WVCR-FM
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| City of license | Loudonville, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Capital District |
| Branding | 88.3 The Saint |
| Slogan | We Play Anything |
| First air date | 1971 (mid-1960s on 89.1 MHz) |
| Frequency | 88.3 MHz |
| Format | Variety hits |
| Power | 2.8 kw |
| ERP | 2.8 kw |
| Class | B1 |
| Callsign meaning | We're the Voice of College Radio We're the Voice of the Capital Region |
| Owner | Siena College |
| Website | www.wvcr.com |
WVCR-FM (88.3 The Saint) is a Variety hits radio station owned by, and primarily staffed by students from, Siena College, located near Albany, New York. The station broadcasts on 88.3 MHz at a power equal to 2.8 kilowatts ERP from the Heldeberg Mountains tower farm in New Scotland.
WVCR is a rare breed among college stations. The station, which flipped from Top 40 on April 9, 2006, is perhaps the only non-commercial licensee to emulate the Variety hits format made popular by the Jack FM approach. It uses commercial break-style underwriter announcements and weather provided by local Fox affiliate WXXA-TV.
On Sundays, WVCR breaks its format for a day of block programming known as Saint Sundays. the programming during this period includes gospel music, Irish music, and big bands. The station also runs a few hours a day of Siena-centric programming including some men and women's basketball games.
This approach has been controversial. At one time, the station boasted a 'multi-genre' format offering Alternative and hard rock, urban contemporary, rap, and heavy metal. This format was popular with the local area, and it was during this time that the radio station had collected $25,000 in donations to replace its aging transmitter.[citation needed] After the transmitter was in place, and without the consent, approval, or knowledge of the "Executive Committee" (put in place by Fr Partick Tuttle, OFM), or the current on-air staff, the station format was changed, literally overnight.[citation needed]
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In-Town:
88.3 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 90.3 | 90.7/94.9 | 90.9 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 93.7 | 94.5 | 95.5 | 96.3 | 96.7
98.3 | 99.5 100.9 | 102.3 | 103.1 | 103.9 | 104.51 | 104.9 | 105.7 | 106.5 | 107.7
Outside the Metro
Saratoga Springs/Glens Falls and Vermont: 91.9 | 94.7 | 95.9 | 97.5 | 98.5 | 100.3
101.3 | 101.7 | 102.7 | 107.1
Mohawk Valley: 97.3 | 97.7 | 101.9 | 103.5
Columbia/Greene Counties: 93.5 | 97.9 | 98.5
Notes:
1 Changing to WTMM-FM on 12/18
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