WGEV explained

WGEV
City:Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Area:Geneva College
Airdate:1965
Frequency:88.3 MHz
Format:Defunct
Erp:15 watts
Haat:81 meters
Class:D
Coordinates:40.7725°N -80.3092°W
Facility Id:23619
Owner:Geneva College

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

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

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

Notes and References

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