Editing WCBE (section)

== Your True Alternative ==
[[WOSU-FM]] broadcast an exclusive classical music service, and in 1990, to avoid duplication in the market, especially on the FM band, WCBE, now led by General Manager and longtime staffer Sharon Miller, switched musical formats to music classified as [[adult album alternative]] (AAA or Triple-A), rebranding the station as "Your True Alternative".  Program Directors David Gordon and Norm Beeker managed the on-air programming during this period of unprecedented growth, revamping weekend programming, moving to a 24-hour broadcast with the [[BBC World Service]] and launching new local music and news programs.<ref name="auto"/>  Programming received several awards during this era, including the eclectic music program ''Radio Free Columbus'', hosted by Jon Peterson, honored as the 1993 Ohio Educational Broadcasting Program of the Year (OEBie Award), and ''Kids Sundae'', a live children's variety show co-hosted by Dan Mushalko, recipient of the 1994 OEBie Program of the Year.  ''Kids Sundae'' featured live performances, and had children serve as reporters, producers, and co-hosts, one of whom was [[WCMH]] news anchor Kerry Charles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/local-celebrity/2020/11/25/kerry-charles-linden-native-channel-4-anchor-eager-make-difference-columbus-ohio/6269093002/|title=WCMH-TV anchor and Linden native Kerry Charles determined to tell stories, be a role model|first=Ken|last=Gordon|website=The Columbus Dispatch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/login/|title=Log in or sign up to view|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89400506/|title = Clipped from the Newark Advocate|newspaper = The Newark Advocate|date = September 30, 1993|page = 3}}</ref>

In addition, ''Evening Journal'', a half-hour daily local news broadcast, was honored as the 1992, 1993, and 1994 Best News Program by the Public Radio News Directors (PRNDI).<ref name="auto"/>  The station also syndicated ''Toss the Feathers Christmas'', an annual [[Celtic music]] Christmas program, hosted by Doug Dickson, between 1994 and 2004 across the globe through [[Public Radio International]] (PRI).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/doug-dickson-host-of-wcbe-s-toss-the-feathers-dead-at-54/|title = Doug Dickson, host of WCBE's Toss the Feathers, dead at 54|date = September 19, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/article/20070918/LIFESTYLE/309189908|title = Radio host promoted Celtic tunes}}</ref>