WCEC
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| City | Haverhill, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Merrimack Valley |
| Branding | Impacto 1490 |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Format | Spanish News/Talk |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 49382 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°46′22.00″N 71°6′1.00″W / 42.7727778°N 71.1002778°W |
| Former callsigns |
WHAV (1947-2002) WCCM (2002-2007) |
| Owner | Costa-Eagle Radio Ventures Limited Partnership |
| Sister stations | WNNW, WCCM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website |
www |
WCEC (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish News/Talk format. Licensed to Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA, the station is currently owned by Costa-Eagle Radio Ventures Limited Partnership, a partnership between Pat Costa and his chief investor, The Eagle-Tribune.[1]
History
From 1947 to 2002, the 1490 frequency in Haverhill, Massachusetts, was occupied by WHAV. WHAV changed call letters to WCCM on September 23, 2002. On July 30, 2007, the station changed its call sign to the current WCEC.[2]
History of call letters
The call letters WCEC were previously assigned to an AM station (and WCEC-FM to its sister station) in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, both of which began broadcasting November 2, 1947. The stations were owned by Josh L. Horne Jr., publisher of the (Rocky Mount) Evening Telegram.[3]
References
- ↑ "WCEC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WCEC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WCEC, WCEC-FM Start" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 10, 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WCEC
- Radio-Locator Information on WCEC
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WCEC