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WDCB

City of license	Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Broadcast area	Chicago area
Frequency	90.9 MHz (Also on HD Radio)
Format	public radio, jazz
Audience share	0.4 (FALL 2007, RRC^[1])
ERP	5,000 watts
HAAT	91.0 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	12281
Transmitter Coordinates	41°50′36.00″N 88°5′0.00″W / 41.8433333, -88.0833333
Callsign meaning	DuPage Community Broadcasters^[2]
Affiliations	AP Radio, Public Radio International
Owner	College of Du Page, District 502
Website	wdcb.org

WDCB (90.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a public radio and jazz format. Licensed to Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by College of Du Page, District 502 and features programing from AP Radio and Public Radio International.^[3] The station is also broadcast on HD radio.^[4]

1 History
2 Current Staff
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

WDCB 90.9 FM was founded as a 5,000-watt station in late 1977, and its original format was a mix of classical and news programming. Jazz programming was introduced in the early 1980s and became the primary format by the end of the decade. Since then, WDCB's format has expanded to include roots-rock, bluegrass, traditional country music, Celtic, folk, blues, reggae, New Age, Acid Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, big band, 1980s heavy metal, and old-time radio shows, though straight-ahead jazz makes up about 50% of its music programming. Classical music continued to be heard on the station until late 2005.

Unlike most college-based stations, WDCB-FM is not student-operated, but rather very much professional in design and output. COD students, however, do work at WDCB's offices as aides for limited hours during the week.

[edit] Current Staff

The station manager of WDCB is Scott Wager; an employee at WDCB since 1981, he assumed the title in 2001 following the retirement of station founder Sid Fryer. WDCB's programming director is Mary Patricia LaRue.

WDCB's current crop of on-air personalities include Bruce Oscar, Barry Winograd, Paul Abella, and John "British Buddy" Burnett, all of whom are prominent Chicago-based jazz musicians. WDCB is also the current home of "Those Were The Days," the long-running old-time radio program hosted by Chuck Schaden.

[edit] References

^ "Chicago Market Ratings", Radio Research Consortium, Arbitron, FALL 2007.
^ Call Letter Origins. Radio History on the Web.
^ WDCB Facility Record. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ HD Radio Station Guide. HD Radio. iBiquity.

[edit] External links

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