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| Broadcast area | Chicago market |
| Frequency | 1450kHz |
| Branding | WCEV 1450 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Migala Communications Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | October 1,1979[1] |
Last air date | January 20, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-01-20) |
Call sign meaning | We're Chicagoland's Ethnic Voice[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 42137 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°49′57.1″N87°42′20.2″W / 41.832528°N 87.705611°W /41.832528; -87.705611 |
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Public license information | |
WCEV (1450AM) was aradio station licensed toCicero, Illinois, United States. Serving the Chicago area, WCEV was owned by Migala Communications Corporation,[4] and aired atime brokered ethnic programming format.
AfterWVON 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.[5][6] In 1979, Migala and Midway reached an agreement to divide the broadcast week between them in a time sharing agreement for two stations.[6]
WCEV was on the air from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday; Midway'sWXOL broadcast on 1450 during the remaining hours.[7] The two stations shared a transmitter site inSouth Lawndale, with WCEV's studios in Chicago'sPortage Park neighborhood.[8]
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 10 p.m.[9] WCEV's license was cancelled by the FCC on July 30, 2021.[10]
