WCBE

WCBE
City	Columbus, Ohio
Broadcast area
Branding	90.5 WCBE
Slogan	Central Ohio's NPR Station!
Frequency	90.5 (MHz)
First air date	September 26, 1956 (As WCBE)
Format	NPR, Public Radio
ERP	11,000 watts
HAAT	162 meters
Class	B
Callsign meaning	W-Columbus Board of Education
Owner	Columbus City Schools (Board of Education, City School District, Columbus)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wcbe.org

WCBE (90.5 FM) is a public radio station in Columbus, Ohio that began broadcasting in 1956. Initially, the station carried only locally produced education programs, but was the first station in Columbus to affiliate with National Public Radio and began carrying NPR programs in the 1970s. By the 1980s, the station had transitioned to a mix of NPR News and classical music. In 1990, the station switched musical formats to music classified as adult album alternative (AAA or Triple-A).

Today, WCBE is a NPR member station and also carries programs distributed by Public Radio International. The station carries most of the major public radio programs, including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Car Talk, and Prairie Home Companion, as well as several locally produced music programs. The WCBE call sign represents the station's licensee, the Columbus Board of Education (Columbus City Schools).

From WCBE.org:

"WCBE is a public radio station that exists to serve the cultural, information, and educational needs of Central Ohio and beyond. We fulfill this mission utilizing all available audio media: radio broadcasting, web streaming, content provision, and any other media existing or emerging which will help us enhance our community.

"Our goal is to provide a broad base of the Central Ohio community with services going beyond the stereotypical "heritage" formats of public radio. We shall mix public radio news and cultural mainstays with a truly eclectic blend of local and world music, a commitment to local news coverage, and efforts to serve our audience in both traditional and nontraditional ways."

External links

WCBE website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WCBE

Radio-Locator information on WCBE

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WCBE

Radio stations in the Columbus, Ohio market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.7 90.5 91.5 92.3 93.3 94.7 95.5 96.3 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.9 99.7 100.3 101.1 101.7 102.1 102.1 102.5 103.1 103.5 103.9 104.3 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.5 107.9

By AM frequency	610 820 880 920 1230 1270 1320 1430 1460 1550 1580

Digital Radio	89.7-1 89.7-2 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.3-1 93.3-2 93.3-3 94.7-1 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.9-1 97.9-2 98.9-1

By callsign	W252AY W287CP WBMO WBNS WBNS-FM WCBE WCKX WCLT WCLT-FM WCOL-FM WCRS-LP WCRX-LP WCVO WDLR WHKC WJKR WJYD WKCD WLOH WLVQ WMNI WNCI WNKO WNND WNNP WOBN WODC WOSA WOSB-FM WOSU-FM WQTT WRFD WRKZ WSNY WTOH WTVN WUFM WVKO WVKO-FM WVMX WVSG WWCD WXMG WXZX WYTS WZCB

Defunct	WSLN (98.7 FM)¹

¹ Now internet-only Ohio radio markets Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Lima Marietta Toledo Youngstown–Warren Other Ohio radio regions Ashtabula Ironton Mid-Ohio Sandusky Southern Ohio Wheeling/Steubenville See also List of radio stations in Ohio

NPR member stations in the state of Ohio

Ohio State University stations	Columbus WOSU-FM Mansfield WOSV Columbus WOSA Coshocton WOSE Marion WOSB Portsmouth WOSP

Ohio University stations	Athens WOUB Athens WOUB-FM Cambridge WOUC Chillicothe WOUH Ironton WOUL Zanesville WOUZ

Kent State University stations	Kent WKSU Norwalk WNRK New Philadelphia WKRJ Thompson WKSV Wooster WKRW

WGTE stations	Bryan WGBE Defiance WGDE Lima WGLE Toledo WGTE

Cincinnati Public Radio stations	Cincinnati WGUC Cincinnati WVXU Oxford WMUB

Other stations	Cleveland WCPN Columbus WCBE Dayton WDPR Greenville WDPG Middletown WNKN New Boston WNKE Wilberforce WCSU Yellow Springs WYSO Youngstown WYSU

See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Ohio

Coordinates: 39°57′48″N 83°00′17″W / 39.9634°N 83.0046°W / 39.9634; -83.0046

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