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About me: WCBE is a public radio station that exists to serve the cultural, information, and educational needs of Central Ohio and beyond. We fulfill this mission utilizing all available audio media: radio broadcasting, web streaming, content provision, and any other media existing or emerging which will help us enhance our community.

Our goal is to provide a broad base of the Central Ohio community with services going beyond the stereotypical "heritage" formats of public radio. We shall mix public radio news and cultural mainstays with a truly eclectic blend of local and world music, a commitment to local news coverage, and efforts to serve our audience in both traditional and nontraditional ways.

WCBE has provided superior public radio programming for residents of Columbus and adjacent areas since 1956. The station currently serves the region from Marion to the north, to Chillicothe in the south, east to Zanesville and west to Springfield. WCBE estimates roughly 100,000 listeners tune weekly to our signal.

STATION DETAILS
Station: WCBE FM
Frequency: 90.5 FM Columbus
Watts: 12,000
Market: Columbus, OH
Owner: Columbus Board of Education

Member Since:March 14, 2008

Last Login:August 7, 2008

Location:Columbus, OH

Birthday:September 26

Music means to me:WCBE airs a truly eclectic blend of local and world music. In the radio business, our musical format is called Adult Album Alternative.

DEFINITION
Source: Wikipedia (edited)
Adult album alternative (also triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a spinoff from the album-oriented rock format; its roots established sometime during the 1960s from what was called freeform and later progressive. The radio format has a diverse playlist; musical selection includes alternative rock, alternative country, jazz, folk, world music, reggae, celtic, native american, cajun, singer-songwriter, bluegrass and blues.

90.5 FM WCBE's CALENDAR

DateArtistVenueLocation

10/15/08 Wed the everybodyfields
Katie Herzig The Basement Columbus, OH
10/18/08 Sat Dickey Betts & Great Southern Renaissance Theatre Mansfield, OH
10/19/08 Sun Celtic Thunder Value City Arena (Schottenstein Center) Columbus, OH
10/23/08 Thu Crosby and Nash Midland Theatre Newark, OH
10/24/08 Fri Rhonda Vincent
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage Stuart's Opera House Nelsonville, OH
10/24/08 Fri The Magnetic Fields
Shugo Tokumaru Southern Theater Columbus, OH
10/31/08 Fri One Under House of Crave Columbus, OH
11/01/08 Sat Freekbass Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH
11/07/08 Fri Chris Botti Ohio Theatre Columbus, OH
11/07/08 Fri Kelly Richey Band Peach's Bar & Grill Yellow Springs, OH
11/08/08 Sat Chris Botti Ohio Theatre Columbus, OH
11/08/08 Sat Martin Sexton
Ryan Montbleau Band Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
11/13/08 Thu Four Bitchin' Babes
Nancy Moran Renaissance Theatre Mansfield, OH
11/15/08 Sat Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Roberts Center Wilmington, OH
11/21/08 Fri Old School Freight Train Renaissance Theatre Mansfield, OH
11/26/08 Wed One Under House of Crave Columbus, OH
12/06/08 Sat Riders In The Sky Victoria Theatre Dayton, OH
12/07/08 Sun Riders In The Sky Victoria Theatre Dayton, OH
12/31/08 Wed Freekbass Peach's Bar & Grill Yellow Springs, OH
01/17/09 Sat Blind Boys of Alabama
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Ohio University Athens, OH
02/13/09 Fri Peter Mulvey Midland Theatre Newark, OH
02/24/09 Tue Ladysmith Black Mambazo Southern Theater Columbus, OH
02/26/09 Thu Ladysmith Black Mambazo Clark State Performing Arts Center Springfield, OH

SHOWS FOR 90.5 FM WCBE's FAVORITE ARTISTS

within miles of EverywhereGo

DateArtistVenueLocation

10/13/08 Mon Grayson Capps Strutting Duck Auburn, AL
10/13/08 Mon Paul Weller Konzerthaus Vienna, AUS
10/13/08 Mon Jaymay Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
10/13/08 Mon Citizen Cope Center Stage Atlanta, GA
10/13/08 Mon The Aliens Thekla Bristol, GB
10/13/08 Mon Teddy Thompson Metro Radio Arena Newcastle, GB
10/13/08 Mon Jakob Dylan Fabrik Hamburg, GER
10/13/08 Mon Alejandro Escovedo Redstone Room Davenport, IA
10/13/08 Mon Ben Kweller Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
10/13/08 Mon Fleet Foxes Fabulous Fox Theatre St. Louis, MO
10/13/08 Mon Eric Lindell Kelly's Outer Banks Nags Head, NC
10/13/08 Mon James Hunter The Paradiso Amsterdam, NL
10/13/08 Mon Martha Wainwright Rockefeller Oslo, NO
10/13/08 Mon Umphrey's McGee Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom New York, NY
10/13/08 Mon The Gabe Dixon Band Berbati's Pan Portland, OR
10/13/08 Mon Dave Barnes Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead Munhall, PA
10/13/08 Mon Yonder Mountain String Band Mr. Small's Theatre Pittsburgh, PA
10/13/08 Mon The Dead Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
10/13/08 Mon Jason Mraz Metropolis Montreal, QC
10/13/08 Mon Joan Osborne The Triple Door Seattle, WA
10/13/08 Mon The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Oneida Bingo & Casino Green Bay, WI
10/14/08 Tue Lyle Lovett
John Hiatt Walton Arts Center Fayetteville, AR
10/14/08 Tue Jaymay Martini Ranch Scottsdale, AZ
10/14/08 Tue Hayes Carll Plush Tucson, AZ
10/14/08 Tue Ladysmith Black Mambazo The Port Theatre Nanaimo, BC
10/14/08 Tue Hayden South Okanagan Events Centre Penticton, BC
10/14/08 Tue Sharon Little Downtown Brewing Co San Luis Obispo, CA
10/14/08 Tue the subdudes Moe's Alley Santa Cruz, CA
10/14/08 Tue Dar Williams Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
10/14/08 Tue Brendan James 9:30 Club Washington, DC
10/14/08 Tue Martha Wainwright Vega Copenhagen, DK
10/14/08 Tue Victor Wooten Amager Bio Copenhagen, DK
10/14/08 Tue Amy Macdonald Caracol Madrid, ES
10/14/08 Tue Albert Castiglia Original Fat Cats Ft Lauderdale, FL
10/14/08 Tue Eric Hutchinson The Loft Atlanta, GA
10/14/08 Tue Teddy Thompson O2 Arena London, GB
10/14/08 Tue The Aliens Hoxton Bar London, GB
10/14/08 Tue Jose Gonzalez ULU London, GB
10/14/08 Tue