WCRX (88.1 MHz) is an FM radio station based in Chicago, Illinois. WCRX is a non-commercial campus radio station owned and operated by Columbia College Chicago. The station is located at 33 East Congress in Chicago and operated by students in the school's radio department. WCRX provides music, news, sports, and community affairs programming.
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| Broadcast area | Downtown, Near North, South Loop, West Loop in Chicago, Illinois |
| Frequency | 88.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 88.1FM WCRX |
| Programming | |
| Format | Dance, top 40, hip hop |
| Affiliations | Pacifica Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Columbia College Chicago |
| History | |
First air date | June 1975 (as WUIC-FM) November 22, 1982 (as WCRX) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12424 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 100 watts horizontal 90 watts vertical |
| HAAT | 39 meters (128 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Official website |
History
editUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
editThe WCRX license was established as WUIC, the radio station of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, in June 1975. The station broadcast eight hours a day.[2]
Columbia College Chicago
editThe university filed to sell WUIC to sold the station to Columbia on August 25, 1982. Upon taking control in November, the station received new WCRX call letters.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCRX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Interview editor for radio show". News Journal. September 3, 1975. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 12424 (WCRX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCRX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Radio Alumni
- WCRX History
- FCC History Cards for WCRX
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