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| City of license | Erie, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Branding | Erie's Jazz Station |
| Slogan | Jazz All The Time |
| Frequency | 88.5 FM(MHz) |
| First air date | 1989 |
| Format | Jazz & Public Radio |
| ERP | 750 watts |
| HAAT | 499 feet |
| Class | A |
| Callsign meaning | W Mercyhurst College Erie |
| Owner | Mercyhurst University |
| Sister stations | WYNE |
| Webcast | JAZZ FM Webstream |
| Website | JAZZ FM Radio Website |
WMCE (88.5 FM) is a jazz radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania, owned and operated by Mercyhurst University. WMCE is called 88.5 JAZZ FM, "Erie's Jazz Station" and is a full time jazz station.
88.5 JAZZ FM's content is provided by local hosts, and weekly regional shows. Programs include: 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 include: Bob Protzman, Helen Wigger, Tony Mowod, and Bob Studebaker.
The station is operated by staff and by students from Mercyhurst University.
The station first signed on the air in February 1989 with Classic Rock. 88.5 JAZZ FM converted from a mixed variety format to a Jazz format on January 3, 2009 under former station director Michael Leal. The station director is now "Captain" Dan Geary & operations director is Tom Lavery.
88.5 JAZZ FM also broadcasts major Mercyhurst University sporting events (Ice Hockey, Football, Basketball) over the air and/or through the Internet by offering two audio streams, continuing jazz programming on air, while streaming the sporting events on the Internet.
Two of JAZZ FM's programs are non-jazz shows: "Despierta Latino" (the Spanish show that airs Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and "Polka Celebration" (Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) The two local live programs have become traditions at Mercyhurst College.
External links [link]
- Official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WMCE
- Radio-Locator information on WMCE
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WMCE
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Coordinates: 42°05′24″N 79°56′35″W / 42.090°N 79.943°W
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WMCE (AM)
WMCE is an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to North East, Pennsylvania, serving North East and Erie in Pennsylvania and Ripley in New York. WMCE is owned and operated by Mercyhurst University and the station director is "Captain" Dan Geary.
History
This station first signed on the air as WHYP on September 5, 1966. The station was founded by James D. Brownyard.
It was joined less than two years later by its like-named sister station, WHYP-FM (now WRKT), operating at 100.9. Like many co-owned FM stations of the era, it simulcast its AM sister during the daytime and provided local radio service after the AM station left the air after local sunset. Those hours of operation continue today for WMCE.
First sale
In January 1989, both WHYP-AM/FM were sold to Rambaldo Communications and went "All Beatles' with album sides until Rocket 101/1530 Launched in June of 1989.
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