WCUR

91.7 WCUR FM The Curve, also known as West Chester University Radio, is a college radio station that broadcasts in the Philadelphia area via a transmitter that covers a 5-mile radius around West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. WCUR offers a wide variety of music, news, sports, and specialty programming. WCUR is considered a free format station, and it does not require that DJs play within certain parameters. All undergraduate students of West Chester University are free to participate and become DJs. WCUR began as WCSC AM 64, a carrier current station only available on campus. The call sign WCUR was being used in 1974. In 1976 the on air slogan became 64CUR and a Part 15 FM transmission was added at .1 watt to serve the Sykes Student Union building and extend across the street to Killnger Hall. Efforts began at that time to seek a class A FM license, but funds were not approved. In the mid-1980s the station changed its call letters to WCUR AM 68, but it remained a carrier current station. In 1998, the station received a construction permit to build an FM station, and after installing a broadcast transmitter and antenna atop Sykes Student Union in the summer of 1999, the station signed on as WCUR 91.7 FM on September 1, 1999. Since 2001, WCUR also streams live on air from anywhere in the world from its website, www.wcur.org.

WCUR-FM
CityWest Chester, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaWest Chester-Philadelphia
Frequency91.7 MHz
Programming
FormatFree-format Radio, Non-commercial Educational
AffiliationsCollege Music Journal, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Ownership
OwnerWest Chester University Student Services Inc.
History
First air date
September 1, 1999
Former frequencies
680 kHz
Call sign meaning
West Chester University Radio
Technical information
Facility ID63564
ClassA
ERP100 watts
HAAT34 meters
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewcur.org

WCUR currently averages about 100 members. In 2012, WCUR won "Most Improved Student Organization of the Year" and "Student Organization of the Year."

WCUR has become home to hundreds of undergraduate students. In addition to promoting events on campus with other organizations, WCUR also broadcasts West Chester University Athletics. Every week WCUR broadcasts everything from football to baseball to basketball thanks to the help of their Sports Director and committee members.

Executive staff[1]
Position Name
General Manager Mike Quin
Programming Director Ali Castronuovo
Business Director Sam Foess
Training Director Courtney McGrorty
Events & Promotions Director Victoria Woodruff
Music Director Josh Owens
Production Manager Aaron Troutman
Sports Director Conner Gabe
Webmaster Tim Vander Neut
Multimedia Director Abby Stratton
SGA/Secretary Jordan Schreiber
Local Bands Director Curt Murphy
Community Affairs Director Alicia Murphy
Social Chair Valerie Maynor

References
  1. "91.7 WCUR - The Curve". www.wcur.org. Retrieved 2015-09-07.


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