WCCE

WCCE
Satellite of WRTP, Franklinton
Broadcast areaFayetteville, North Carolina
Frequency90.1 (MHz)
BrandingHis Radio WRTP
Programming
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
OwnerRadio Training Network
History
First air date
October 7, 1974 (1974-10-07)
Call sign meaning
"We're Campbell for Christian Education" (former owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID8499
ClassC3
ERP15,000 watts
HAAT92.1 meters (302 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°12′39.6″N 78°50′0.1″W / 35.211000°N 78.833361°W / 35.211000; -78.833361
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.hisradiowrtp.com

WCCE (90.1 FM; "His Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Buies Creek, North Carolina, United States, the station serves the Fayetteville area. The station is owned by Radio Training Network and is a full-time satellite of WRTP in Franklinton.

Geographic coverage[edit]

WCCE's 15,000 watt signal covers all of Harnett and Cumberland counties as well as parts of Wake, Lee, Johnston and Sampson counties.

Former programming[edit]

The station had previously been the student radio station of Campbell University in Buies Creek. It formerly aired a format featuring easy listening music during parts of the broadcast day along with religious programming; during this period, WCCE was branded as "Light and Easy 90.1". This format was featured during the 1990s and early 2000s before being dropped in 2006 in favor of a Christian music format mixed with other religious programming. It also aired various athletic events of the Campbell Fighting Camels. Weekend programming included some bluegrass and big band music shows.

Sale[edit]

Following the 2006–2007 school year, Campbell sold WCCE to Radio Training Network, which turned it into a full-power satellite of WRTP.[2] The call letters remain unchanged, even though the new station operates from studios located in North Raleigh. RTN took over the station's operations under a local marketing agreement until the sale closed in 2007.

Soon after taking over the station, RTN won FCC approval to increase WCCE's power to 15,000 watts from a new tower in northeastern Cumberland County.[3][4]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCCE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ WCCE Sale in works, The Fayetteville Observer, (accessed 11 Sep 2007)
  3. ^ "WCCE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "WCCE Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

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