WCBE (90.5 FM) is a public radio station in Columbus, Ohio that began broadcasting in 1956.

[5] Initially, the station carried only locally produced education programs designed to connect remote learners to classrooms and only with limited broadcast hours.

[6] WCBE was the first station in Columbus to affiliate with National Public Radio and began carrying NPR programs with their first broadcast on May 3, 1971, with All Things Considered.

Kids Sundae featured live performances, and had children serve as reporters, producers, and co-hosts, one of whom was WCMH news anchor Kerry Charles.

[14] This competition created financial pressures for WCBE and General Manager Dan Mushalko was let go in 2019 having been convicted of telecommunications fraud for altering invoices to hide station debt from Columbus City Schools leadership.