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WCBC-FM

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WCBC-FM
Broadcast areaKeyser, West Virginia
Cumberland, Maryland
Frostburg, Maryland
Frequency107.1 MHz
BrandingClassic Hits 107.1
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsABC Radio News
Jones's "Good Time Oldies"
MRN Radio
PRN Radio
Baltimore Ravens Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Cumberland Broadcasting Corporation
  • (Prosperitas Broadcasting System, LP)
WCBC
History
First air date
1990 (as WKZG)
Former call signs
WKZG (1986–1994)
Call sign meaning
W Cumberland Broadcasting Corporation
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53671
ClassA
ERP480 watts
HAAT253.1 meters (830 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°31′30.0″N 78°51′43.0″W / 39.525000°N 78.861944°W / 39.525000; -78.861944
Links
Public license information

WCBC-FM (107.1 FM) is a classic hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Keyser, West Virginia, serving the Cumberland/Frostburg "metro" area. WCBC-FM is owned and operated by Cumberland Broadcasting Corporation.

History

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WCBC-FM began in 1990 as WKZG, always owned by Cumberland Broadcasting Corporation. The call letters were changed in 1994 to WCBC-FM, to match sister station WCBC 1270 AM. Previously, the WCBC-FM call letters were used between 1963-1969 by a Christian radio station in Baltimore, broadcasting on 105.7 MHz.[2] The call letters stood for "Christian Broadcasting Company" and the station also used the advertising slogan "Where Christ Brings Comfort".[3] That frequency is now WJZ-FM's in Baltimore.

Sports coverage

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WCBC-FM is also the home of NASCAR Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series, and Sprint Cup racing. WCBC carries all races from MRN Radio and PRN Radio, plus most (if not all) MRN and PRN programming.

Translator information

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WCBC-FM had a translator in Cumberland on 99.5 FM. The 99.5 signal was supplanted by the new, full-power station WVMD in April 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCBC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Radio Highlights". Baltimore Evening Sun. August 9, 1969. p. 5.
  3. ^ "WCBC-FM". The Baltimore Sun. May 9, 1964. p. 11.
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