WCRS-LP
Low-power radio station in Columbus, Ohio
40°03′48″N 82°53′45″W / 40.06333°N 82.89583°W / 40.06333; -82.89583Public license information
WCRS-LP is a North American community radio station in Columbus, Ohio, area. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week and has an online stream available 24/7. WCRS-LP broadcasts on 92.7 and on translator station W252AY 98.3 FM in most of Franklin County, licensed to Marble Cliff. WCRS-LP is owned by The Neighborhood Network and is affiliated with the Pacifica Radio Network.
The station is a not-for-profit, volunteer, non-commercial, low power community radio station which plays death metal and French electronica.[2]
The station was assigned the WCRS-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 30, 2006.[3]
Among the programs on WCRS-LP are Democracy Now!, Street Fight Radio, and English, French, Somali, and Spanish-language public affairs programs.[4]
History
- June 2007: WCRS-LP begins operations and returning community radio to Central Ohio.
- August 2008: FCC approves expansion of hours from 5 daily to 13 daily.
- October 1, 2008: WCRS-LP begins 13 hours of daily broadcast with a crew of 45 volunteers.
- January 1, 2009: WCRS-LP begins 24/7 web streaming of both its on-air broadcast and web-only content.
- January 23, 2017: station changes its call sign to the current WCRM-LP
- August 2017: station transfer 102.1 frequency to Pri-Value Foundation and resumes broadcasting at 92.7 with WCRS-LP call-sign.
- December 2017: station resumes broadcasting of 98.3
See also
- Columbus Free Press
- Bob Fitrakis
- Harvey Wasserman
- List of community radio stations in the United States
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCRS-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Hambrick, Jennifer (January 2008). "Columbus Community Radio Takes Off in '08". Short North Gazette.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ Pacella, Eric (March 12, 2009). "Local radio station a Columbus niche". The Lantern.
External links
- WCRS Low Power FM Community Radio
- Talktainment Radio
- WGRN
- WCRS in the FCC FM station database
- WCRS-LP at FCCdata.org
- WCRS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W252AY in the FCC FM station database
- v
- t
- e
| LPFM | |
|---|---|
| Translators |
by frequency & subchannel
- W225CM
- W225CS
- W231EG
- W240CX
- W244DV
- W252AY
- W254CT
- W257CU
- W257EQ
- W275CT
- W283BO
- W283CL
- W284CH
- W287CL
- W287CP
- WBNS
- WBNS-FM
- HD2
- WCBE
- WCKX
- WCLT
- WCLT-FM
- WCOL-FM
- WCRM-LP
- WCRS-LP
- WCVO
- WDLR
- WGRN-LP
- WHKC
- WHTD
- WHTH
- WJKR
- WJVG-LP
- WJYD
- WKCD
- WLOH
- WLVQ
- WMNI
- WNCI
- WNKO
- WNND
- WNNP
- WOBN
- WODC
- WOSA
- WOSB
- WOSU-FM
- WQCD
- WRFD
- WRKZ
- WSAX-LP
- WSNY
- WTOH
- WTVN
- WUFM
- WVKO-FM
- WVMX
- WVSG
- WWLG
- WXGT
- WXMG
- WXZX
- WYTS
- WZCB
- WUOV-LP (91.9 FM)
- W45CM/WELD (97.1 FM)
- WSLN (98.7 FM)1
- WCRX-LP (102.1 FM)
- WBBY-FM (103.9 FM)
- Nearby regions
- Cincinnati
- Dayton
- Lima/Findlay
- Mid-Ohio
- Southern Ohio
- Parkersburg-Marietta
- See also
- List of radio stations in Ohio
- Notes
- 1. Now internet-only
