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WGEV

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WGEV
Broadcast areaGeneva College
Frequency88.3 MHz
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
OwnerGeneva College
History
First air date
1965
Technical information
Facility ID23619
ClassD
ERP15 watts
HAAT81 meters
Transmitter coordinates
40°46′21″N 80°18′33″W / 40.77250°N 80.30917°W / 40.77250; -80.30917

WGEV was a college radio station that was owned by Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The station began broadcasting on November 15, 1965 at 12:30 pm. The station used to broadcast on 88.3 FM, but its license was canceled in September 2007.[1] A class D station, WGEV applied for a power upgrade and move to class A status in 1989 but that move was rejected in July 1989 as it would have caused significant interference with the broadcast signal of WYSU in Youngstown, Ohio.[2]

Awards and honors

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In 1995, WGEV was a finalist in the "creative production" category of the Marconi College Radio Awards.[3] The station was honored for the program "Gospel Galaxy", a science fiction tale about the crew of a Christian starship whose mission is to spread the Gospel through music.

WGEV today

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WGEV moved operations to internet radio, but ceased operations in December 2013.

References

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  1. ^ "WGEV Station Search Details". FCC Media Bureau. September 10, 1997. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  2. ^ Williams, Dennis (July 18, 1989). "Letter 8920-RAP in re: WGEV(FM), Beaver Falls, PA". FCC Audio Services Division.
  3. ^ "Campus News - Geneva". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. March 9, 1995. p. W8.