WCEM (AM)

For the FM radio station in Cambridge, Maryland, United States, see WCEM-FM.

WCEM (1240 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a sports format and is an affiliate of Infinity Sports Network. The station is licensed to Cambridge, Maryland, United States and owned by the Draper Holdings Business Trust. WCEM is a sister station to CBS/Fox affiliate WBOC-TV (channel 16), NBC affiliate WRDE-LD (channel 31), Telemundo affiliate WBOC-LD (channel 42), and sister radio stations WBOC-FM, WCEM-FM, WAAI, and WTDK.

WCEM

Cambridge, Maryland
Frequency	1240 kHz
Branding	Sports Radio 1240
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Infinity Sports Network Baltimore Orioles Radio Network Baltimore Ravens Maryland Terrapins
Ownership
Owner	Draper Holdings Business Trust (WBOC, Inc.)
Sister stations	Radio: WAAI, WBOC-FM, WCEM-FM, WTDK TV: WBOC-TV, WBOC-LD, WRDE-LD, WSJZ-LD, WRUE-LD
History
First air date	November 11, 1947
Call sign meaning	W CambridgE Maryland
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	46939
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	38°35′3″N 76°4′54″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	sportsradio1240.com

History

Logo as "Adult Standards 1240," used until February 2019

WCEM originally signed on the air on November 11, 1947. Its original callsign was WCMD and was known as "The Voice of the Shoremen". The station was previously owned by MTS Broadcasting Stations before being bought by Draper in 2018.^[2] It formerly broadcast nostalgic standards and talk radio before switching to the sports radio format in February 2019. Under the sports radio format the station broadcasts Baltimore Orioles games, Baltimore Ravens games, University of Maryland football and basketball games, local high school football games, and the powerboat races on the Choptank River.

As of October 2024, the station has gone dark.