WCEB (94.7

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) is a non-commercial

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station licensed to Deposit, New York, and serving the

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. The station

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s a

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format with WCEG (100.3 FM) in

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. The stations are owned by Family Life Ministries.

History

Delaware County Broadcasting, owner of WDLA and WDLA-FM in

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, was granted a

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for a new station on 94.7 in Deposit on July 27, 1989. The station, which took the

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WIYN, signed on with a

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format on January 16, 1991. Delaware County Broadcasting sold its stations—WIYN, the WDLA stations, and WDHI in

—to BanJo Communications, owner of stations in nearby

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and Oneonta, for $865,000 in 2000. In January 2001, BanJo began simulcasting an

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format on WIYN and WDHI. BanJo sold its stations to

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for $9.75 million in 2004. Double O sold 26 radio stations, including WIYN and WDHI, to

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in 2011. In early 2019, Townsquare closed the stations' studios in Walton, which were shared with the WDLA stations and WTBD-FM; operations were moved to the company's Oneonta facility. In September 2022, WIYN and WDHI shifted from classic hits to

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as "100.3 & 94.7 The Eagle". The stations carried the syndicated show ''

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'', based at then-sister

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, in morning

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. On December 31, 2023, WIYN and WDHI ceased operations.Townsquare Turns Off New York Trio; Flint & Trenton AMs
Radioinsight - January 9, 2024 In May 2024, Townsquare Media sold the stations, along with WTBD-FM (which had shut down at the same time) to the

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. WIYN returned to the air October 8, 2024, and changed its call sign to WCEB on December 6.

References

External links

* CEB Radio stations established in 1991 1991 establishments in New York (state) Delaware County, New York {{NewYork-radio-station-stub