for other uses see wced disambiguation . wced city dubois pennsylvania branding connect fm 96.7 & 107.9 frequency 1420 khz first air date february 1941 format news talk sports power 5 000 watts day 5 watts night callsign meaning w continental eastern divide owner priority communications website www.1420wced.com wced 1420 am news talk radio wced is a commercial radio station licensed to the city of dubois pennsylvania . wced broadcasts with a power output of 5 000 watts non directional day and 5 watts at night using a two tower directional antenna system . wced and its fm sister station wdsn are owned and operated by priority communications of pittsburgh pennsylvania . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 programming 4 references 5 external links history edit for much of its existence wced was the sister station of fm station wowq also licensed to dubois which had a country music format and was known by the moniker q102 . the stations were owned by derrick publishing of oil city pennsylvania which did business as tri county broadcasting and also published the oil city derrick newspaper . wced became known for its full service approach to local programming for both dubois and the tri county area which includes clearfield jefferson and elk counties . it also became the local radio outlet for abc news airing paul harvey and other full service network program offerings . the station also offered music formats such as chr oldies nostalgia and some talk but the station would go to a news and talk format after its sale to priority communications . wced and wowq were among the first stations in the country to use computer based hard disk audio storage technology in the early 1990s . citation needed in 1999 both stations were sold to vox media . vox sold wowq to first media and then wced in 2003 to priority communications which had been operating competitor wdsn since its first air date on february 14 1990 . first media had been operating wced under an lma but had no interest in owning it . citation needed wced moved to a new nearby building and vacated the former dubois lumber company office building after the sale to priority . the purchase price for wced was 150 000 according to fcc records . citation needed in 2003 wced moved from 80 north park place to 51 west long avenue in dubois where it shared space with wdsn temporarily until a new facility conducive to a news talk formatted radio station could be found . priority communications negotiated a deal for an old bank building at 12 west long avenue down the street from its original location . both stations were moved into the new state of the art facility by the end of 2004 . operations edit although wced is licensed to dubois the transmitter is located in the falls creek washington twp area of jefferson county . the station utilizes translators on 96.7 in rockton as w244ch and 107.9 fm in dubois as w300br to extend the coverage . the station operates a two tower array but for years before operated with three towers . one tower collapsed due to high winds in a march 2005 storm and was not replaced . the phasors and feed system were modified and the nighttime power level was significantly reduced from the original 500 watts . it now radiates a cardioid pattern into the dubois local area only at night while continuing to operate daytime non directional at the rated 5 000 watts . 1 programming edit originally billed as news talk radio wced the station airs local and syndicated talk programming during the daytime hours and fox sports radio during the evening hours . while the program offerings are relatively the same the station now acknowledges its fm translators at 96.7 and 107.9 and puts them at the forefront of all marketing efforts hence the new moniker connect fm . morning news airs monday through friday for three hours . the lineup of syndicated talk show hosts includes jim bohannon bob brinker dr. joy browne bill cunningham mike gallagher sean hannity rush limbaugh dennis prager and dave ramsey . the wced morning news was previously hosted by gary stormer who worked for the station from 1973 until his death on june 11 2011 making him the station s longest tenured employee . 1 references edit am query results audio division fcc usa . transition.fcc.gov . retrieved 2012 06 14 . external links edit official website query the fcc s am station database for wced radio locator information on wced query nielsen audio s am station database for wced obituary for gary stormer v t e radio stations in northern pennsylvania st. marys emporium kane pennsylvania area note this market specifically includes forest elk and cameron counties along with the southern portion of mckean and southwestern portion ofpotter counties part of the western twin tiers region in pennsylvania . by am frequency 600 900 1250 1260 1300 1310 1400 1420 1540 by fm frequency 88.1 88.5 90.1 91.1 91.7 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.9 94.9 96.7 97.5 98.9 100.1 100.5 100.7 101.3 102.1 102.9 103.1 103.3 103.9 104.1 104.3 105.5 106.5 106.9 107.3 by callsign wbrr wbyb wccr fm wced wcog fm wcoh fm wcpa wcuc fm wddh wdsn wecz wfrm whks wjng wkbi wkbi fm wknb wkql wlem wmkx wnae wokw wowq wphb wpsx wpxz fm wqfx fm wqkk wqky wqyx wrqv wrvi wrrn wvtt wwch wyvl wzdd pennsylvania radio markets allentown bethlehem altoona bradford coudersport chambersburg waynesboro erie harrisburg lebanon carlisle lancaster montrose new castle philadelphia pittsburgh reading sayre towanda mansfield wellsboro wilkes barre scranton williamsport york other pennsylvania radio regions bedford indiana johnstown lewistown mifflintown meadville franklin punxsutawney dubois st. marys emporium kane state college stroudsburg sunbury selinsgrove lewisburg warren see also list of radio stations in pennsylvania olean for stations in the bradford area v t e news talk radio stations in the state of pennsylvania all news kqv pittsburgh kyw philadelphia wlri lp gap news & talk kdka pittsburgh waeb allentown wbfd bedford wblf bellefonte wbzu scranton wcbg waynesboro wced du bois wecz punxsutawney weeo fm mcconnellsburg weeu reading wfbg altoona wfyl king of prussia whp harrisburg wiez lewistown wilk wilkes barre wilk fm avoca wjas pittsburgh wjet erie wkok sunbury wkst new castle wkzn west hazleton wlbr lebanon wlli somerset wmlp milton wntj johnstown wntp philadelphia wnwr philadelphia wpgp pittsburgh wpht philadelphia wpic sharon wpit pittsburgh wrsc state college wrta altoona wsba york wwpa williamsport wzsk everett defunct woyl oil city wply mount pocono see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in pennsylvania v t e espn radio stations in the commonwealth of pennsylvania full time affiliates allentown wtkz altoona wvam chambersburg wcbg easton weex erie wrie gettysburg wget huntingdon whun jersey shore wejs lancaster wlpa lehighton wbyn mexico wjun philadelphia wpen pittsburgh wbgg scranton wbax scranton wejl starview wonn fm state college wqwk williamsport wlyc part time affiliates meadville wmgw titusville wtiv dubois wced milton wmlp lansdale wnpv franklin wfra greencastle wcbg sunbury wkok pottsville wppa defunct somerset wbhv see also list of espn radio affiliates see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in pennsylvania see also espn radio espn deportes radio fox sports radio cbs sports radio nbc sports radio yahoo sports radio sports byline usa coordinates 41 08 31 n 78 48 07 w 41.14194 n 78.80194 w 41.14194 ; 78.80194 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wced & oldid 732663162 categories radio stations in pennsylvanianews and talk radio stations in the united statesradio stations established in 1941hidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from february 2013coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged 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