WBWC

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WBWC
WBWC The Sting 883 FM
City of license Berea, Ohio
Broadcast area Greater Cleveland
Branding WBWC 88.3 FM The Sting
Slogan Cleveland's Modern Rock Alternative
Frequency 88.3 (MHz)
First air date 1958
Format Alternative
ERP 4,000 watts
Class A
Callsign meaning Baldwin-Wallace College
Owner Baldwin-Wallace College
Website WBWC.com

WBWC (88.3 FM) is a non-commercial, college radio station located on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. At 4,000 watts, WBWC broadcasts 19 hours a day, 365 days a year via the airwaves and webcast. WBWC is a student-run radio station that features alternative rock music as well as specialty shows. Staff, volunteers, and DJs for the station are made up of Baldwin-Wallace College students, faculty, and community members.[1]

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[edit] Timeline

  • 1958 - WBWC signed on as the first totally student funded and operated radio station in the United States
  • 1975 - Stereo facilities were added to the radio station
  • 1981 - WBWC received permission from the FCC to begin construction to increase broadcast power from 10 to 100 watts of power; Summer Marathon Series launched
  • 1995 - WBWC became the first college radio station to perform a remote broadcast from the Cleveland Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
  • 2001 - ERP was increased to 4,000 watts
  • 2008 - WBWC celebrates its 50th Anniversary.

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[edit] What WBWC Offers

  • 16 hours a day of Alternative Rock Format
  • Specialty Shows featuring all types of music weekdays from 10pm - 1am and various times on weekends.
  • The Morning Buzz, bringing you news, sports, weather, and modern rock from 6-9 am five days a week.
  • The Top 5 @ 5 Countdown show, counting down all the most requested songs of the week
  • Public Service to the community including the AP Radio News, and many forms of public service shows.

[edit] Technical info

  • Station status: Licensed class A non-commercial FM station
  • Effective radiated power: 4000 watts
  • Height above average terrain: 78 m (256 ft)
  • Height above ground level: 65 m (213 ft)
  • Height above sea level: 295 m (968 ft)
  • Transmitter location: 41° 25' 05" N, 81° 54' 03" W

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[edit] References

  1. ^ WBWC 88.3FM - Who We Are
  2. ^ WBWC 88.3FM - History
  3. ^ Query the FCC's FM station database for WBWC

[edit] External links


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Radio stations in the Cleveland, Ohio market
By FM frequency
88.3 • 88.7 • 89.1 • 89.1 • 89.3 • 90.3 • 91.1 • 91.5 • 92.3 • 93.1 • 95.5 • 96.5 • 97.1 • 98.5 • 99.5 • 100.7 • 102.1 • 103.3 • 104.1 • 104.7 • 104.9 • 105.7 • 106.5 • 107.3 • 107.9
By AM frequency
850 • 930 • 1000 • 1040 • 1100¹ • 1220 • 1260 • 1300 • 1320 • 1330 • 1380 • 1420 • 1460 • 1490 • 1540
By callsign
WABQ • WAKS • WBWC • WCCD • WCLV • WCPN • WCRF • WCSB • WDLW • WDOK • WELW • WENZ • WEOL • WERE • WFHM • WGAR • WHK • WHKW • WJCU • WJMO • WJTB • WKHR • WKKY • WKNR • WKRK • WKSU • WMJI • WMMS • WMVX • WNCX • WNWV • WNZN • WOBL • WQAL • WREO • WRUW • WTAM¹ • WWGK • WWMK • WZAK
Defunct Stations
WATJ • WBKC • WBOE • WIXY • WRMR • WWIZ

Ohio Radio Markets: Akron • Canton • Cincinnati • Cleveland • Columbus • Dayton • Lima • Marietta • Toledo • Youngstown-Warren

Other Ohio Radio Regions: Ashtabula • Ironton • Mid-Ohio • Sandusky

See also: List of radio stations in Ohio
plus Radio stations in Southwestern Ontario
¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage.

Coordinates: 41°25′05″N 81°54′03″W / 41.41806°N 81.90083°W / 41.41806; -81.90083


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Ohio college radio stations

WBGU (FM) (Bowling Green State University) •  WBWC (Baldwin Wallace College) •  WCMO (Marietta College) •  WCSB (Cleveland State University) •  WCWS (College of Wooster) •  WDUB (Denison University) •  WFAL (Bowling Green State University •  WHEI (Heidelberg College) •  WJCU (John Carroll University) •  WKCO (Kenyon College) •  WLCI (Hocking Technical College) •  WLFC (University of Findlay) •  WMSR (Miami University) •  WNCG-LP (North Central State College) •  WOBC (Oberlin College) •  WOBN (Otterbein College) •  WSLN (Ohio Weslyan University) •  WUDR (University of Dayton) •  WWSU (Wright State University) •  WXUT (University of Toledo) •  WZIP (University of Akron) • 
See also: Adult Contemporary, College, Country, News/Talk, NPR, Oldies, Rock, Sports, Top 40, Urban, and Other radio stations in Ohio
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