WCR FM

Wolverhampton Community Radio

City of license	Wolverhampton
Broadcast area	Wolverhampton
Frequency	101.8MHz
Website	http://www.wcrfm.com/

101.8 WCR FM - Wolverhampton Community Radio is a radio station that broadcasts to the city of Wolverhampton on the VHF frequency of 101.8 under an Ofcom - Community Radio licence, from the centre of Wolverhampton. The station aims to be a vibrant and informative station that provides the City with an alternative service.

The transmission is supplied to listeners via the Internet, and on 101.8 FM to the residents of Wolverhampton.

It began broadcasting at 6:00 a.m. on Friday March 30, 2007 from an original inception by the current Chairman Pete Whitehouse. WCR FM operates from a purpose developed 4 studio production and training complex. Each studio has access to the stations digital editing and playout system along with facilities for live inserts, telephone interviews and IP Audio.

Program content is produced in-house. Wolverhampton has a mixed race population of approximately 240,000 and although primarily an English speaking station, WCR FM also offers a broadcasting platform for various ethnic and community groups

External links

Radio stations in the West Midlands of England

Longwave AM stations	198 (BBC Radio 4) 252 (RTÉ Radio 1)

Mediumwave AM stations	828/1458 (BBC Asian Network) 909/693 (BBC Radio 5 Live) 990/1152 (Free Radio 80s) 1089/1053 (Talksport) 1215 (Absolute Radio) 1296 (Radio XL)

FM stations	88.3 (BBC Radio 2) 89.1 (Big City Radio) 90.5 (BBC Radio 3) 92.7 (BBC Radio 4) 95.6 (BBC WM) 96.4 (Free Birmingham) 96.7/102.8 (Free Herefordshire and Worcestershire) 97.2/103.1 (Free Shropshire and Black Country) 97.9 (BBC Radio 1) 98.7 (New Style Radio) 100.1 (Classic FM) 100.7 (Heart) 101.8 (WCR) 102.2 (Capital) 105.2 (Planet Rock) 105.7 (Smooth Radio) 107.7 (Signal 107)

DAB multiplexes	Local: CE Birmingham NOW Wolverhampton MuxCo Herefordshire and Worcestershire

United Kingdom radio markets Aberdeen Glasgow London Liverpool Manchester Northern Ireland South West England West Midlands West Yorkshire Worcester See also: List of radio stations in the United Kingdom

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, August 22, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.