WCUE

WCUE
	Musical cue"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20674
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day; 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	41°12′5.00″N 81°31′25.00″W / 41.2013889°N 81.5236111°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	familyradio.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 originate any local programming. Both WCUE's studios and station transmitter are located in Cuyahoga Falls.

WCUE airs several Christian ministry broadcasts from noted teachers such as

John F. MacArthur, Adriel Sanchez, Dennis Rainey, John Piper, & others as well as traditional and modern hymns & songs by Keith & Kristyn Getty, The Master's Chorale, Fernando Ortega, Chris Rice, Shane & Shane, Sovereign Grace Music, Sara Groves

, & multiple other Christian and Gospel music artists.

History

WCUE began in 1949 as 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.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

Current programming

WCUE does not air local programming; all content is transmitted via satellite by the Family Radio network.^[6]

References

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

External links

Official website

WCUE in the FCC AM station database
WCUE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WCUE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] ttp://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/50s-OCR-YB/1955-YB/1955-BC-YB-for-OCR-Page-0237.pdf ^{[dead link]}

[3] ttp://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/60s-OCR-YB/1960-YB/RA-1960-All-Page-0503.pdf ^{[dead link]}

[4] Dyer, Bob (August 14, 1985). "Good morning from Jerry Healey on WCUE". Akron Beacon Journal. p. B1.

[5] Dyer, Bob (November 30, 1986). "Musically, stations starting to resemble clones". Akron Beacon Journal. p. H2.

[6] Dyer, Bob (March 18, 1998). "Sue, sue, sue – and then sue again". Akron Beacon Journal. p. D1.

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v t e Family Radio
AM Radio Stations	KARR^† KEAR KECR KFRN KYFR WAMT WCTF WCUE WFME WFSI WKDN
FM Radio Stations	KDFR KEBR KEFR KFNO KFRB KFRD KFRS KFRY KHAP KJVH KPFR KPRA KQFE KTXB KUFR KXFR KYOR WBFR WEFR WFCH WFME-FM WFRC WFRS WJCH WJFR WMFL WMWK WOFR WOTL WWFR WYMK WYTN
Television stations	WNYJ-TV KCNZ-CD KZTN-LD
Defunct radio stations	KFRJ KFRW KPHF
† Affiliate; not licensed to Family Stations, Inc.