- Station name Station name
- WCPE The Classical Station
- Description Description
- WCPE's studios and transmitter are off Chalk Road in Wake Forest, North Carolina. WCPE has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations.
- Launch date Launch date
- 17 July 1978
- Owner Owner
- Educational Information Corporation
- Contact Contact
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WCPE The Classical Station
United States
Format
48kbps • AAC
WCPE (89.7 FM) is a listener-supported non-commercial radio station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina. It is the flagship of "The Classical Station," a classical music network owned by the Educational Information Corporation, a nonprofit organization.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | theclassicalstation.org |
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Primary frequency
89.7 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
35.9404167, -78.4788889
Coverage area
Research Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)
Owner / network
Educational Information Corporation
First air date
17 July 1978
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| Station ID | 21413 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, North Carolina |
| Branding | The Classical Station |
| Owner | Educational Information Corporation |
| Broadcast area | Research Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) |
| Launched | 17 July 1978 |
| Website | theclassicalstation.org |
| Primary frequency | 89.7 MHz |
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| Last check | 22 hours ago |
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| Stream host | audio-ice1.ibiblio.org |
| Final host | audio-ice1.ibiblio.org |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aacp |
| Server software | Icecast 2.4.4 |
| Latency | 788 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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22 hours ago
Last successful stream
22 hours ago
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About station About WCPE The Classical Station
WCPE (89.7 FM) is a listener-supported non-commercial radio station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina. It is the flagship of "The Classical Station," a classical music network owned by the Educational Information Corporation, a nonprofit organization.
WCPE's studios and transmitter are off Chalk Road in Wake Forest, North Carolina. WCPE has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The signal covers the Research Triangle including Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and a small section of Virginia. WCPE also known as “The Classical Music Station” 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 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.
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