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| City | Easton, Maryland |
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| Broadcast area | Baltimore, Maryland Annapolis, Maryland |
| Frequency | 96.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | "96-7 WCEI" |
| Slogan | "Today's Hits, Yesterday's Favorites" (Nov-Dec: Your Home For The Holidays) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary (Nov-Dec: Christmas Music) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Forever Media (FM Radio Licenses, LLC) |
| WINX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1975 |
Former call signs | WEMD-FM (1975–1982) |
Call sign meaning | Clark Enterprises, Inc. (former owner) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 11668 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 12,500 watts (analog) 125 watts (digital)[1] |
| HAAT | 141 meters (463 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°57′22.2″N 76°05′34.4″W / 38.956167°N 76.092889°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WCEI-FM Webstream |
| Website | WCEI-FM Online |
WCEI-FM (96.7 FM, "96-7 WCEI") is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to serve Easton, Maryland, United States, the station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee FM Radio Licenses, LLC.[2] The station's broadcast tower is located near Wye Mills, Maryland at (38°57′22.2″N 76°05′34.4″W / 38.956167°N 76.092889°W).[3] Although WCEI is officially licensed to Easton, most of this station's listeners are from the Baltimore area, as it can be heard clearly in most parts of the city and surrounding areas.
History
The station went on the air as WEMD-FM in 1975 simulcasting its AM sister station WEMD which had a MOR format along with news, farm reports, local happenings, etc. In its beginning WEMD-FM was a 3,000 watt station but sometime in the mid-late 1980s (by this time WCEI-FM) the station asked for a power increase due to the fact that it was an EAS Carrier and needed a more powerful reach and penetration into businesses and homes. The ask was roughly for 10,000 watts but the station was given an increase to a B1- 12,500 watts. On December 21, 1981, the station changed its call sign to the current WCEI to represent the new owners, Clark Enterprises Incorporated,[4] and on August 24, 1985, WCEI-FM became an affiliate of American Top 40 with Casey Kasem.
References
- ^ "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WCEI-FM]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. January 2, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ "WCEI-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "FM Query Results for WCEI-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ "WCEI-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.