WCHC (88.1 FM) is the student-run

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of College of the Holy Cross in

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, MA, its city of license and broadcasts at a

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of 88.1

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. WCHC's official slogan is: "Worcester's Only Alternative Source" The station is operated by mainly student

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who play a wide variety of

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, from

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to classical and modern, including talk shows about sports, politics, and modern events.

Sports

All home games and a handful of away games of Holy Cross' Crusader sporting events, namely football,

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, and

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, are broadcast live on WCHC.

History

WCHC began operation on December 6, 1948, as a closed-circuit station, limited to the Holy Cross campus, available at 640 AM. The College started the station as a student activity under the guidance of (Rev.) John Kelly, S.J., who often broadcast from the studios himself as "Father Pseudo". By the 1970s WCHC had begun broadcasting as a 10-watt FM station at the frequency 89.1. In 1988, after many years awaiting approval from the

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, the station was granted approval to increase its output from 10 watts to 100 watts allowing it to reach most of the city of

, but in order to accommodate the increased power, the station had to move to the 88.1 frequency to avoid interference with other stations in New England, particularly, the 4,000 watt

WERS WERS (88.9 FM) is one of Emerson College's two radio stations (the other being campus station WECB), located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Programming features over 20 different styles of music and news, including live performances and ...

( Emerson College) at 88.9 in Boston. On December 6, 2008, WCHC-FM celebrated its 60th Anniversary.

External links

Official site
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