WCEG
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WCEG
| above =
| logo =
| city = Delhi, New York
| country = US
| area = Binghamton, New York
| branding =
| frequency = 100.3 MHz
| repeater = {{Radio Relay|94.7|WCEB|Deposit}}
| airdate = {{start date|1992|3|16}}
| format = Christian radio
| erp = 1,600 watts
| haat = {{convert|196|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 16442
| coordinates = {{coord|42|22|43.2|N|74|50|20.5|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WDHI (1990–2024)
| affiliations =
| network = Family Life Network
| owner = Family Life Ministries, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WCEB, WCER
| webcast =
| website =
}}
WCEG (100.3 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Delhi, New York, United States, the station is owned by Family Life Ministries.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WDHI |title=WDHI Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} The station simulcasts with WCEB (94.7 FM) in Deposit, New York.
History
Delaware County Broadcasting, owner of WDLA and WDLA-FM in Walton, New York, was granted a construction permit for a new station on 100.3 in Delhi on March 13, 1990.{{cite news |title=New Stations |work=Broadcasting |date=April 2, 1990 |page=126}} The station, which took the call sign WDHI,{{cite news |title=Call Letter Changes |work=The M Street Journal |date=May 7, 1990 |page=7}} signed on with a soft adult contemporary format{{cite news |title=Format Changes |work=The M Street Journal |date=May 4, 1992 |page=1}} on March 16, 1992.{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010|year=2010|page=D-378}}
Delaware County Broadcasting sold its stations—WDHI, the WDLA stations, and WIYN in Deposit—to BanJo Communications, owner of stations in nearby Norwich and Oneonta, for $865,000 in 2000.{{cite news |title=Combos |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/combos-85638 |access-date=December 23, 2024 |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=September 25, 2000 |language=en}} In January 2001, BanJo began simulcasting an oldies format on WDHI and WIYN.{{cite news |title=Format Changes & Updates |work=The M Street Journal |date=January 31, 2001 |page=2}} BanJo sold its stations to Double O Radio for $9.75 million in 2004.{{cite news |title=Deal of the Week |work=Radio & Records |date=July 23, 2004 |page=5}}
Double O sold 26 radio stations, including WDHI and WIYN, to Townsquare Media in 2011.{{cite news |title=Townsquare grows with Double O Radio buy |url=https://rbr.com/townsquare-grows-with-double-o-radio-buy/ |access-date=December 23, 2024 |work=Radio & Television Business Report |date=August 8, 2011}} In early 2019, Townsquare closed the stations' studios in Walton, which were shared with the WDLA stations and WTBD-FM; operations were moved to the company's Oneonta facility.{{cite news |last1=Fybush |first1=Scott |title=NorthEast Radio Watch 1/21/19: Steve Dodge, RIP |url=https://www.fybush.com/nerw-20190121/ |access-date=December 23, 2024 |work=Fybush.com |date=January 21, 2019}} In September 2022, WDHI and WIYN shifted their format from classic hits to classic rock as "100.3 & 94.7 The Eagle".{{Cite web |title=Eagle Lands In Oneonta |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/243055/eagle-lands-in-oneonta/ |access-date=September 26, 2022 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}
On December 31, 2023, WDHI and WIYN ceased operations.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/263186/townsquare-turns-off-new-york-trio-flint-trenton-ams/ Townsquare Turns Off New York Trio; Flint & Trenton AMs] Radioinsight - January 9, 2024 In May 2024, Townsquare Media sold the stations, along with WTBD-FM (which had shut down at the same time) to the Family Life Network.{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=Station Sales Week of 5/17: Townsquare Sells Upstate New York Trio |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/269049/station-sales-week-of-5-17-townsquare-sells-upstate-new-york-trio/ |access-date=May 17, 2024 |work=RadioInsight |date=May 17, 2024}} WDHI returned to the air October 8, 2024,{{cite web |last1=Stabbert |first1=Martin |title=Resumption of Operations of a Full Power FM Station Application |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/fmDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f91924d07dc01926ccf38fd1245&id=25076f91924d07dc01926ccf38fd1245&goBack=N |website=Licensing and Management System |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=December 23, 2024 |date=October 8, 2024}} and changed its call sign to WCEG on December 6.{{cite web |last1=Snavley |first1=Rick |title=Form 380 - Change Request |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/fmDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f91934be7c10193693c98081a54&id=25076f91934be7c10193693c98081a54&goBack=N |website=Licensing and Management System |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=December 23, 2024 |date=November 26, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|16442|WCEG}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in New York}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1992