WRES-LP

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WRES-LP
City Asheville, North Carolina
Broadcast area Western North Carolina
BrandingWRES 100.7
Slogan "The Urban Sounds Of Asheville"
Frequency 100.7 FM
First air date 2004
Format Urban Variety
ERP 94 watts
HAAT 30.7 meters (101 ft)
Class L1
Facility ID 135084
Transmitter coordinates type:city 35°35′48.00″N82°33′18.00″W / 35.5966667°N 82.5550000°W / 35.5966667; -82.5550000
OwnerEmpowerment Resource Center of Asheville & Buncombe Co. Inc.
Website www.wresfm.com

WRES-LP (100.7 FM) is a non-commercial low-power FM (LPFM) radio station located in Asheville, North Carolina, that features a mixture of Urban Contemporary, Jazz, Gospel, and news and information targeted to the area's African-American population. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 0.094 kW.

FM broadcasting

FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting using frequency modulation (FM) technology. Invented in 1933 by American engineer Edwin Armstrong, wide-band FM is used worldwide to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. FM broadcasting is capable of better sound quality than AM broadcasting, the chief competing radio broadcasting technology, so it is used for most music broadcasts. Theoretically wideband AM can offer equally good sound quality, provided the reception conditions are ideal. FM radio stations use the VHF frequencies. The term "FM band" describes the frequency band in a given country which is dedicated to FM broadcasting.

Asheville, North Carolina City in North Carolina, United States

Asheville is a city and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 12th-most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The city's population was 89,121 according to 2016 estimates. It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area, with a population of 424,858 in 2010.

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime. Jazz is seen by many as "America's classical music". Since the 1920s Jazz Age, jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression. It then emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles, all linked by the common bonds of African-American and European-American musical parentage with a performance orientation. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression, and in African-American music traditions including blues and ragtime, as well as European military band music. Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as "one of America's original art forms".

History

WRES signed on August 26, 2004. The station is owned by the Empowerment Resource Center of Asheville & Buncombe Co. Inc.

The year 2004 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.

Coordinates: 35°35′49″N82°33′18″W / 35.597°N 82.555°W / 35.597; -82.555

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