WCUR

Radio station


name = West Chester University - WCUR
branding = The Curve
airdate = September 1, 1999
frequency = 91.7 MHz
city = West Chester, Pennsylvania
area = Philadelphia, PA
format = college radio
erp = 100 watts
haat = 34 meters
class = A
facility_id = 63564
owner = West Chester University
general manager = Adam Kaplan
program director = Kendra Gruber
music director = Kirsten Sosnowski
website = [http://www.wcur.fm/ www.wcur.fm]

WCUR, also known as West Chester University Radio, is a college radio station broadcasting in the US State of Philadelphia area via a transmitter that covers a fairly wide radius around West Chester, PA. WCUR offers a wide variety of music, news, sports, and specialty programming. This is because WCUR is considered a free format station, and does not require that DJ's play within certain parameters.

Operating under two hour slots, the Disc Jockey's for WCUR blend the culture around them. Shows include themes of world music, country, 90s, heavy metal, rock, pop, and indie.

With a recent change in General Manager and Program Director (Due to graduation and resignation) the station has taken a turn to reflect a movement turned back towards the music and what it's all about.

The station annually holds a Battle of the Bands, near the end of the Spring Semester at West Chester University. Past winners include the heavy rock band, THRASHER (which stems from the Ozzy/Black Sabbath genre), and Back of the Bus, a hip-hop/gospel fusion band.

External links

* [http://www.wcur.fm/ WCUR Website]
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