WRSE
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| City of license | Elmhurst, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | DuPage County, Illinois |
| Branding | WRSE-FM, Elmhurst |
| Slogan | Elmhurst Rock Variety |
| Frequency | 88.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1962 |
| Format | Rock |
| Power | 234 watts TPO |
| ERP | 320 watts |
| HAAT | 29 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 4299 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | Wired Radio Station Elmhurst (reflecting early years as a carrier-current station |
| Former callsigns | WRS |
| Affiliations | Intercollegiate Broadcasting System |
| Owner | Elmhurst College (Board of Trustees) |
| Website | wrse887fm.com |
WRSE is a college radio station in Elmhurst, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.
Mission
WRSE strives to entertain and inform the Elmhurst College community, plus eastern and central DuPage County, with student-run non-commercial music and talk programs. Student staff members are afforded an opportunity to learn about and practice broadcasting.
History
- 1947 - WRS begins as a carrier current station organized by communication vets returning from WWII.
- 1962 - WRSE-FM begins licensed broadcast operation at 88.7mHz with 10 watts. (Dec. 7, 1962)
- 1964 - Moved into new studios in College Union
- 1986 - WRSE boosts power to 100 watts with a directional pattern.
- 2002 - WRSE begins 24/7/365 operation with addition of computerized music automation system.
- 2004 - WRSE begins live web stream.
- 2008 – WRSE boosts power to 320 watts with a directional pattern.
External links
- Station website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRSE
- Radio-Locator information on WRSE
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRSE
- Photo of: WRSE tower & previous antenna at sunset
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