WRSE

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WRSE
WRSE.jpg
City Elmhurst, Illinois
Broadcast area DuPage County, Illinois
Frequency 88.7 MHz
BrandingWRSE-FM, Elmhurst
Slogan Elmhurst Rock Variety
Programming
Format Rock
AffiliationsIntercollegiate Broadcasting System
Ownership
Owner Elmhurst University
(Board of Trustees)
History
First air date
1962
Former call signs
WRSE-FM (1962-2001) [1] [2]
Call sign meaning
Wired Radio Station Elmhurst (reflecting early years as a carrier-current station)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 4299
Class A
Power 234 watts TPO
ERP 320 watts
HAAT 29 meters (95 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°53′46.00″N87°56′45.00″W / 41.8961111°N 87.9458333°W / 41.8961111; -87.9458333
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Website wrse887fm.com

WRSE is a college radio station in Elmhurst, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.

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Mission

WRSE strives to entertain and inform the Elmhurst University community, along with eastern and central DuPage County and western parts of Kane County, with student-run non-commercial music and talk programs. Student members are afforded an opportunity to learn about and practice broadcasting, production, and management aspects of radio.

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References

  1. 1 2 History Cards for WRSE, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2019.