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| Broadcast area | Chicago metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 90.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio, jazz |
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| History | |
First air date | July 5, 1977[1] |
Call sign meaning | "DuPage Community Broadcasting"[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12281 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 5,000 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters (299 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°50′36.1″N 88°5′0.2″W / 41.843361°N 88.083389°W |
| Repeater(s) | 90.7 WRTE (Chicago) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wdcb |
WDCB (90.9 MHz is a non-commercial public FM radio station licensed to Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and serving the Chicago metropolitan area. It largely airs jazz programming and is owned by the College of DuPage. Most shows are locally-hosted but some select programs come from National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX).[4] WDCB is listener-supported and seeks donations on the air and on its website. Funding also comes from grants and corporate sponsorships. The studios are on Fawell Boulevard on the DuPage campus.
WDCB has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5,000 watts. The transmitter is off Fawell Boulevard at Briarcliff Boulevard in Wheaton.[5] Programming can be heard on CAN TV channel 42 in Chicago.[6] It is also simulcast on WRTE 90.7 FM on Chicago's west side.
- ^ Wilhelmson, Brenda. "Radio In Du Page", Chicago Tribune. February 25, 1990. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Lifewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDCB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WDCB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WDCB
- ^ "WDCB-FM Partners With Chicago's CAN TV", Chicagoland Radio and Media. June 11, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2020.