WPCD
Appearance
Frequency | 88.7 MHz |
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Branding | 887 WPCD FM |
Programming | |
Format | Alternative |
Ownership | |
Owner | Parkland College |
History | |
Call sign meaning | Parkland College District[1] |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 51693 |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 10,500 watts |
HAAT | 103.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°13′27.00″N 88°17′56.00″W / 40.2241667°N 88.2988889°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | [1] |
WPCD (88.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Alternative format. Licensed to Champaign, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Illinois college area District 505. WPCD is the educational, non-commercial radio station of Parkland College. 88.7 broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with an indie/alternative rock format. It serves as a hands-on learning lab for students in COM 141 and 142. Students hone their skills by working at WPCD in a variety of capacities. WPCD transmits with an effective radiated power of 10,500 watts.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPCD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WPCD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
[edit]- 88.7 WPCD direct link, including streaming music: http://www.parkland.edu/WPCD
- Facility details for Facility ID 51693 (WPCD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WPCD in Nielsen Audio's FM station database