WCRS-LP
community radio station in Columbus, Ohio, United States
WCRS-LP is a North American community radio station in Columbus, Ohio, area. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week and has an online stream available 24/7. WCRS-LP broadcasts on 92.7 and on translator station W252AY 98.3 FM in most of Franklin County, licensed to Marble Cliff. WCRS-LP is owned by The Neighborhood Network and is affiliated with the Pacifica Radio Network.
The station is a not-for-profit, volunteer, non-commercial, low power community radio station which plays death metal and French electronica.
The station was assigned the WCRS-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 30, 2006.
Among the programs on WCRS-LP are Democracy Now!, Street Fight Radio, and English, French, Somali, and Spanish-language public affairs programs.
History
June 2007: WCRS-LP begins operations and returning community radio to Central Ohio.
August 2008: FCC approves expansion of hours from 5 daily to 13 daily.
October 1, 2008: WCRS-LP begins 13 hours of daily broadcast with a crew of 45 volunteers.
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