WCRX (FM)

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WCRX
Broadcast area Downtown, Near North, South Loop, West Loop in Chicago, Illinois
Frequency 88.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding88.1FM 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

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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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. [2]

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

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WCRX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Interview editor for radio show". News Journal. September 3, 1975. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

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