WCPE

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WCPE-FM
City of license	Raleigh, North Carolina
Branding	The Classical Station
Frequency	89.7 (MHz)
Format	Classical
Power	96,700 watts
Class	C (WCPE, affiliates generally class A)
Facility ID	18831
Transmitter Coordinates	35°56′25″N, 78°28′45″W
Owner	Educational Information Corp.
Webcast	www.theclassicalstation.org/listen.shtml
Website	www.theclassicalstation.org

WCPE-FM is a private classical music radio station broadcasting in the United States out of studios near Wake Forest, North Carolina. Broadcasting from Raleigh, North Carolina on 89.7 FM at 100000 watts, the station went on the air July 17, 1978 and switched to a 24-hour classical music format in 1984.

WCPE's main signal extends from the South Carolina state line to the suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, and some parts of Charlotte, North Carolina as well.

[edit] Overview

Despite its seeming connection to composer CPE Bach, WCPE's call letters don't stand for anything in particular; the station simply did not have the money to petition the FCC for a specific set of call letters, but was happy with the result. Some now say it means "classical music everyday" but "cars parked everywhere" is a close second.

WCPE has an extensive network of affiliate radio stations across both central and eastern North Carolina and in ten states in the U.S. It can be also be heard on cable television systems, on free-to-air (open format) "small dish" home satellite systems via the AMC-1 satellites, and around the world via six streaming audio formats on the Internet, including mp3, Ogg Vorbis, QuickTime, Real Audio, iTunes, and WMA. The station also streams via IPv6. Listening options and instructions are at http://theclassicalstation.org/listen.shtml.

It also distributes its classical music format to affiliate stations as a service entitled Great Classical Music. It is made available to these stations via the communications methods listed above. Distribution rights and rebroadcast consent to cable systems, broadcast stations, private systems - any legal communications entity (even cruise ships at sea) - is free without cost or obligation. The consent letter is available on the WCPE website.

As of December, 2007 WCPE has lost access to its C-Band (Big dish) transponder. [1]

WCPE was the first public radio station in the nation to broadcast its programming on the Internet and one of the few radio stations in the United States to broadcast a dedicated, non-commercial classical music format. WCPE is 100% run by listener donations and is not funded by a government or other civic organization.

[edit] Location and farmland

Few of the WCPE announcers who work at the station were born in the "Old South". The WCPE studios are located in a heavily-wooded rural area near Rolesville and Wake Forest. The 80-acre grounds once housed a dilapidated farmhouse. WCPE gave orders to clear the property for the building of the station's facilities and tower. The full amount of land is needed to accommodate they guy wires for the 1,200 foot transmitting tower.

[edit] WCPE Translators

• 88.9 FM Foxfire, North Carolina 27 watts
• 88.3 FM Aberdeen/Pinehurst 80 watts
• 89.9 FM New Bern, North Carolina 120 watts
• 90.1 FM Bath, North Carolina 675 watts
• WURI 90.9 FM Manteo, North Carolina 3900 watts
• 97.3 FM Greenville, North Carolina 10 watts
• WBUX 90.5 FM Buxton, North Carolina 5900 watts
• 95.3 FM Fayetteville, North Carolina 10 watts
• 106.3 FM Bassett Forks, Virginia 10 watts
• 102.9 FM Danville, Virginia 38 watts
• 93.7 FM Kinston, North Carolina 27 Watts

[edit] WCPE affliates

Portions of WCPE's programming can also be heard on these stations:

Kansas

• KBTL-FM 88.1 El Dorado - various

Illinois

• WLNX 88.9 FM Lincoln - 24 hours

Michigan

• WCHW 91.3 FM Bay City

M-F, 7 p.m. - 7:50 a.m, all day Saturday and Sunday

• WHPS 89.1 FM Warren

M-F - 9 p.m.-6:30 a.m, all day Saturday and Sunday, and during student vacations

• Holy Name of Jesus Radio, Wyoming (suburb of Grand Rapids) - various

Nevada

• KQMC 90.1 FM Hawthorne, Nevada 24 hours

Ohio

• WMCO 90.7 FM, New Concord

M-F 12 p.m. - 3 p.m, and midnight - 3 a.m.

Oklahoma

• KCSC 89.9 FM, Oklahoma City

11 p.m. - 6 a.m, daily.

• KBCW-FM, Muskogee, Oklahoma

11 p.m. - 6 a.m. daily

Texas

• KMBH 88.9 FM, Harlingen, Texas

Mon-Sat, 11 p.m. - 6 a.m.

• KHID 88.1 FM, McAllen

Mon-Sat, 11 p.m. - 6 a.m.

West Virginia

• WVBC 88.1 FM, Bethany

10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• 103.5 FM, Durbin

Tue-Sat, 10 p.m. -6 a.m.

Virginia

• WCHG 107.1 FM, Hot Springs

Tue-Sat 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.

• WVLS 89.7 FM, Monterey, Virginia

Tue-Sat 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.

[edit] External links

• WCPE website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WCPE
• Radio Locator information on WCPE
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WBUX
• Radio Locator information on WBUX
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WURI
• Radio Locator information on WURI