WCOM-LP
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| Broadcast area | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 103.5MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Affiliations | Pacifica Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Public Gallery of Carrboro, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | September 29,2004 |
Call signmeaning | Community |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 135187 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 100watts |
| HAAT | 27.7 meters (91 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°52′38″N79°04′09″W/ 35.87722°N 79.06917°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wcomfm.org |
WCOM-LPis a communitylow-power FMradio station,broadcasting fromCarrboro, North Carolina.It broadcasts from a radio tower overMary Scroggs Elementary Schoolsoccer field inChapel Hill, North Carolina.Its studios are located in Carrboro at 300-G E. Main Street, near theCat's Cradle.It is the first low-power FM station in the area, and began broadcasting in June 2004. In November 2004, the station began broadcasting a full lineup of local radio programming, including some Spanish language programming.[2]It airs avarietyformat.[3]
WCOM-LP is the first low-powerFMcommunity radio station in the area to be set up under a program established by theFederal Communications Commissionin 2000.[4]The station was assigned the WCOM-LP call letters by theFederal Communications Commissionon February 5,2003.[5]
As a low-powered station, WCOM-LP only produces a 100-watt signal; as such, it cannot be heard far from the tower. Its limits are just before the Chapel Hill Public Library and just pastWeaver Street Marketin Carrboro. During the afternoons,FayettevillestationWRCQoften bleeds over into WCOM-LP's radio space, due to WRCQ's high-power transmitter being fairly close by (about 60 miles).
The station is an affiliate of the syndicatedPink Floydprogram "Floydian Slip".
History[edit]
WCOM originally planned to set up a broadcasting tower on the roof of theSouthern Villagebranch ofWeaver Street Market,then at Culbreth Middle School, but the first location was blocked by the city government and the second location was blocked by the FCC. Ultimately, the antenna was added to the top of a light pole at Scroggs Elementary School.[6]
In June 2004, WCOM-LP "beganbroadcastinga test signal—a 30-minute loop inEnglishandSpanishexplaining the goals of the station. Since thetechnologywas not yet in place to link the studio to thetransmitter,that testsignalcame from aCDcabinet at the base of the transmitter at Scroggs. "[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WCOM-LP".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Hauptman, Karen (July 22, 2005)."Low-power FM station aims to provide community radio for Carrboro".News & Observer.
- ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.
- ^Russell, Graham (January 24, 2007)."Radio station WCOM emphasizes local edge".The Carrboro Commons.
- ^"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ab"History of WCOM".Retrieved9 June2020.
External links[edit]
- WCOM-LP official website
- WCOM MySpace page
- Facility details for Facility ID 135187 (WCOM-FM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WCOM-FM-LPat FCCdata.org
- WCOM-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database
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