WCRX (88.1
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) is an
FM radio station
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based in
Chicago, Illinois
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. WCRX is a
non-commercial
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campus radio
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station owned and operated by
Columbia College Chicago
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. 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.
History
University of Illinois at Chicago
The WCRX license was established as WUIC, the radio station of the
University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, in June 1975. The station broadcast eight hours a day.
Columbia College Chicago
The university filed to sell WUIC to sold the station to Columbia on August 25, 1982. Upon taking control in November, the station received new WCRX call letters.
See also
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Campus radio
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List of college radio stations in the United States
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References
External links
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Radio AlumniWCRX HistoryFCC History Cards for WCRX
Columbia College Chicago
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Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1975
1975 establishments in Illinois
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