WRSE
Radio station at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois
41°53′46.00″N 87°56′45.00″W / 41.8961111°N 87.9458333°W / 41.8961111; -87.9458333Public license information
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WRSE is a college radio station in Elmhurst, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.
Mission
WRSE strives to entertain and inform the Elmhurst University community, along with eastern and central DuPage County and western parts of Kane County, with student-run non-commercial music and talk programs. Student members are afforded an opportunity to learn about and practice broadcasting, production, and management aspects of radio.
History
- 1947 - WRS begins as a carrier current station organized by communication vets returning from World War II.
- 1962 - WRSE-FM begins licensed broadcast operation at 88.7 MHz with 10 watts.[1] (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.
- 2012 - WRSE opens its renovated Studio A.
References
External links
- Station website
- Station webstream
- WRSE in the FCC FM station database
- WRSE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Photo of: WRSE tower & previous antenna at sunset
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Radio stations in Aurora, Elgin, and Wheaton, Illinois
This region includes DuPage and Kane counties.
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- 1410
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- WKKD (1580 AM)
- Radio stations in the Chicago metropolitan area
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- DeKalb
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- Kenosha/Waukegan
- Northwest Indiana
- Other nearby regions
- LaSalle–Peru
- Rockford
- See also
- List of radio stations in Illinois
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