- Station name Station name
- WHCM 88.3 "Hawk Radio" - Harper College - Palatine, IL
- Description Description
- Here, we do radio differently. Listen Live! IBS and BEA 2026 Winner! This year WHCM…
- Launch date Launch date
- 2002
- Owner Owner
- William Rainey Harper College
- Contact Contact
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WHCM 88.3 "Hawk Radio" - Harper College - Palatine, IL
United States
Format
56kbps • AAC
Harper Radio Harper Radio WHCM 88.3 FM is a student-run college radio station, broadcasting across northern Chicagoland & streaming live worldwide.
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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 | whcmfm.com |
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Primary frequency
88.3 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
42.0816667, -88.0730556
Owner / network
William Rainey Harper College
First air date
2002
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Station details
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Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 20053 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Illinois |
| Branding | Harper Radio |
| Owner | William Rainey Harper College |
| Launched | 2002 |
| Website | whcmfm.com |
| Contact | harperradio.com |
| Primary frequency | 88.3 MHz |
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| Last check | 14 hours ago |
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| Stream host | ice3.securenetsystems.net |
| Final host | ice3.securenetsystems.net |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aacp |
| Server software | Icecast 2.4.0-kh8 |
| Latency | 259 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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Stream checked
14 hours ago
Last successful stream
14 hours ago
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About station About WHCM 88.3 "Hawk Radio" - Harper College - Palatine, IL
Harper Radio Harper Radio WHCM 88.3 FM is a student-run college radio station, broadcasting across northern Chicagoland & streaming live worldwide. Enjoy commercial free programming including talk, news, and a variety music you won't hear anywhere else on the dial.
Here, we do radio differently. Listen Live! IBS and BEA 2026 Winner! This year WHCM…
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