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Encyclopedia > WRCT
WRCT
Broadcast area Pittsburgh
Slogan "A Radio Station"
First air date 1949
Frequency 88.3 (MHz)
Format College radio/Freeform
ERP 1750 watts directional
Class A
Callsign meaning W Radio Carnegie Tech
Owner WRCT Radio, Inc.
Website http://www.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 CMU campus, but heard throughout the city). The license is held by WRCT Radio Incorporated. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Wrct_logo. ... For other uses, see Pittsburg (disambiguation). ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... MegaHertz (MHz) is the name given to one million (106) Hertz, a measure of frequency. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... Freeform, or freeform radio, is a radio station programming format in which the disc jockey is given total control over what music to play, regardless of music genre or commercial interests. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one joule per second. ... This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and Mexico. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Freeform radio is a radio format where the DJ is given total control over what he or she plays. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... For other uses, see Pittsburg (disambiguation). ... Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... MegaHertz (MHz) is the name given to one million (106) Hertz, a measure of frequency. ... ERP may stand for: Effective radiated power, used in radio communications Effective rate of protection, a method of working out the value of import tariffs Effective Refractory Period, (Medicine- Cardiac electrophysiology) Peoples Revolutionary Army (Argentina) (Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo) Peoples Revolutionary Army (Colombia) Peoples Revolutionary Army...

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History

Although its roots go back to the 1940s as an AM radio station on 900 kHz (mostly heard on campus), the current FM station has been operational since March 1, 1974. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Amplitude modulation (AM) is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...


Programming

You can view all of WRCT's programs, updated each semester, at the online program guide.


Music

WRCT's mission is to present its listening audience with freeform, original programming that can't be found anywhere else on the Pittsburgh dial. As such, the station's musical programming is mostly indie and experimental.


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 a member of the Associated Press, and is Pittsburgh's Pacifica Radio affiliate station. Pacifica Radio Network. ...


Current Public Affairs programming at WRCT includes the following original programs:

WRCT also broadcasts these Public Affairs programs from the Pacifica network: Sportsline is a call-in discussion show, airing Tuesday nights at 10 PM on WRCT Radio, covering Carnegie Mellon University athletics, Pittsburgh Sports, and national sports topics. ... Rustbelt Radio Rustbelt Radio is the Pittsburgh Independent Media Centers weekly review of news from the grassroots and news ignored by the corporate media or covered by it in a biased way. ... The Independent Media Center (aka Indymedia or IMC) is a global network of participatory journalists that reports with a generally left-wing perspective on political and social issues. ... The Saturday Light Brigade is a public radio program featuring acoustic music and family programming including participatory puzzles and games as well as on-air telephone calls from children and adults. ...

Democracy Now! logo. ... Free Speech Radio News (FSRN) is a worker run collective that produces a half hour newscast each weekday. ...

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