WMCE (AM)

"WYNE" redirects here. For the Wisconsin radio station previously known as WYNE, see WHBY. For the tribe, see Wyne.

WMCE

The current logo for WMCE as of February 2013
City of license	North East, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	North East, Pennsylvania Erie, Pennsylvania Ripley, New York
Branding	MCE 1530
Slogan	The Greatest Hits of All Time
Frequency	1530 kHz
First air date	1966 (as WHYP)
Format	Oldies
Power	1,000 watts daytime 250 watts critical hours
Class	D
Facility ID	26610
Transmitter coordinates
Former callsigns	WHYP (1966-1988) WRKT (1988-1990) WEHN (1990-1992) WFLP (1992-1993) WEYZ (1993-2004) WYNE (2004-2013)
Owner	Mercyhurst University
Sister stations	WMCE-FM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	WMCE Online

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.

External links

• WMCE 1530AM Online
• Query the FCC's AM station database for WMCE
• Radio-Locator Information on WMCE
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WMCE