View text source at Wikipedia

WCUE

WCUE
Broadcast areaAkron, Ohio
Frequency1150 kHz
BrandingFamily Radio
Programming
FormatChristian
NetworkFamily Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Call sign meaning
"Musical cue"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID20674
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°12′5.00″N 81°31′25.00″W / 41.2013889°N 81.5236111°W / 41.2013889; -81.5236111
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitefamilyradio.org

WCUE (1150 AM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, carrying a Christian format as a repeater for the Family Radio network. Owned by Family Stations, Inc., the station services the Akron metro area. WCUE does not air local programming; all content is transmitted via satellite by the Family Radio network.[2] WCUE's transmitter is located in Cuyahoga Falls.

The station's format contains music by artists such as Fernando Ortega, Keith & Kristyn Getty, CityAlight, Steven Curtis Chapman, Sovereign Grace Music, and Don Moen as well as teaching by religious leaders & pastors such as R.C. Sproul, John MacArthur, and John Piper.

History

[edit]
1950s station logo

WCUE began in 1949 as a daytime-only station licensed to Akron, Ohio; the station callsign referred to a musical cue. In 1963, the station's city of license was assigned to Cuyahoga Falls. In the 1970s, WCUE aired a Top 40 format. In 1981, WCUE Radio, Inc. sold WCUE to Sackett Broadcasting Company; Sackett then installed the Music of Your Life format aimed at older adults. By 1984, WCUE was airing middle of the road music; Jerry Healey was among the on-air personalities heard during these later years.[3][4][5]

On October 22, 1986, Sackett Broadcasting donated WCUE to Family Radio of Oakland, California. The daytime power was increased from 1,000 to 2,500 watts in 1988 and then to 5,000 watts in 1990. In 2000, the license transitioned from commercial to non-commercial status. In 2002, Family Radio obtained a main station waiver, allowing WCUE to function solely as a repeater for the Family Radio network.[6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCUE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Dyer, Bob (March 18, 1998). "Sue, sue, sue – and then sue again". Akron Beacon Journal. p. D1.
  3. ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/50s-OCR-YB/1955-YB/1955-BC-YB-for-OCR-Page-0237.pdf [dead link‍]
  4. ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/60s-OCR-YB/1960-YB/RA-1960-All-Page-0503.pdf [dead link‍]
  5. ^ Dyer, Bob (August 14, 1985). "Good morning from Jerry Healey on WCUE". Akron Beacon Journal. p. B1.
  6. ^ Dyer, Bob (November 30, 1986). "Musically, stations starting to resemble clones". Akron Beacon Journal. p. H2.
[edit]