WCEM (AM)

WCEM
Frequency1240 kHz
BrandingSports Radio 1240
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsInfinity Sports Network
Baltimore Orioles Radio Network
Baltimore Ravens
Maryland Terrapins
Ownership
Owner
Radio: WAAI, WBOC-FM, WCEM-FM, WTDK
TV: WBOC-TV, WBOC-LD, WRDE-LD, WSJZ-LD, WRUE-LD
History
First air date
November 11, 1947
Call sign meaning
W CambridgE Maryland
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID46939
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
38°35′3″N 76°4′54″W / 38.58417°N 76.08167°W / 38.58417; -76.08167
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitesportsradio1240.com

WCEM (1240 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a sports format and is an affiliate of Infinity Sports Network. The station is licensed to Cambridge, Maryland, United States and owned by the Draper Holdings Business Trust. WCEM is a sister station to CBS/Fox affiliate WBOC-TV (channel 16), NBC affiliate WRDE-LD (channel 31), Telemundo affiliate WBOC-LD (channel 42), and sister radio stations WBOC-FM, WCEM-FM, WAAI, and WTDK.

History

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Logo as "Adult Standards 1240," used until February 2019

WCEM originally signed on the air on November 11, 1947. Its original callsign was WCMD and was known as "The Voice of the Shoremen". The station was previously owned by MTS Broadcasting Stations before being bought by Draper in 2018.[2] It formerly broadcast nostalgic standards and talk radio before switching to the sports radio format in February 2019. Under the sports radio format the station broadcasts Baltimore Orioles games, Baltimore Ravens games, University of Maryland football and basketball games, local high school football games, and the powerboat races on the Choptank River.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCEM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Draper Media to Acquire MTS Broadcasting Stations". Retrieved 2018-03-11.
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