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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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WCPE operates three full-power satellite stations in the [[Outer Banks]] of eastern North Carolina, as well as a network of low-powered translators across the state. It can also be heard on [[cable television]] systems, on free-to-air (open format) "small dish" home satellite systems via the AMC-1 [[Communications satellite|satellites]], and around the world via six [[streaming audio]] formats on the [[Internet]], including [[mp3]], [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], [[Ogg Vorbis]], [[QuickTime]], [[RealAudio]], [[iTunes]], and [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]]. The station also streams via [[IPv6]].{{cn|date=March 2022}} The station's call letters were randomly assigned. |
WCPE operates three full-power satellite stations in the [[Outer Banks]] of eastern North Carolina, as well as a network of low-powered translators across the state. It can also be heard on [[cable television]] systems, on free-to-air (open format) "small dish" home satellite systems via the AMC-1 [[Communications satellite|satellites]], and around the world via six [[streaming audio]] formats on the [[Internet]], including [[mp3]], [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], [[Ogg Vorbis]], [[QuickTime]], [[RealAudio]], [[iTunes]], and [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]]. The station also streams via [[IPv6]].{{cn|date=March 2022}} The station's call letters were randomly assigned. |
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In September 2023, WCPE sent a survey to listeners describing concerns over modern works in the [[Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts|Metropolitan Opera's]] upcoming season, writing that they were "written in a nonclassical music style, have adult themes and language, and are in English". The survey suggested that WCPE would not air the productions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tsioulcas |first=Anastasia |date=October 5, 2023 |title=N.C. radio station reverses decision to withhold broadcast of contemporary Met operas |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/09/29/1202425600/met-opera-wcpe-north-carolina |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105082042/https://www.npr.org/2023/09/29/1202425600/met-opera-wcpe-north-carolina |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |access-date=January 28, 2024 |work=[[NPR]]}}</ref> Three of the works selected for exclusion were by Black or Mexican composers.<ref name=":0" /> After much national criticism and accusations of censorship, the station announced that it would broadcast the operas.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Abrams |first1=Jonathan |last2=Hernández |first2=Javier C. |title=North Carolina Radio Station Won't Ban Met Opera Broadcasts After All |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/arts/music/met-opera-north-carolina-radio.html |access-date=8 January 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108061543/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/arts/music/met-opera-north-carolina-radio.html |archive-date=8 January 2024 |url-status=deviated}}</ref> |
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==Helms-Leahy Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002== |
==Helms-Leahy Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002== |
Revision as of 15:39, 23 April 2024
Broadcast area | Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina |
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Frequency | 89.7 MHz |
Branding | The Classical Station |
Programming | |
Format | Classical |
Ownership | |
Owner | Educational Information Corp. |
History | |
First air date | 1978 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 18831 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 359 meters (1,178 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°56′25″N 78°28′45″W / 35.94028°N 78.47917°W |
Translator(s) | See § Simulcasts and translators |
Repeater(s) | See § Simulcasts and translators |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | theclassicalstation.org |
WCPE (89.7 FM) in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a listener supported non-commercial, non-profit radio station, and the program contributor for The Classical Station, a classical music network. The station went on the air July 17, 1978, and switched to a 24-hour classical music format in 1984. Both are owned by the Educational Information Corporation, a nonprofit community organization.
WCPE's studios are located just outside Wake Forest, North Carolina. Its main signal extends from the South Carolina state line to the suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, and some parts of Charlotte, North Carolina, as well.
Overview
WCPE operates three full-power satellite stations in the Outer Banks of eastern North Carolina, as well as a network of low-powered translators across the state. It can also be heard on cable television systems, on free-to-air (open format) "small dish" home satellite systems via the AMC-1 satellites, and around the world via six streaming audio formats on the Internet, including mp3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, QuickTime, RealAudio, iTunes, and WMA. The station also streams via IPv6.[citation needed] The station's call letters were randomly assigned.
Helms-Leahy Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002
In November 2002, WCPE and its founder and General Manager, Deborah Proctor was recognized by Senator Jesse Helms for her contribution in the Helms-Leahy Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002.[2] This act helped settle a dispute regarding the amount of royalties webcasters must pay in order to perform sound recordings over the Internet bringing stability to the then-emerging webcasting industry.
The North Carolina Award
On Saturday, November 6, 2019, founder and General Manager, Deborah Proctor was recognized by Governor Roy Cooper with North Carolina's highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award.[3][4] Proctor was recognized for her efforts to promote and help small, independent and public broadcasters remain viable in the era of online broadcasting.
Simulcasts and translators
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | State | Facility ID | Class | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
Transmitter coordinates |
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WZPE | 90.1 FM | Bath | North Carolina | 93744 | A | 4,500 | 39 m (128 ft) | 35°28′32.0″N 76°48′44.0″W / 35.475556°N 76.812222°W |
WURI | 90.9 FM | Manteo | North Carolina | 91803 | A | 5,200 | 57 m (187 ft) | 35°54′28.0″N 75°40′26.0″W / 35.907778°N 75.673889°W |
WZPE is owned by the Educational Information Corporation, while WURI is owned by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and leased to WCPE.
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | State | Facility ID | Class | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
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W202BQ | 88.3 | Aberdeen | North Carolina | 93560 | D | 10 | 157 m (515 ft) |
W219DW | 91.7 | Buxton | North Carolina | 89947 | D | 120 | 9.8 m (32 ft) |
W237CM | 95.3 | Fayetteville | North Carolina | 145202 | D | 10 | 190 m (620 ft) |
W205CA | 88.9 | Foxfire | North Carolina | 93559 | D | 27 | 44 m (144 ft) |
W247BG | 97.3 | Frog Level | North Carolina | 145839 | D | 10 | 146 m (479 ft) |
W210BS | 89.9 | New Bern | North Carolina | 106585 | D | 120 | 37 m (121 ft) |
W292DF | 106.3 | Bassett Forks | Virginia | 145951 | D | 10 | 221 m (725 ft) |
W275AW | 102.9 | Danville | Virginia | 145882 | D | 38 | 52 m (171 ft) |
In 2016, WCPE's programming in Buxton moved from high-power WBUX (90.5 FM) to W216BE (now W219DW). Both facilities are owned by WUNC, which WBUX now retransmits.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCPE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Congressional Record Senate Articles | Congress.gov | Library of Congress".
- ^ "Six to Receive 2019 North Carolina Award, State's Highest Honor | NC DNCR".
- ^ "Six, including Wake Forest woman, receive state's highest honor | Wake Weekly". Archived from the original on August 5, 2020.
External links
- WCPE website
- Rebroadcast consent letter, retrieved July 2, 2021.
- North Carolina's Classical Station WCPE Bans Met Opera's Six New Works Due to 'Offensive' Content
- WCPE in the FCC FM station database
- WCPE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database