WCEV

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Field	Value
name	WCEV
logo	File:WCEV03A.gif
city	Cicero, Illinois
country	US
area	Chicago market
branding	WCEV 1450 AM
frequency	1450 kHz
airdate
last_airdate
power	1,000 watts unlimited
class	C
facility_id	42137
coordinates
callsign_meaning	We're Chicagoland's Ethnic Voice
owner	Migala Communications Corporation
licensing_authority	FCC
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WCEV (1450 AM) was a radio station licensed to Cicero, Illinois, United States. Serving the Chicago area, WCEV was owned by Migala Communications Corporation, and aired a time brokered ethnic programming format.

History

After WVON moved from 1450 to 1390 kHz in 1975, both Migala Communications and Midway Broadcasting filed applications to establish a new station on the vacated frequency. Between 1976 and 1979, WFMT was granted an interim license to simulcast on 1450 kHz. In 1979, Migala and Midway reached an agreement to divide the broadcast week between them in a time sharing agreement for two stations.

WCEV was on the air from 1p.m. to 10p.m. Monday through Friday; Midway's WXOL broadcast on 1450 during the remaining hours. The two stations shared a transmitter site in South Lawndale, with WCEV's studios in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.

On January 9, 2020, Robert Feder reported that WCEV would be going out of business after 40 years on the air. The station signed off for the final time on January 20, 2020, at 10p.m. WCEV's license was cancelled by the FCC on July 30, 2021.

Gallery

File:WCEV WRLL WVON AM 1450 tower.jpg|WCEV's tower and transmitter building in South Lawndale File:WCEV studio building.jpg|WCEV's studio building in Portage Park File:WCEV AM 1450's sign.jpg|Sign outside of WCEV's studios

References

''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-Radio-AL-MT-BC-YB-1990.pdf The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable. Broadcasting]], 1990. p. B-97. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
Migała, Józef (1987). ''Polish radio broadcasting in the United States''. Eastern European Monographs. p. 261.
"WCEV Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-09-11.pdf Classics on AM in Heavy Return to Chi Territory]", ''[[Billboard (magazine). Billboard]]''. September 11, 1976. p. 39. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
"[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1979/Billboard%201979-08-04.pdf Frequent Pals: Polka /R&B]", ''[[Billboard (magazine). Billboard]]''. August 4, 1979. p. 20. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
Warren, James. "[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-03-23-8903290063-story.html Talk About Clout]", ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. March 23, 1989. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=51096 History Cards for WCEV], fcc.gov. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
"Robservations: WGN to expand newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays". robertfeder.com.
"[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=98867 Notice of License Cancellation]", fcc.gov. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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