WCUE
Encyclopedia
WCUE is an AM radio
station licensed to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
, USA operating on 1150 kHz. It operates as a noncommercial educational station and serves the Akron, Ohio
market. The station broadcasts the religious programming of Family Radio
.
. In the 1970s, WCUE was a popular Top 40 radio station. It abandoned the popular music format in 1981 when it sold by WCUE Radio, Inc. to Sackett Broadcasting Co. (studios were on Sackett Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls) which installed the Music Of Your Life
standards format aimed at older adults. It then changed to a middle-of-the-road format in 1984. Ownership was transferred from Sackett Broadcasting to the non-profit Family Radio, Inc. (headed by Harold Camping) of Oakland, California on October 22, 1986. Technically, the station was donated to Family Radio, since no money changed hands. On August 3, 1988, the transmitter was moved and daytime power was increased from 1,000 to 2,500 watts and to 5,000 watts on February 2, 1990. The license was changed from a commercial to non-commercial station on November 13, 2000, and Family Radio obtained a main station waiver on September 26, 2002, allowing it function solely as a translator for Family Radio's programming from KEAR in San Francisco.
AM broadcasting
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station licensed to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 49,374 people, 21,655 households, and 13,317 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,932.9 people per square mile . There were 22,727 housing units at an average density of 889.7 per square mile...
, USA operating on 1150 kHz. It operates as a noncommercial educational station and serves the Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
market. The station broadcasts the religious programming of Family Radio
Family Radio
Family Radio, also known by its licensee name Family Stations Inc., is a Christian radio network based in Oakland, California, USA, founded by Lloyd Lindquist, Richard H. Palmquist and Harold Camping...
.
History
WCUE first begin broadcasting in 1949 and was originally licensed to Akron as a daytime-only station. It finally achieved nighttime operation by changing its city of license to Cuyahoga Falls in 1963 and constructing a six-tower directional arrayDirectional array
In broadcast engineering, directional array refers to an antenna array arranged such that the superposition of the electromagnetic waves produce a predictable electromagnetic field...
. In the 1970s, WCUE was a popular Top 40 radio station. It abandoned the popular music format in 1981 when it sold by WCUE Radio, Inc. to Sackett Broadcasting Co. (studios were on Sackett Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls) which installed the Music Of Your Life
Music of Your Life
Music of Your Life is a satellite-delivered radio network featuring the Adult Standards music format. Created by record executive and jingle writer Al Ham, and now under the direction of Marc Angell, Music of Your Life has more than 50 AM, FM and HD-2 radio station affiliates, and has been in...
standards format aimed at older adults. It then changed to a middle-of-the-road format in 1984. Ownership was transferred from Sackett Broadcasting to the non-profit Family Radio, Inc. (headed by Harold Camping) of Oakland, California on October 22, 1986. Technically, the station was donated to Family Radio, since no money changed hands. On August 3, 1988, the transmitter was moved and daytime power was increased from 1,000 to 2,500 watts and to 5,000 watts on February 2, 1990. The license was changed from a commercial to non-commercial station on November 13, 2000, and Family Radio obtained a main station waiver on September 26, 2002, allowing it function solely as a translator for Family Radio's programming from KEAR in San Francisco.