WRCT
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| City of license | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Slogan | "A Radio Station" |
| Frequency | 88.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1949 (carrier current AM) March 1, 1974 (FM) |
| Format | College eclectic |
| ERP | 1750 watts (directional) |
| HAAT | 22 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 1 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°26′39″N 79°56′37″W / 40.44417°N 79.94361°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Radio Carnegie Tech |
| Affiliations | Pacifica Radio |
| Owner | WRCT Radio, Inc. |
| Website | wrct.org |
WRCT is a non-commercial freeform radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station, which is hosted in the basement of Carnegie Mellon's University Center, is run by students, staff, faculty, and community members. WRCT broadcasts on 88.3 MHz with an ERP of 1.75 kW, from atop Warner Hall (also on the Carnegie Mellon campus, but heard throughout the city). The license is held by WRCT Radio Incorporated.
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[edit] History
Although its roots go back to the 1940s as a carrier current AM radio station on 900 kHz (mostly heard on campus), the present-day FM station has been operational since March 1, 1974.
[edit] Programming
WRCT's programs, updated each semester, are available online at their program guide.
[edit] Music
WRCT's mission is to present its listening audience with freeform, original programming that cannot be found elsewhere on the Pittsburgh dial. As such, the station's musical programming is widely varied, and with few exceptions, left entirely to the tastes of the on-air DJs. Genres including Alt-Country, Jazz, Hip hop, Metal, Experimental, and Indie rock are among those commonly represented in rotation.
[edit] Public affairs
Public affairs programming also features prominently at the station, with an emphasis on news and issues local to the Pittsburgh community. WRCT is Pittsburgh's Pacifica Radio affiliate station.
Current public affairs programming at WRCT includes the following original programs:
- Sportsline: WRCT's weekly late-night sports talk show.
- Rustbelt Radio: The Pittsburgh Independent Media Center's weekly round-up of "News From The Grassroots"
- The Saturday Light Brigade: Award Winning Public Radio for Kids & Adults
WRCT also broadcasts these Public Affairs programs from the Pacifica network:
[edit] External links
- WRCT official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRCT
- Radio Locator information on WRCT
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WRCT
- Rustbelt Radio Website
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