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| Broadcast area | Erie, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.5MHz |
| Branding | LECOM Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc. |
| WERI,WWCB | |
| History | |
First air date | 1989 (1989) |
Former call signs | WMCY (1989) |
Call sign meaning | Mercyhurst College Erie |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 41215 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 750watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters (499 ft) |
| Repeater(s) | 1370WWCB (Corry) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wmce.lecomradio.com |
WMCE-FM (88.5MHz) is a non-commercialclassic hitsradio station inErie, Pennsylvania, owned and operated byLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. WMCE-FM was simulcast onsister stationWMCE 1530 AM until its sale on September 1, 2017. Thetransmitter is located near Knoyle Rd and Dewey Rd outside of Erie.
AfterMercyhurst College acquired the frequency, 88.5 first signed on as WMCY on February 3, 1989. It was a mixed format station broadcastingclassic rock,Broadway musicals,talk programs and more. It eventually switched toopera andclassical and then changed formats again in January 2009 to nearly exclusivelyjazz music.[2]
Under the direction of station manager Mike Leal, the station switched to jazz programming in January 2009. Content was provided by local hosts, and weekly regional shows. Programs included Jazz at Lincoln Center, Jazz Profiles, Jazz Variations, Radio Deluxe, European Jazz Stage, Latin Jazz Perspectives, Blues Before Sunrise, Juke in the Back, Blues and Beyond, Frank's Place, Swingin' Down The Lane and The Jazz Scene. Jazz hosts included Bob Protzman, Mark Richard, Helen Wigger, Tony Mowod, Bill Hillgrove. Additional programming was streamed using satellite services.[3]
Under the management of Dan Geary, WMCE changed formats toclassic hits in January 2013. The station and features many more local hosts and lesssyndicated programming. Hosts on WMCE now include former Erie radio and TV personalities.
Captain Dan, hosting Erie morning radio for over 32 years is still in charge of the morningdrive in Erie. Johnny Holiday, an Erie radio legend hosts middays. Afternoon drive and the is managed by Commander Bill. The Commander is followed by the Dr. Denny Woytek.Weekends are handled by John "Harada Data" Harada, Teri Bohn and Mighty Mike Langer. Johnny Holiday also handles Saturday evenings and featuring spotlight hour themes. Saturday mornings from 9 to noon the station broadcasts hits with Rick Johnson. Sunday mornings from 9 to noon it broadcasts Bob and Alice Koziel and the Polka Celebration.
WMCE is a broadcast service ofLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), said institution having purchased the station in 2018 fromMercyhurst University. Mercyhurst no longer is connected to WMCE.
Recognizing the station as a valuable community asset, LECOM has retained the talent and the on air format and delivers short and timely messages regarding various topics regarding healthcare services delivered by their institution.
In May 2021, WMCE-FM purchasedWWCB, a commercially licensed AM radio station based inCorry, Pennsylvania, from Bill Stafford.[4]
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