WDCE
Radio station in Richmond, Virginia
- Richmond, Virginia
First air date
November 2, 1961 (WCRC)
Former call signs
WCRC (1961–1977)
Licensing authority
Transmitter coordinates
Public license information
- Public file
- LMS
WDCE is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Richmond, Virginia.[1] WDCE is owned and operated by University of Richmond.[5] Its predecessor, WCRC-AM, first went on air on November 2, 1961, operating with 600 kilocycles on AM and 27 watts of power.[6] WCRC purportedly set a Virginia collegiate radio record in 1962, when they broadcast continuously from January 8 at 4:55 PM to January 12 at 9:00 PM, a total of 100 hours and 5 minutes.[7] It began 24-hour coverage on February 1, 1965.[8] WCRC-AM switched to WDCE-FM on September 7, 1977.
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-569. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDCE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WDCE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ "WCRC Airs Music, News On Campus". The Collegian. 10 November 1961. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "WCRC Sets 100 Hour Va. Record". The Collegian. 19 January 1962. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "WCRC Radio Station Begins Twenty-four Hour Coverage". The Collegian. 5 February 1965. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
- WDCE 90.1 FM Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 69312 (WDCE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WDCE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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