WXCI

Infobox Radio station
name = WXCI


city = Danbury, Connecticut
area = Connecticut college
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branding = "Represent"
frequency = 91.7 MHz
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format = Educational
power =
erp = 3,000 watts
haat = 67.0 meters
class = A
facility_id = 71786
coordinates = coord|41|23|42.00|N| 73|29|14.00|W|region:US_type:city
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owner = Western Connecticut State University
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website = official|http://www.wxci.org
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WXCI (91.7 FM) is a student radio station broadcasting a Educational format. Licensed to Danbury, Connecticut, USA, the station serves the Connecticut college area. The station is currently owned by Western Connecticut State University. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WXCI |title=WXCI Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] [cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WXCI|title=WXCI Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron]

WXCI broadcasts to Connecticut and New York at 3,000 watts with a stereo transmitter on WCSU's Westside Campus. It also streams its broadcasts on the Web.

The radio station obtained its FCC license to operate on 28 February 1973. Initially transmitting at 10 watts of power, WXCI upgraded to 760 watts in 1978. In 1982, WXCI was one of the first FM stations to focus on alternative rock, a format now common among US college radio stations. As one of a handful of stations playing alternative rock in the US in the early 1980s, WXCI helped popularize new bands such as REM, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello,U2, Culture Club, Duran Duran, and Black Flag.

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*FM station data|WXCI