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| Broadcast area | Downtown,Near North,South Loop,West Loop inChicago, Illinois |
| Frequency | 88.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Chicago's Underground Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Dance,top 40,hip hop |
| Affiliations | Pacifica Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Columbia College Chicago |
| History | |
First air date | June 1975 (as WUIC-FM) November 22, 1982 (as WCRX) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12424 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 100watts horizontal 90 watts vertical |
| HAAT | 39 meters (128 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Official website |
WCRX (88.1MHz) is anFMradio station based inChicago, Illinois. WCRX is anon-commercialcampus radio station owned and operated byColumbia College Chicago. The station is located at 33 East Congress in Chicago and operated by students in the school's radio department. WCRX provides music, news, sports, and community affairs programming.
The WCRX license was established asWUIC, the radio station of theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago Circle, in June 1975. The station broadcast eight hours a day.[2]
The university filed to sell WUIC to sold the station to Columbia on August 25, 1982. Upon taking control in November, the station received newWCRX call letters.
41°52′23″N87°38′53″W / 41.873°N 87.648°W /41.873; -87.648
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