Organizations WFCR (Radio station : Amherst, Mass.)

WFCR (Radio station : Amherst, Mass.)

WFCR

WFCR (88.5 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Amherst, Massachusetts. It serves as the National Public Radio (NPR) member station for Western Massachusetts, including Springfield. The station operates at 13,000 watts ERP from a transmitter on Mount Lincoln in Pelham, Massachusetts 968 feet (295 meters) above average terrain. The University of Massachusetts Amherst holds the license. The station airs NPR news programs during the morning and afternoon drive times and in the early evening. Middays and overnights are devoted to classical music and jazz is heard during the later evening hours. WFCR's broadcasting range extends to Western and Central Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut (including Hartford) as well as parts of Southern Vermont and Southern New Hampshire. WFCR's studios for most of its history were located at Hampshire House on the UMass campus. However, in 2013, the station moved most of its operations to the Fuller Building in downtown Springfield. Read more at Wikipedia...

Inception: 1961

Alternate Names: WFCR (Radio station : Amherst, Mass.), New England Public Radio
Owned by: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Website:  http://nepr.net/ 
Associated Place(s): Pioneer Valley (Mass.)., Amherst (Mass.)., Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
Associated Subject(s):  Vietnam War, 1961-1975

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