4, 1979. p. 20. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  5. Warren, James. "Talk About Clout", Chicago Tribune. March 23, 1989. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  6. Feder, Robert. "Robservations: WGN to expand newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays". robertfeder.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.


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