WCEI-FM

WCEI-FM (96.7 MHz, "96.7 WCEI") is a commercial 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).[3] Although WCEI is officially licensed to Easton, the station's reach includes the Baltimore area, as it can be heard clearly in most parts of the city and surrounding areas.

"WCEI" redirects here. For the radio station that used this call sign from December 1981 to March 2002, see WKHZ.
WCEI-FM
Broadcast area
Frequency96.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding96.7 WCEI
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: WINX-FM simulcast
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
WINX-FM
History
First air date
1975 (1975) (as WEMD-FM)
Former call signs
WEMD-FM (1975–1981)
Call sign meaning
Clark Enterprises, Inc. (former owner)
Technical information
Facility ID11668
ClassB1
ERP
  • 12,500 watts (analog)
  • 125 watts (digital)[1]
HAAT141 meters (463 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°57′22.2″N 76°05′34.4″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteforevermidshore.com/wcei967

History

The station went on the air as WEMD-FM in 1975 simulcasting its AM sister station WEMD which had a middle of the road format along with news, farm reports, and local happenings. On December 21, 1981, the station changed its call sign to the current WCEI-FM to represent the new owners, Clark Enterprises Incorporated.[4] On August 24, 1985, WCEI-FM became an affiliate of American Top 40 with Casey Kasem.

In its early years, WEMD-FM was a 3,000 watt station. Sometime in the mid-late 1980s, WCEI-FM asked for a power increase due to the fact that it was an Emergency Alert System 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.

References
  1. "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WCEI-FM]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. January 2, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  2. "WCEI-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "FM Query Results for WCEI-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  4. "WCEI-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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