WCCX

Last updated

WCCX
Broadcast area Waukesha/Milwaukee
Frequency 104.5 MHz
Branding104.5 The X
Programming
Format Defunct
Ownership
Owner Carroll University
History
First air date
September 1, 1978
Call sign meaning
Carroll
College
The X
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 68288
Class D
ERP 13 watts
HAAT 15 meters (49 ft)
Links
Public license information

WCCX (104.5 FM) was a student-run college radio station licensed to Waukesha, Wisconsin, which served the Carroll University campus and area immediately surrounding it. It was owned by Carroll University. WCCX was also known as "The X" and "The voice of Carroll University," and played an eclectic mix typical of college radio, including music from both major label and independent artists. WCCX is also the only media outlet covering Carroll Pioneer athletic events. The original call sign for the station was to be WCCZ and the frequency 88.1 MHz. This frequency was found to interfere with the audio of WITI TV channel 6 within the City of Waukesha whenever WCCZ broadcast. Shortly after this, Carroll College applied to change the license to 104.5 MHz and use the call sign WCCX.

The station was a completely student run organization at the college. The WCCX studios were located in the lower level of the Carroll University "Campus Center" (student union) building. The Campus Center building also housed the antenna from which WCCX transmitted its 13 watt signal, which could be heard throughout most of the city of Waukesha. Upon leaving the city in any direction, WCCX's signal was overtaken by WSLD, a full-power commercial station broadcasting from Whitewater, 30 miles away.

WCCX discontinued operation on May 31, 2022 at 4:30 PM. The university surrendered the station's license to the Federal Communications Commission on May 4, 2023, who cancelled it the same day.

43°00′14″N88°13′41″W / 43.004°N 88.228°W / 43.004; -88.228


  1. "Facility Technical Data for WCCX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WMPG</span> Radio station in Maine, United States

WMPG is a community radio station broadcasting from Portland, Maine. It is located on Bedford Street at the University of Southern Maine Portland Campus. It is affiliated with the college, and a mix of USM students and volunteers from the greater Portland community produce all the music and local public affairs programs. It broadcasts 4.5 kilowatts on 90.9.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WMTS-FM</span> Radio station in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

WMTS-FM is a student-run college radio station licensed to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The station is currently owned by Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) alongside WMOT, with studios for both stations located at the John Bragg Media and Entertainment Building on campus. WMTS's transmitter is located just east of the MTSU campus. WMTS went on-air in March 1992 on cable TV Channel 38, the Housing and the Residential Life Channel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WHPK</span> Radio station in Hyde Park, Chicago

WHPK is a student-run college radio station owned by the University of Chicagoin Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WBGU (FM)</span> Radio station in Bowling Green, Ohio

WBGU is an American non-commercial, college radio station licensed to serve Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The station, established in 1951, is owned and operated by Bowling Green State University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WXPN</span> Public radio station in Philadelphia

WXPN is a non-commercial, public radio station licensed to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that broadcasts an adult album alternative (AAA) radio format, along with many other format shows. WXPN produces World Cafe, a music program distributed by NPR to many non-commercial stations in the United States. The station's call sign, which is often abbreviated to XPN, stands for "Experimental Pennsylvania Network". The broadcast tower used by WXPN is located at, in the antenna farm complex in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WPRB</span> Radio station at Princeton University

WPRB is an FM radio station licensed to Princeton, New Jersey, and owned by Princeton Broadcasting Service, Inc. It broadcasts a freeform radio format, including shoegaze, slowcore, noise music, harsh noise wall, plunderphonics, illbient, jazz, electronic, folk, reggae, ska, metal, world, soul, rap, blues, and rock. While the station is non-profit, it is licensed as a commercial radio station. It is funded primarily by listener contributions, raised especially during WPRB's annual spring 10-day Membership Drive. It also derives funding through community underwriting contracts with local businesses. Almost all on-air staff and management are Princeton University alumni and students. WPRB's slogan is "New Jersey's Only Radio Station".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KUCI</span> Radio station at the University of California, Irvine

KUCI is a student-run college radio station licensed to the University of California, Irvine in Irvine, California. The station is owned by the Regents of the University of California.

WGVU-FM is an NPR member station serving Grand Rapids, Michigan. Owned by Grand Valley State University, it is simulcast in West Michigan. The main broadcast frequency is 88.5 MHz, which is licensed to Allendale, the Grand Rapids suburb that is home to Grand Valley State's main campus. It is simulcast on WGVS-FM 95.3 MHz, which is licensed to Whitehall and serves Muskegon. The format is talk radio from NPR, along with jazz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WCHC</span> Radio station in Massachusetts, United States

WCHC is the student-run radio station of College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, its city of license, and broadcasts at a frequency of 88.1 MHz.

WMHW-FM, "The Mountain 91.5," is the student-operated college radio station for Central Michigan University, located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The call letters stand for "Wilbur Moore Hall Wireless", a reference to the station's studios being located in Wilbur Moore Hall on the CMU campus. The station is under the auspices of CMU's College of Communication and Fine Arts, and is operated by students from the School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts.

WFNP is a college radio station licensed to Rosendale, New York. The station, which is run by students at State University of New York at New Paltz, broadcasts at 6 kilowatts ERP from a tower on Illinois Mountain in nearby Lloyd, New York.

KXJZ is a non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station in Sacramento, California. It is owned by Sacramento State University and has studios on the campus at 7055 Folsom Boulevard. KXJZ's sister station is classical music-formatted KXPR 88.9 FM. The two stations are known as CapRadio.

KBYU-FM is a classical music radio station run by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. It is known on-air as Classical 89. It is a production of BYU Radio. It transmits at an effective radiated power of 32 kW. Its transmitting tower is located on a peak of the Oquirrh Mountains northwest of the university campus, and southwest of Salt Lake City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WFSU-FM</span> Radio station in Florida, United States

WFSU is the callsign for public radio stations operated by Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KKED</span> Radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska

KKED is an alternative rock radio station in Fairbanks, Alaska. The station is owned by iHeartMedia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WPOZ</span> Christian radio station in Orlando, Florida

WPOZ is a non-commercial, listener-supported FM radio station licensed to Orlando, and serving all of Central Florida. It is owned by Central Florida Educational Foundation, Inc., and operated by Z Ministries, inc. It broadcasts a Christian Adult Contemporary radio format. The radio studios are in Altamonte Springs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WRBB</span> Radio station at Northeastern University

WRBB is a radio station broadcasting a variety format, run by the students of Northeastern University. Licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it serves the Greater Boston area. The station is owned by Northeastern and transmits from its main Boston campus. The station is funded through the Northeastern Student Activities fee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WRUR-FM</span> Radio station in Rochester, New York

WRUR-FM is a public radio station owned by the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. The station broadcasts an Adult Album Alternative format and carries NPR news programming.

WCMO-LP is a student-run radio station at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, United States. It provides music and talk programming. WCMO-LP is one of two stations owned by Marietta College along with WMRT (88.3 MHz), which offers classical and jazz music and is managed by the college's communications department. Both stations broadcast from studios in the McKinney Media Center.

KDFC is a non-commercial radio station in San Francisco, California, that broadcasts classical music 24 hours daily. It is owned by the University of Southern California. KDFC is the radio home of the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Opera. The station's live stream is available on the Internet and through the station's mobile app.