WCRX (FM)
WCRX (88.1 FM) is a 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 |
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| Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
| Branding | 88.1FM WCRX |
| Slogan | Chicago's Underground |
| Programming | |
| Format | Dance, Top 40, Hip Hop |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Columbia College Chicago |
| History | |
| First air date | June 1975 (as WUIC-FM) November 22, 1982 (as WCRX) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 100 watts horizontal 90 watts vertical |
| HAAT | 39 meters (128 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Official website |
History
University of Illinois at Chicago
The 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.[1]
Columbia College Chicago
The 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.
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References
- "Interview editor for radio show". News Journal. September 3, 1975. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- WCRX in the FCC's FM station database
- WCRX on Radio-Locator
- WCRX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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