WCPE-FM
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| WCPE | |
| City of license | Wake Forest, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Branding | The Classical Station |
| Frequency | 89.7 MHz |
| Format | Classical/Public |
| Class | Super station |
| Owner | listeners |
| Webcast | www.theclassicalstation.org/listen.shtml |
| Website | www.theclassicalstation.org |
WCPE-FM website is a private classical music radio station broadcasting in the United States out of studios near Wake Forest, North Carolina. The station went on the air July 17, 1978 and switched to a 24-hour classical music format in 1989.
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.
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) "big dish" and "small dish" home satellite systems via the Galaxy 14 and 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/instructions are at "Listen Worldwide."
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.
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.
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[edit] About the studios
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[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.
[edit] WCPE Translators
- 88.9 FM Foxfire, North Carolina 27 watts
- 88.3 FM Aberdeen/Pinehurst 80 watts
- 89.9 FM New Bern 120 watts
- 90.1 FM Bath, North Carolina 675 watts
- 90.9 FM Manteo unknown wattage
- 95.3 FM Fayetteville, North Carolina unknown wattage
- 106.3 FM
Bassett Forks, Virginia
[edit] WCPE affliates
Hours of carriage shown on the affliates, nationwide.
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 - various
Nevada
- KQMC 90.1 FM Las Vegas 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, McAlester
11 p.m. - 6 a.m. daily
Texas
- KMBH 88.9 FM, Harlingen
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, Virginia|Hot Springs
Tue-Sat 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
- WVLS 89.7 FM, Hot Springs
Tue-Sat 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
[edit] Program schedule
[edit] Weekdays
| * 12:00 a.m. | Sleepers, Awake! |
| * 6:00 a.m. | Rise & Shine! |
| * 9:00 a.m. | Morning Concert |
| * 11:30 a.m. | Your Classical Lunch |
| * 1:30 p.m. | As You Like It! |
| * 4:00 p.m. | Allegro! |
| * 7:00 p.m. | WCPE Concert Hall (M,T,W,F) |
| WCPE Opera House (Th) | |
| * 8:00 p.m. | North Carolina Symphony Orchestra (Mon) |
| * 10:00 p.m. | Music in the Night |
[edit] Saturdays
| * 12:00 a.m. | Sleepers, Awake! |
| * 6:00 a.m. | Weekend Classics |
| * 1:30 p.m. | Metropolitan Opera (December-May; time subject to change) |
| * 6:00 p.m. | Saturday Evening Request Program |
[edit] Sundays
| * 12:00 a.m. | Sleepers, Awake! |
| * 6:00 a.m. | Weekend Classics |
| * 7:30 a.m. | Sing for Joy |
| * 8:00 a.m. | Great Sacred Music |
| * 11:00 a.m. | Weekend Classics |
| * 6:00 p.m. | Preview! |
| * 8:00 p.m. | Peaceful Reflections |
