- Station name Station name
- WCBE-FM
- Description Description
- The station was originally housed in the Columbus Normal School building, but moved to the Columbus Public Schools headquarters at 270 E. State Street in downtown Columbus, and then relocated to the historic Fort Hayes educational campus in 1992.
- Launch date Launch date
- 26 September 1956
- Owner Owner
- Columbus City Schools
- Contact Contact
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WCBE-FM
United States
Format
96kbps • MP3
WCBE (90.5 FM) is a public radio station in Columbus, Ohio that began broadcasting in 1956. The WCBE call sign represents the station's licensee, the Columbus Board of Education (Columbus City Schools).
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | wcbe.org |
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Broadcast profile
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Primary frequency
90.5 MHz
Service type
FM
Coverage area
Columbus metropolitan area
Owner / network
Columbus City Schools
First air date
26 September 1956
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Station details
Station details
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Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 40483 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Ohio |
| Branding | 90.5 WCBE |
| Owner | Columbus City Schools |
| Broadcast area | Columbus metropolitan area |
| Launched | 26 September 1956 |
| Website | wcbe.org |
| Primary frequency | 90.5 MHz |
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Stream health
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| Last check | 18 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | playerservices.streamtheworld.com |
| Final host | 18323.live.streamtheworld.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | MediaGateway 6.16.1-500.el9 |
| Latency | 1346 ms |
Source information
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| Current stream format | MP3 |
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Stream checked
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Last successful stream
18 hours ago
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About station About WCBE-FM
WCBE (90.5 FM) is a public radio station in Columbus, Ohio that began broadcasting in 1956. The WCBE call sign represents the station's licensee, the Columbus Board of Education (Columbus City Schools).
The station was originally housed in the Columbus Normal School building, but moved to the Columbus Public Schools headquarters at 270 E. State Street in downtown Columbus, and then relocated to the historic Fort Hayes educational campus in 1992. The station's tower is located on top of LeVeque Tower in downtown Columbus and is simulcast on 13 watt FM translator W292EA at 106.3 MHz in Newark, Ohio.
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