- WCER (AM)
Infobox Radio Station
name = WCER
area =Canton, Ohio
branding =
slogan =
airdate =
frequency = 900 (kHz)
format = Religious/talk
power = 500watt s (daytime)
75watt s (nighttime)
class = D
owner = Melodynamic Broadcasting Corp.
website = [http://www.wcer.us/ www.wcer.us]
callsign_meaning = We're Christian Education Radio
Where Christ Ever ReignsWCER is an AM
radio station inCanton, Ohio , operating on 900 kHz and featuring religious programming supplemented with a line-up of syndicated talk radio programs. It also carriesWalsh University football and high school football games.WCER is owned by Melodynamic Broadcasting Corp.
History
The station began in 1947 as WAND. It became WCNS and later WNYN in the 1960s. WNYN, along with sister station WNYN-FM 106.9, was purchased in 1965 by Don Keyes, who had made his mark as a national programmer for legendary station owner Gordon McLendon. He sold the AM station sometime after 1971, when he sold WNYN-FM to
Susquehanna Radio . The FM station became WHLQ, then WOOS, and is nowWRQK-FM .After Keyes sold the AM station, it was known as "Country 9" and featured a
country music format in the 1980s. The station became WTOF onMarch 15 ,1985 when it was commonly owned with WTOF-FM 98.1 (the frequency now occupied byWKDD ). WTOF-FM was first station owned byMortenson Broadcasting . After Mortenson sold the AM station, the call sign was changed to WBXT onMarch 1 ,1988 (with a short-lived Urban format), then to WCER onSeptember 29 ,1992 . The WCER call letters originally stood for "Canton's Entertainment Radio," but have taken on different meanings with the station's Christian and religious-leaning format.The WCER call sign was previously assigned to AM 1390 in
Charlotte, Michigan from 1956 to 1980.Programming
Notable weekday programming includes Alex Jones, Christian Teaching/Preaching, Derry Brownfield, Dave Ramsey, Doctor Laura, "The Patriot News Hour", and "The Flip Side" with Robby Noel.
External links
*AMQ|WCER
* [http://www.wcer.us/ WCER official website]
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