- WRKE-LP
Infobox Radio station
name = WRKE-LP
city =Salem, Virginia
area =
branding = "The Wreck"
slogan =
airdate = 1998
frequency = 100.3 MHz
format = rock
power = 100Watt s
erp =
class = A
callsign_meaning = WRoanoKE College
former_callsigns =
owner =Roanoke College
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://clubs.roanoke.edu/wrke/wrke.asx Listen Live]
website = http://www.wrke.org
affiliations =WRKE-LP (100.3 FM) is a low-power
radio station broadcasting acollege rock format. Licensed toSalem, Virginia , USA, it is owned byRoanoke College , supported through student fees and run by and for students.The station got its start in 1998 when Jim Goodwin formed a club to establish a radio station on campus. Equipment was obtained and the station went on the air November 2005 with music played via computer automation until students returned after winter break to establish programming and shows. The station is building a fan base on campus and beyond as far as its low power transmitter can carry. WRKE receives fan email from inmates at the Roanoke County-Salem Jail. [cite news | first=Marquita | last=Brown | coauthors= | title=Students letting their voices be heard through WRKE | date=
2006-10-28 | publisher= | url =http://www.roanoke.com/neighbors/wb/83702 | work =Roanoke Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-22 | language = ]References
External links
* [http://www.wrke.org/ WRKE official website]
*
*
*
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
