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WWCB (1370 AM) is a full-service radio station licensed to Corry, Pennsylvania and serving Corry, Union City, eastern Erie County, Pennsylvania and Clymer, New York from its studio located at 122 North Center Street (PA 426) in downtown Corry and a transmitter facility off of West Columbus Avenue (U.S. Route 6). It is a Licensed Class B AM station operating 24 hours a day/7 days a week with 1,000 watts during the daytime, and 500 watts in the evening hours. The station's format is primarily oldies and classic hits with some country music included, and also broadcasts a variety of local sports programming featuring Corry High School Beavers football, basketball, baseball and softball and Clymer High School football. In addition, WWCB serves as an affiliate for the Motor Racing Network's and The Performance Racing Network NASCAR coverage. The station is owned by Samuel Jordan Jr. and William Stafford, through licensee Greater Corry Area Broadcasting LLP. ==History== WWCB signed on in April 2, 1955 as WOTR. It moved to its current location on North Center Street over 30 years ago and become WWCB, standing for the local high school mascot, the "Corry Beavers". As WWCB in the 70s, 80s and early 90s, the station featured long time personalities Bruce Lewis, Ron Smith and Barry Warnshius, with country music first thing in the morning and modern top 40 hits the rest of the day. The station was owned by Erie broadcasting icon Art Arkelien, who also owned FM station WYSS in Sagertown. After the station was sold in the 90s, it became full service Power 1370 (Oldies), and was part of a two station network with WYNE in North East. WMCE is now owned by Mercyhurst College. In September 2010, Vilkie Communications took over operations of the station changing it to match their "Cool" moniker, based on "Cool 101.7" WMVL in Meadville. The station featured oldies from the 60s, 70s and 80s and took on the call letters WHYP, also formerly licensed to North East (and was the original callsign for the current WMCE). On December 1, 2011, Whiplash Radio LLC signed an LMA/purchase agreement on WHYP, keeping the Cool name, and instituting a more tightly-programmed classic hits format. The station featured syndicated morning personality Charlie Tuna in mornings, Barry Warnshius in middays and station operator Chris Lash in afternoons. Dick Bartley's ''Classic Countdown'' and ''Rock and Roll's Greatest Hits'' programs were heard on the weekends. On July 15, 2013, The Mid State Sports Network signed an LMA / Purchase Agreement on WHYP. In order to avoid any confusion with another area radio station, Cool 101.7 - WMVL in Meadville, management made the decision to drop WHYP and return to the WWCB call sign under the slogan: "Corry's Hometown Radio Station". That change became effective on August 30, 2013. Personalities on the station include Kevin Thomas (6am - 10am); Dave Shannon (10am - 2pm); station General Manager Sam Jordan (2pm - 6am); Tom Kent (7pm - 12am) and other unnamed air personalities. The station will still continue to air Dick Bartley's syndicated shows on the weekend; other syndicated programs include NASCAR USA, ''Motor Racing Network'', and Performance Racing Network's talk shows. CBS Radio News provides world and national news reports, while local news and weather are covered by WSEE-TV. The commitment to sports programming continues as well. The station is the flagship station for the Erie Explosion indoor football team (2013 and 2014 Continental Indoor Football League Champions). In addition, 1370 AM airs Buffalo Bills and Westwood One's NFL Football games on the station. This accentuates the coverage that the station has with NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races, heard on the weekend. The station also carries local high school football for the Corry High School Beavers on Friday nights during football season (as well as other sports featuring that school outside of football season), as well as Clymer, New York High School on Saturday afternoons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WWCB」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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