WRCT Radio Station

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WRCT is an FM frequency radio station, located in Pittsburgh. The station broadcasts at 88.3 MHz FM and plays a non-commercial, free format selection of music and programming. Artists heard on the station include Victor Wooten, Mr. Scruff, Groundtruther, Richard Devine, The Chemical Brothers and Joel Ryan. The station is owned and operated by the Carnegie Mellon Student Goverment Corporation, and is licensed as a non-commercial educational FM broadcaster by the authority of the Federal Communications Commission. WRCT's transmitter and antenna are located atop Warner Hall on 5000 Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh. The station s listening range extends 12-15 miles and reaches a potential listenership of 1-2 million in the greater Pittsburgh area. WRCT can also stream its programming over the Internet from its website. The radio station traces its roots to 1949, when it began as an outgrowth of the studies of a group of engineers and a professor in radio broadcasting.