WMCE-FM

WMCE-FM (88.5 FM) is a non-commercial Classic Hits radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania, owned and operated by Mercyhurst University. WMCE-FM is simulcast on sister station WMCE 1530 AM.

History

Formation - WMCY

After Mercyhurst acquired the frequency, 88.5 first signed on as WMCY on February 3, 1989. It was a mixed format station broadcasting classic rock, Broadway musicals, talk programs and more. It eventually switched to Opera and classical and then changed formats again in January 2009 to nearly exclusively Jazz music.

Jazz FM

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.