WBWC

WBWC

City	Berea, Ohio
Broadcast area	Greater Cleveland (limited)
Branding	88.3 FM The Sting
Slogan	Cleveland's Modern Rock Alternative
Frequency	88.3 MHz
First air date	March 1, 1958
Format	College/alternative rock
ERP	4,000 watts
HAAT	78 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	3638
Transmitter coordinates	41°25′5.00″N 81°54′3.00″W / 41.4180556°N 81.9008333°W / 41.4180556; -81.9008333
Callsign meaning	W "Baldwin–Wallace College" (former university name)
Affiliations	Associated Press
Owner	Baldwin Wallace University (Baldwin Wallace University)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wbwc.com

WBWC (88.3 FM) – branded 88.3 FM The Sting – is a non-commercial educational college/alternative rock radio station licensed to Berea, Ohio, serving western parts of Greater Cleveland. Owned by Baldwin Wallace University, the station is operated by both faculty and students. The WBWC studios are located at Strosacker Hall on the Baldwin Wallace campus in Berea, while the station transmitter resides in North Olmsted.

History

WBWC signed on as the first totally student funded and operated radio station in the United States on March 1, 1958.^[1] Stereo facilities were added to the radio station in 1975. By 1981, WBWC received permission from the FCC to begin construction to increase broadcast power from 10 to 100 watts of power. That same year, the station launched the Summer Marathon Series. In 1995, WBWC became the very first college radio station to perform a remote broadcast from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The station's power was increased to 4,000 watts in 2001. Seven years later, on March 1, 2008, WBWC celebrated its 50th Anniversary.^[2]

Current programming

WBWC airs 16 hours of modern rock every day. During weekday overnights, the station airs a variety of music styles. Public Service to the community includes news via the Associated Press. During the summer months, WBWC airs the weekly Summer Marathon Series: every Thursday, the station features 18 hours of music centered on a particular artist or theme.^[3] Craig Friedmann is the current General Manager

References

↑ "Radio Stations" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
↑ "History". Wbwc.com. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
↑ "Summer Marathon Series". Wbwc.com. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-09-25.

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WBWC

Radio-Locator information on WBWC

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBWC

Radio stations in the Cleveland, Ohio market

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By AM frequency	850 930 1000 1040 1100¹ 1220 1260 1300 1320 1330 1380 1420 1460 1490 1540 1560 (defunct)

By WX frequency	162.55

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Ohio college radio stations

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By college / university	Ashland University Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University Baldwin Wallace University Bluffton University Case Western Reserve University Cleveland State University College of Wooster Denison University Heidelberg University Hocking College John Carroll University Kent State University Kent State University Kenyon College Marietta College Marietta College Mount Union College Mount Vernon Nazarene University North Central State College Oberlin College Ohio Northern University Ohio State University Ohio State University Ohio Wesleyan University Otterbein College Wright State University University of Akron University of Dayton University of Findlay University of Toledo

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Modern rock radio stations in the state of Ohio

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By callsign	W264AK WBWC WFTK WSTB WWCD WXUT WZDA

By city	Baltimore-Columbus Beavercreek-Dayton Berea Lebanon-Cincinnati Streetsboro-Akron Toledo Toledo

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Baldwin Wallace University

Campus	Conservatory of Music Baldwin Wallace buildings South Campus Historic District North Campus Historic District Burrell Observatory

Culture	BW History BW Greek Life BW Alumni BW Presidents WBWC Robert C. Helmer John Baldwin (founder)

Athletics	Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets Stinger BW Athletic Facilities Lee Tressel Ohio Athletic Conference

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