WBCR-FM

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WBCR-FM
Frequency 90.3 MHz
Programming
Format Variety; freeform
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1907, [1] 1965 (1965) (as an FM station)
Last air date
2025 (2025)
Former call signs
  • WBCR-FM (1965–1984)
  • WBCR (1984–1989)
Call sign meaning
Beloit College Radio
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 65465
Class A
ERP 130 watts
HAAT 18 meters (59 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°30′13.1″N89°1′55.4″W / 42.503639°N 89.032056°W / 42.503639; -89.032056
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.wbcr903.com

WBCR-FM (90.3 MHz) was a radio station broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to Beloit, Wisconsin, United States, the station was owned by Beloit College and had its license held by the college's Board of Trustees. [3]

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History

The station first aired in 1907 as an early experimental radio station ran by Dr. Charles Aaron Culver. [4] It is one of the oldest radio stations in the world. The station moved to 90.3 MHz as WBCR-FM in 1965. On October 1, 1984, the station modified its call sign to WBCR, but regained the "-FM" suffix on August 22, 1989. [5] On September 19, 2025, the trustees of the station put in an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to cancel the station's license.[ why? ] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "WBCR-FM". WBCR-FM.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBCR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WBCR-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "Radio Station | WBCR 90.3 FM Beloit College Radio | United States". WBCR. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "WBCR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ↑ Venta, Lance (October 5, 2025). "FCC Report 10/5: Government Shutdown Shuts Down FCC Filings". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 6, 2025.


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